1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – OFC play-off)
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The 1990 FIFA World Cup
CONMEBOL
– OFC
qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament
, Israel
, and the third-best team from the South American qualifying tournament
, Colombia
. The games were played on October 15 and 29 of 1989 in Barranquilla
and Ramat Gan respectively. Israel was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1970
and Colombia 1962
.
Final standing
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Team
4
1
3
0
5
4
1
5
4
1
2
1
6
5
1
4
4
1
1
2
5
7
−2
3
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
– OFC
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...
qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
The 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification for the Oceania Football Confederation 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...
, 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...
, and the third-best team from the South American qualifying tournament
1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American 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.-Format:Teams were...
, Colombia
Colombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
. The games were played on October 15 and 29 of 1989 in Barranquilla
Barranquilla
Barranquilla is an industrial port city and municipality located in northern Colombia, near the Caribbean Sea. The capital of the Atlántico Department, it is the largest industrial city and port in the Colombian Caribbean region with a population of 1,148,506 as of 2005, which makes it Colombia's...
and Ramat Gan respectively. Israel was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1970
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
and Colombia 1962
1962 FIFA World Cup
The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...
.
Background
| Colombia | Round | Israel | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Team | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |