| Tourney Name: | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) |
| Num Teams: | 11 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 60 |
| Top Scorer: | Chris Wood (6 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2030 |
| Updated: | 18 November 2024 |
The Oceanian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification process is taking place from September 2024 to March 2025.[1] The 2026 tournament is the 16th edition of Oceanian qualifiers and marks the first time OFC has a direct qualification slot into the FIFA World Cup.[2]
The qualification structure is as follows:[3]
All eleven eligible OFC nations have entered qualification.
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Round | Matchday | Date | Venue(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Matchday 1 | 6 September 2024 | |
| Matchday 2 | 9 September 2024 | ||
| Second round | Matchday 3 | 10–12 October 2024 |  Fiji and  Vanuatu |
| Matchday 4 | 14–15 November 2024 | and | |
| Matchday 5 | 17–18 November 2024 | ||
| Third round | Semi-finals | 21 March 2025 | |
| Final | 24 March 2025 |
The draw for the first two rounds was held at FIFA headquarters in Switzerland on 18 July from 9:00 CEST (UTC+2).[4] Although announced prior to their official release, the seeding for the draw was based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings of 18 July 2024 (shown in parentheses below).
For the first round, the four lowest-ranked teams competed in a single-elimination play-off to determine which team advanced to the second round. The highest-ranked team faced the lowest-ranked team and the second-ranked team faced the third-ranked team in the semi-finals, and the winners of those matches faced each other in the final.
For the second round, each group contained one team from Pot 1, two from Pot 2 and one from Pot 3 (which also included a placeholder for the first round winner).
First round matches were played 6–9 September 2024 in Samoa.[6] The four lowest-ranked teams competed in a knockout series, and the winner advanced to join the seven highest-ranked teams in the second round.
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The winner advanced to the second round.
The second round took place from 10 October to 18 November 2024 with two groups of four teams playing each other once in a league format. Matches were played in Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu.[7]
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The third round is scheduled to take place in New Zealand on 21 and 24 March 2025. The winner will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the runner-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.
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The winner qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The loser advances to the inter-confederation play-offs.
The runner up team will join one team each from AFC, CAF, and CONMEBOL and two from CONCACAF in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.[8]
The following teams from OFC qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD |