1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC second round

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This page provides the summaries of the OFC second round matches for 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification .

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Format

In this round the two winning teams from the first round were drawn into two home-and-away ties.

The winners advanced to the CONCACAF–OFC play-off.

Matches

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Soccerball shade.svg55' Arnold
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 10,952
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Veart Soccerball shade.svg1'
A. Vidmar Soccerball shade.svg3'
Zelić Soccerball shade.svg49'
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jacobs Ullenberg (Sweden)

Australia won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the CONCACAF–OFC play-off.

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