The 2014 FIFA World Cup

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– OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament,

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, and the fourth-placed team from the North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying tournament,

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. It was the second consecutive

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play-off that New Zealand has played in; New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate over

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in its previous play-off. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 30 July 2011 during the FIFA at the World Cup Preliminary Draw. The games were played on 13 November in

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and 20 November 2013 in

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. In the first leg at

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, Mexico easily defeated New Zealand 5–1. The Mexican side achieved another win over New Zealand in the second leg at

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with a score of 4–2. As a result, Mexico won 9–3 on aggregate to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil.

Venues

Match details

First leg

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Second leg

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Television broadcast

* Mexico -

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, Canal 5, TDN * New Zealand - Sky Sport * United Kingdom & Ireland -

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* United States -

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(English),

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(Spanish)

References

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