Qualified teams
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
This page provides the summaries of the OFC Third Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification .
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.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 18 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| New Caledonia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 12 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| Tahiti | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | — |
The draw for the fixtures was conducted at OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand on 26 June 2012. [2]
| Solomon Islands | 2–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
Fa'arodo  17'Teleda 60' | Report |
| New Caledonia | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smeltz 11' Wood 39' |
| New Zealand | 6–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Smeltz 12' Barbarouses 25'Killen 53'Lochhead 69'Wood 80'Rojas 83' | Report | Fa'arodo 51' |
| Tahiti | 0–4 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Samin 59' (o.g.) Kaï 60'Gope-Fenepej 63', 90' |
| Solomon Islands | 2–6 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Tanito 33' Nawo 59' | Report | R. Kayara 8' Gope-Fenepej 45', 81', 90+1'Faisi 77' (o.g.)Haeko 89' |
| Tahiti | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smeltz 24' Sigmund 82' |
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| McGlinchey 2', 90+3' Killen 89' | Report |
| New Caledonia | 5–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Gope-Fenepej 4' R. Kayara 8'Kabeu 30'Lolohea 42', 87' | Report |
| New Zealand | 2–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Killen 10' Smith 90+3' | Report | Lolohea 56' |
| Tahiti | 2–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Bourebare 25' Hyanine 78' | Report |
| Solomon Islands | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Payne 3', 88' |
| New Caledonia | 1–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Lolohea 86' | Report |
There were 41 goals scored in 12 games, for an average of 3.42 goals per game.
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