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| initials = OFC
  
| initials = OFC
 
| formation = November 15th, 1966
  
| formation = November 15th, 1966
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| president = {{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|PNG}} [[David Chung (footballer)|David Chung]]
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| president = {{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|PNG}} [[David Chung]]
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| website =http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/
 
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The '''Oceania Football Confederation''' ('''OFC''') is one of the six continental confederations of international [[association football]], consisting of [[New Zealand]], Tonga, Fiji, and other Pacific Island countries. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the [[List of men's national association football teams#OFC (Oceania)|member nations]] to qualify for the [[FIFA World Cup]].
   
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OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport. Consequently, the OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. In 2006, the OFC's largest and most successful nation, [[Australia]], left to join the [[Asian Football Confederation]], leaving [[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]] as the largest federation within the OFC.
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==History==
  
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The OFC was formed in 1966 with Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
  
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[[David Chung]] is the current President of OFC. Martin Alufurai is the Senior Vice President, [[Lee Harmon]] is the Vice-President while [[Tai Nicholas]] is the General Secretary.
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==Member Associations==
  
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===Full===
  
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==Member nations==
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OFC is made up of 11 full member associations and 3 associate members.
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{{col-begin}}
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{{col-2}}
 
*{{flagicon|ASA}} [[Football Federation American Samoa|American Samoa]]
  
*{{flagicon|ASA}} [[Football Federation American Samoa|American Samoa]]
 
*{{flagicon|COK}} [[Cook Islands Football Association|Cook Islands]]
  
*{{flagicon|COK}} [[Cook Islands Football Association|Cook Islands]]
 
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Football Association|Fiji]]
  
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Football Association|Fiji]]
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*{{flagicon|KIR}} [[Kiribati Islands Football Association|Kiribati]]<sup>1</sup>
 
*{{flagicon|NCL}} [[New Caledonian Football Federation|New Caledonia]]
  
*{{flagicon|NCL}} [[New Caledonian Football Federation|New Caledonia]]
 
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]]
  
*{{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Football|New Zealand]]
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*{{flagicon|TKL}} [[Tokelau Football|Tokelau]]
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*{{flagicon|NIU}} [[Niue national football team|Niue]]<sup>1</sup>
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{{col-2}}
 
*{{flagicon|PNG}} [[Papua New Guinea Football Association|Papua New Guinea]]
  
*{{flagicon|PNG}} [[Papua New Guinea Football Association|Papua New Guinea]]
 
*{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Football Federation Samoa|Samoa]]
  
*{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Football Federation Samoa|Samoa]]
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*{{flagicon|Solomon Islands}} [[Solomon Islands Football Federation|Solomon Islands]]
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*{{flagicon|SOL}} [[Solomon Islands Football Federation|Solomon Islands]]
 
*{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Tahitian Football Federation|Tahiti]] ([[French Polynesia]])
  
*{{flagicon|TAH}} [[Tahitian Football Federation|Tahiti]] ([[French Polynesia]])
 
*{{flagicon|TGA}} [[Tonga Football Association|Tonga]]
  
*{{flagicon|TGA}} [[Tonga Football Association|Tonga]]
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*{{flagicon|TUV}} [[Tuvalu National Football Association|Tuvalu]]<sup>1</sup>
 
*{{flagicon|VAN}} [[Vanuatu Football Federation|Vanuatu]]
  
*{{flagicon|VAN}} [[Vanuatu Football Federation|Vanuatu]]
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{{col-end}}
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===Associate===
  
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*{{flagicon|KIR}} [[Kiribati Islands Football Association|Kiribati]]
  
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<small>1. Associate member of the OFC, but non-FIFA member.</small><br />
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*{{flagicon|NIU}} [[Niue national football team|Niue]]
  
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*{{flagicon|TUV}} [[Tuvalu National Football Association|Tuvalu]]
  
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===Former members===
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*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Football Federation Australia|Australia]]
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*{{flagicon|TPE|football}} [[Chinese Taipei Football Association|Chinese Taipei]]
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*[[Northern Mariana Islands Football Association|Northern Mariana Islands]]<sup>2</sup>
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<small>2. Associate member of the OFC, but non-FIFA member.</small><br />
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==History==
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The confederation formed in 1966 with the following as founding members:
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* the Australian Soccer Federation (from 2005: [[Football Federation Australia]])
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* New Zealand Soccer (subsequently [[New Zealand Football]])
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* the [[Fiji Football Association]]
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* the [[Papua New Guinea Football Association]]
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[[Football Federation Australia#History|Australia resigned as an OFC member]] in 1972 to pursue membership with the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]], but they rejoined in 1978. [[Chinese Taipei Football Association|Chinese Taipei]] were OFC member from 1975 to 1989. In 1996 [[FIFA]] confirmed the OFC as a full confederation and granted it a seat on the FIFA executive. In 1998 the OFC unveiled a new logo and an official magazine, entitled ''The Wave''. On 24 May 2004, [[New Caledonian Football Federation|New Caledonia]] became the 11th member of the OFC. On 1 January 2006, [[Football Federation Australia#Move to AFC|Australia left the OFC again]] and joined the [[Asian Football Confederation]]. In 2008 an associate member, the [[Northern Mariana Islands Football Association]], also left OFC and in 2009 joined AFC as a quasi-member. In late 2009 [[Palau Soccer Association]] also applied for the same status with AFC.
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==Competitions==
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The winner of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|OFC Football World Cup Qualifiers]] was allowed to compete in a two-legged home-and-away playoff with the team ranked fifth in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|South American qualifying competition]] for a place in the 2006 World Cup. Since 1996, OFC members also play for the [[OFC Nations Cup]], which is held every second year.
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The OFC also organises the [[OFC Champions League|Oceania Club Championship]], a competition that has received surprisingly high levels of media support within New Zealand in its debut season. It serves primarily to determine the Oceania representative at the [[FIFA Club World Cup]]. In 2007, the OFC replaced the current club competition with the [[OFC Champions League]] which began in 2007. From 2007, the winner has no longer gained direct entry to the FIFA Club World Cup – but instead plays off against the host nation (currently Morocco) champion for the final spot in the tournament. It is not clear whether this is permanent, or even if it could change if the Oceania entrant were to outperform entrants from other Confederations.
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Of the confederation's current teams, only [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] has ever competed in the FIFA World Cup, competing in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]]. Founding member Australia also competed in the World Cup finals, in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]. At the conclusion of [[2006 FIFA World Cup|Germany 2006]], Australia's exit from the OFC was finalised (exiting formally on the 1 January 2006), being the last commitment of the transition before completely joining the [[Asian Football Confederation]]. The other minor exception to this has been the participation of the Solomon Islands in the 2006, 2007 and 2008 [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup]]. The winner of the OFC Cup also receives a berth in the FIFA Confederations Cup. New Zealand and Tahiti are the only current members of the OFC to have participated in this event.
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In the [[2004 OFC Nations Cup]], which doubled as the Oceania qualifying tournament for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], the [[Solomon Islands national football team|Solomon Islands]] unexpectedly made the finals after a 2–2 draw with Australia at the last round. This effectively denied [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] a place in the third group phase by one group point as [[Vanuatu national football team|Vanuatu]] had beaten New Zealand 4–2 in an early round upset of the second group phase. Australia won OFC Nation Cup final by beating the Solomons 5–1 in Honiara and 6–0 in Sydney to represent OFC in the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in Germany. The two teams met again in a two-legged World Cup qualifying final in September 2005 for the right to play the OFC representative for a place in the World Cup finals; Australia won 9–1 on aggregate (7–0 at home and 2–1 away) and progressed to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|CONMEBOL–OFC play-off]]. Australia won this playoff on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate score after both legs of the playoff and after extra time, and qualified for the World Cup.
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===List of competitions===
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* [[OFC Nations Cup]]
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* Oceania Club Championship (defunct)
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* [[OFC Champions League]] replaces the Oceania Club Championship in 2007, winner qualifies for play-off for [[FIFA Club World Cup]]
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* [[OFC Champions League]] preliminary (Include club champions of developing countries – American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, with the winner qualifying to a playoff for a place in the OFC Champions League)
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* [[Oceania Cup Winners' Cup]] (defunct)
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* [[OFC President's Cup]] - invitational competition for clubs or under age international sides.
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* [[Melanesian Super Cup]] - A 3 team tournament established in 2014 between the Champion and the runner-up from Vanuatu and the Champion from the Solomon Islands.
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* [[AFC – OFC Challenge Cup]] (defunct)
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* [[OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]
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* [[OFC U-19 Championship]]
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* [[OFC U-17 Championship]]
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* [[Polynesia Cup]] (defunct)
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* [[Melanesia Cup]] (defunct)
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* [[Wantok Cup]]
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* [[Football at the South Pacific Games|Pacific Games]]
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* [[OFC U-16 Pacific Cup]] (defunct) merged into Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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====Female====
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* [[OFC Women's Nations Cup]]
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* [[OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]
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* [[OFC U-20 Women's Championship]]
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* [[OFC U-17 Women's Championship]]
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====Futsal====
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* [[Oceanian Futsal Championship]]
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====Beach soccer====
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* [[OFC Beach Soccer Championship]]
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==FIFA World Cup qualifiers==
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Oceania has sent representatives to the [[FIFA World Cup]] five times: [[Australia]] in 1974, 2006 and 2014, and [[New Zealand]] in 1982 and 2010. However, Australia was not an OFC member in 2006 and 2014 as they moved to AFC in 2006. Neither Australia in 1974 nor New Zealand in 1982 progressed beyond the first round, while Australia in 2006 advanced to the second round.
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OFC is the only [[FIFA]] confederation that does not have a guaranteed spot in the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] finals (a major reason for Australia's leaving the confederation in 2006 to join Asia). Between 1966 and 1982, OFC teams joined the Asian zone qualification tournament, while from 1986 onwards, the winners of the Oceanian zone qualification tournament have to enter the intercontinental play-offs against teams from other confederations in order to gain a spot in the [[FIFA World Cup]] finals.
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===Senior OFC teams record===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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! colspan="11" |[[FIFA World Cup|OFC FIFA World Cup record]]
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|-
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!Year
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!Qualifier
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!Round
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!Position
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!GP
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!W
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!D*
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!L
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!GS
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!GA
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!Format
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
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| colspan="10" rowspan="7" |No teams from Oceania entered
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]
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|-
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|{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]
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|-
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|{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
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| rowspan="2" colspan="9" |No OFC team qualified
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|[[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF, AFC and OFC)|Entered in Africa and Asia]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
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|[[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|Entered in Asia]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
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| align="left" |{{fb|Australia}}
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|Group stage
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|14th
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|3
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|0
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|1
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|2
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|0
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|5
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|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|Entered in Asia]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
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| colspan="9" |No OFC team qualified
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|[[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|Entered in Asia]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
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| align="left" |{{fb|New Zealand}}
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|Group stage
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|23rd
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|3
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|0
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|0
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|3
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|2
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|12
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|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC)|Entered in Asia]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
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| rowspan="5" colspan="9" |No OFC team qualified
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| align="left" |[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|Round-robin]]<br>[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off)|Play-off]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
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| align="left" |[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round|First round]]<br>[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round|Second round]]<br>[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|Play-off]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
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| align="left" |[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)|1st play-off]] and [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|2nd play-off]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
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| align="left" |[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)|Play-off]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|South Korea}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
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| align="left" |[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|Play-off]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
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| align="left" |{{fb|Australia}}
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|Round of 16
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|16th
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|4
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|1
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|1
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|2
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|5
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|6
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| align="left" |[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|Play-off]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
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| align="left" |{{fb|New Zealand}}
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|Group stage
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|22nd
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|3
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|0
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|3
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|0
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|2
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|2
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| align="left" |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)|Play-off]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
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| colspan="9" |No OFC team qualified
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| align="left" |[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|Play-off]].
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
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| rowspan="2" colspan="10" |To be determined
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|-
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|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
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|-
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|'''Total'''
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|'''4/20'''
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|'''Best: Round of 16'''
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|
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|'''13'''
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|'''1'''
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|'''5'''
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|'''7'''
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|'''9'''
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|'''25'''
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|
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|-
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|}
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{{reflist|group="n"}}
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===OFC play-off record===
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'''1970 AFC–OFC Final Round'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|Israel}}'''||2–1|{{fb|Australia}}||1–0|1–1}}
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|}
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'''1974 AFC–OFC Final Round'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|Australia}}'''||2–2<sup>1</sup>|{{fb|South Korea}}||0–0|2–2}}
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|}
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<sup>1</sup> Australia beat South Korea 1–0 in a play-off to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
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'''[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–OFC play-off)|1986 UEFA–OFC play-off]]'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|Scotland}}'''||2–0|{{fb|Australia}}||2–0|0–0}}
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|}
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'''[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|1990 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off]]'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|Colombia}}'''||1–0|{{fb|Israel}}||1–0|0–0}}
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|}
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Israel played in the OFC zone for political reasons
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'''[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)|1994 CONCACAF–OFC play-off]]'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|Canada}}||3–3 ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|P]])|'''{{fb|Australia}}'''||2–1|1–2}}
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|}
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'''[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|1994 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off]]'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|Australia}}||1–2|'''{{fb|Argentina}}'''||1–1|0–1}}
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|}
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'''[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)|1998 AFC–OFC play-off]]'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|Iran}}'''||([[away goals rule|A]]) 3–3|{{fb|Australia}}||1–1|2–2}}
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|}
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'''[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|2002 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off]]'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|Australia}}||1–3|'''{{fb|Uruguay}}'''||1–0|0–3}}
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|}
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'''[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – OFC play-off)|2006 CONMEBOL – OFC play-off]]'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|Uruguay}}||1–1 ([[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|P]])|'''{{fb|Australia}}'''||1–0|0–1}}
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|}
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'''[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC–OFC play-off)|2010 AFC–OFC play-off]]'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|Bahrain}}||0–1|'''{{fb|New Zealand}}'''||0–0|0–1}}
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|}
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'''[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)|2014 CONCACAF–OFC play-off]]'''
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{{TwoLeg start}}
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{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fb-rt|Mexico}}'''||9–3|{{fb|New Zealand}}||5-1|4-2}}
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|}
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==FIFA U-20 World Cup==
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* See also: [[OFC Under 20 Qualifying Tournament#FIFA U-20 World Cup Performances|Men's U-20 World Cup Qualifiers]]
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==FIFA U-17 World Cup==
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* See also: [[OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament#Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers|Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers]]
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==Women's World Cup Finals==
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Australia is no longer an OFC member since 2006, when they joined [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
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{{Clear}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Team !! {{Flag icon|China}}<br />[[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]] !! {{Flag icon|Sweden}}<br />[[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]] !! {{Flag icon|USA}}<br />[[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]] !! {{Flag icon|USA}}<br />[[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]] !! {{Flag icon|China}}<br />[[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]] !! {{Flag icon|Germany}}<br />[[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]] !! {{Flag icon|CAN}}<br />[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]] !! Total
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|-
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| align="left" | {{fbw|Australia}} || || '''GS''' || '''GS''' || '''GS''' || bgcolor="black" | || bgcolor="black" | || bgcolor="black" | || '''3'''
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|-
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| align="left" | {{fbw|New Zealand}} || '''GS''' || || || || '''GS''' || '''GS''' || || '''3'''
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|}
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* See also [[OFC Women's Under 20 Qualifying Tournament#Women's U-20 World Cup Qualifiers|Women's U-20 World Cup Qualifiers]]
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* See also [[OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament#Women's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers|Women's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers]]
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==FIFA Confederations Cup==
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;Legend
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*<span style="background:gold">1st</span> – Champions
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*<span style="background:silver">2nd</span> – Runners-up
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*<span style="background:#cc9966">3rd</span> – Third place
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*<span style="background:#9acdff">4th</span> – Fourth place
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*GS – Group stage
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*Q &mdash; Qualified for upcoming tournament
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*q &mdash; Qualified; tournament in progress
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*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;••&nbsp;</span> &mdash; Qualified but withdrew
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*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;•&nbsp;</span> &mdash; Did not qualify
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*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;×&nbsp;</span> &mdash; Did not enter / Withdrew from the OFC Nations Cup or withdrew from the Confederations Cup / Banned
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*<span style="border:3px solid red">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> &mdash; Hosts
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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|-
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! Team
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! [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]<br> {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
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! [[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]]<br> {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
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! [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]<br> {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
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! [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]<br> {{flagicon|Mexico}}
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! [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]<br> {{flagicon|South Korea}}<br>{{flagicon|Japan}}
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! [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]<br> {{flagicon|France}}
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! [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]<br> {{flagicon|Germany}}
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! [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]<br> {{flagicon|South Africa}}
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! [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]]<br> {{flagicon|Brazil}}
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! [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|2017]]<br> {{flagicon|Russia}}
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! [[2021 FIFA Confederations Cup|2021]]<br> {{flagicon|Qatar}}
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! Total
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|-
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| align="left" | {{fb|Australia}}
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| ×
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| ×
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| bgcolor="Silver" |'''2nd'''
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| •
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| bgcolor="cc9966" |'''3rd'''
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| •
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| GS
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| bgcolor="black" |
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| bgcolor="black" |
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| bgcolor="black" |
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| bgcolor="black" |
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! 3
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|-
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| align="left" | {{fb|New Zealand}}
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| •
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| •
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| •
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| GS
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| •
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| GS
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| •
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| GS
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| •
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|
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|
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! 3
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|-
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| align="left" | {{fb|Tahiti}}
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| •
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| •
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| •
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| •
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| •
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| •
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| •
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| •
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| GS
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|
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|
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! 1
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|-
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!Total || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || ||
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|-
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|}
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==See also==
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* [[CONMEBOL]]
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* [[UEFA]]
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* [[CONCACAF]]
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* [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF)
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* [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC)
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* [http://www.oceaniafootball.com Oceania Football Confederation Official Site]
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Oceania Football Confederation
OFC
Initials(s) OFC
Formation November 15th, 1966
No. of members 14 (11 full)
President Flag of Malaysia Flag of Papua New Guinea David Chung
Website Official website

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of New Zealand, Tonga, Fiji, and other Pacific Island countries. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport. Consequently, the OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. In 2006, the OFC's largest and most successful nation, Australia, left to join the Asian Football Confederation, leaving New Zealand as the largest federation within the OFC.

David Chung is the current President of OFC. Martin Alufurai is the Senior Vice President, Lee Harmon is the Vice-President while Tai Nicholas is the General Secretary.

Member nations

OFC is made up of 11 full member associations and 3 associate members.

  • Flag of American Samoa American Samoa
  • Flag of Cook Islands Cook Islands
  • Flag of Fiji Fiji
  • Flag of Kiribati Kiribati1
  • Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia
  • Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
  • Flag of Niue Niue1
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
  • Flag of Samoa Samoa
  • Flag of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Flag of Tahiti Tahiti (French Polynesia)
  • Flag of Tonga Tonga
  • Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu1
  • Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu

1. Associate member of the OFC, but non-FIFA member.

Former members

  • Flag of Australia Australia
  • Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
  • Northern Mariana Islands2

2. Associate member of the OFC, but non-FIFA member.

History

The confederation formed in 1966 with the following as founding members:

  • the Australian Soccer Federation (from 2005: Football Federation Australia)
  • New Zealand Soccer (subsequently New Zealand Football)
  • the Fiji Football Association
  • the Papua New Guinea Football Association

Australia resigned as an OFC member in 1972 to pursue membership with the AFC, but they rejoined in 1978. Chinese Taipei were OFC member from 1975 to 1989. In 1996 FIFA confirmed the OFC as a full confederation and granted it a seat on the FIFA executive. In 1998 the OFC unveiled a new logo and an official magazine, entitled The Wave. On 24 May 2004, New Caledonia became the 11th member of the OFC. On 1 January 2006, Australia left the OFC again and joined the Asian Football Confederation. In 2008 an associate member, the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association, also left OFC and in 2009 joined AFC as a quasi-member. In late 2009 Palau Soccer Association also applied for the same status with AFC.

Competitions

The winner of the OFC Football World Cup Qualifiers was allowed to compete in a two-legged home-and-away playoff with the team ranked fifth in the South American qualifying competition for a place in the 2006 World Cup. Since 1996, OFC members also play for the OFC Nations Cup, which is held every second year.

The OFC also organises the Oceania Club Championship, a competition that has received surprisingly high levels of media support within New Zealand in its debut season. It serves primarily to determine the Oceania representative at the FIFA Club World Cup. In 2007, the OFC replaced the current club competition with the OFC Champions League which began in 2007. From 2007, the winner has no longer gained direct entry to the FIFA Club World Cup – but instead plays off against the host nation (currently Morocco) champion for the final spot in the tournament. It is not clear whether this is permanent, or even if it could change if the Oceania entrant were to outperform entrants from other Confederations.

Of the confederation's current teams, only New Zealand has ever competed in the FIFA World Cup, competing in the 1982 World Cup and 2010 World Cup. Founding member Australia also competed in the World Cup finals, in 1974 and 2006. At the conclusion of Germany 2006, Australia's exit from the OFC was finalised (exiting formally on the 1 January 2006), being the last commitment of the transition before completely joining the Asian Football Confederation. The other minor exception to this has been the participation of the Solomon Islands in the 2006, 2007 and 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The winner of the OFC Cup also receives a berth in the FIFA Confederations Cup. New Zealand and Tahiti are the only current members of the OFC to have participated in this event.

In the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, which doubled as the Oceania qualifying tournament for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the Solomon Islands unexpectedly made the finals after a 2–2 draw with Australia at the last round. This effectively denied New Zealand a place in the third group phase by one group point as Vanuatu had beaten New Zealand 4–2 in an early round upset of the second group phase. Australia won OFC Nation Cup final by beating the Solomons 5–1 in Honiara and 6–0 in Sydney to represent OFC in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany. The two teams met again in a two-legged World Cup qualifying final in September 2005 for the right to play the OFC representative for a place in the World Cup finals; Australia won 9–1 on aggregate (7–0 at home and 2–1 away) and progressed to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-off. Australia won this playoff on penalties after a 1–1 aggregate score after both legs of the playoff and after extra time, and qualified for the World Cup.

List of competitions

  • OFC Nations Cup
  • Oceania Club Championship (defunct)
  • OFC Champions League replaces the Oceania Club Championship in 2007, winner qualifies for play-off for FIFA Club World Cup
  • OFC Champions League preliminary (Include club champions of developing countries – American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga, with the winner qualifying to a playoff for a place in the OFC Champions League)
  • Oceania Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
  • OFC President's Cup - invitational competition for clubs or under age international sides.
  • Melanesian Super Cup - A 3 team tournament established in 2014 between the Champion and the runner-up from Vanuatu and the Champion from the Solomon Islands.
  • AFC – OFC Challenge Cup (defunct)
  • OFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • OFC U-19 Championship
  • OFC U-17 Championship
  • Polynesia Cup (defunct)
  • Melanesia Cup (defunct)
  • Wantok Cup
  • Pacific Games
  • OFC U-16 Pacific Cup (defunct) merged into Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Female

  • OFC Women's Nations Cup
  • OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • OFC U-20 Women's Championship
  • OFC U-17 Women's Championship

Futsal

  • Oceanian Futsal Championship

Beach soccer

  • OFC Beach Soccer Championship

FIFA World Cup qualifiers

Oceania has sent representatives to the FIFA World Cup five times: Australia in 1974, 2006 and 2014, and New Zealand in 1982 and 2010. However, Australia was not an OFC member in 2006 and 2014 as they moved to AFC in 2006. Neither Australia in 1974 nor New Zealand in 1982 progressed beyond the first round, while Australia in 2006 advanced to the second round.

OFC is the only FIFA confederation that does not have a guaranteed spot in the World Cup finals (a major reason for Australia's leaving the confederation in 2006 to join Asia). Between 1966 and 1982, OFC teams joined the Asian zone qualification tournament, while from 1986 onwards, the winners of the Oceanian zone qualification tournament have to enter the intercontinental play-offs against teams from other confederations in order to gain a spot in the FIFA World Cup finals.

Senior OFC teams record

OFC FIFA World Cup record
Year Qualifier Round Position GP W D* L GS GA Format
Flag of Uruguay 1930 No teams from Oceania entered
Flag of Italy 1934
Flag of France 1938
Flag of Brazil 1950
Flag of Switzerland 1954
Flag of Sweden 1958
Flag of Chile 1962
Flag of England 1966 No OFC team qualified Entered in Africa and Asia.
Flag of Mexico 1970 Entered in Asia.
Flag of West Germany 1974 Flag of Australia Australia Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 0 5 Entered in Asia.
Flag of Argentina 1978 No OFC team qualified Entered in Asia.
Flag of Spain 1982 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Group stage 23rd 3 0 0 3 2 12 Entered in Asia.
Flag of Mexico 1986 No OFC team qualified Round-robin
Play-off.
Flag of Italy 1990 First round
Second round
Play-off.
Flag of United States 1994 1st play-off and 2nd play-off.
Flag of France 1998 Play-off.
Flag of South Korea Flag of Japan 2002 Play-off.
Flag of Germany 2006 Flag of Australia Australia Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 6 Play-off.
Flag of South Africa 2010 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Group stage 22nd 3 0 3 0 2 2 Play-off.
Flag of Brazil 2014 No OFC team qualified Play-off.
Flag of Russia 2018 To be determined
Flag of Qatar 2022
Total 4/20 Best: Round of 16 13 1 5 7 9 25

OFC play-off record

1970 AFC–OFC Final Round

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Israel Flag of Israel 2–1 Flag of Australia Australia 1–0 1–1

1974 AFC–OFC Final Round

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Australia Flag of Australia 2–21 South Korea South Korea 0–0 2–2

1 Australia beat South Korea 1–0 in a play-off to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

1986 UEFA–OFC play-off

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Scotland Scotland 2–0 Flag of Australia Australia 2–0 0–0

1990 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Colombia Flag of Colombia 1–0 Flag of Israel Israel 1–0 0–0

Israel played in the OFC zone for political reasons

1994 CONCACAF–OFC play-off

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Canada Flag of Canada 3–3 (P) Flag of Australia Australia 2–1 1–2

1994 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Australia Flag of Australia 1–2 Flag of Argentina Argentina 1–1 0–1

1998 AFC–OFC play-off

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Iran Iran (A) 3–3 Flag of Australia Australia 1–1 2–2

2002 CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Australia Flag of Australia 1–3 Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1–0 0–3

2006 CONMEBOL – OFC play-off

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Uruguay Flag of Uruguay 1–1 (P) Flag of Australia Australia 1–0 0–1

2010 AFC–OFC play-off

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Bahrain Flag of Bahrain 0–1 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 0–0 0–1

2014 CONCACAF–OFC play-off

Team #1   Agg.   Team #2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Mexico Flag of Mexico 9–3 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 5-1 4-2

FIFA U-20 World Cup

  • See also: Men's U-20 World Cup Qualifiers

FIFA U-17 World Cup

  • See also: Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

Women's World Cup Finals

Australia is no longer an OFC member since 2006, when they joined AFC

Team Flag of China
1991		 Flag of Sweden
1995		 Flag of United States
1999		 Flag of United States
2003		 Flag of China
2007		 Flag of Germany
2011		 Flag of Canada
2015		 Total
Flag of Australia Australia GS GS GS 3
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand GS GS GS 3
  • See also Women's U-20 World Cup Qualifiers
  • See also Women's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

FIFA Confederations Cup

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • q — Qualified; tournament in progress
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew from the OFC Nations Cup or withdrew from the Confederations Cup / Banned
  •    — Hosts
Team 1992
Flag of Saudi Arabia 		1995
Flag of Saudi Arabia 		1997
Flag of Saudi Arabia 		1999
Flag of Mexico 		2001
Flag of South Korea
Flag of Japan 		2003
Flag of France 		2005
Flag of Germany 		2009
Flag of South Africa 		2013
Flag of Brazil 		2017
Flag of Russia 		2021
Flag of Qatar 		Total
Flag of Australia Australia × × 2nd • 3rd • GS 3
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand • • • GS • GS • GS • 3
Flag of French Polynesia Tahiti • • • • • • • • GS 1
Total 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

See also

External links

Confederations
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