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

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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

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Group A Group B

  Tahiti
  New Caledonia

  New Zealand
  Solomon Islands

Matches

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
  New Zealand 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
Attendance: 22,000
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'
Attendance: 574
Referee: Andrew Achari (Fiji)

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'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)

New Zealand  3–0  Tahiti
McGlinchey   2', 90+3'
Killen   89'
Report
Attendance: 10,751
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
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
Attendance: 550
Referee: Andrew Achari (Fiji)

Solomon Islands  0–2  New Zealand
Report Payne   3', 88'
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
New Caledonia  1–0  Tahiti
Lolohea   86' Report

Goalscorers

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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

References

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  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - Oceanian Zone" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2011.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
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