2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)
The 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF–OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, New Zealand, and the fourth-placed team from the North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying tournament, Mexico.
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Date | 13 November 2013 | ||||||
Venue | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City | ||||||
Referee | Viktor Kassai (Hungary) | ||||||
Attendance | 99,832 | ||||||
Weather | Overcast 10 °C (50 °F)[1] | ||||||
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Date | 20 November 2013 | ||||||
Venue | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | ||||||
Referee | Felix Brych (Germany) | ||||||
Attendance | 35,206 | ||||||
Weather | Partly cloudy 20 °C (68 °F)[2] |
It was the second consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off that New Zealand has played in; New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate over Bahrain in its previous play-off. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 30 July 2011 during the FIFA at the World Cup Preliminary Draw.
The games were played on 13 November in Mexico City and 20 November 2013 in Wellington.[3] In the first leg at Estadio Azteca, Mexico easily defeated New Zealand 5–1. The Mexican side achieved another win over New Zealand in the second leg at Westpac Stadium with a score of 4–2. As a result, Mexico won 9–3 on aggregate to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil.
Venues
editMatch details
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editMexico | 5–1 | New Zealand |
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Second leg
editNew Zealand | 2–4 | Mexico |
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Television broadcast
edit- Mexico - Azteca 7, Canal 5, TDN
- New Zealand - Sky Sport
- United Kingdom & Ireland - Premier Sports
- United States - ESPN (English), UniMás/Univision Deportes (Spanish)
References
edit- ^ "History for Lic. Benito Juarez Intl., Mexico". wunderground.com. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "History for Wellington, New Zealand". wunderground.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "International Match Calendar 2013–2018" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2021.