2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off) explained

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Event:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Team1:Mexico
Team1score:9
Team2:New Zealand
Team2score:3
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:5
Team2score1:1
Date1:13 November 2013
Stadium1:Estadio Azteca
City1:Mexico City
Referee1:Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Attendance1:99,832
Weather1:Overcast
10°C[1]
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:4
Team2score2:2
Date2:20 November 2013
Stadium2:Westpac Stadium
City2:Wellington
Referee2:Felix Brych (Germany)
Attendance2:35,206
Weather2:Partly cloudy
20°C[2]

The 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAFOFC 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.

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.

Match details

First leg

GK 23 Moisés Muñoz
DF 22 Paul Aguilar
DF 6 Juan Carlos Valenzuela
DF 2 Francisco Rodríguez
DF 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
DF 7 Miguel Layún
MF 18
MF 8 Juan Carlos Medina
MF 20
FW 19
FW 11 Raúl Jiménez
Substitutions:
MF 10
MF 17
MF 5
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
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GK 1 Glen Moss
DF 7
DF 15
DF 22
DF 5 Tommy Smith (c)
MF 3 Tony Lochhead
MF 8 Michael McGlinchey
MF 16
MF 21
FW 20
FW 17 Kosta Barbarouses
Substitutions:
MF 13
MF 11
FW 10
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
Assistant referees


Gábor Erös (Hungary)
György Ring (Hungary)
Fourth official


István Vad (Hungary)

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Second leg

GK 1 Glen Moss
DF 5 Tommy Smith (c)
DF 6
DF 22 Andrew Durante
DF 14 Storm Roux
MF 13
MF 11
MF 8 Michael McGlinchey
MF 17
FW 16 Jeremy Brockie
FW 9
Substitutions:
DF 15
FW 10
MF 18
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
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GK 23
DF 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
DF 6 Juan Carlos Valenzuela
DF 2 Francisco Rodríguez
DF 22 Paul Aguilar
MF 7 Miguel Layún
MF 18 Carlos Peña
MF 20
MF 8
FW 11
FW 19
Substitutions:
MF 17
FW 9
MF 10
Manager:
Miguel Herrera
Assistant referees


Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official


Marco Fritz (Germany)

Television broadcast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History for Lic. Benito Juarez Intl., Mexico. wunderground.com. 13 November 2013. 13 November 2013.
  2. Web site: History for Wellington, New Zealand. wunderground.com. 20 November 2013. 20 November 2013.
  3. Web site: International Match Calendar 2013–2018. 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. FIFA.com. 31 December 2021.