The 2014 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF–OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, New Zealand, and the fourth-placed team from the North and Central American and Caribbean qualifying tournament, Mexico.

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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
(CONCACAF–OFC play-off)

Event	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
Mexico New Zealand 9 3
First leg
Mexico New Zealand 5 1
Date	13 November 2013
Venue	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee	Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Attendance	99,832
Weather	Overcast 10 °C (50 °F)[1]
Second leg
New Zealand Mexico 2 4
Date	20 November 2013
Venue	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Referee	Felix Brych (Germany)
Attendance	35,206
Weather	Partly cloudy 20 °C (68 °F)[2]

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It was the second consecutive FIFA World Cup play-off that New Zealand has played in; New Zealand won 1–0 on aggregate over Bahrain in its previous play-off. The draw for the order in which the two matches would be played was held on 30 July 2011 during the FIFA at the World Cup Preliminary Draw.

The games were played on 13 November in Mexico City and 20 November 2013 in Wellington.^[3] In the first leg at Estadio Azteca, Mexico easily defeated New Zealand 5–1. The Mexican side achieved another win over New Zealand in the second leg at Westpac Stadium with a score of 4–2. As a result, Mexico won 9–3 on aggregate to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil.