OFC resumes its quaifiers towards Russia

When qualifiers for Russia 2018 began on 12 March 2015 only one continent so far joined the campaign with the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers for UAE 2019 - Asia. From Saturday, 28 May, another joint campaign will be with the Oceania region - the official start for the OFC Nations Cup. This will cover all the games which will last until 11 June. The Nations Cup winner will gain birth to the 2017 Confederation Cup in Russia. As for the World Cup qualifying is concerned this will be the second round for Oceania.
This tournament will be played completely in Papua New Guinea. There are two groups with four teams each as the group winners will qualify for semi finals which will be played on 08 June while the final will be on 11 June.

- Saturday, 28 May at 08.00 CET: New Zealand - Fiji => Group B.
- Saturday, 28 May at 11.00 CET: Vanuatu - Solomon Islands => Group B.

- Sunday, 29 May at 08.00 CET: Papua New Guinea - New Caledonia => Group A.
- Sunday, 29 May at 11.00 CET: Tahiti - Samoa => Group A.