1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
for the Oceania Football Confederation
(OFC) saw five teams competing to be the zone's representative in the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Three OFC teams entered the competition: Australia, Fiji
and New Zealand. They were joined by two non-OFC teams, Chinese Taipei
and Israel
, who were assigned to the zone by FIFA.
received a bye and advanced to the final round directly. The remaining four teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round. The three remaining teams would then play against each other in a group on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
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New Zealand won 8–1 on aggregate
Israel advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
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1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 1990 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 24 places at the tournament...
for the Oceania Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
(OFC) saw five teams competing to be the zone's representative in the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Three OFC teams entered the competition: Australia, Fiji
Fiji national football team
The Fiji national football team is the national team of Fiji and is controlled by the Fiji Football Association. Their best finish in the OFC Nations Cup was third in 1998 and 2008.-World Cup record:*1930 to 1978 - Did not enter...
and New Zealand. They were joined by two non-OFC teams, Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team is the official name given by FIFA to the national association football team of the Republic of China ....
and Israel
Israel national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
, who were assigned to the zone by FIFA.
Format
There were two rounds of play. In the first round IsraelIsrael national football team
The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...
received a bye and advanced to the final round directly. The remaining four teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round. The three remaining teams would then play against each other in a group on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
First round
Australia won 5–2 on aggregate----
New Zealand won 8–1 on aggregate
Final round
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
Israel advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
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External links
- Oceania zone at FIFA.com