Oceania winners to face South American side in playoff


Serbian soccer player Predrag Rajkovic, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke and former Russian soccer player Alexey Smertin (L-R) present the overview of the Oceania zone draw during the preliminary draw for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia July 25, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer

ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) - The winners of the Oceania World Cup qualifying group will have to play the fifth-placed South American side to reach the finals in Russia following the draw for the intercontinental playoffs made on Saturday.

In the other playoff tie, the team which finishes fourth in the CONCACAF competition will face the fifth-placed team from Asia. Both ties will be played over two legs.

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