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

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
(CONMEBOLOFC play-off)
Event:1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
Team1:Colombia
Team1association:
Team1score:1
Team2:Israel
Team2association:
Team2score:0
Details:Colombia won 1–0 on aggregate
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:1
Team2score1:0
Date1:15 October 1989
Stadium1:Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
City1:Barranquilla, Colombia
Referee1:Michel Vautrot (France)
Attendance1:65,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:0
Date2:30 October 1989
Stadium2:Ramat Gan Stadium
City2:Ramat Gan, Israel
Referee2:Edgardo Codesal (Mexico)
Attendance2:50,000
Previous:1986
Next:1994

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.

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]

Background

See main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC).

Play-off match

First leg

GK 1René Higuita
DF 4Wilson Pérez
DF 15Luis Carlos Perea
DF 2Andrés Escobar
DF 5León Villa
MF 10Bernardo Redín
MF 14Leonel Álvarez
MF 12Carlos Valderrama
FW 17Luis Fajardo
FW 16Arnoldo Iguarán
FW 11Rubén Hernández
Substitutes:
FW 7
Manager:
Francisco Maturana
GK 1Boni Ginzburg
DF 2Avi Cohen II
DF 3
DF 4Nir Alon
DF 5Yehuda Amar
MF 6Efraim Davidi
MF 7Nir Klinger
MF 8Moshe Sinai
MF 9
FW 10
FW 11Roni Rosenthal
Substitutes:
FW 14
FW 15
Manager:
Itzhak Schneor
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Second leg

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://fcf.com.co/index.php/2019/10/30/30-anos-de-un-momento-historico-para-la-seleccion-colombia/ 30 AÑOS DE UN MOMENTO HISTÓRICO PARA LA SELECCIÓN COLOMBIA