# 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off)

The 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF–OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, New Zealand, and the fourth-placed team from the North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying tournament, Mexico.
It was the second consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off that New Zealand has played in; New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate over Bahrain in its previous play-off. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 30 July 2011 during the FIFA at the World Cup Preliminary Draw.
The games were played on 13 November in Mexico City and 20 November 2013 in Wellington. In the first leg at Estadio Azteca, Mexico easily defeated New Zealand 5–1. The Mexican side achieved another win over New Zealand in the second leg at Westpac Stadium with a score of 4–2. As a result, Mexico won 9–3 on aggregate to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil.

## Match details
### First leg

| Mexico | New Zealand |
| GK | 23 | Moisés Muñoz |
| DF | 22 | Paul Aguilar |
| DF | 6 | Juan Carlos Valenzuela |
| DF | 2 | Francisco Rodríguez |
| DF | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) |
| DF | 7 | Miguel Layún |
| MF | 18 | Carlos Peña | 64' |
| MF | 8 | Juan Carlos Medina |
| MF | 20 | Luis Montes | 60' |
| FW | 19 | Oribe Peralta | 82' |
| FW | 11 | Raúl Jiménez |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Sinha | 60' |
| MF | 17 | Alonso Escoboza | 64' |
| MF | 5 | Jesús Molina | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Miguel Herrera ||
| GK | 1 | Glen Moss |
| DF | 7 | Leo Bertos | 76' |
| DF | 15 | Ivan Vicelich | 58' |
| DF | 22 | Andrew Durante | 72' |
| DF | 5 | Tommy Smith (c) |
| MF | 3 | Tony Lochhead |
| MF | 8 | Michael McGlinchey |
| MF | 16 | Jeremy Brockie | | 60' |
| MF | 21 | Jeremy Christie | | 54' |
| FW | 20 | Chris Wood | 16' | 67' |
| FW | 17 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Chris James | 89' | 54' |
| MF | 11 | Marco Rojas | | 60' |
| FW | 10 | Rory Fallon | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricki Herbert ||
* Assistant referees:
* Gábor Erös (Hungary)
* György Ring (Hungary)
* Fourth official:
* István Vad (Hungary)

### Second leg

| New Zealand | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Glen Moss |
| DF | 5 | Tommy Smith (c) |
| DF | 6 | Bill Tuiloma | | 50' |
| DF | 22 | Andrew Durante |
| DF | 14 | Storm Roux |
| MF | 13 | Chris James | 88' |
| MF | 11 | Marco Rojas | | 72' |
| MF | 8 | Michael McGlinchey |
| MF | 17 | Kosta Barbarouses | 34' |
| FW | 16 | Jeremy Brockie |
| FW | 9 | Shane Smeltz | 21' | 53' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 15 | Louis Fenton | | 50' |
| FW | 10 | Rory Fallon | | 53' |
| MF | 18 | Craig Henderson | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricki Herbert ||
| GK | 23 | Moisés Muñoz | 38' |
| DF | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) |
| DF | 6 | Juan Carlos Valenzuela |
| DF | 2 | Francisco Rodríguez |
| DF | 22 | Paul Aguilar |
| MF | 7 | Miguel Layún |
| MF | 18 | Carlos Peña |
| MF | 20 | Luis Montes | 3' | 58' |
| MF | 8 | Juan Carlos Medina | 90+3' |
| FW | 11 | Raúl Jiménez | | 68' |
| FW | 19 | Oribe Peralta | | 76' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Alonso Escoboza | | 58' |
| FW | 9 | Aldo de Nigris | | 68' |
| MF | 10 | Sinha | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Miguel Herrera ||
* Assistant referees:
* Mark Borsch (Germany)
* Stefan Lupp (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* Marco Fritz (Germany)

## Television broadcast

* Mexico - Azteca 7, Canal 5, TDN
* New Zealand - Sky Sport
* United Kingdom & Ireland - Premier Sports
* United States - ESPN (English), UniMás/Univision Deportes (Spanish)