1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

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1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Tournament details
Dates11 December 1988 – 30 October 1989
Teams5 (from 2 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored32 (4 per match)
Attendance286,201 (35,775 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlie Yankos
Flag of New Zealand.svg Darren McClennan
Flag of New Zealand.svg Billy Wright
(4 goals each)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

Contents

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. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg1–8Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0–4 1–4
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg2–5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–0 1–5

Matches

11 December 1988 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg0–4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Newtown Park, Wellington [1]
Wright Soccerball shade.svg36'
McClennan Soccerball shade.svg45'
Barkley Soccerball shade.svg57'
Halligan Soccerball shade.svg76'		Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
15 December 1988 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–1Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei Western Springs Stadium, Auckland
Wright Soccerball shade.svg12'
McClennan Soccerball shade.svg17', 42', 49'		 Lund Soccerball shade.svg56' (o.g.)Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)

New Zealand won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.

26 November 1988 Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg1–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Prince Charles Park, Nadi
Madigi Soccerball shade.svg66'Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand)
3 December 1988 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5–1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Macquarie Field, Newcastle
Yankos Soccerball shade.svg9', 69' (pen.)
Spink Soccerball shade.svg25'
Arnold Soccerball shade.svg84'
Trimboli Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Dalai Soccerball shade.svg89'Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)

Australia won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.

Second round

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Israel.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svgFlag of New Zealand.svg
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 413054+15Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs — 1–1 1–0
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 412165+14 1–1 — 4–1
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 411257−23 2–2 2–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Matches

5 March 1989 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Ramat Gan, Israel
Rosenthal Soccerball shade.svg7'Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
12 March 1989 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Crino Soccerball shade.svg15'
Arnold Soccerball shade.svg42', 55'
Yankos Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Dunford Soccerball shade.svg70'Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 13,621
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
19 March 1989 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg1–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ramat Gan, Israel
Ohana Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.) Yankos Soccerball shade.svg72'Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Manfred Neuner (West Germany)
2 April 1989 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Dunford Soccerball shade.svg19'
Wright Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,340
Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore)
9 April 1989 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Auckland, New Zealand
Wright Soccerball shade.svg19'
Dunford Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Rosenthal Soccerball shade.svg16'
Klinger Soccerball shade.svg37'		Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Claude Bouillet (France)
16 April 1989 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Sydney, Australia
Trimboli Soccerball shade.svg88' Ohana Soccerball shade.svg40'Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 40,320
Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)

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. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1–0 0–0

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

References

  1. ↑ This match was played in New Zealand instead of in Chinese Taipei.
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