This page provides the summaries of the OFC third round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
The third round saw the two group winners and two group runners-up from the 2012 OFC Nations Cup compete in a single group of four teams.[1]
The matches were played in a double round-robin between 7 September 2012 and 26 March 2013, with the top team advancing to the play-off against the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF fourth round.
| Group A | Group B |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| New Zealand
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 18 | Advanced to the CONCACAF v OFC play-off | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| New Caledonia
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 12 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| Tahiti
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | — | 2–0 | ||
| Solomon Islands
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | −16 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–6 | 2–0 | — |
The draw for the fixtures was conducted at OFC Headquarters in Auckland, New Zealand on 26 June 2012.[3]
| Solomon Islands | 2–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
Fa'arodo  17'Teleda 60' |
Report |
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Jamie Cross (New Zealand)
| New Caledonia | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smeltz 11' Wood 39' |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
| New Zealand | 6–1 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Smeltz 12' Barbarouses 25'Killen 53'Lochhead 69'Wood 80'Rojas 83' |
Report | Fa'arodo 51' |
Attendance: 7,931
Referee: Bertrand Billon (New Caledonia)
| Tahiti | 0–4 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Samin 59' (o.g.) Kaï 60'Gope-Fenepej 63', 90' |
Attendance: 574
Referee: Andrew Achari (Fiji)
| Solomon Islands | 2–6 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Tanito 33' Nawo 59' |
Report | R. Kayara 8' Gope-Fenepej 45', 81', 90+1'Faisi 77' (o.g.)Haeko 89' |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Peter O'Leary (New Zealand)
| Tahiti | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smeltz 24' Sigmund 82' |
Attendance: 600
Referee: Bruce George (Vanuatu)
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| McGlinchey 2', 90+3' Killen 89' |
Report |
Attendance: 10,751
Referee: Gerald Oiaka (Solomon Islands)
| New Caledonia | 5–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Gope-Fenepej 4' R. Kayara 8'Kabeu 30'Lolohea 42', 87' |
Report |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kader Zitouni (Tahiti)
| New Zealand | 2–1 | New Caledonia |
|---|---|---|
| Killen 10' Smith 90+3' |
Report | Lolohea 56' |
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski (Australia)
| Tahiti | 2–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Bourebare 25' Hyanine 78' |
Report |
Attendance: 550
Referee: Andrew Achari (Fiji)
| Solomon Islands | 0–2 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Payne 3', 88' |
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Averii Jacques (Tahiti)
| New Caledonia | 1–0 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Lolohea 86' |
Report |
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rakesh Varman (Fiji)
There were 41 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.42 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Shane Smeltz2 goals
Michael McGlinchey Tim Payne Chris Wood Henry Fa'arodo1 goal
Iamel Kabeu Bertrand Kaï Kosta Barbarouses Tony Lochhead Marco Rojas Ben Sigmund Tommy Smith Joses Nawo Tutizama Tanito Himson Teleda Heimano Bourebare Samuel Hyanine1 own goal
Tome Faisi (against New Caledonia) Xavier Samin (against New Caledonia)
