<Li> ^ Jump up to: FIFA awarded Peru and Chile 3--0 wins as a result of Bolivia fielding the ineligible player Nelson Cabrera . Originally Bolivia had defeated Peru 2--0 and drawn 0--0 with Chile . Nelson Cabrera had previously represented Paraguay and did not meet eligibility rules . </Li> <P> The qualification structure was as follows: </P> <Ul> <Li> First round: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga played a round - robin tournament at a single country . The winners advanced to the second round . </Li> <Li> Second round (OFC Nations Cup): A total of eight teams (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu, and the first round winner) played the tournament at a single country . For the group stage, they were divided into two groups of four teams . The top three teams of each group advanced to the third round of World Cup qualifying . The top two teams of each group also advanced to the knockout stage (semi-finals and final) to decide the 2016 OFC Nations Cup winners which would play in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup . </Li> <Li> Third round: The six teams which advanced from the second round were divided into two groups of three teams to play home - and - away round - robin matches . The two group winners met in a two - legged match with the winners advancing to the inter-confederation play - offs, playing the fifth - placed CONMEBOL team . </Li> </Ul> <Li> First round: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, and Tonga played a round - robin tournament at a single country . The winners advanced to the second round . </Li>

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