OFC Third Round Schedule

The final four in Oceania will face off in a double round-robin format featuring three pairs of matchdays.  The top team in the OFC Third Round advances to the Intercontinental Playoffs against the fourth-place team from CONCACAF.  The other three teams will be eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

The draw for the fixtures took place in Auckland on 26 June 2012.  2012 OFC Nations Cup winners Tahiti face off against OFC Third Round favorites New Zealand in a home-and-home series in October 2012 in what could prove to be the decisive fixtures.  Without the compact schedule and stifling heat with which the teams had to contend during the 2012 OFC Nations Cup, expect New Zealand to advance from the group with Tahiti coming in second place. 

7 September 2012
New Zealand at New Caledonia
Tahiti at Solomon Islands

11 September 2012
Solomon Islands at New Zealand
New Caledonia at Tahiti

12 October 2012
New Caledonia at Solomon Islands
New Zealand at Tahiti

16 October 2012
Solomon Islands at New Caledonia
Tahiti at New Zealand

22 March 2013
New Caledonia at New Zealand
Solomon Islands at Tahiti

26 March 2013
Tahiti at New Caledonia
New Zealand at Solomon Islands