Schedule for OFC Second Round

The schedule for the OFC Nations Cup 2012 in Fiji has been released. Why is this relevant to this blog? The OFC Nations Cup group stage doubles as the second round of OFC qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brasil.

Group A features Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tahiti, and the OFC Round One winner. Group B features hosts Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea. The top two finishers in each group advance to the OFC Third Round.

(Times are given in Central Time GMT-5)

3 June 2012

Vanuatu vs. New Caledonia 20:00 (2 June)

New Zealand at Fiji 20:00 (2 June)

Round One Winner vs. Tahiti 23:00 (2 June)

Solomon Islands vs. Papua New Guinea 23:00 (2 June)

5 June 2012

Vanuatu vs. Round One Winner 20:00 (4 June)

Solomon Islands at Fiji 20:00 (4 June)

Tahiti vs. New Caledonia 23:00 (4 June)

Papua New Guinea vs. New Zealand 23:00 (4 June)

7 June 2012

Tahiti vs. Vanuatu 23:00 (6 June)

New Caledonia vs. Round One Winner 23:00 (6 June)

Papua New Guinea at Fiji 23:00 (6 June)

New Zealand vs. Solomon Islands 23:00 (6 June)