2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

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 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'
Attendance: 6,000
New Zealand 6–1 Solomon Islands
Smeltz 12'
Barbarouses 25'
Killen 53'
Lochhead 69'
Wood 80'
Rojas 83'		 Report Fa'arodo 51'
Attendance: 7,931
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'
Attendance: 8,000
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
Attendance: 4,000
New Zealand 2–1 New Caledonia
Killen 10'
Smith 90+3'		 Report Lolohea 56'
Attendance: 9,000
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
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

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

References

  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.