1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
OFC Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup

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
Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chinese Taipei  1–8  New Zealand 0–4 1–4
Fiji  2–5  Australia 1–0 1–5

Matches
11 December 1988 Chinese Taipei  0–4  New Zealand Newtown Park, Wellington[1]
36' Wright
45' McClennan
57' Barkley
76' Halligan		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia)
15 December 1988 New Zealand  4–1  Chinese Taipei Western Springs Stadium, Auckland
Wright 12'
McClennan 17', 42', 49'		 56' (o.g.) Lund Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Gary Power (Australia)

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

26 November 1988 Fiji  1–0  Australia Prince Charles Park, Nadi
Madigi 66' Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand)
3 December 1988 Australia  5–1  Fiji Macquarie Field, Newcastle
Yankos 9', 69' (pen.)
Spink 25'
Arnold 84'
Trimboli 87'		 89' Dalai Attendance: 5,220
Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)

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

Second round
Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel (A) 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 5 — 1–1 1–0
 Australia 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4 1–1 — 4–1
 New Zealand 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 3 2–2 2–0 —
Source:
(A) Group winner: advanced to CONMEBOL–OFC play-off

Matches
5 March 1989 Israel  1–0  New Zealand Ramat Gan, Israel
Rosenthal 7' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
12 March 1989 Australia  4–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Crino 15'
Arnold 42', 55'
Yankos 77'		 70' Dunford Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 13,621
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
19 March 1989 Israel  1–1  Australia Ramat Gan, Israel
Ohana 67' (pen.) 72' Yankos Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Manfred Neuner (West Germany)
2 April 1989 New Zealand  2–0  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Dunford 19'
Wright 80'		 Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,340
Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore)
9 April 1989 New Zealand  2–2  Israel Auckland, New Zealand
Wright 19'
Dunford 35'		 16' Rosenthal
37' Klinger		 Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Claude Bouillet (France)
16 April 1989 Australia  1–1  Israel Sydney, Australia
Trimboli 88' 40' Ohana Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 40,320
Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)

Inter-confederation play-offs
Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)

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. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Colombia  1–0  Israel 1–0 0–0

Matches
15 October 1989 First leg Colombia  1–0  Israel Barranquilla
15:30 UTC–5 Usuriaga 73' Report Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
30 October 1989 Second leg Israel  0–0  Colombia Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan
19:00 UTC+2 Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

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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