1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
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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

Teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The 2 group winners with the best record qualified directly while the group winner with the worst record advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.[1]

Draw

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

Groups

Group 1

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
 
 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
Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)

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
Referee: José Vergara Guerrero (Venezuela)

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

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
 
 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
Referee: Ricardo Calabria (Argentina)

Paraguay 2–1 Ecuador
Cabañas 36'
Ferreira 67'		 Avilés 84'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: José Ramírez Calle (Peru)

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

Group 3

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
 
 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
Referee: Antenor Montalván Miranda (Peru)

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

Ranking of first-placed teams

The two group winners with the best records qualify directly for the 1990 FIFA World Cup while the group winner with the worst record entered the CONMEBOL–OFC play-offs.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3  Brazil 4 3 1 0 13 1 +12 10 Qualification to 1990 FIFA World Cup
2 1  Uruguay 4 3 0 1 7 2 +5 9
3 2  Colombia 4 2 1 1 5 0 +5 7 Advance to 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)
Source:

Inter-confederation play-offs

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

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 with the second-best record 24 September 1989 8 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986)
 Brazil Group 3 winners with the best record 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

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

Citations

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) 1990, football - table and standings, match results, schedule, stats, videos, news". soccer365.net. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  2. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1989-10-26). "Chile's Roberto Rojas was banned from organized..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  3. ^ Gardner, Paul (1989-11-10). "Brazil-Chile Incident Still a Mystery to FIFA". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
  4. ^ Edwards, Piers (2014-06-17). "World Cup scandal! The unbelievable plot to eliminate Brazil". CNN. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

Notes

  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.
  2. ^ The 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.[2][3][4]
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