[2] New Caledonia withdrew a few days before the start of the competition citing riots in the country, and the tournament played with seven teams.

The biggest score recorded in the tournament was 9–1 when Fiji defeated Samoa on the second day of Group B.

The 4 lowest ranked teams originally entered for qualification were played in a single group tournament, as in previous editions in 2012 and 2016.

[14] The tournament followed the previous system of a preliminary qualification round followed by an eight-team (eventually seven) group stage, in which the top two places in each advanced to the semi-finals.

[15] The draw was held on 24 January 2024 at OFC Home of Football in Auckland, New Zealand.

The teams were divided into two groups of four each, with the three initial pots determined based on the final ranking of the 2016 OFC Nations Cup, listed below.