ements " ▁of ▁the ▁train ings ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁won ▁the ▁OF C ▁Final ▁against ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁The ▁All ▁Wh ites ▁won ▁the ▁home - and - away ▁tie ▁on ▁an ▁aggregate ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 – 3 ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁OF C ▁Qual ifiers ▁and ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Inter - cont inental ▁play - offs ▁qual ifier ▁against ▁the ▁fifth - rank ed ▁nation ▁from ▁South ▁America , ▁Peru ,. ▁This ▁match ▁represented ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁first ▁home ▁match ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁against ▁a ▁" top - 1 0 0 ▁nation " ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years , ▁un pre ced ented ▁for ▁any ▁international ▁team . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Hudson ▁took ▁his ▁team ▁into ▁two - leg ged ▁inter cont inental ▁play off ▁against ▁Peru , ▁world ' s ▁ 1 0 th ▁ranked ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁Russia . ▁After ▁a ▁ 0 – 0 ▁draw ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁Peru ▁beat ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ 2 – 0 ▁in ▁Lima , ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁on ▁aggregate ▁over ▁the ▁two ▁legs . ▁Hudson ▁later ▁announced ▁his ▁res ignation ▁as ▁All ▁Wh ites ▁coach ▁after ▁not ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Cup , ▁despite ▁a ▁desire ▁from ▁N Z ▁Football ▁chief ▁executive ▁Andy ▁Martin ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁stay .