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Out of those fourteen, eleven are full members of the OFC.
Vanuatu qualified automatically as hosts (ranked 190th in the world).
The remaining thirteen teams were separated into pots for the draw, depending on their world ranking.
Pot 1 had the top four ranked teams entering qualifying. Pots 2 and 3 both had three ranked teams each, and Pot 4 had the three unranked teams, who are not full members of the OFC or FIFA.
The world ranking (June 2014) of each team is shown in brackets.
The teams are split into four groups (one of four teams and three of three).
Each team will play the others twice (home and away).
The first place team from each group qualifies for the tournament, joining Vanuatu.
The second placed team of each group will enter a play-off round with one of the other second placed teams. The winners of the play-offs then also qualify for the tournament.
†= Kiribati will play their home games in Aiwo in the nearby country of Nauru, as their own stadium in Bairiki has a sand surface pitch, unsuitable for football. The stadium in Aiwo has a hard dirt surface, which is acceptable.
The tournament will be a straight knock-out tournament.
The hosts (Vanuatu) are given a bye to the semi-finals, so the other six qualifiers must compete in round one. The three winners from round one will then join the hosts in the semi-finals.
The draw for the first round featured three pots of two teams each. Match 1 in round one would feature one team from pots 2 and 3. Match 2 would feature one team from pots 1 and 3, and match 3 would feature one team from pots 1 and 2.
The winner of match 1 will face Vanuatu in the semi-finals. The winners of matches 2 and 3 will also face each other at the next stage. The two semi-final winners then meet in the final, and the semi-final losers play-off for 3rd and 4th place.
At least fourteen teams will enter qualification, eleven of which are full members of the OFC, and three of which are associate-members.
It is also being considered whether other nations in Oceania should be allowed into qualifying, even if they are not associated to the OFC or FIFA in any way.
Unlike 2014 Qualifying, the teams will not be split into pots based solely on world rankings. Instead, the teams will be split according to a score which is made up through a formula using a combination of both world ranking and performance at the previous tournament.
This new system will not include the trams who are not full members of the OFC. They will still be placed in the bottom pot (Pot 4).
The defending champions (TBD, 2014) will automatically be put into the top pot (Pot 1) as top seed going into qualification.
Unlike the 2014 tournament, the 2015 one will not be a straight knock-out tournament from round one, instead it will feature a round-robin group stage in round one. The hosts (New Zealand) will still be given a bye through to round 2.
The other six qualifiers will be split into two groups, depending on their world ranking, and each team will play the others in its group once.
The two group winners will advance to the semi-finals (round 2) to join the hosts. The two group runners-up will enter a play-off to win the right to also reach the semi-finals.
This format means that more matches will be played, allowing for more stadiums to be used, showcasing more of the host country.