1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

October 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) 1994 31 July – 17 November 1993 3 3 4 9 ARG Abel BalboAUS Mehmet DurakovicAUS Frank FarinaAUS Aurelio VidmarCAN Lyndon HooperCAN Domenic MobilioCAN Mark Watson(1 goal each) 1990 1998 For the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final qualification spot to the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played between 31 July – 17 November 1993.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/usa1994/matches/preliminaries/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150404024406/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/usa1994/matches/preliminaries/index.html dead 4 April 2015 1994 FIFA World Cup USA - Qualifiers FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 10 October 2017 Format The three teams from the three confederations (CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC) were drawn into two ties. The CONCACAF and OFC teams faced each other first, with the winner advancing to play the CONMEBOL team. The play-offs were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out. Qualified teams Confederation Placement Team Entering first round CONCACAF Final round runners-up CAN OFC Second round winners AUS Entering second round CONMEBOL Group A runners-up ARG Bracket N4 white-space:nowrap 25 140 high no 3 2 yes yes First round Second round CAN 2 1 3 (1) AUS 1 2 3 (4) AUS 1 0 1 ARG 1 1 2 Matches The matches were played between 31 July – 17 November 1993. First round: CONCACAF v OFC 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–OFC play-off) CAN 3–3 1–4 AUS 2–1 1–2 Canada v Australia 31 July 1993 15:30 UTC–6 Canada 2–1 Report Australia Watson 50 Mobilio 57 Dasovic 44 o.g. Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton 27,775 Arturo Carter (Mexico) Australia v Canada 15 August 1993 16:00 UTC+10 Australia 2–1 Yes Report Canada Farina 45 Durakovic 77 Hooper 54 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 25,982 Shin-Ichiro Obata (Japan) Wade A. Vidmar Tobin Farina 4–1 Mitchell Bunbury Sweeney 3–3 on aggregate. Australia won 4–1 on penalties and advanced to the play-off against the CONMEBOL team. Second round: OFC v CONMEBOL 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off) AUS 1–2 ARG 1–1 0–1 Australia v Argentina 31 October 1993 20:10 UTC+11 Australia 1–1 Argentina Vidmar 42 Balbo 37 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 43,967 Sándor Puhl (Hungary) Argentina v Australia 17 November 1993 21:15 UTC–3 Argentina 1–0 Australia Tobin 59 o.g.Other sources attribute this goal as a goal scored by Batistuta of Argentina. Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires 59,768 Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark) Argentina won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Goalscorers 9 4 ARG Abel Balbo AUS Mehmet Durakovic AUS Frank Farina AUS Aurelio Vidmar CAN Lyndon Hooper CAN Domenic Mobilio CAN Mark Watson AUS Alex Tobin (against Argentina) CAN Nick Dasovic (against Australia) References Play-off *