OFC First Round Schedule

The OFC First Round will pit the teams seeded 8, 9, 10, and 11 in OFC qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in a single group with only the winner advancing to the OFC Second Round. Each team will play each other team once for a total of three matches per team. All six matches in this round will take place in Apia, Samoa, at the same complex that hosted the 2007 South Pacific Games.

8. Samoa

9. Tonga

10. Cook Islands

11. American Samoa

The teams will play a match every two days over a five day period in late November 2011.

The match times correspond to Central Standard Time (GMT-6).

22 November 2011

Tonga vs. American Samoa 18:00 Apia, Samoa

Cook Islands at Samoa 21:00 Apia

24 November 2011

Cook Islands vs. American Samoa 18:00 Apia, Samoa

Tonga at Samoa 21:00 Apia

26 November 2011

American Samoa at Samoa 18:00 Apia

Tonga vs. Cook Islands 21:00 Apia, Samoa

The big matchup for this round looks to be Tonga at Samoa on the second matchday. Samoa are the pick to advance to the second round of OFC qualifying.