FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Soccer Football - Men - Group B - New Zealand v Honduras - Ibaraki Kashima Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan - July 25, 2021. Chris Wood of New Zealand REUTERS/Henry Romero
(Reuters) - New Zealand striker Chris Wood said a nine-team tournament next year to decide which Oceanian side will reach the intercontinental playoff for a spot at the World Cup finals could affect player welfare due to its tight schedule.
Oceania does not have an automatic place at the World Cup. The winner of the March 14-30 competition in Qatar will face the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF region, which features sides from North and Central America and the Caribbean.
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