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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 Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Confederation of African Football (CAF), CONCACAF (Nort ...
rounds for the Oceanian zone ( OFC). Five teams entered the competition: OFC members
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
,
New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island coun ...
and
Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consis ...
, and non-OFC members
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
and
Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by the ...
. 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 Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
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 The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eithe ...
against the
CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Surina ...
group winner with the weakest record.


First round


Matches

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island coun ...
won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the
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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the
Second round The second (symbol: s) is the unit of time in the International System of Units (SI), historically defined as of a day – this factor derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes and finally to 60 seconds each ...
.


Second round


Matches


Inter-confederation play-offs

The winning team of the OFC qualification tournament played the
CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Surina ...
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.


Goalscorers

;4 goals *
Charlie Yankos Charlie Yankos (born 29 May 1961) is an Australian former footballer who played for the Australian national team 49 times and scored 7 international goals. He captained the national team on 30 occasions between 1986 and 1989. Charlie Yankos s ...
*
Darren McClennan Darren McClennan (born 21 October 1965) is a successful former New Zealand soccer player who frequently represented his country in the 1980s and 1990s. He was not known for his delicate touch but his all-action style built on pace and aggressi ...
* Billy Wright ;3 goals *
Graham Arnold Graham James Arnold (born 3 August 1963) is an Australian soccer manager and former player. Arnold was appointed to work as an assistant coach of the Australian national soccer team in 2000. After head coach Frank Farina was sacked in 2005, Ar ...
*
Malcolm Dunford Malcolm Dunford (born 10 January 1963) is a former successful New Zealand association football player who frequently represented his country in the 1980s and 90s. A centre back, Dunford played with a number of central defenders including Bobby A ...
;2 goals *
Paul Trimboli Paolo "Paul" Vincenzo Trimboli (born 25 February 1969) is a former Australian international football (soccer) player. Trimboli is of Italian ancestry and attended Xavier College, where he was a member of the First XI, and was captained by his ...
* Eli Ohana *
Ronny Rosenthal Ronny Rosenthal ( he, רוני רוזנטל; born 11 October 1963), nicknamed "Rocket Ronny", is an Israeli former footballer who played as a forward. After starting his career in his birth city with Maccabi Haifa, Rosenthal went on to play i ...
;1 goal *
Oscar Crino Oscar Crino (born 9 August 1962) is a former Australian international soccer player who played as a central midfielder. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. Early life Crino was born in 1962 in Buenos Aires, Argentina and ...
*
Warren Spink Warren Spink (born 4 October 1966) is a former soccer player from Australia. He made 38 appearances for the Socceroos scoring 9 goals, and also represented Australia at under-20 and under-23 levels. He played for several Australian club sides, ...
* Loten Dalai * Ravuame Madigi *
Nir Klinger Nir Klinger ( he, ניר קלינגר; born 25 May 1966) is an Israeli football coach and former player. During the 1990s, Klinger served as Captain for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national football team. He was the coach of Maccabi Tel Av ...
*
Noel Barkley Noel Barkley (born 1 March 1961) is a Northern Irish-born former association football player who represented New Zealand national soccer team, New Zealand at international level. Career Barkley began his career in his native Northern Ireland, p ...
*
Danny Halligan Danny Halligan (born 17 February 1965) is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at an international level. Halligan spent 2 years with Brisbane United in the Australian National Soccer League from 1991 to 1993 He m ...
;1 own goal *
Garry Lund Garry Lund is an association football player who represented New Zealand. Lund made his full All Whites debut in a 2–1 win over Fiji on 19 September 1986 and ended his international playing career with 15 A-international caps and 1 goal to ...
(playing against
Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One-China principle stipulated by the ...
)


See also

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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 Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Confederation of African Football (CAF), CONCACAF (Nort ...
*
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off) The 1990 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL–OFC qualification play-off was an association football match played over two-legs between Israel and Colombia. The first leg was played at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, Colombia ...


References


External links

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