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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.
Teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The 2 group winners with the best record qualified directly while the group winner with the worst record advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off. [1]
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 |
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Uruguay qualified with the second-best record among the group winners.
Uruguay ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Sosa ![]() Francescoli ![]() |
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Colombia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off with the worst record among the group winners.
Ecuador ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Brazil qualified with the best record among the group winners.
Chile ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Letellier ![]() Yáñez ![]() Vera ![]() |
The two group winners with the best records qualify directly for the 1990 FIFA World Cup while the group winner with the worst record entered the CONMEBOL–OFC play-offs.
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 10 | Qualification to 1990 FIFA World Cup |
2 | 1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off) |
The winner of this play-off qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Colombia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–0 |
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup 1 |
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![]() | Defending champions | 29 June 1986 | 9 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978 , 1982, 1986 ) |
![]() | Group 1 winners with the second-best record | 24 September 1989 | 8 ( 1930 , 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986) |
![]() | Group 3 winners with the best record | 13 September 1989 | 13 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950 , 1954, 1958 , 1962 , 1966, 1970 , 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986) |
![]() | CONMEBOL-OFC playoff winners | 30 October 1989 | 1 (1962) |