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March 18, 2003 Schedule for Oceania World Cup Qualifying Tournament changed The Oceania Football Confederation has revised the schedule following the late withdrawal of both Fiji and Vanuatu. Five nations will now contest this year. Australia, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa. A complete round-robin (no finals) format will be utilized rather than the original two-pool method with semifinals and final, and the winner decided on points, and goal difference if necessary. One team will have the bye on each of the five double-header match days. Favorites Australia and New Zealand are scheduled to play their crucial match against each other on the last day of competition. Belconnen Soccer Centre in Canberra April 5-13, 2003 Revised Match Schedule April 5, 2003 4:30pm Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea 7:00pm Australia vs Samoa New Zealand bye April 7, 2003 4:30pm Australia vs Cook Islands 7:00pm Samoa vs New Zealand Papua New Guinea bye April 9, 2003 4:30pm Cook Islands vs New Zealand 7:00pm Australia vs Papua New Guinea Samoa bye April 11, 2003 4:30pm Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 7:00pm Cook Islands vs Samoa Australia bye April 13, 2003 4:30pm Papua New Guinea vs Samoa 7:00pm Australia vs New Zealand Cook Islands bye