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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Australia Carl Veart (5 goals)
1990
1998

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.

Format

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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

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Group A

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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: FIFA
Solomon Islands 1–1 Tahiti
Duddley Hatei 61' Report Eric Etaeta 76'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Prakash Chandra (Fiji)

Solomon Islands 1–2 Australia
Hollies Vato 83' Report Carl Veart 8'
Tom McCulloch 86'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand)

Tahiti 0–3 Australia
Report Damian Mori 2'
Carl Veart 44'
Paul Wade 57'
Attendance: 3,185
Referee: Lennox Sharp (New Zealand)

Australia 2–0 Tahiti
Carl Veart 11'
Mehmet Durakovic 62'
Report
Referee: Kaltatak Kalokis (Vanuatu)


Australia advanced to the final round.

Group B

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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: FIFA
New Zealand 3–0 Fiji
Billy Wright 15', 50'
Danny Halligan 42'
Report
Attendance: 4,917
Referee: John McConnell (Australia)

Vanuatu 1–4 New Zealand
Charles Vatú 26' Report Darren McClennan 2', 3'
Rodger Gray 74'
Danny Halligan 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Trompette Guy (Tahiti)

New Zealand 8–0 Vanuatu
Tony Laus 30', 32', 69'
Michael McGarry 33', 71'
Robert Ironside 64'
Darren McClennan 67', 72'
Report
Attendance: 809
Referee: Spiers Peter (Australia)

Fiji 3–0 Vanuatu
Bakalevu Moceimereke 65', 69', 75' Report
Referee: John Fraser (Australia)

Fiji 0–0 New Zealand
Report
Referee: John Fraser (Australia)

Vanuatu 0–3 Fiji
Report Kaliova Bulinaceva 15'
Radike Nawasu 33', 77'
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)

New Zealand advanced to the final round.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  0–4  Australia 0–1 0–3

Inter-confederation play-offs

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First round

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

Second round

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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.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–2  Argentina 1–1 0–1

Goalscorers

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