New Zealand U19 made a clean sweep of the OFC U19 Men's Championship and maintained a clean sheet throughout the tournament after emerging victors with a 4-0 win over New Caledonia in the final on Thursday.

Both teams have qualified for the World Cup. 

Junior All Whites captain Luka Coveny was very proud of his boys. 

"I just can't put it into words, no goals can say it. I think we all did our families proud and I'm so proud of the boys. I'm just looking forward to the World Cup now," he said.

"Most of the boys are all from New Zealand and I'm from Australia, and I go back tonight. The boys are staying for a couple of days and hope they have fun. It's a dream come true to be the player of the tournament, my family is proud of me, especially my family in New Zealand, and when I played I did it for them."

New Zealand coach Chris Greenacre said their hard work has paid off.

"It feels amazing, there was a lot of work going into this but we came here to do our job. First, it was the qualification for the World Cup and then winning some silverware is the icing on the cake. I'm delighted for the players, the staff, everyone connected to the New Zealand football," he said.

"I think OFC and Samoa put on an amazing tournament. We are going to celebrate well tonight."

All the special awards were won by the New Zealand team, from the best-disciplined team to the player of the tournament, the most try scorer and best goalkeeper.

For New Caledonia, getting a World Cup spot is special. The team was on the verge of not coming to the tournament as political situattion in Noumea remained tense.

Coach Pierre Wajoka said they will go back, reset, and prepare for the upcoming World Cup. 

Meanwhile, Solomon Islands overcame Fiji 4-2 in a hard-earned victory to take third place. 

Both sides had suffered narrow semi-final defeats – Solomon Islands conceding late in regulation time and extra-time in their 3-2 defeat to New Caledonia, whilst Fiji missed a penalty on route to losing 1-0 to New Zealand.