Oceania World Cup Qualifying

2008 OFC Nations Cup doubles as 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification for the OFC zone. The winner of the 2008 OFC Nations Cup will compete for a place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in a playoff against the fifth placed nation from the AFC qualification zone.


Standings...

New Zealand (9 points, 8-2)
New Caledonia (5 points, 8-4)
Vanuatu (1 point, 3-7)
Fiji (1 point, 3-9)


Upcoming matches....

2008-06-21 New Caledonia vs. Vanuatu
2008-09-06 New Caledonia vs. New Zealand
2008-09-06 Fiji vs. Vanuatu
2008-09-10 New Zealand vs. New Caledonia
2008-09-10 Vanuatu vs. Fiji
2008-11-19 New Zealand vs. Fiji

New Zealand has won the Oceana group with one match remaining against Fiji on the 19th of November. They will face the 5th place nation from the AFC in a home and away fixture

Match days
14 Nov 2009 (H)
21 Nov 2009 (A)

they won the group and still have to face a play off....i dont understand these rules , seems a bit unfair to me ..

Thats Oceania for you mate.

Australia have played off against Israel in 3 different locations in the world within a week in the past, Brazil, Iran, Uruguay (three times, 3rd time we made it )

Now we're AFC and have a much clearer route to the final.

New Zealand dominate Oceania in our absense. Australia won games 12-0, 14-0 and even set a record of 31-0 against American Samoa with *useless* Archie Thompson scoring a record 13 goals that game. We even had a shot from halfway at the start of the second half, that the keeper dropped and almost conceded from

That is a bit harsh on NZ still having to play a play-off, despite winning the group, and the OFC Nations cup.

Aren't FIFA being a bit picky though. surely they could combine these counties will another nation. 4 countries in their own separate qualifying group seems pointless for me.

Oceania is made up of numerous nations. Thats just the 'final stage' before the play-off.

Other countries either decide not to attempt qualifying or they get knocked out early on.

Ah right, kk