The All Whites will play Oceania qualifying games for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup in five matchdays set for September, October and November next year.
Qualifying games for the Oceania nations will be staged in Samoa, New Zealand, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.
Details are included in a competitions calendar released by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) for 19 regional events to be staged in 2024.
Main photo: Supporters get behind the All Whites at Wellington’s Westpac Stadium during the World Cup qualifier against Peru. Photo: Shane Wenzlick / Phototek.
Dates for the Oceania FIFA World Cup qualifiers:
- September 2-10, 2024, the first two rounds of games staged in Samoa.
- October 7-15, 2024, one round of games split between New Zealand and Vanuatu.
- November 11-19, 2024, the final two rounds of games split between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Women’s Olympic qualifiers to start the year’s tournaments
The Women’s Olympic Football Tournament — Oceania Qualifier, is the first competition of the year and will be held in Samoa in February, with the winner qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
READ MORE: Details released for New Zealand’s games at OFC Women’s Olympic qualifiers >>>>
Tonga returns as an OFC competition host for the first time since 2017, with three tournaments taking place in the Kingdom.
Futsal is again a prominent fixture on the calendar with the inaugural OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup being hosted in the Solomon Islands and the OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League returning for the first time since 2019, hosted by New Caledonia.
The second edition of the OFC Women’s Champions League will be held in the Solomon Islands in March, with the OFC Men’s Champions League tournament being played in Tahiti in May.
READ MORE: Auckland United to represent New Zealand at OFC Women’s Champions League >>>>
READ MORE: Tahiti tournament next prize for Wellington Olympic or Auckland City >>>>
Following the success of hosting the OFC Men’s Champions League for the first time in 2023, Vanuatu will host the prestigious OFC Men’s Nations Cup in June.
Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup — jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico and the USA — also begins, with FIFA to conduct the draw in July.
OFC 2024 competition calendar
Women’s Olympic Football Tournament — Oceania Qualifier
Samoa, February 7-19, 2024
OFC Men’s Champions League — National Play-off
February 8-March 16, 2024
READ MORE: Tahiti tournament next prize for Wellington Olympic or Auckland City >>>>
OFC Men’s Champions League — Qualifying
Tonga, February 17-23, 2024
OFC Women’s Champions League
Solomon Islands, March 10-23, 2024
READ MORE: Auckland United to represent New Zealand at OFC Women’s Champions League >>>>
OFC Men’s Nations Cup — Qualifying
Tonga, March 20-26, 2024
OFC U-19 Men’s Championship — Qualifying
Vanuatu, April 9-15, 2024
OFC U-16 Men’s Championship — Qualifying
Tonga, April 13-19, 2024
OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League
New Caledonia, April 23-28, 2024
OFC Men’s Champions League
Tahiti, May 11-24, 2024
OFC U-16 Women’s Championship — Qualifying
New Zealand (OFC Home of Football), June 14-20, 2024
OFC Men’s Nations Cup
Vanuatu, June 15-30, 2024
OFC U-19 Men’s Championship
Samoa, July 7-20, 2024
OFC U-16 Men’s Championship
Tahiti, July 28-August 10
OFC Futsal Women’s Nations Cup
Solomon Islands, August 18-24, 2024
FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Match days 1 & 2
Samoa, September 2-10, 2024
OFC U-16 Women’s Championship
Fiji, September 8-21, 2024
FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchday 3
New Zealand & Vanuatu, October 7-15, 2024
OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup
Solomon Islands, October 20-26, 2024
FIFA World Cup 2026 — Oceania Qualifiers Matchdays 4 & 5
New Zealand & Papua New Guinea, November 11-19, 2024
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