Intercontinental Playoffs Draw

This will be the first of several posts regarding the outcome of the preliminary draw. The posts will be done in the same order as the preliminary draw itself, with the intercontinental playoffs being first, followed by Africa, Asia, CONCACAF, Oceania, and Europe.

The fourth-place finisher from CONCACAF, the fifth-place finisher from CONMEBOL, the fifth-place finisher from the AFC, and the winner of the OFC will advance to these intercontinental playoffs. Per the results of the draw, the matchups are as follows.

AFC 5th place versus CONMEBOL 5th place

CONCACAF 4th place versus OFC 1st place

These matchups are expected to take place in November 2013. They will both be home-and-away aggregate-goals series. The winners will be the 31st and 32nd teams to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brasil.