- Marco Rojas - 42', 72'
Marco Rojas nets brace as New Zealand beat New Caledonia
Marco Rojas scored twice as New Zealand beat New Caledonia 2-0 Saturday in an Oceania World Cup qualifying match.
Rojas put New Zealand ahead 1-0 with a 42nd-minute strike that was only partially stopped by New Caledonia goalkeeper Thomas Schmidt. He made the game safe in the 72nd minute when Chris Wood back-heeled Monty Patterson's cross to Rojas, who finished well.
New Zealand have been drawn with New Caledonia and Fiji in Group A in the third stage of qualifying in the Oceania region. Tahiti, drawn with Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands in Group B, opened their campaign with a 1-0 win over the Solomons on Friday.
The group winners play each other in a two-leg playoff in August 2017. The winner then advances to an inter-confederation playoff against the fifth-placed team in South America.
Game Information
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - OFC Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
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