Solomon Islands

New Zealand crushed Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Doha on Wednesday to seal a World Cup playoff berth.

New Zealand won the Oceania qualifying series for the World Cup when they drew 2-2 with Solomon Islands on Tuesday to complete an 8-3 aggregate win.

New Zealand closed in on a World Cup qualifying playoff spot by beating Solomon Islands 6-1 on Friday in the opening match of their Oceania final.

Solomon Islands are through to the Oceania World Cup qualifying playoff after securing top spot in Group B on Tuesday.

Oceania World Cup qualifying

Solomon Islands beat Tahiti in their World Cup qualifier thanks to a last-gasp goal from James Naka.

Tahiti opened the final stage of Oceania World Cup qualifying with a 1-0 win over Solomon Islands.

Fiji and Solomon Islands booked their places in the third round of Oceania World Cup qualifying -- but only on goal difference ahead of Vanuatu.

New Zealand cruised into the third round of Oceania World Cup qualifying with a 5-0 thrashing of Vanuatu in the OFC Nations Cup.

New Zealand made a winning start to their OFC Nations Cup Group B campaign when they beat Fiji 3-1 in Papua New Guinea.