2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
The Oceanian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification process took place from 6 September 2024 to 24 March 2025. The 2026 tournament was the 16th edition of Oceanian qualifiers and marked the first time OFC had a direct qualification slot into the FIFA World Cup.
On 24 March 2025, the Oceanian confederation qualification ended with New Zealand qualifying directly to the 2026 FIFA World Cup and New Caledonia qualifying for the inter-continental play-offs.
Format
The qualification structure was as follows:- [|First round]: The four lowest-ranked teams in the FIFA Men's World Rankings played a three-match knockout round in September 2024. The winner advanced to the second round.
- Second round: The winning team from the first round joined the seven highest-ranked teams in two four-team groups in October and November 2024. The top two teams from each group advanced to the third round.
- Third round: The four teams advancing from the second round played a three-match knockout round in March 2025 with the winner qualifying for the 2026 World Cup and the runner-up advancing to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Entrants
All eleven eligible OFC nations entered qualification.Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.| Round | Matchday | Date | Venue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Matchday 1 | 6 September 2024 |  SamoaDrawThe draw for the first two rounds was held at FIFA headquarters in Switzerland on 18 July from 9:00 CEST. Although announced prior to their official release, the seeding for the draw was based on the FIFA Men's World Rankings of 18 July 2024.For the first round, the four lowest-ranked teams competed in a single-elimination play-off to determine which team advanced to the second round. The highest-ranked team faced the lowest-ranked team and the second-ranked team faced the third-ranked team in the semi-finals, and the winners of those matches faced each other in the final. For the second round, each group contained one team from Pot 1, two from Pot 2 and one from Pot 3. First roundFirst round matches were played 6–9 September 2024 in Samoa. The four lowest-ranked teams competed in a knockout series, and the winner advanced to join the seven highest-ranked teams in the second round.BracketMatchday 1----Matchday 2The winner advanced to the second round.Second roundThe second round took place from 10 October to 18 November 2024 with two groups of four teams playing each other once in a league format. Matches were played in Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu.Group A---- ---- Group B---- ---- Third roundThe third round took place in New Zealand on 21 and 24 March 2025. The winner qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the runner-up advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.BracketSemi-finals----FinalThe winner qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The loser advanced to the inter-confederation play-offs.Inter-confederation play-offsThe runner-up from the third round, New Caledonia, will join Bolivia, DR Congo, Iraq, Jamaica and Suriname in the inter-confederation play-offs.The teams were ranked according to the November 2025 FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualified teamsThe following teams from OFC qualified for the final tournament.
DisciplineA player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following infractions:
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