1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

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1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Tournament details
Dates3 September – 4 December 1985
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored51 (3.64 per match)
Attendance270,523 (19,323 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Kosmina
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Mitchell
Flag of Israel.svg Zahi Armeli (5 Goals)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

Contents

Four teams entered the competition. Two OFC members competed: Australia and New Zealand. They were joined by two non-OFC members, Israel and Chinese Taipei. Israel competed in the OFC tournament as they had been excluded from AFC competition since 1974, and Chinese Taipei were unable to compete in the AFC competition due to political conflict with China.

The competition had a group format, with each team playing each of the others twice between September and November 1985. The winner of the tournament was Australia, who qualified for the UEFA–OFC play-off against Scotland for a finals position. Australia lost, meaning that there were no OFC teams at the finals in Mexico.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of Israel.svgFlag of New Zealand.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6420202+1810Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs —1–12–08–0
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6312176+1171–2—3–05–0
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6312137+670–03–1—5–0
4Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 6006136−3500–70–61–5—
Source: RSSSF

Matches

Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–6Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Ramat Gan Stadium , Ramat Gan, Israel [1]
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mircea Salomir (Romania)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg5–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Cohen Soccerball shade.svg7' [2]
Armeli Soccerball shade.svg18'
Ohana Soccerball shade.svg56', 72', 79'
Ramat Gan Stadium , Ramat Gan, Israel
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ioan Igna (Romania)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 14,286
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg1–5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Sing-an Soccerball shade.svg41'
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland, New Zealand [1]
Attendance: 5,152
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Armeli Soccerball shade.svg65' Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg46'
Kosmina Soccerball shade.svg50'
Ramat Gan Stadium , Ramat Gan, Israel
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luigi Agnolin (Italy)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg5–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Boath Soccerball shade.svg19'
Turner Soccerball shade.svg32', 76'
Walker Soccerball shade.svg57', 65' (pen.)
Queen Elizabeth II Park , Christchurch, New Zealand
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Don Campbell (Australia)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Ratcliffe Soccerball shade.svg32' Cohen Soccerball shade.svg47'
Olympic Park , Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Dunn Soccerball shade.svg2', 89' (pen.)
Chiang Soccerball shade.svg13' (o.g.)
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg57', 59', 87'
Arnold Soccerball shade.svg68'
Hindmarsh Stadium , Adelaide, Australia [1]
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: John Cameron (New Zealand
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Rufer Soccerball shade.svg3'
Dunford Soccerball shade.svg30'
Walker Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Armeli Soccerball shade.svg23'
Mount Smart Stadium , Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 10,600
Referee: Egbert Mulder (Netherlands)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8–0Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei
Odžakov Soccerball shade.svg41', 56', 69'
Crino Soccerball shade.svg52'
Kosmina Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.), 72', 88'
Gray Soccerball shade.svg89'
St George Stadium , Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 2,694
Referee: Bill Munro (New Zealand)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Kosmina Soccerball shade.svg12'
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg48'
Sydney Sports Ground , Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 21,910
Referee: Gerard Guerds (Netherlands)
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Cohen Soccerball shade.svg67'
Selecter Soccerball shade.svg75'
Armeli Soccerball shade.svg85'
Ramat Gan Stadium , Ramat Gan, Israel
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)

Inter-confederation play-offs

The winning team of the OFC qualification tournament played the UEFA Group 7 runners-up in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–0 0–0

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. 1 2 3 All home matches of Chinese Taipei were played away instead.
  2. ↑ Goal also listed as an own goal.
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