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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round

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Football tournament qualification stage

Thefirst round ofOFC matches for2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and2016 OFC Nations Cup qualification) was played from 31 August to 4 September 2015 inTonga.[1][2]

Format

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In this round, four teams, as determined by the OFC in March 2014,[3] played asingle round-robin tournament held in a single country which was later decided to be in Tonga.[1] All matches were held at theLoto-Tonga Soka Centre inNuku'alofa.

Samoa, the winner, advanced to the2016 OFC Nations Cup, held from 28 May – 12 June 2016, to join the other seven teams which received a bye into the group stage. The winner of the OFC Nations Cup,New Zealand, represented the OFC at the2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Moreover, the OFC Nations Cup served as the second round of qualifying for the2018 FIFA World Cup inRussia, with the top six teams advancing to the third round of FIFA World Cup qualifying.[4]

Participating teams

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In April 2014 the OFC announced its executive's decision on the teams to compete in the tournament. The four lowest ranked teams (based onFIFA World Ranking and sporting reasons) among the 11OFC entrants entered the first round:[3]

Note:Bolded team qualified for the2016 OFC Nations Cup.

TeamFIFA ranking
at start of event[5]
 American Samoa200
 Cook Islands206
 Samoa197
 Tonga198

Venue

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All matches were held at theLoto-Tonga Soka Centre inNuku'alofa

Tonga
‘Atele
Loto-Tonga Soka Centre
Capacity:1,500

Standings

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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification tiebreakers
In league format, the ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria (regulations Articles 20.6 and 20.7):[6]
  1. Points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
  2. Overallgoal difference
  3. Overall goals scored
  4. Points in matches between tied teams
  5. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
  6. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
  7. Away goals scored in matches between tied teams (if the tie was only between two teams in home-and-away league format)
  8. Fair play points
    • first yellow card: minus 1 point
    • indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points
    • direct red card: minus 4 points
    • yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
  9. Drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Samoa320163+36Advance to2016 OFC Nations Cup and second round—3–2——
2 American Samoa320164+26——2–02–1
3 Cook Islands320142+261–0——3–0
4 Tonga(H)300318−700–3———
Source:FIFA
Rules for classification:Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

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The match schedule was revealed on 30 July 2015, following a draw held at OFC Headquarters inAuckland,New Zealand.[7] All times are local,UTC+13.

Cook Islands 3–0 Tonga
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 300
Samoa 3–2 American Samoa
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 100
Cook Islands 1–0 Samoa
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 150
American Samoa 2–1 Tonga
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 200
Referee:Salesh Chand (Fiji)
Tonga 0–3 Samoa
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 250
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
American Samoa 2–0 Cook Islands
Report (FIFA)
Report (OFC)
Attendance: 250

Goalscorers

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There were 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

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  1. ^abThe final round matches were originally scheduled to be played simultaneously at 15:00, but were changed by the OFC to be played consecutively one day before the matches.[8]

References

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  1. ^ab"Preliminary Draw procedures outlined". FIFA.com. 9 July 2015. Archived fromthe original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved9 July 2015.
  2. ^"Draw Procedures – Oceanian Zone"(PDF). FIFA.com. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on July 24, 2015.
  3. ^ab"OFC Executive Committee decisions". OFC. Archived fromthe original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved20 May 2014.
  4. ^"Preliminary competition format outlined". Oceania Football Confederation. 10 July 2015. Archived fromthe original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved11 July 2015.
  5. ^"FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – August 2015 (CAF)".FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 6 August 2015. Archived fromthe original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved6 August 2015.
  6. ^"Regulations – 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia"(PDF). FIFA.com. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 20 October 2016.
  7. ^"Stage 1 draw revealed". OFC. 30 July 2015. Archived fromthe original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved2015-07-30.
  8. ^"Kick-off changes for MD3". Oceania Football Confederation. 3 September 2015. Archived fromthe original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved3 September 2015.

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