<p>New Zealand coach Danny Hay has criticised FIFA for scheduling part of Oceania's World Cup qualifying tournament outside the international window, saying it would not happen to any other region.</p>.<p>The nine-team tournament will be staged in Qatar from March 14-30 to decide which team advances to a playoff against the fourth-placed side from CONCACAF, which features nations from North and Central America, and the Caribbean.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/doha-in-race-to-fix-its-drainage-before-fifa-world-cup-2022-1052677.html" target="_blank">Doha in race to fix its drainage before FIFA World Cup 2022</a></strong></p>.<p>World governing body FIFA have given the Oceania nations a one-day extension to the March 21-29 international window but they will have to haggle with clubs to release players during the first week of the tournament.</p>.<p>New Zealand is disproportionately impacted by the scheduling given it has more players at professional clubs than their Pacific rivals.</p>.<p>"This would happen nowhere else in the world," Hay told New Zealand media.</p>.<p>"I’m here in Denmark at the moment and trying to explain how this has transpired, nobody can get their head around it.</p>.<p>"I spoke with the Danish Football Federation today, and they were just bamboozled.</p>.<p>"Imagine saying to the Danish national team that you've got World Cup qualifying, but you can't pick your best players?</p>.<p>"For me and our players, it's highly disappointing."</p>.<p>New Zealand were the last Oceania team to qualify for the World Cup when they made the 2010 finals in South Africa.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/qatar-world-cup-unfairly-treated-on-human-rights-ceo-1052978.html" target="_blank">Qatar World Cup 'unfairly treated' on human rights: CEO</a></strong></p>.<p>They have been drawn in Group B of the Oceania tournament against New Caledonia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.</p>.<p>"Every single player that I've called up to date is a professional player, they're operating in professional environments, but clubs aren't going to be willing to hand over their players in the middle of the season," said Hay.</p>.<p>"It's a tough one to swallow, that we are not going to have the opportunity to bring our best players together to give us the best opportunity to qualify."</p>
<p>New Zealand coach Danny Hay has criticised FIFA for scheduling part of Oceania's World Cup qualifying tournament outside the international window, saying it would not happen to any other region.</p>.<p>The nine-team tournament will be staged in Qatar from March 14-30 to decide which team advances to a playoff against the fourth-placed side from CONCACAF, which features nations from North and Central America, and the Caribbean.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/doha-in-race-to-fix-its-drainage-before-fifa-world-cup-2022-1052677.html" target="_blank">Doha in race to fix its drainage before FIFA World Cup 2022</a></strong></p>.<p>World governing body FIFA have given the Oceania nations a one-day extension to the March 21-29 international window but they will have to haggle with clubs to release players during the first week of the tournament.</p>.<p>New Zealand is disproportionately impacted by the scheduling given it has more players at professional clubs than their Pacific rivals.</p>.<p>"This would happen nowhere else in the world," Hay told New Zealand media.</p>.<p>"I’m here in Denmark at the moment and trying to explain how this has transpired, nobody can get their head around it.</p>.<p>"I spoke with the Danish Football Federation today, and they were just bamboozled.</p>.<p>"Imagine saying to the Danish national team that you've got World Cup qualifying, but you can't pick your best players?</p>.<p>"For me and our players, it's highly disappointing."</p>.<p>New Zealand were the last Oceania team to qualify for the World Cup when they made the 2010 finals in South Africa.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/qatar-world-cup-unfairly-treated-on-human-rights-ceo-1052978.html" target="_blank">Qatar World Cup 'unfairly treated' on human rights: CEO</a></strong></p>.<p>They have been drawn in Group B of the Oceania tournament against New Caledonia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.</p>.<p>"Every single player that I've called up to date is a professional player, they're operating in professional environments, but clubs aren't going to be willing to hand over their players in the middle of the season," said Hay.</p>.<p>"It's a tough one to swallow, that we are not going to have the opportunity to bring our best players together to give us the best opportunity to qualify."</p>