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Listed below are the dates and results for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | December 11th 1988 - October 30th 1989 |
| Teams | 5 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 32 (4 per match) |
| Attendance | 286,201 (35,775 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Charlie Yankos Darren McClennan Billy Wright(4 goals each) |
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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.
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.
| 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 | 1–5 |
v New Zealand
| 11 December 1988 | Chinese Taipei | 0–4 | New Zealand | Newtown Park, Wellington[1] |
 36' Wright 45' McClennan 57' Barkley 76' Halligan |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Chris Bambridge (Australia) |
v Chinese Taipei
| 15 December 1988 | New Zealand | 4–1 | Chinese Taipei | Western Springs Stadium, Auckland |
| Wright 12' McClennan 17', 42', 49' |
56' (o.g.) Lund |
Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Gary Power (Australia) |
New Zealand won 8–1 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
v Australia
| 26 November 1988 | Fiji | 1–0 | Australia | Prince Charles Park, Nadi |
| Madigi 66' |
Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Gary Fleet (New Zealand) |
v Fiji
| 3 December 1988 | Australia | 5–1 | Fiji | Macquarie Field, Newcastle |
| Yankos 9', 69' (pen.) Spink 25'Arnold 84'Trimboli 87' |
89' Dalai |
Attendance: 5,220 Referee: Kenneth Wallace (New Zealand) |
Australia won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the Second round.
| 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 | — |
v New Zealand
| 5 March 1989 | Israel | 1–0 | New Zealand | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Rosenthal 7' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) |
v New Zealand
| 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) |
v Australia
| 19 March 1989 | Israel | 1–1 | Australia | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Ohana 67' (pen.) |
72' Yankos |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Manfred Neuner (West Germany) |
v Australia
| 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) |
v Israel
| 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) |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colombia 
|
1–0 | Israel
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
Darren McClennan Billy Wright Malcolm Dunford Eli Ohana Ronny Rosenthal Warren Spink Loten Dalai Ravuame Madigi Nir Klinger Noel Barkley Danny Halligan Garry Lund (playing against Chinese Taipei)