Asian and Caribbean upsets, tight battles in South America and a first-ever win for American Samoa were among the latest qualifying tales as the race for Brazil 2014 heated up.
"We’ve got clarity now. We know what we need to do, who we’re playing and we can start preparing," Ricki Herbert, New Zealand coach.
New Zealand may be warm favourites in Oceania Group B, however, the presence of Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea will make for a fascinating four-way competition.
The draw provided New Zealand with an intriguing challenge against Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, while Group A features Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Tahiti and the Round One winner.
FIFA.com takes a look through the statistics that matter, including records broken and top performers, in our look back at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.
Ricki Herbert has turned his back on lucrative club offers from Europe, Asia and Africa to extend his contract with the Wellington Phoenix until the end of the 2012/13 A-League season.
