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 |
|---|---|
Matches
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 18 | Advanced to the CONCACAF v OFC play-off | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| New Caledonia
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 12 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| Tahiti
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | ||
| Solomon Islands
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | — |
Source: [2]
The draw for the fixtures was conducted at OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, on 26 June 2012.[3]
| Solomon Islands | 2–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
Fa'arodo  17'Teleda 60' |
Report |
| New Caledonia | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smeltz 11' Wood 39' |
| New Zealand | 6–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Smeltz 12' Barbarouses 25'Killen 53'Lochhead 69'Wood 80'Rojas 83' |
Report | Fa'arodo 51' |
| Tahiti | 0–4 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Samin 59' (o.g.) Kaï 60'Gope-Fenepej 63', 90' |
| 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' |
| Tahiti | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smeltz 24' Sigmund 82' |
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| McGlinchey 2', 90+3' Killen 89' |
Report |
| New Caledonia | 5–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Gope-Fenepej 4' R. Kayara 8'Kabeu 30'Lolohea 42', 87' |
Report |
| New Zealand | 2–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Killen 10' Smith 90+3' |
Report | Lolohea 56' |
| Tahiti | 2–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Bourebare 25' Hyanine 78' |
Report |
| Solomon Islands | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Payne 3', 88' |
| New Caledonia | 1–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Lolohea 86' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 41 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.42 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Tome Faisi (against New Caledonia)
Xavier Samin (against New Caledonia)
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - Oceanian Zone" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2011.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "World Cup trail laid out for Stage 3 sides". Oceania Football Confederation. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2012.