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

The 1990 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL–OFC qualification play-off was an association football match played over two-legs between Israel and Colombia. The first leg was played at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla, Colombia on the 15 October 1989; the second leg being played at the Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv District, Israel on the 30 October 1989.

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

Event	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
Colombia Israel 1 0
Colombia won 1–0 on aggregate
First leg
Colombia Israel 1 0
Date	15 October 1989
Venue	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia
Referee	Michel Vautrot (France)
Attendance	65,000
Second leg
Israel Colombia 0 0
Date	30 October 1989
Venue	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel
Referee	Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
Attendance	50,000
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Both teams had to compete in regional qualifiers to make it to the play-off. home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Israel, and the third-best team from the South American (CONMEBOL) qualifying tournament, Colombia. The games were played on 15 and 29 October 1989 in Barranquilla and Ramat Gan respectively. The last time Israel made the finals was Mexico 1970, Colombia was Chile 1962. After winning 3–1 on points (1–0 on aggregate), Colombia qualified for the World Cup.^[1]

Venues

Estadio Roberto Meléndez (left) and Ramat Gan Stadium, venues for the series

Background

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Colombia		Round	Israel
Team 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		Final standing	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Israel 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 5  Australia 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 4  New Zealand 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 3

Play-off match

First leg

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff

15 October 1989

15:30 UTC–5

First leg

Colombia	1–0	Israel
Usuriaga 73'	Report

Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Colombia

Israel

GK 1 René Higuita DF 4 Wilson Pérez DF 15 Luis Carlos Perea DF 2 Andrés Escobar DF 5 León Villa MF 10 Bernardo Redín  46' MF 14 Leonel Álvarez MF 12 Carlos Valderrama FW 17 Luis Fajardo FW 16 Arnoldo Iguarán FW 11 Rubén Hernández Substitutes: FW 7 Albeiro Usuriaga  46' Manager: Francisco Maturana

GK 1 Boni Ginzburg DF 2 Avi Cohen II DF 3 Nissim Barda DF 4 Nir Alon DF 5 Yehuda Amar MF 6 Efraim Davidi MF 7 Nir Klinger MF 8 Moshe Sinai MF 9 Shalom Tikva  62' FW 10 Eli Ohana  77' FW 11 Roni Rosenthal Substitutes: FW 14 David Pizanti  62' FW 15 Nir Levine  77' Manager: Itzhak Schneor

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Second leg

30 October 1989

19:00 UTC+2

Second leg

Israel	0–0	Colombia

Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)

See also

• 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)