2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round

Format

In this round the four lowest ranked entrants played a single round-robin tournament from 22 to 26 November 2011, held in Apia, Samoa.

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.

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.

Venues

All matches were held at the National Soccer Stadium of Samoa in Apia

Matches

1. Most importantly, make sure the score is FINAL! Don't update based on games that are still ongoing.
2. Update the record of BOTH TEAMS, not just the winner or the team you support.
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4. Make sure the teams are in the correct new positions (in particular, make sure teams with the same number of points are ranked correctly based on the tiebreakers of the tournament). If in any doubt, check with standings from official websites (such as FIFA.com) or reliable sources. --

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Goalscorers

• Shalom Luani

• Campbell Best

• Luki Gosche

• Ramin Ott

• Grover Harmon

• Albert Bell

• Shaun Easthope

• Silao Malo

• Unaloto Feao

• Kinitoni Falatau

• Timote Maamaaloa

• Lokoua Taufahema

• Tala Luvu (against Cook Islands)

Notes

References

References

1. [http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Competitions/ScheduleandResults/tabid/1015/Competition/09be9943-752c-4b17-98e2-351ffce7971d/language/en-US/Default.aspx?CompTitle=Men's%20Nations%20Cup Men's Nations Cup Schedule & Results]
2. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - Preliminary Competition Format and Draw Procedures - Oceanian Zone". FIFA.com.
3. "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2014, football - tables and standings".
4. (26 November 2011). "Amendment to order of matches". Oceania Football Confederation.