2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round explained

See 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

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Matches

The draw for the fixtures was conducted at OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand on 26 June 2012.^[2]

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External links

• Results and schedule (FIFA.com version)
• Results and schedule (oceaniafootball.com version)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - Oceanian Zone. 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. FIFA.
2. Web site: 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.