1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

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1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
1986
1994

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

Five teams entered the competition: OFC members Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, and non-OFC members Israel and Chinese Taipei. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 24) in the final tournament.

Format[]

There were two rounds of play. In the first round Israel received a bye and advanced to the second round directly. The remaining four teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis, with the aggregate winners advancing to the second round.

In the second round, the three remaining teams played against each other in a group on a home-and-away basis. The group winner advanced to the play-off against the CONMEBOL group winner with the weakest record.

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chinese Taipei  1–8  New Zealand 0–4 1–4
Fiji  2–5  Australia 1–0 1–5

Second round[]

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
Source:[citation needed]
(A) Group winner: advanced to CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Inter-confederation play-offs[]

The winning team of the OFC qualification tournament played the CONMEBOL group winner with the weakest record in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Colombia  1–0  Israel 1–0 0–0

Goalscorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

External links[]

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