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first round matches for

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Format

In this round the four lowest ranked entrants played a single round-robin tournament from 22 to 26 November 2011, held in

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.Men's Nations Cup Schedule & Results
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, scheduled for the

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from 1–12 June 2012, to join the other seven teams which received a bye into the second round. The Nations Cup served as the second round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in

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. The qualification event was to be the football competition at the

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in Nouméa, New Caledonia. However, in June 2011, the format was amended, and the Pacific Games are no longer be part of the qualification process.

Participating teams

The July 2011

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, as well as other "sporting considerations", was used to determine the teams that participated in the first round. * * * *

Venues

All matches were held at the National Soccer Stadium of Samoa in

Matches

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Goalscorers

Notes

References

External links

Results and schedule (FIFA.com version)Results and schedule (oceaniafootball.com version)
{{DEFAULTSORT:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification - OFC first round 1 qual qual OFC Nations Cup qualification International association football competitions hosted by Samoa