The World Cup is guaranteed a contestant from Oceania for the first time since 2010 as 2026 World Cup qualifying kicked off with play September in Apia, Samoa.
The 2014, 2018, and 2022 tournaments saw New Zealand win the OFC qualifying tournament only to respectively lose inter-confederation playoffs against CONCACAF foes Mexico, Peru, and Costa Rica.
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This time, the winner of qualifying is heading to the expanded 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada, and Mexico while the runner-up will head to the playoff.
And while New Zealand will be heavy favorites to advance given their 94th-spot in the most recent FIFA rankings, Tahiti, Fiji, and New Caledonia are also in the final four and hoping to upend Chris Wood’s Kiwis.
Cook Islands 1-3 Tonga
American Samoa 0-2 Samoa
Tonga 1-2 Samoa (AET)
New Caledonia 3-1 Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands 0-1 Fiji
New Zealand 3-0 Tahiti
Vanuatu 4-1 Samoa
Solomon Islands 2-3 New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea 3-3 Fiji
Samoa 0-3 Tahiti
November 15, 2024
New Zealand 8-1 Vanuatu
Fiji 1-1 New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea 1-2 Solomon Islands
Tahiti 2-0 Vanuatu
Samoa 0-8 New Zealand
March 21, 2025
Semifinals
New Caledonia vs Tahiti
New Zealand vs Fiji
March 24, 2025
Final
Winner of Semifinal 1 vs winner of Semifinal 2
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