2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

September 2020 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 22 November 2011 - 20 November 2013 11 1 New Caledonia Georges Gope-Fenepej(8 Goals) 2010 2018 The OFC qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup saw teams of the Oceania Football Confederation competing for a place in the finals held in Brazil. Format The initial format was scheduled to begin in August 2011 at the 2011 Pacific Games in Noumea, New Caledonia, where the men's football tournament was to double as the first stage of the OFC World Cup qualifying competition.http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-2642-0-0-0&news_task=DETAIL&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=9508547&sectionID=24021 MoU agreement with OFC 18 November 2010 1 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501181706/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-2642-0-0-0&news_task=DETAIL&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=9508547&sectionID=24021 dead However, in June 2011 the format was amended, and the Pacific Games were no longer part of the qualification process.Pacific Games no longer part of qualification https://web.archive.org/web/20120103121043/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/40716472-3df5-447b-a4c8-b79fb22c0d90/language/en-US/Default.aspx 3 January 2012 The new structure saw the four lowest ranked entrants play a single round-robin tournament from 22 to 26 November 2011 in Samoa. The top team in this tournament then joined the other seven teams in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, with the four semi-finalists from that tournament advancing to the third round. This stage was originally scheduled to be held in Fiji in June 2012, but on 14 March 2012 the hosting rights were stripped from Fijihttp://www.fijilive.com/sports/football/news/2012/03/14/26179.Fijilive OFC strip Fiji of Nation Cup hosting rights 14 March 2012 FijiLive.com 14 March 2012 as a result of an ongoing legal dispute involving OFC general secretary Tai Nicholas and Fijian authorities.http://www.fijilive.com/sports/football/news/2012/01/17/25357.Fijilive OFC takes tournaments away from Fiji 17 January 2012 FijiLive.com 14 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120204308/http://www.fijilive.com/sports/football/news/2012/01/17/25357.Fijilive 20 January 2012 dead The loss of the finals was confirmed by the Fiji Football Association on 16 March.http://www.fijifootball.com.fj/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1290/Article/c9ab2e84-477c-4655-9fa3-a2058f3ed891/language/en-US/Default.aspx Presidents Corner - Fiji Football Association President - Rajesh Patel 16 March 2012 Fiji Football Association 16 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714132404/http://www.fijifootball.com.fj/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1290/Article/c9ab2e84-477c-4655-9fa3-a2058f3ed891/language/en-US/Default.aspx 14 July 2014 dead The third round consisted of a double round-robin held on a home-and-away basis, scheduled to take place between 7 September 2012 and 26 March 2013. The third round winners competed in the intercontinental play-offs with CONCACAF's fourth-placed team, which was chosen through a random draw,Financial report presented & decisions taken on competition hosts & Brazil 2014 slots FIFA 3 March 2011 https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid=1392053.html 4 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110430035703/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/bodies/media/newsid%3D1392053.html 30 April 2011 rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments (e.g., 2010 against a team from AFC, 2006 against a team from CONMEBOL). An early proposal to allow the qualifying winner to the final group stage of AFC qualification was submitted by New Zealand Football to FIFA. This proposal, supported by OFC, would have replaced the intercontinental play-off that had been used in recent qualification tournaments,http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/fifa-world-cup/all-whites/3858771/All-Whites-keen-to-mix-it-with-Asias-best All Whites keen to mix it with Asia's best Woodcock, Fred 27 June 2010 Stuff.co.nz 15 September 2011 but was not adopted. Entrants The July 2011 FIFA Ranking is shown in brackets. Bye to second round (Ranked 1st to 6th + PNG)Competing in first round (Ranked 7th to 10th)NZL (94) FIJ (156) NCL (164) VAN (169) SOL (181) TAH (182) 11 PNG (unranked)7 SAM (189) TGA (192) COK (195) ASA (203) First round 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round Based on FIFA ranks and other sporting considerations, the first round featured American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga and were played as a single round-robin tournament in Samoa from 22 to 26 November 2011. The winner of the group advanced to the second round. The matches involving American Samoa are featured in the 2014 documentary Next Goal Wins and the 2023 dramatized film of the same name. Second round 2012 OFC Nations Cup The winner of the first round joined the remaining seven OFC teams in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup. The four semi-finalists (the top two teams from each group in the group stage) advanced to the third round. The groups were drawn at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the Marina da Glória in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 30 July 2011. The tournament was held in the Solomon Islands from 1 to 10 June 2012.http://www.siff.com.sb/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1258/Article/285f6d22-4287-43a0-b4ae-113f9ce0e242/language/en-US/Default.aspx Honiara to host OFC Nations Cup 28 March 2012 Oceania Football Confederation 28 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120415094817/http://www.siff.com.sb/News/ViewArticle/tabid/1258/Article/285f6d22-4287-43a0-b4ae-113f9ce0e242/language/en-US/Default.aspx 15 April 2012 dead Fiji had been the proposed host, but had their hosting rights revoked on 14 March 2012. Seeding The teams were seeded into two pots of 4 based on the July 2011 FIFA World Rankings, with the first round winner automatically seeded eighth. Each group consisted of two teams from each pot. Pot 1Pot 2NZL FIJ NCL VANSOL TAH PNG SAM† † First round winner whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Group stage Group A Group A Group B Group B Knockout stage The four semi-finalists in the 2012 OFC Nations Cup advanced to the third round of World Cup qualifying, regardless of the outcome of the knockout rounds. The final results of the OFC Nations Cup knockout stage matches do count in other ways as part of the World Cup qualifying, with FIFA counting goalscorers in the qualifying statistics, and cards given contributing to suspensions in the third round of World Cup qualifying. TAH 1 SOL 0 NZL 0 NCL 2 TAH 1 NCL 0 SOL 3 NZL 4 Third round 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round The four remaining teams played a double round-robin between 7 September 2012 and 26 March 2013, with the top team advancing to the intercontinental play-off. Note that – unlike the previously announced format – this means the team that advances to the intercontinental play-off may be different from the team that wins the OFC Nations Cup and represents the OFC at the 2013 Confederations Cup. The draw for the fixtures was conducted at OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, on 26 June 2012.http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/f9e53acd-aa60-4183-a673-d895a1313411/language/en-US/Default.aspx World Cup trail laid out for Stage 3 sides Oceania Football Confederation 26 June 2012 26 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140517183416/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/f9e53acd-aa60-4183-a673-d895a1313411/language/en-US/Default.aspx 17 May 2014 dead The matches were scheduled to take place in the period from 7 September 2012 to 26 March 2013.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/44/46/41/2014fwc_drawprocedures_oceania_en.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20111121173132/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/44/46/41/2014fwc%5fdrawprocedures%5foceania%5fen.pdf dead 21 November 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - Oceanian Zone FIFA.com Inter-confederation play-offs 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off) The winner of the OFC qualification tournament, New Zealand, played against CONCACAF's fourth-placed team, Mexico, in a home-and-away play-off. Mexico, the winner of this play-off, qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The first leg was played on 13 November 2013, and the second leg was played on 20 November 2013.https://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/WorldFootball/Calendar&Live/02/03/95/26/IMC2013-2018FIFAversionv28May2013_Neutral.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20130807003210/http://www.fifa.com/mm/Document/WorldFootball/Calendar%26Live/02/03/95/26/IMC2013-2018FIFAversionv28May2013_Neutral.pdf dead 7 August 2013 International Match Calendar 2013–2018 FIFA.com 31 December 2021 playoff2 Top goalscorers 121 34 Note: Statistics include goals scored in the knockout stage of the OFC Nations Cup as these matches are also considered by FIFA as part of the qualifiers.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/statistics/topscorers.html https://web.archive.org/web/20071121002107/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/statistics/topscorers.html dead 21 November 2007 Oceania Top Scorers FIFA.com NCL Georges Gope-Fenepej NCL Jacques Haeko NZL Chris Wood NCL Bertrand Kaï NZL Shane Smeltz TAH Lorenzo Tehau NCL Roy Kayara NCL César Lolohea SOL Benjamin Totori TAH Alvin Tehau TAH Jonathan Tehau NZL Chris Killen VAN Robert Tasso Below are full goalscorer lists for each round: 22em First round Second round Third round References External links Results and schedule (FIFA.com version) Results and schedule (oceaniafootball.com version) First round Second round (OFC Nations Cup) Third round OFC 2014 Category:2011 in Oceanian men's international football Category:2012 in Oceanian men's international football Category:2013 in Oceanian men's international football