2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (OFC)

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2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (OFC)
Tournament details
Dates28 November 2025 – 14 April 2026
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Attendance500 (167 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of American Samoa.svg Cassidy Pamela Drago
(2 goals)
← 2023
2031→
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2025.

The Oceanian section of the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process began on 28 November 2025 and is scheduled to be completed by 14 April 2026, with the winner qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the runner-up advancing to the inter-confederation play-offs. [1]

Contents

Format

OFC announced the tournament format on 8 August 2025: [1] [2] [3]

Teams

Teams were ranked according to the FIFA Women's World Ranking released on 7 August 2025: [4]

Bye to second round [a] Entering first round [a]
  1. Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (33)
  2. Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (61)
  3. Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands (73)
  4. Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (78)
  5. Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (86)
  6. Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (100)
  7. New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia (101)
  1. Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (107)
  2. Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (119)
  3. Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands (122)
  4. Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa (153)

Second round draw

The draw for the second round took place on 15 August 2025 at 15:00 NZST. [1] Teams were first drawn from Pot 3 and placed in positions A4 and B4, respectively. Teams were then drawn from Pot 2 and assigned to positions A3, B3, A2, and B2, respectively, followed by the teams from Pot 1 being placed in positions A1 and B1, respectively. [5]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows:

RoundMatchdayDateVenue(s)
First round Matchday 128 November 2025Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands
Matchday 21 December 2025
Second round Matchday 327 February 2026Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands and Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Matchday 42 March 2025
Matchday 55 March 2026
Third round Semi-finals11 April 2026Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Final14 April 2026

First round

Round saw the four lowest-ranked teams compete to advance to round 2. All matches were held in Avarua. [1]

Bracket

 
 Matchday 1 Matchday 2
 
      
 
 28 November 2025 – Matavera
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 0
 
 1 December 2025 – Matavera
 
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 3
 
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 4
 
 28 November 2025 – Matavera
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0
 
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 0
 
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1
 

Matchday 1

Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg0–3Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
  • Drago Soccerball shade.svg45+3', 76'
  • Tu'ua Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera, Cook Islands
Attendance: 100
Referee: Beth Rattray (New Zealand)
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg0–1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera, Cook Islands
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shama Maemae (Solomon Islands)

Matchday 2

The winner will advance to the second round.

American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg4–0Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
CIFA Academy Field, Matavera, Cook Islands
Attendance: 100
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

Second round

Second round matches will be held between 27 February and 5 March 2026. Teams will play a single round-robin format with Group A hosted in Solomon Islands and Group B in Fiji. [1] [6]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Samoa.svg Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Flag of American Samoa.svg
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000000Advance to the third round — 27 Feb 2 Mar —
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 00000000—— 5 Mar —
3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands (H)00000000——— 27 Feb
4Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 00000000 5 Mar 2 Mar ——
First match(es) will be played: 27 February 2026. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
National Stadium , Honiara
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svgvFlag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
National Stadium , Honiara
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svgvFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
National Stadium , Honiara
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
National Stadium , Honiara
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
National Stadium , Honiara
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svgvFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
National Stadium , Honiara

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Flag of Vanuatu.svg Flag of Fiji.svg New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg
1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 00000000Advance to the third round — 27 Feb 2 Mar —
2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 00000000—— 5 Mar —
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (H)00000000——— 27 Feb
4New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia 00000000 5 Mar 2 Mar ——
First match(es) will be played: 27 February 2026. Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svgvFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Churchill Park , Lautoka
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svgvNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Churchill Park , Lautoka
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svgvFlag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Churchill Park , Lautoka
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svgvFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Churchill Park , Lautoka
New Caledonia  New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svgvFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Churchill Park , Lautoka
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svgvFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Churchill Park , Lautoka

Third round

The second round group winners and runners-up will compete in a single-leg knockout round in New Zealand to determine the team qualifying directly for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the Oceanian representative to the inter-confederation play-offs. [1]

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
 11 April 2026
 
 
 Winner Group A
 
 14 April 2026
 
 Runner-up Group B
 
 Winner Semi-final 1
 
 11 April 2026
 
 Winner Semi-final 2
 
 Winner Group B
 
 
 Runner-up Group A
 

Semi-finals

Winner Group AvRunner-up Group B
Winner Group BvRunner-up Group A

Final

The winner will qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the runner-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

Winner Semi-final 1vWinner Semi-final 2

Goalscorers

There have been 8 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match (as of 1 December 2025). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 FIFA Rank at the time of the draw in parentheses
  2. ↑ The first round winner was not known at the time of the second round draw.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Match Schedule confirmed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifiers of the Oceanian Zone". OFC. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 dates confirmed". fifa.com. FIFA. 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 30 December 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Everything you need to know about the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027". FIFA. 8 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Draw | FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Oceania Qualifiers. Youtube. OFC. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Official Draw reveals path to FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 for Oceania Nations". oceaniafootball.com. OFC. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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