:1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
| year =
| alt =
| caption =
| host countries =
| dates = 11 December 1988 – 30 October 1989
| num_teams = 5
| confederations = 2
| matches = 8
| goals = 32
| attendance = 286201
| top_scorer = {{fbicon|Australia}} Charlie Yankos
{{fbicon|New Zealand}} Darren McClennan
{{fbicon|New Zealand}} Billy Wright
(4 goals each)
| prevseason = 1986
| nextseason = 1994
}}
{{Qualification for championships (OFC)}}
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
=Matches=
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|id = Chinese Taipei v New Zealand
| date = 11 December 1988
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Chinese Taipei}}
| score = 0–4
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|New Zealand}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Wright {{goal|36}}
McClennan {{goal|45}}
Barkley {{goal|57}}
Halligan {{goal|76}}
| stadium = Newtown Park, WellingtonThis match was played in New Zealand instead of in Chinese Taipei.
| attendance = 2,500
| referee = Chris Bambridge (Australia)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = New Zealand v Chinese Taipei
| date = 15 December 1988
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|New Zealand}}
| score = 4–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Chinese Taipei}}
| goals1 = Wright {{goal|12}}
McClennan {{goal|17||42||49}}
| goals2 = Lund {{goal|56|o.g.}}
| stadium = Western Springs Stadium, Auckland
| attendance = 7,500
| referee = Gary Power (Australia)
}}
New Zealand won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
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|id = Fiji v Australia
| date = 26 November 1988
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Fiji}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Australia}}
| goals1 = Madigi {{goal|66}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Prince Charles Park, Nadi
| attendance = 6,000
| referee = Gary Fleet (New Zealand)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id = Australia v Fiji
| date = 3 December 1988
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Australia}}
| score = 5–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Fiji}}
| goals1 = Yankos {{goal|9||69|pen.}}
Spink {{goal|25}}
Arnold {{goal|84}}
Trimboli {{goal|87}}
| goals2 = Dalai {{goal|89}}
| stadium = Macquarie Field, Newcastle
| attendance = 5,220
| referee = Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand)
}}Australia won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
Second round
{{main|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC second round}}
{{:1990 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC second round}}
=Matches=
{{football box collapsible
|id="Israel v New Zealand"
| date = 5 March 1989
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Israel}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|New Zealand}}
| goals1 = Rosenthal {{goal|7}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Ramat Gan Stadium
| location = Ramat Gan, Israel
| attendance = 44,500
| referee = Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id="Australia v New Zealand"
| date = 12 March 1989
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Australia}}
| score = 4–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|New Zealand}}
| goals1 = Crino {{goal|15}}
Arnold {{goal|42||55}}
Yankos {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = Dunford {{goal|70}}
| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium
| location = Sydney, Australia
| attendance = 13,621
| referee = Shizuo Takada (Japan)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id="Israel v Australia"
| date = 19 March 1989
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Israel}}
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Australia}}
| goals1 = Ohana {{goal|67|pen.}}
| goals2 = Yankos {{goal|72}}
| stadium = Ramat Gan Stadium
| location = Ramat Gan, Israel
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = Manfred Neuner (West Germany)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id="New Zealand v Australia"
| date = 2 April 1989
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|New Zealand}}
| score = 2–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Australia}}
| goals1 = Dunford {{goal|19}}
Wright {{goal|80}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Mount Smart Stadium
| location = Auckland, New Zealand
| attendance = 3,340
| referee = Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id="New Zealand v Israel"
| date = 9 April 1989
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|New Zealand}}
| score = 2–2
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Israel}}
| goals1 = Wright {{goal|19}}
Dunford {{goal|35}}
| goals2 = Rosenthal {{goal|16}}
Klinger {{goal|37}}
| stadium = Mount Smart Stadium
| location = Auckland, New Zealand
| attendance = 3,200
| referee = Claude Bouillet (France)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|id="Australia v Israel"
| date = 16 April 1989
| event =
| round =
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Australia}}
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|Israel}}
| goals1 = Trimboli {{goal|88}}
| goals2 = Ohana {{goal|40}}
| stadium = Sydney Football Stadium
| location = Sydney, Australia
| attendance = 40,320
| referee = Carlo Longhi (Italy)
}}
Inter-confederation play-offs
{{main|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.
{{:1990 FIFA World Cup qualification}}
Goalscorers
;4 goals
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- {{flagicon|AUS}} Charlie Yankos
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Darren McClennan
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Billy Wright
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;3 goals
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- {{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Arnold
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Malcolm Dunford
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;2 goals
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- {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Trimboli
- {{flagicon|ISR}} Eli Ohana
- {{flagicon|ISR}} Ronny Rosenthal
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;1 goal
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- {{flagicon|AUS}} Oscar Crino
- {{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Spink
- {{flagicon|FIJ}} Loten Dalai
- {{flagicon|FIJ}} Ravuame Madigi
- {{flagicon|ISR}} Nir Klinger
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Noel Barkley
- {{flagicon|NZL}} Danny Halligan
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;1 own goal
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- {{flagicon|NZL}} Garry Lund (playing against Chinese Taipei)
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1990 Fifa World Cup Qualification (OFC)}}