With Australia out of the picture, since they decided to play in the Asian qualifiers for the next World Cup, Oceania Football Federation decided to switch to home and away qualifiers.

The top five nations in the region, Fiji, New Zealand, Solomon Islands, Tahiti and Vanuatu will be joined by the winner of a preliminary tournament between American Samoa, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga.

Source: Reuters.co.uk