The Road To Brazil 2014 via Wellington feat. Mexico

The sellout was also in the football capital of the country. Auckland isn't as good at going to games. 

Or to have the first leg : )

So long as the away result was not a 3 - 0 score line or even maybe a 2 - 0 i'd think we get them through the door.

People saw the buzz on tv and lived the excitement of it all. Who there (went to Welly) would want to miss out on feeling that euphora again??

First round highlights of Solomon V Tahiti

 Finished 4-0 to New Caledonia. Pretty much rules Tahiti out.

http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/Competitions/ScheduleandResults/tabid/1015/Competition/b83f5303-0774-4ca8-b1cb-d978ddeb1704/CompTitle/Stage%203%20Qualifiers/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Haven't been following things hugely, but has there been any hint of where 22 March game against New Caledonia will be played?  I assume that FFA said no to the request to reschedule the 23 March Nix vs W@nky Jests (with twunty Thiago) as well.

If so then possibly would mean Wgtn hosting both matches??????

 Friday night match so hopefully wherever it is the crowds are big

Herald reporting that the Tahiti game could be moved to Wednesday.  Better fucking not.

Edit - Tahiti, not New Cale.

Isn't there a game in the Islands scheduled for Tuesday?

12/10/12 20:00 Tahiti Nui New Zealand Stade Pater 12/10/12 15:00 Solomon Islands New Caledonia Lawson Tama 16/10/12 19:35 New Zealand Tahiti Nui AMI Stadium 16/10/12 19:30 New Caledonia Solomon Islands Stade Numa Daly

Aparently its a yarn.  Trying to get an official response.

NZ Football tweeted saying it isn't true.

New Zealand Football Statement: Clarification of October 16 All Whites fixture

Contrary to a report in the New Zealand Herald this morning, New Zealand Football is not seeking to move the date of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Tahiti in Christchurch that is scheduled for Tuesday 16 October in Christchurch.While there are only three days between the match day 3 fixture against Tahiti in Papeete on Friday October 12 (Saturday Oct 13 NZT) and the Christchurch match, these dates for World Cup qualifiers are mandated by FIFA and are locked in.The match in Christchurch will take place at 7.35pm on Tuesday October 16 as originally announced.

Well I enjoyed Tuesday night so much, I'm all booked in for Christchurch now.

$98 return on Air NZ

Snap.  Just booked flights. $98 return. 

Now for match tickets.  I assume there is white noise zone, and we'll be within coo-ey.

Ryan Nelsen to score!

looks like Dunners is off the list for the 3rd game

http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/football/226511/football-all-whites-unlikely-play-dunedin

So what then? Back to Auckland for another blunder?

Welly, 'tron or New Plymouth although i thought I read NP was out.

Pretty sure they originally stated that Wellington would get the inter-continental play-off, but none of these games.

Considering the players need to get a flight to Brisbane to make their way to Honiara, this probably isn't surprising. Same reason would rule New Plymouth out.

Why not Hamilton? We put it on for the Nix game here a couple of years ago and have had nothing since. Certainly deserve it more than Auckland. 

 Hamilton a good chance I would have thought.

 Martin Devlins thoughts

Is there a thread with All Whites chants?

I heard a rumor the 3rd game could be in Whangarei.

For purposes other than football this would NOT bother me.

YF believability factor - 1/10

i suspect that they are waiting for the super rugby draw to be done to see which stadiums will be in use when.

Convienently the Hurricanes have a bye the weekend of 22 March.

The Phoenix are playing in Wellington on 23 March so you think common sense might prevail and the game will be in Wellington.

The Chiefs v Highlanders game is listed as venue TBC.

3RD time lucky...

Does Ricki pick a new squad for the next stage of the Oceania Qualifiers, or is the squad he named for hte first two games it??

Just thinking that Fenton could be a real bolter and make it in based on how much Ricki has been talking him up lately in the news and also on the match reports by those at pre season games.

Personally I think the future for mid-week qualifiers is to take them to non-standard venues.  Hamilton, New Plymouth, Dunedin etc. My gut feeling is that you're far more likely to get a big crowd mid-week in one of those centres than elsewhere as you're more likely to attract a casual fan to places that don't get a lot of international sport, or top level football.  It clearly doesn't work at Nth Harbour in AKL, Wellington hasn't been that great either.

I don't like at all the idea that all games should be in Wellington.  Everyone in the country should get an opportunity to see the All Whites play, plus if they're going to charge $30 + people are far more likely to pay that if they know they're only watching one game a year.