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2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL Play-off)
The 2018 FIFA World Cup OFC–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a Two-legged tie, two-legged home-and-away tie between the winning team of the Oceania Football Confederation, OFC 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round, Third round, New Zealand national football team, New Zealand, and the fifth-placed team from the CONMEBOL 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), qualifying tournament, Peru national football team, Peru. The matches were played on 11 and 15 November 2017. Peru emerged victorious and qualified for the finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Overview The play-off marked the third consecutive intercontinental play-off participation for New Zealand after previously losing to Mexico national football team, Mexico in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)#CONCACAF v OFC, 2013 and defeating Bahrain national football team, Bahrain in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)#AFC v OFC, 2009. This was Peru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport, with low GDP and low population meaning very little money is generated by the OFC nations. The OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title, the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2006, the OFC's then largest and most successful nation, Australia, left for a second time to join the Asian Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
