The 2018 FIFA World Cup OFC–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a

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home-and-away tie between the winning team of the OFC Third Round, New Zealand, and the fifth-placed team from the

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, Peru. The matches were played on 11 and 15 November 2017. Peru emerged victorious and qualified for the finals of the

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Overview

The play-off marked the third consecutive intercontinental play-off participation for New Zealand after previously losing to Mexico in

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and defeating Bahrain in

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. This was Peru's first participation in the inter-confederation play-offs. They previously qualified for the World Cup in

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. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held by FIFA on 25 July 2015 at the World Cup Preliminary Draw.

First leg

Second leg

References

External links

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Qualifiers
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