2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round
This page provides the summaries of the OFC third round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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 | 
|---|---|
Matches
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   | .svg.png)  |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 18 | Advanced to the CONCACAF v OFC play-off | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| .svg.png) 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 | — | 
Source: [2]
The draw for the fixtures was conducted at OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand, on 26 June 2012.[3]
| Solomon Islands  | 2–0 |  Tahiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Fa'arodo  17' Teleda  60' | Report | 
| New Caledonia .svg.png) | 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 | .svg.png) New Caledonia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Samin  59' (o.g.) Kaï  60' Gope-Fenepej  63', 90' | 
| Solomon Islands  | 2–6 | .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) | 5–0 |  Solomon Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Gope-Fenepej  4' R. Kayara  8' Kabeu  30' Lolohea  42', 87' | Report | 
| New Zealand  | 2–1 | .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) | 1–0 |  Tahiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Lolohea  86' | Report | 
Goalscorers
There were 41 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.42 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
 Tome Faisi (against New Caledonia) Tome Faisi (against New Caledonia)
 Xavier Samin (against New Caledonia) Xavier Samin (against New Caledonia)
References
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - Oceanian Zone" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 November 2011.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "World Cup trail laid out for Stage 3 sides". Oceania Football Confederation. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2012.