On March 31, Beijing time, the World Preliminary Round Oceania Final, New Zealand defeated solomon Islands 5-0 and will participate in the intercontinental play-offs, the opponent is the fourth place in the Central and North American region.
Oceania had only 0.5 qualifying spots, with nine teams originally playing in the qualifiers, but Vanuatu and the Cook Islands withdrew. The first stage was the group stage, with the top two of the two groups reaching the semi-finals, with solomon Islands beating Papua New Guinea 3-2 and New Zealand 1-0 with Tahiti.
In the final final, the powerful New Zealand had an absolute advantage, breaking the deadlock in the opening 23rd minute, and then scoring four goals in a row, Tuiloma scored twice, and veteran Chris Wood also scored 1 goal, and finally won the first place in the Oceania qualifiers without suspense, and qualified for the intercontinental play-offs.
New Zealand's opponent is fourth in the Central and North American qualifiers, and the United States, Mexico and Costa Rica are all likely to decide this morning. The two teams will play a single-legged tournament, with the winner advancing to the World Cup on June 13 or 14. The last time the All-Whites played in the World Cup was in 2010.