# 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)

The 2018 FIFA World Cup OFC–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winning team of the OFC Third round, New Zealand, and the fifth-placed team from the CONMEBOL qualifying tournament, Peru.
The matches were played on 11 and 15 November 2017. Peru emerged victorious and qualified for the finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

## Overview

The play-off marked the third consecutive intercontinental play-off participation for New Zealand after previously losing to Mexico in 2013 and defeating Bahrain in 2009.
This was Peru's first participation in the inter-confederation play-offs. They previously qualified for the World Cup in 1982.
The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held by FIFA on 25 July 2015 in the World Cup Preliminary Draw.

## First leg

| New Zealand | Peru |
| GK | 1 | Stefan Marinovic |
| CB | 5 | Michael Boxall | 75' |
| CB | 2 | Winston Reid (c) |
| CB | 20 | Tommy Smith | | 67' |
| RWB | 8 | Michael McGlinchey | 68' |
| LWB | 3 | Deklan Wynne |
| RM | 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| CM | 15 | Clayton Lewis | | 74' |
| CM | 14 | Ryan Thomas |
| LM | 18 | Kip Colvey |
| CF | 11 | Marco Rojas | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 22 | Andrew Durante | | 67' |
| FW | 9 | Chris Wood | | 74' |
| DF | 6 | Bill Tuiloma | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Anthony Hudson ||
| GK | 1 | Pedro Gallese |
| RB | 3 | Aldo Corzo |
| CB | 15 | Christian Ramos |
| CB | 2 | Alberto Rodríguez (c) |
| LB | 6 | Miguel Trauco |
| DM | 13 | Renato Tapia |
| RM | 18 | André Carrillo | | 77' |
| LM | 19 | Yoshimar Yotún | 24' | 88' |
| AM | 8 | Christian Cueva | | 90+1' |
| CF | 10 | Jefferson Farfán |
| CF | 20 | Edison Flores |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Paolo Hurtado | | 77' |
| MF | 23 | Pedro Aquino | | 88' |
| MF | 14 | Andy Polo | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo Gareca ||
* Assistant referees:
* Joe Fletcher (Canada)
* Frank Anderson (United States)
* Fourth official:
* Jair Marrufo (United States)

## Second leg

| Peru | New Zealand |
| GK | 1 | Pedro Gallese | 80' |
| RB | 17 | Luis Advíncula |
| CB | 15 | Christian Ramos | 75' |
| CB | 2 | Alberto Rodríguez (c) |
| LB | 6 | Miguel Trauco |
| DM | 13 | Renato Tapia |
| RM | 14 | Andy Polo | | 74' |
| LM | 20 | Edison Flores | 21' |
| AM | 8 | Christian Cueva | | 86' |
| CF | 10 | Jefferson Farfán |
| CF | 11 | Raúl Ruidíaz | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 19 | Yoshimar Yotún | | 65' |
| FW | 18 | André Carrillo | | 74' |
| DF | 4 | Adrián Zela | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Ricardo Gareca ||
| GK | 1 | Stefan Marinovic |
| RB | 5 | Michael Boxall |
| CB | 2 | Winston Reid (c) |
| CB | 6 | Bill Tuiloma | | 46' |
| LB | 22 | Andrew Durante | | 77' |
| RM | 8 | Michael McGlinchey |
| CM | 15 | Clayton Lewis | | 58' |
| CM | 14 | Ryan Thomas | 19' |
| LM | 3 | Deklan Wynne |
| CF | 7 | Kosta Barbarouses |
| CF | 18 | Kip Colvey |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Chris Wood | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Marco Rojas | | 58' |
| FW | 17 | Jeremy Brockie | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Anthony Hudson ||
* Assistant referees:
* Nicolas Danos (France)
* Cyril Gringore (France)
* Fourth official:
* Benoît Bastien (France)