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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

Five OFC teams entered the competition. Moreover, Chinese Taipei and Israel were also assigned to the Oceanian zone despite not being OFC members. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Israel was awarded a bye into the Second Round.

Format

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There were two rounds of play. In the first round Israel received a bye and advanced to the final round directly. The remaining four teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round. The three remaining teams would then play against each other in a group on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the play-off vs CONMEBOL group winners with the weakest record.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chinese Taipei  1–8  New Zealand 0–4 1–4
Fiji  2–5  Australia 1–0 5–1

Second round

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Key to colours in group tables
Group winner advance to:
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Israel 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 5 Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs 1–1 1–0
2  Australia 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4 1–1 4–1
3  New Zealand 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 3 2–2 2–0
Source: RSSSF

Matches

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5 March 1989 Israel  1 – 0  New Zealand Tel Aviv, Israel
Rosenthal 7' Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
12 March 1989 Australia  4 – 1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
Crino 15'
Arnold 42', 55'
Yankos 77'
70' Dunford Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 13,621
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
19 March 1989 Israel  1 – 1  Australia Tel Aviv, Israel
Ohana 67' (pen.) 72' Yankos Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Manfred Neuner (West Germany)
2 April 1989 New Zealand  2 – 0  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
Dunford 19'
Wright 80'
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,340
Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore)
9 April 1989 New Zealand  2 – 2  Israel Auckland, New Zealand
Wright 19'
Dunford 35'
16' Rosenthal
37' Klinger
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Claude Bouillet (France)
16 April 1989 Australia  1 – 1  Israel Sydney, Australia
Trimboli 88' 40' Ohana Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 40,320
Referee: Carlo Longhi (Italy)

Intercontinental play-off

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The winning team of the OFC qualification tournament will play CONMEBOL group winners with the weakest record in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualifies 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

References

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1990 Ref

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Category:FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)