2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (OFC)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 November 2025 – 14 April 2026 |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,800 (187 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kelli Brown (4 goals) |
← 2023 2031 →
All statistics correct as of 8 March 2026. | |
The Oceanian section of the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification process began on 28 November 2025 and is scheduled to be completed by 14 April 2026, with the winner qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the runner-up advancing to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1]
Format
OFC announced the tournament format on 8 August 2025:[1][2][3]
- First round: The four lowest-ranked teams participated in a single-leg knockout round with match day 1 on 28 November 2025, and the winners of those matches facing each other on 1 December 2025. The first round winner advanced to the second round.
- Second round: The first round winner joined the seven-highest ranked teams to be split into two groups of four teams each to play single round-robin matches during the international window of 27 February – 5 March 2026. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the third round.
- Third round: The second round group winners and runners-up will participate in a single-leg knockout round 12–15 April 2026. The winners will qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the runners-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.
Teams
Teams were ranked according to the FIFA Women's World Ranking released on 7 August 2025:[4]
| Bye to second round[A] | Entering first round[A] |
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Second round draw
The draw for the second round took place on 15 August 2025 at 15:00 NZST.[1] Teams were first drawn from Pot 3 and placed in positions A4 and B4, respectively. Teams were then drawn from Pot 2 and assigned to positions A3, B3, A2, and B2, respectively, followed by the teams from Pot 1 being placed in positions A1 and B1, respectively.[5]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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Schedule
The schedule of the competition is as follows:
| Round | Matchday | Date | Venue(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Matchday 1 | 28 November 2025 | Cook Islands |
| Matchday 2 | 1 December 2025 | ||
| Second round | Matchday 3 | 27 February 2026 | Solomon Islands and Fiji |
| Matchday 4 | 2 March 2025 | ||
| Matchday 5 | 5 March 2026 | ||
| Third round | Semi-finals | 11 April 2026 | New Zealand |
| Final | 14 April 2026 |
First round
The four lowest-ranked teams competed to advance to the second round. All matches were held in Avarua.[1]
Bracket
| Matchday 1 | Matchday 2 | |||||
| 28 November 2025 – Matavera | ||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||
| 1 December 2025 – Matavera | ||||||
| American Samoa | 3 | |||||
| American Samoa | 4 | |||||
| 28 November 2025 – Matavera | ||||||
| Cook Islands | 0 | |||||
| Tahiti | 0 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 1 | |||||
Matchday 1
| Tonga | 0–3 | American Samoa |
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| Tahiti | 0–1 | Cook Islands |
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Matchday 2
The winner advanced to the second round.
| American Samoa | 4–0 | Cook Islands |
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Second round
Second round matches were held between 27 February and 8 March 2026. Teams played a single round-robin format with Group A hosted in Solomon Islands and Group B in Fiji.[1][6]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 9 | Advance to the third round | — | — | 8–0 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | American Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | — | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Solomon Islands (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
(H) Hosts
| Solomon Islands | 0–1 | American Samoa |
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| American Samoa | 1–0 | Samoa |
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| Samoa | 2–1 | Solomon Islands |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to the third round | — | 1–0[a] | — | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Fiji (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | — | — | 5–0 | — | ||
| 3 | New Caledonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | 0–4 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Vanuatu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | — | 0–1 | — | — |
(H) Hosts
Notes:
| New Caledonia | 2–1 | Vanuatu |
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| New Caledonia | 0–4 | Papua New Guinea |
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Third round
The second round group winners and runners-up will compete in a single-leg knockout round in New Zealand to determine the team qualifying directly for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup and the Oceanian representative to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1] The semi-finals will be played at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton on 12 April, and the final will be played at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland on 15 April.[9][10]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 April 2026 | ||||||
| New Zealand | ||||||
| 15 April 2026 | ||||||
| Fiji | ||||||
| Winner Semi-final 1 | ||||||
| 12 April 2026 | ||||||
| Winner Semi-final 2 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| American Samoa | ||||||
Semi-finals
Final
The winner will qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the runner-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.
| Winner Semi-final 1 | v | Winner Semi-final 2 |
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Goalscorers
There have been 51 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match (as of 8 March 2026). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Cassidy Pamela Drago
- Alayna Fuamatu-Ma'afala
- Morgan Patea
- Millie Clegg
- Manaia Elliott
- Indiah-Paige Riley
- Nenny Elipas
- Meagen Gunemba
1 goal
- Alma Mana'o
- Mattyn Summers
- Aaliyah Tu'ua
- Tearoa Rouru
- Sonia Alfred
- Trina Davis
- Cema Nasau
- Kané Dralu
- Léana Hmae
- Claudia Bunge
- Deven Jackson
- Grace Jale
- Katie Kitching
- Pia Vlok
- Anastasia Gunemba
- Marie Kaipu
- Keren Kalapai
- Calista Maneo
- Ramona Padio
- Phylis Pala
- Malia Jessop
- Ileen Pegi
- Leimata Simon
1 own goal
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Match Schedule confirmed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Qualifiers of the Oceanian Zone". OFC. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 dates confirmed". fifa.com. FIFA. 10 December 2024. Archived from the original on 30 December 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027". FIFA. 8 December 2024.
- ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Draw | FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 Oceania Qualifiers. Youtube. OFC. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Official Draw reveals path to FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 for Oceania Nations". oceaniafootball.com. OFC. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ Cama, Akuila (2 March 2026). "Kulas match postponed to tomorrow due to lightning and rain". FBC News. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ Stark, Mutaiasi (4 March 2026). "OFC reschedules World Cup qualifying fixtures in Fiji". FBC News. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
- ^ "Goal-hungry Football Ferns coast into OFC qualifying semi-finals". RNZ. 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Ford Football Ferns Secure Place At Next Month's Qualification Semi-Finals For 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup". New Zealand Football. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.