2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round

This page provides the summaries of the OFC Third Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format

The third round saw the two group winners and two group runners-up from the 2012 OFC Nations Cup compete in a single group of four teams.[1]

The matches were played in a double round-robin between 7 September 2012 and 26 March 2013, with the top team advancing to the play-off against the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF Fourth Round.

Qualified teams

Group A Group B

 Tahiti
 New Caledonia

 New Zealand
 Solomon Islands

Matches

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 6 6 0 0 17 2 +1518
 New Caledonia 6 4 0 2 17 6 +1112
 Tahiti 6 1 0 5 2 12 −103
 Solomon Islands 6 1 0 5 5 21 −163
  New Caledonia New Zealand Solomon Islands French Polynesia
New Caledonia  — 0–2 5–0 1–0
New Zealand  2–1 — 6–1 3–0
Solomon Islands  2–6 0–2 — 2–0
Tahiti  0–4 0–2 2–0 —
  Winner advanced to for the CONCACAF v OFC play-off

The draw for the fixtures was conducted at OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand on 26 June 2012.[2]

7 September 2012
15:00 UTC+11
Solomon Islands  2–0  Tahiti
Fa'arodo  17'
Teleda  60' 		Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Jamie Cross (New Zealand)

7 September 2012
18:00 UTC+11
New Caledonia  0–2  New Zealand
Report Smeltz  11'
Wood  39'

11 September 2012
19:35 UTC+12
New Zealand  6–1  Solomon Islands
Smeltz  12'
Barbarouses  25'
Killen  53'
Lochhead  69'
Wood  80'
Rojas  83' 		Report Fa'arodo  51'
North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 7,931
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)

11 September 2012
20:00 UTC−10
Tahiti  0–4  New Caledonia
Report Samin  59' (o.g.)
Kaï  60'
Gope-Fenepej  63', 90'

12 October 2012
15:00 UTC+11
Solomon Islands  2–6  New Caledonia
Tanito  33'
Nawo  59' 		Report R. Kayara  8'
Gope-Fenepej  45', 81', 90+1'
Faisi  77' (o.g.)
Haeko  89'

12 October 2012
20:00 UTC−10
Tahiti  0–2  New Zealand
Report Smeltz  24'
Sigmund  82'

16 October 2012
19:40 UTC+13
New Zealand  3–0  Tahiti
McGlinchey  2', 90+3'
Killen  89' 		Report

16 October 2012
19:30 UTC+11
New Caledonia  5–0  Solomon Islands
Gope-Fenepej  4'
R. Kayara  8'
Kabeu  30'
Lolohea  42', 87' 		Report

22 March 2013
19:45 UTC+13
New Zealand  2–1  New Caledonia
Killen  10'
Smith  90+3' 		Report Lolohea  56'

22 March 2013
20:00 UTC−10
Tahiti  2–0  Solomon Islands
Bourebare  25'
Hyanine  78' 		Report

26 March 2013
15:00 UTC+11
Solomon Islands  0–2  New Zealand
Report Payne  3', 88'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)

26 March 2013
18:00 UTC+11
New Caledonia  1–0  Tahiti
Lolohea  86' Report
Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Goalscorers

There were 41 goals scored in 12 games, for an average of 3.42 goals per game.

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - Oceanian Zone" (PDF). FIFA.com.
  2. ↑ "World Cup trail laid out for Stage 3 sides". Oceania Football Confederation. 26 June 2012.

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