New Zealand defeat Solomon Islands
New Zealand won the Oceania qualifying series for the World Cup when they drew 2-2 with Solomon Islands on Tuesday to complete an 8-3 aggregate win.
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New Zealand won the Oceania qualifying series for the World Cup when they drew 2-2 with Solomon Islands on Tuesday to complete an 8-3 aggregate win.
New Zealand closed in on a World Cup qualifying playoff spot by beating Solomon Islands 6-1 on Friday in the opening match of their Oceania final.
Solomon Islands are through to the Oceania World Cup qualifying playoff after securing top spot in Group B on Tuesday.
Solomon Islands moved a step closer to a World Cup regional play-off against New Zealand after beating Papua New Guinea 3-2 on Friday.
Solomon Islands beat Tahiti in their World Cup qualifier thanks to a last-gasp goal from James Naka.
Tahiti opened the final stage of Oceania World Cup qualifying with a 1-0 win over Solomon Islands.
Fiji and Solomon Islands booked their places in the third round of Oceania World Cup qualifying -- but only on goal difference ahead of Vanuatu.
New Zealand cruised into the third round of Oceania World Cup qualifying with a 5-0 thrashing of Vanuatu in the OFC Nations Cup.
New Zealand made a winning start to their OFC Nations Cup Group B campaign when they beat Fiji 3-1 in Papua New Guinea.
Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
New Caledonia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
Fiji | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Solomon Islands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 9 |
Tahiti | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |