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1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
Qualification for championships (CONMEBOL)
FIFA World Cup

The South American (CONMEBOL) 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

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Teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The 2 group winners with the best record would qualify. The group winner with the worst record would advance to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying groups took place in Zürich, Switzerland on 12 December 1987. During the draw teams were drawn from 3 seeded pots into the 3 qualifying groups.

Pot A Pot B Pot C

 Brazil
 Paraguay
 Uruguay

 Chile
 Colombia
 Peru

 Bolivia
 Ecuador
 Venezuela

Group 1

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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 6
 Bolivia 4 3 0 1 6 5 +1 6
 Peru 4 0 0 4 2 8 −6 0
  Bolivia Peru Uruguay
 BOL – 2–1 2–1
 PER 1–2 – 0–2
 URU 2–0 2–0 –

Uruguay qualified with the second-best record among the group winners.

Bolivia 2–1 Peru
Melgar 45' (pen.)
Ramallo 53'		 del Solar 43'
Attendance: 43,000

Peru 0–2 Uruguay
Sosa 46'
Alzamendi 69'
Attendance: 45,000

Bolivia 2–1 Uruguay
Domínguez 38' (o.g.)
Peña 47'		 Sosa 49'
Attendance: 52,000

Peru 1–2 Bolivia
González 53' Montaño 45'
Sánchez 77'
Attendance: 9,500

Uruguay 2–0 Bolivia
Sosa 31'
Francescoli 39'
Attendance: 70,000

Uruguay 2–0 Peru
Sosa 45', 58'
Attendance: 57,000

Group 2

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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 5
 Paraguay 4 2 0 2 6 7 −1 4
 Ecuador 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 3
  Colombia Ecuador Paraguay
 COL – 2–0 2–1
 ECU 0–0 – 3–1
 PAR 2–1 2–1 –

Colombia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off with the worst record among the group winners.

Ecuador 0–0 Colombia
Attendance: 55,000

Paraguay 2–1 Ecuador
Cabañas 36'
Ferreira 67'		 Avilés 84'
Attendance: 60,000

Ecuador 3–1 Paraguay
Aguinaga 26'
Marsetti 72'
Avilés 82'		 Neffa 18'
Attendance: 18,000

Group 3

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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 4 3 1 0 13 1 +12 7
 Chile 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 5
 Venezuela 4 0 0 4 1 18 −17 0
  Brazil Chile Venezuela
 BRA – 2–0 6–0
 CHI 1–1 – 5–0
 VEN 0–4 1–3 –

Brazil qualified with the best record among the group winners.

Venezuela 1–3 Chile
Fernández 65' Aravena 5', 33'
Zamorano 71'
Attendance: 13,000

Chile 1–1 Brazil
Basay 81' González 56' (o.g.)
Attendance: 60,697

Brazil 6–0 Venezuela
Careca 10', 17', 80', 86'
Silas 37'
Acosta 39' (o.g.)
Attendance: 106,462

Chile 5–0 Venezuela
Letellier 14', 34', 69'
Yáñez 44'
Vera 84'
Attendance: 19,000

Brazil 2–01 Chile
Careca 49'
Attendance: 141,072

1The match was abandoned in the 67th minute with Brazil leading 1–0 after Chile walked off the field when a firecracker thrown from the crowd supposedly hit goalkeeper Roberto Rojas in the head, leaving him bloodied and having to be carried from the pitch on a stretcher; a subsequent FIFA investigation found that Rojas's injury was self-inflicted, using a razor blade concealed in his glove. On 13 September, the match was awarded 2–0 to Brazil, and Chile were banned from qualifying for the next World Cup. Rojas was given a lifetime ban from competitive football (lifted in 2001), as was Chile manager Orlando Aravena, vice-captain Fernando Astengo and team doctor Daniel Rodriguez.

Inter-confederation play-offs

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Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)

The winner of this play-off qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Colombia  1–0  Israel 1–0 0–0

Qualified teams

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The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
 Argentina Defending champions 29 June 1986 9 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986)
 Uruguay Group 1 winners 24 September 1989 8 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986)
 Brazil Group 3 winners 13 September 1989 13 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986)
 Colombia CONMEBOL-OFC playoff winners 30 October 1989 1 (1962)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ The Chile–Venezuela match was played on neutral ground in Argentina instead of in Chile because Chile was penalised for rioting during the Chile vs Brazil match.
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