2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off) explained

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Event:2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Team1:New Zealand
Team1association:
Team1score:0
Team2:Peru
Team2association:
Team2score:2
Details:on aggregate
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:0
Team2score1:0
Stadium1:Westpac Stadium
City1:Wellington
Referee1:Mark Geiger (United States)
Attendance1:37,034
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:2
Stadium2:Estadio Nacional
City2:Lima
Referee2:Clément Turpin (France)
Attendance2:39,125

The 2018 FIFA World Cup OFC–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winning team of the OFC Third round, New Zealand, and the fifth-placed team from the CONMEBOL qualifying tournament, Peru.

The matches were played on 11 and 15 November 2017.[1] Peru emerged victorious and qualified for the finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Overview

The play-off marked the third consecutive intercontinental play-off participation for New Zealand after previously losing to Mexico in 2013 and defeating Bahrain in 2009.

This was Peru's first participation in the inter-confederation play-offs. They previously qualified for the World Cup in 1982.

The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held by FIFA on 25 July 2015 in the World Cup Preliminary Draw.[2]

First leg

GK   1 Stefan Marinovic
CB   5
CB   2 Winston Reid (c)
CB 20
RWB   8
LWB   3 Deklan Wynne
RM   7 Kosta Barbarouses
CM 15
CM 14 Ryan Thomas
LM 18 Kip Colvey
CF 11
Substitutions:
DF 22
FW   9
DF   6
Manager:
Anthony Hudson
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GK   1 Pedro Gallese
RB   3 Aldo Corzo
CB 15 Christian Ramos
CB   2 Alberto Rodríguez (c)
LB   6 Miguel Trauco
CM 13 Renato Tapia
CM 19
RW 18
AM   8
LW 20 Edison Flores
CF 10 Jefferson Farfán
Substitutions:
MF   7
MF 23
MF 14
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca
Assistant referees


Joe Fletcher (Canada)
Frank Anderson (United States)
Fourth official


Jair Marrufo (United States)

Second leg

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GK 1
RB 17Luis Advíncula
CB 15
CB 2 Alberto Rodríguez (c)
LB 6 Miguel Trauco
DM 13Renato Tapia
RM 14
CM 8
CM 20
LM 10Jefferson Farfán
CF 11
Substitutions:
MF 19
FW 18
DF 4
Manager:
Ricardo Gareca
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GK 1 Stefan Marinovic
RB 5 Michael Boxall
CB 2 Winston Reid (c)
CB 6
LB 22
RM 8 Michael McGlinchey
CM 15
CM 14
LM 3 Deklan Wynne
CF 7 Kosta Barbarouses
CF 18Kip Colvey
Substitutions:
FW 9
FW 11
FW 17
Manager:
Anthony Hudson
Assistant referees


Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official


Benoît Bastien (France)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: All Whites to play first leg against Peru on Saturday afternoon . . . 15 October 2017 . 15 October 2017.
  2. Web site: Preliminary Draw procedures outlined . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712005248/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2015/m=7/news=preliminary-draw-procedures-outlined-2661542.html . dead . 12 July 2015 . FIFA.com . 9 July 2015.