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.
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 |
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Matches
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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]
New Zealand ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
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Smeltz ![]() Barbarouses ![]() Killen ![]() Lochhead ![]() Wood ![]() Rojas ![]() |
Report | Fa'arodo ![]() |
Solomon Islands ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
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Tanito ![]() Nawo ![]() |
Report | R. Kayara ![]() Gope-Fenepej ![]() Faisi ![]() Haeko ![]() |
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
Tome Faisi (playing against New Caledonia)
Xavier Samin (playing against New Caledonia)