World Cup 2014 Qualifiers : Samoa beats Cook islands 3-2
APIA, Nov. 22, 2011 (AMP) — Brazil 2014 (Oceania Qualifiers) : Samoa defeated the Cook islands by a score of 3-2 (halftime: 2-1), in a qualifying game for the 2014 FIFA World Cup (First Round) on Tuesday afternoon.
The result put the Samoans top of the group with 3 points. In their next game, Samoa will meet Tonga on November 24, while the Cook islands will face the American Samoa.
Fixtures and Results : First Round
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Overview
Cook islands at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
Samoa at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 5 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
Cook islands
2:3
Samoa
2:3 (1:2)
- 22 November 2011
- 17:30
- Apia
First Round
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Samoa | 3 |
 American Samoa | 3 |
| Cook islands | 0 |
 Tonga | 0 |
Matches
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