Eight Oceania nations are ready to battle it out for a direct qualifying spot for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027™, and you can watch all the matches live and free on FIFA+.
After a preliminary round played in November and December, which was won by American Samoa, the group stage will take place on 27 February, 2 March and 5 March. Group A consists of New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Islands and American Samoa. Group B contains Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia.
The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage on 11 and 14 April. The winner of the final will fly to Brazil, while the runner-up will compete in the FIFA Play-off Tournament.
You can watch all the group stage matches live and free on FIFA+, anywhere in the world.
OFC Qualification Round – Group Stage
27 February 2026
New Zealand v Samoa (Group A)
Solomon Islands v American Samoa (Group A)
Papua New Guinea v Vanuatu (Group B)
Fiji v New Caledonia (Group B)
2 March 2026
American Samoa v Samoa (Group A)
New Zealand v Solomon Islands (Group A)
Papua New Guinea v Fiji (Group B)
New Caledonia v Vanuatu (Group B)
5 March 2026
American Samoa v New Zealand (Group A)
Samoa v Solomon Islands (Group A)
Vanuatu v Fiji (Group B)
New Caledonia v Papua New Guinea (Group B)
FIFA Women’s World Cup appearances
6 – New Zealand (1991, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023*)
3 – Australia** (1995, 1999, 2003)
*As hosts
**Australia also qualified in 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 (as hosts), as part of the AFC
