Photo: Leon LordThe Oceania football champions will have to win a one-off intercontinental playoff next June to book a spot at next year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar. FIFA confirmed the two-legged home-and-away format used in previous World Cup cycles would not be used next June. Digicel Fijian football head coach Flemming Serritslev said yesterday that his first worry is to get past the Oceania qualifiers. Those intercontinental playoff games have been dramatic.”“They’ve been some of the greatest sporting moments in New Zealand sporting history, I would say. Serritslev said they view New Zealand as the same way they look at Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.

Source: Stuff November 23, 2021 01:28 UTC