1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of seven teams entered the competition. However, Western Samoa withdrew. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.25 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First round: The six teams were divided into two groups of three teams each. The three teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the final round.
  • Final round: The two teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the CONCACAF–OFC intercontinental play-off.

First round[]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 8 — 2–0 6–1
2  Tahiti 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 3 0–3 — 4–2
3  Solomon Islands 4 0 1 3 5 13 −8 1 1–2 1–1 —
Source:[citation needed]
Solomon Islands 1–1 Tahiti
Goal 61' Goal 76'
Solomon Islands 1–2 Australia
Goal 83' Carl Veart Goal 8'
Tom McCulloch Goal 86'
Tahiti 0–3 Australia
Damian Mori Goal 2'
Carl Veart Goal 44'
Paul Wade Goal 57'
Australia 2–0 Tahiti
Carl Veart Goal 11'
Mehmet Durakovic Goal 62'
Australia 6–1 Solomon Islands
Aytec Genc Goal 4'
Ian Gray Goal 60'
Paul Wade Goal 67'
Carl Veart Goal 83'
Greg Brown Goal 85'
Mehmet Durakovic Goal 88'		 Goal 6'
Tahiti 4–2 Solomon Islands
Goal 8' (pen.)
Goal 18'
Goal 43', 88'		 Goal 60'
Batram Suri Goal 90'

Australia advanced to the final round.

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  New Zealand 4 3 1 0 15 1 +14 7 — 3–0 8–0
2  Fiji 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5 0–0 — 3–0
3  Vanuatu 4 0 0 4 1 18 −17 0 1–4 0–3 —
Source:[citation needed]
New Zealand 3–0 Fiji
Billy Wright Goal 15' Goal 50'
Danny Halligan Goal 42'
Vanuatu 1–4 New Zealand
Goal 26' Darren McClennan Goal 2' Goal 3'
Rodger Gray Goal 74'
Danny Halligan Goal 82' (pen.)
New Zealand 8–0 Vanuatu
Tony Laus Goal 30' Goal 32' Goal 69'
Michael McGarry Goal 33' Goal 71'
Robert Ironside Goal 64'
Darren McClennan Goal 67' Goal 72'
Fiji 3–0 Vanuatu
Goal 65' Goal 69' Goal 75'
Fiji 0–0 New Zealand
Vanuatu 0–3 Fiji
Goal 15'
Goal 33' Goal 77'

New Zealand advanced to the final round.

Second round[]

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  0–4  Australia 0–1 0–3

Inter-confederation play-offs[]

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

First play-off[]

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)

The winning team of the OFC qualification tournament will play CONCACAF group runners-up in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualifies for the 2nd play-off.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Canada  3–3 (1–4 p)  Australia 2–1 1–2 (a.e.t.)

Second play-off[]

Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)

The winning team of the 1st play-off will play CONMEBOL Group 1 runners-up in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualifies for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–2  Argentina 1–1 0–1

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

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