1 ▁and ▁O ce ania   2 ). ▁The ▁third - rank ed ▁team ▁( O ce ania   3 ) ▁had ▁two ▁further ▁ch ances ▁to ▁qual ify , ▁via ▁the ▁Europe / O ce ania ▁play - off ▁or ▁through ▁the ▁repe ch age . ▁F iji ▁and ▁T ong a ▁qualified ▁directly ▁while ▁Sam oa ▁advanced ▁to ▁a ▁play off ▁against ▁Germany . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁the ▁top ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁O ce ania ▁Cup ▁( O ce ania ▁ 4 ) ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Asia / O ce ania ▁play off ▁for ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁repe ch age . ▁T ah iti ▁defeated ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁O ce ania ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁but ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁from ▁progress ing ▁due ▁to ▁field ing ▁in el ig ible ▁players ▁so ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁play off ▁against ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁instead . ▁▁▁ ▁Notes : ▁* ▁Th ailand ▁replaced ▁Kaz akh stan ▁following ▁their ▁withdraw al ▁before ▁playing ▁any ▁games . ▁ ▁† ▁Min us ▁one ▁additional ▁team , ▁Turkey , ▁who ▁with d rew ▁prior ▁to ▁playing ▁any ▁games . ▁▁ ‡ ▁Rep la cing ▁Roman ia , ▁who ▁had ▁points ▁dedu cted ▁for ▁field ing ▁an ▁in el ig ible ▁player . ▁ ▁§ ▁Rep la cing ▁Spain , ▁who ▁had ▁points ▁dedu cted ▁for ▁field ing ▁in el ig ible ▁players . ▁▁ ‖ ▁The ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁stage ▁of ▁qual ifying ▁after ▁T