You see the gulf in the teams when some Fijian players have had to return home because of work commitments. Obviously their employer(s) don't rate their chances of getting to a World Cup!
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/fiji-reveal-final-23-man-squad-for-fifa-world-cup-26-oceania-qualifiers-semi-final-against-new-zealand/
Fiji coach Rob Sherman has trimmed his wider training squad from 27 to 23 ahead of next week’s FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers semi-final against New Zealand in Wellington.
https://www.oceaniafootball.com/fiji-reveal-final-23-man-squad-for-fifa-world-cup-26-oceania-qualifiers-semi-final-against-new-zealand/
Fiji coach Rob Sherman has trimmed his wider training squad from 27 to 23 ahead of next week’s FIFA World Cup 26™ Oceania Qualifiers semi-final against New Zealand in Wellington.
Nabil Begg, Samuela Kautoga, Shivneel Sharma and Mohammed Shuiab Khan have returned home either due to injury or work related commitments.
The side has travelled this morning from their training camp base for the past 12 days in Auckland to Wellington where they will spend the next nine days fine tuning preparations for the March 21 encounter.
‘We’re playing a fully professional team, and therefore it’s a big step up.” Sherman said.
I won't get started... but for me this just shows how much a joke OFC is.
Just merge it was Asia already. It'd be harder for us to get to a world cup, but we would have really earnt it.