The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the upcoming biggest football event that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The FIFA World Cup Qualification for the Oceanic Football Confederation (OFC) is scheduled from 2 September 2024 to March 2025. The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification OFC first round will occur in July 2024. Everything you need to know about the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification OFC team’s Fixtures and Results.
For the first time in the FIFA World Cup history, OFC has a direct qualification slot into the 2026 FIFA World Cup. There is a total of 1 slot from 11 teams. For qualification, there is a three-round.
In the 16th edition of the OFC qualifiers, all 11 nations are expected to enter the qualification process. In the format for the first round, the 11 teams will split into two groups five teams in one group, and in another group, there will be 6 teams. In the second team, four teams will play knockout two-legged home-and-away matches then the winner will advance to the third round.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification OFC date starts from 2 September 2024 to March 2025.
The FIFA World Cup 26 will be the 23rd edition of the tournament and will take place from June to July 19, 2026. It will be jointly hosted by 16 cities in three North America but the first to feature 48 teams and three host countries: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification OFC has started with 11 teams (from 1 confederation) and is divided into 3 rounds.
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification OFC
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Qualifying for the 1st round is expected to begin on 2 September 2024 in Samoa.
First round: The 4 OFC teams would be split into two groups based on their FIFA Men’s World Rankings (4 lowest FIFA-ranked teams), and play round-robin matches at a centralized location.
Second round: The 7 highest-ranked teams would play knockout two-legged home-and-away matches with the top two teams from each group.
Third round: The 4 OFC teams play known out-stage matches. The eventual winner would advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Entrants
| American Samoa | Samoa |
| Cook Islands | Solomon Islands |
| Fiji | Tahiti |
| New Caledonia | Tonga |
| New Zealand | Vanuatu |
| Papua New Guinea |
OFC 2026 World Cup Qualification Fixtures and Result
| Round | Matchday | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | Matchday 1 | 2–10 September 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | ||
| Second round | Matchday 1 | 7–15 October 2024 |
| Matchday 2 | 11–19 November 2024 | |
| Matchday 3 | ||
| Third round | Semi-finals | March 2025 |
| Final | March 2025 |
Venues of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification OFC
| S. No | Round | Method of qualification |
| 1 | First round | Samoa |
| 2 | Second round | New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu |
| 3 | Third round | N/A |
Fixtures and Result
First round
Matchday 1: 24 Sep 2024Team 1 Vs Team 2 |
Matchday 2: 24 Sep 2024Winner of Matchday 1: |
Second round
The 1st round of the match will be played on October 2024. The top two teams of every group will reached automatically in the advance to the 3rd round.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Caledonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Fiji (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanuatu (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Tahiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Third round
The third round of OFC qualification will start from March 2025.
Semi-finals: March 2025Team 1 Vs Team 2 |
Final: March 2025Winner of Winner Semi-final: |
Inter-confederation play-offs
The running team will play AFC, CAF, and CONMEBOL, and two from CONCACAF. And the winner team will become a part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Host United States, Canada, and Mexico.
