1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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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 | — |
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
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