Entrants
All 11 OFC members affiliated with FIFA are expected to enter qualification.
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| Dates | 2 September 2024 – March 2025 |
| Teams | 11 (from 1 confederation) |
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The Oceanian section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification process is expected to take place from September 2024 to March 2025. The 2026 tournament is the 16th edition of Oceanian qualifiers and marks the first time OFC has a direct qualification slot into the FIFA World Cup.[1]
All eleven nations are expected to enter qualification.
The qualification structure is as follows:
All 11 OFC members affiliated with FIFA are expected to enter qualification.
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
| Round | Matchday | Date | Venue(s) |
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| First round | Matchday 1 | 2–10 September 2024 |  Samoa
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| Second round | Matchday 1 | 7–15 October 2024 |  New Zealand and  Vanuatu
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| Matchday 2 | 11–19 November 2024 | New Zealand and  Papua New Guinea
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| Matchday 3 | |||
| Third round | Semi-finals | March 2025 | |
| Final | March 2025 |
The inter-confederation play-offs will be scheduled to be played in March 2026.
The draw for the first round will occur in July 2024 and matches will be played 2–10 September 2024 in Samoa.[2] The four lowest-ranked teams will compete in a knockout series, and the winner will advance to join the seven highest-ranked teams in the second round.[3]
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| Winner Match 2 | ||||||
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The winner advances to the second round.
The second round will take place from 7 October to 19 November 2024 with two groups of four teams playing in a league format.[3] Matches will be played in New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu.[2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | |
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| 1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the third round | — | ||||
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | B1 | B2 | B3 | B4 | |
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| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to the third round | — | ||||
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
The third round is expected to take place March 2025. The winner will qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the runner-up will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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The winner qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The runner-up advances to the inter-confederation play-offs.
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Main article: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) |
The runner up team will join one team each from AFC, CAF, and CONMEBOL and two from CONCACAF in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two single-elimination matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of single-elimination matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the World Cup in United States, Canada, and Mexico.[4]
