2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Third Round

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This page provides the summaries of the OFC Third Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification .

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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

Group A Group B

Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands

Matches

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Flag of New Zealand.svg New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg Flag of French Polynesia.svg Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6600172+1518 2–1 3–0 6–1
New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 6402176+1112 0–2 1–0 5–0
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 6105212103 0–2 0–4 2–0
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 6105521163 0–2 2–6 2–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
  Winner advanced to for the CONCACAF v OFC play-off

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

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg2–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Fa'arodo Soccerball shade.svg17'
Teleda Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Jamie Cross (New Zealand)
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg0–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg11'
Wood Soccerball shade.svg39'

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg6–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg12'
Barbarouses Soccerball shade.svg25'
Killen Soccerball shade.svg53'
Lochhead Soccerball shade.svg69'
Wood Soccerball shade.svg80'
Rojas Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Fa'arodo Soccerball shade.svg51'
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–4New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report Samin Soccerball shade.svg59' (o.g.)
Kaï Soccerball shade.svg60'
Gope-Fenepej Soccerball shade.svg63', 90'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 574
Referee: Andrew Achari (Fiji)

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg2–6New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Tanito Soccerball shade.svg33'
Nawo Soccerball shade.svg59'
Report R. Kayara Soccerball shade.svg8'
Gope-Fenepej Soccerball shade.svg45', 81', 90+1'
Faisi Soccerball shade.svg77' (o.g.)
Haeko Soccerball shade.svg89'
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg24'
Sigmund Soccerball shade.svg82'
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
McGlinchey Soccerball shade.svg2', 90+3'
Killen Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report
AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Attendance: 10,751
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg5–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Gope-Fenepej Soccerball shade.svg4'
R. Kayara Soccerball shade.svg8'
Kabeu Soccerball shade.svg30'
Lolohea Soccerball shade.svg42', 87'
Report
Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)

New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–1New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Killen Soccerball shade.svg10'
Smith Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Lolohea Soccerball shade.svg56'
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg2–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Bourebare Soccerball shade.svg25'
Hyanine Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Stade Pater Te Hono Nui, Pirae
Attendance: 550
Referee: Andrew Achari (Fiji)

Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg0–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report Payne Soccerball shade.svg3', 88'
Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg1–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Lolohea Soccerball shade.svg86' Report
Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)

Goalscorers

There were 41 goals scored in 12 games, for an average of 3.42 goals per game.

6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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References

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