Participating teams
The July 2011 FIFA World ranking, as well as other "sporting considerations", was used to determine the teams that participated in the first round. [2]
This page provides the summaries of the Oceania Football Confederation first round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification .
In this round the four lowest ranked entrants played a single round-robin tournament from 22 to 26 November 2011, held in Apia, Samoa. [1]
The winner advanced to the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, scheduled for the Solomon Islands from 1–12 June 2012, to join the other seven teams which received a bye into the second round. The Nations Cup served as the second round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
The qualification event was to be the football competition at the 2011 Pacific Games in Nouméa, New Caledonia. However, in June 2011, the format was amended, and the Pacific Games are no longer be part of the qualification process.
The July 2011 FIFA World ranking, as well as other "sporting considerations", was used to determine the teams that participated in the first round. [2]
All matches were held at the National Soccer Stadium of Samoa in Apia
| National Soccer Stadium |
 Apia, Samoa |
| 13°50′12″S171°45′7″W / 13.83667°S 171.75194°W |
| Capacity: 3,500 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Qualified for the 2012 OFC Nations Cup | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | |
| 2 | Tonga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | American Samoa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Cook Islands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | 2–3 | — | — | — |
| American Samoa | 2–1 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
Ott  43'Luani 74' | Report | Feao 88' |
| Cook Islands | 2–3 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Best 35', 84' | Report | Gosche 19', 36' Bell 90+1' |
| American Samoa | 1–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Luani 24' | Report | Luvu 62' (o.g.) |
| Tonga | 2–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Maamaaloa 26' Falatau 90' | Report | Harmon 35' |
| Samoa | 1–0 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Malo 89' | Report |
There were 16 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.
2 goals
Shalom Luani Campbell Best Luki Gosche1 goal
Ramin Ott Grover Harmon Albert Bell Shaun Easthope Silao Malo Unaloto Feao Kinitoni Falatau Timote Maamaaloa Lokoua Taufahema 1 own goal
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