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 .
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 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
Matches
New Zealand won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the [|Second round].----
Australia won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Inter-confederation play-offs
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
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- Oscar Crino
- Warren Spink
- Loten Dalai
- Ravuame Madigi
- Nir Klinger
- Noel Barkley
- Danny Halligan