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1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

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Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

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.

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 APot BPot C

Groups

Group 1

PldWWins}}DDrawn}}LLost}}GFGoals for}}GAGoals against}}GDGoal difference}}Pts
430172+5
430165+1
400428−6

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BOLPERURU
–[2–1](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-bolivia-v-peru)[2–1](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-bolivia-v-uruguay)
[1–2](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-peru-v-bolivia)–[0–2](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-peru-v-uruguay)
[2–0](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-uruguay-v-bolivia)[2–0](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-uruguay-v-peru)–

|}

Uruguay qualified with the second-best record among the group winners.

Bolivia v Peru{{footballbox Ramallo

Peru v Uruguay{{footballbox Alzamendi

Bolivia v Uruguay{{footballbox Peña

Peru v Bolivia{{footballbox Sánchez

Uruguay v Bolivia{{footballbox Francescoli

Uruguay v Peru{{footballbox

Group 2

PldWWins}}DDrawn}}LLost}}GFGoals for}}GAGoals against}}GDGoal difference}}Pts
421153+2
420267−1
411245−1

|

COLECUPAR
–[2–0](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-colombia-v-ecuador)[2–1](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-colombia-v-paraguay)
[0–0](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-ecuador-v-colombia)–[3–1](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-ecuador-v-paraguay)
[2–1](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-paraguay-v-colombia)[2–1](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-paraguay-v-ecuador)–

|} Colombia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off with the worst record among the group winners.

Colombia v Ecuador{{footballbox

Paraguay v Colombia{{footballbox Chilavert

Ecuador v Colombia{{footballbox

Paraguay v Ecuador{{footballbox Ferreira

Colombia v Paraguay{{footballbox Hernández

Ecuador v Paraguay{{footballbox Marsetti Avilés

Group 3

PldWWins}}DDrawn}}LLost}}GFGoals for}}GAGoals against}}GDGoal difference}}Pts
4310131+12
421194+5
4004118−17

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BRACHIVEN
–[2–0](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-brazil-v-chile)[6–0](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-brazil-v-venezuela)
[1–1](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-chile-v-brazil)–[5–0](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-chile-v-venezuela)
[0–4](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-venezuela-v-brazil)[1–3](1990-fifa-world-cup-qualification-conmebol-venezuela-v-chile)–

|} Brazil qualified with the best record among the group winners.

Venezuela v Brazil{{footballbox Romário Bebeto

Venezuela v Chile{{footballbox Zamorano

Chile v Brazil{{footballbox

Brazil v Venezuela{{footballbox Silas Acosta

Chile v Venezuela{{footballbox Yáñez Vera

Brazil v Chile{{footballbox

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.

Inter-confederation play-offs

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

Qualified teams

The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup**[1](1)**
9 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1958](1958-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), ***[1978](1978-fifa-world-cup)***, [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup), **[1986](1986-fifa-world-cup)**)
8 (***[1930](1930-fifa-world-cup)***, [**1950**](1950-fifa-world-cup), [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1962](1962-fifa-world-cup), [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), [1970](1970-fifa-world-cup), [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup))
13 ([1930](1930-fifa-world-cup), [1934](1934-fifa-world-cup), [1938](1938-fifa-world-cup), *[1950](1950-fifa-world-cup)*, [1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), **[1958](1958-fifa-world-cup)**, **[1962](1962-fifa-world-cup)**, [1966](1966-fifa-world-cup), **[1970](1970-fifa-world-cup)**, [1974](1974-fifa-world-cup), [1978](1978-fifa-world-cup), [1982](1982-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup))
1 ([1962](1962-fifa-world-cup))

:1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

;5 goals

  • BRA Careca
  • URU Rubén Sosa

;4 goals

  • COL Arnoldo Iguarán

;3 goals

  • CHI Juan Carlos Letelier

;2 goals

  • BRA Bebeto
  • CHI Jorge Aravena
  • ECU Raúl Aviles
  • PAR Javier Ferreira

;1 goal

  • BOL José Milton Melgar
  • BOL Tito Montaño
  • BOL Álvaro Peña
  • BOL William Ramallo
  • BOL Erwin Sánchez
  • BRA Branco
  • BRA Romário
  • BRA Paulo Silas
  • CHI Ivo Basay
  • CHI Jaime Vera
  • CHI Patricio Yáñez
  • CHI Iván Zamorano
  • COL Rubén Darío Hernández
  • COL Albeiro Usuriaga
  • ECU Álex Aguinaga
  • ECU Pietro Marsetti
  • PAR Roberto Cabañas
  • PAR José Luis Chilavert
  • PAR Alfredo Mendoza
  • PAR Gustavo Neffa
  • PER Andrés Aurelio González
  • PER José del Solar
  • URU Antonio Alzamendi
  • URU Enzo Francescoli
  • VEN Ildemaro Fernández

;1 own goal

  • CHI Hugo González (playing against Brazil)
  • URU Alfonso Domínguez (playing against Bolivia)
  • VEN Pedro Acosta (playing against Brazil)

Citations

Notes

References

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