1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round

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This page provides the summaries of the OFC Second Round matches for 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Format[]

In this round Israel who was awarded a bye into the Second Round played Australia and New Zealand who in the First Round.

The winners advanced to the play-off against the CONMEBOL group winners with the weakest record.

Standings[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Israel (A)	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1	5		—	1–1	1–0
Australia	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	4		1–1	—	4–1
New Zealand	4	1	1	2	5	7	−2	3		2–2	2–0	—

Matches[]

Israel  v  New Zealand

5 March 1989	Israel	1–0	New Zealand	showRamat Gan, Israel
	Rosenthal  7'			Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Australia  v  New Zealand

12 March 1989	Australia	4–1	New Zealand	showSydney, Australia
	Crino  15' Arnold  42', 55' Yankos  77'		70' Dunford	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 13,621 Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Israel  v  Australia

19 March 1989	Israel	1–1	Australia	showRamat Gan, Israel
	Ohana  67' (pen.)		72' Yankos	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Manfred Neuner (West Germany)

New Zealand  v  Australia

2 April 1989	New Zealand	2–0	Australia	showAuckland, New Zealand
	Dunford  19' Wright  80'			Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,340 Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore)

New Zealand  v  Israel

9 April 1989	New Zealand	2–2	Israel	showAuckland, New Zealand
	Wright  19' Dunford  35'		16' Rosenthal  37' Klinger	Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Claude Bouillet (France)

Australia  v  Israel

16 April 1989	Australia	1–1	Israel	showSydney, Australia
	Trimboli  88'		40' Ohana	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,320 Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)

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