1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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The South American (CONMEBOL) zone of qualification for the 1990 FIFA World Cup saw 9 teams competing for 2 direct places at the finals, with one extra place potentially on offer to the winner of a play-off. CONMEBOL member Argentina qualified automatically as reigning World Cup champions.

Format[]

Teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The 2 group winners with the best record would qualify. The group winner with the worst record would advance to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Draw[]

The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 12 December 1987. During the draw teams were drawn from 3 seeded pots into the 3 qualifying groups.

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C
Brazil  Paraguay  Uruguay	Chile  Colombia  Peru	Bolivia  Ecuador  Venezuela

Group 1[]

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Uruguay 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 6  Bolivia 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 6  Peru 4 0 0 4 2 8 −6 0

BOL – 2–1 2–1  PER 1–2 – 0–2  URU 2–0 2–0 –

Uruguay qualified with the second-best record among the group winners.

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Group 2[]

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Colombia 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5  Paraguay 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 4  Ecuador 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3

COL – 2–0 2–1  ECU 0–0 – 3–1  PAR 2–1 2–1 –

Colombia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off with the worst record among the group winners.

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Group 3[]

Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Brazil 4 3 1 0 13 1 +12 7  Chile 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 5  Venezuela 4 0 0 4 1 18 −17 0

BRA – 2–0 6–0  CHI 1–1 – 5–0  VEN 0–4 1–3 –

Brazil qualified with the best record among the group winners.

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¹The match was abandoned in the 67th minute with Brazil leading 1–0 after Chile walked off the field when a firecracker thrown from the crowd supposedly hit goalkeeper Roberto Rojas in the head, leaving him bloodied and having to be carried from the pitch on a stretcher; a subsequent FIFA investigation found that Rojas's injury was self-inflicted, using a razor blade concealed in his glove. On 13 September, the match was awarded 2–0 to Brazil, and Chile were banned from qualifying for the next World Cup. Rojas was given a lifetime ban from competitive football (lifted in 2001), as was Chile manager Orlando Aravena and team doctor Daniel Rodriguez.

Goalscorers[]

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes[]

External links[]

• South American zone at FIFA.com