1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

March 2022 noref (GreenC bot) 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 11 December 1988 – 30 October 1989 5 2 8 32 286201 Australia Charlie YankosNew Zealand Darren McClennanNew Zealand Billy Wright(4 goals each) 1986 1994 Listed below are the dates and results for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). 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 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round Fiji 1–0 Australia (1990 FIFA World Cup qualification) Chinese Taipei 1–8 New Zealand 0–4 1–4 Fiji 2–5 Australia 1–0 1–5 |} Matches Chinese Taipei v New Zealand 11 December 1988 Chinese Taipei 0–4 New Zealand Wright 36 McClennan 45 Barkley 57 Halligan 76 Newtown Park, WellingtonThis match was played in New Zealand instead of in Chinese Taipei. 2,500 Chris Bambridge (Australia) New Zealand v Chinese Taipei 15 December 1988 New Zealand 4–1 Chinese Taipei Wright 12McClennan 17 42 49 Lund 56 o.g. Western Springs Stadium, Auckland 7,500 Gary Power (Australia) New Zealand won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round. Fiji v Australia 26 November 1988 Fiji 1–0 Australia Madigi 66 Prince Charles Park, Nadi 6,000 Gary Fleet (New Zealand) Australia v Fiji 3 December 1988 Australia 5–1 Fiji Yankos 9 69 pen.Spink 25Arnold 84Trimboli 87 Dalai 89 Macquarie Field, Newcastle 5,220 Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)Australia won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round. Second round 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC second round Matches "Israel v New Zealand" 5 March 1989 Israel 1–0 New Zealand Rosenthal 7 Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan, Israel 44,500 Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) "Australia v New Zealand" 12 March 1989 Australia 4–1 New Zealand Crino 15Arnold 42 55Yankos 77 Dunford 70 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, Australia 13,621 Shizuo Takada (Japan) "Israel v Australia" 19 March 1989 Israel 1–1 Australia Ohana 67 pen. Yankos 72 Ramat Gan Stadium Ramat Gan, Israel 45,000 Manfred Neuner (West Germany) "New Zealand v Australia" 2 April 1989 New Zealand 2–0 Australia Dunford 19Wright 80 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 3,340 Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore) "New Zealand v Israel" 9 April 1989 New Zealand 2–2 Israel Wright 19Dunford 35 Rosenthal 16 Klinger 37 Mount Smart Stadium Auckland, New Zealand 3,200 Claude Bouillet (France) "Australia v Israel" 16 April 1989 Australia 1–1 Israel Trimboli 88 Ohana 40 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, Australia 40,320 Carlo Longhi (Italy) Inter-confederation play-offs 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. Goalscorers 4 goals 20em yes AUS Charlie Yankos NZL Darren McClennan NZL Billy Wright 3 goals 20em yes AUS Graham Arnold NZL Malcolm Dunford 2 goals 20em yes AUS Paul Trimboli ISR Eli Ohana ISR Ronny Rosenthal 1 goal 20em yes AUS Oscar Crino AUS Warren Spink FIJ Loten Dalai FIJ Ravuame Madigi ISR Nir Klinger NZL Noel Barkley NZL Danny Halligan 1 own goal 20em yes NZL Garry Lund (playing against Chinese Taipei) See also 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off) References External links OFC 1990 Category:1988 in Oceanian men's international football Category:1989 in Oceanian men's international football