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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)

Field	Value
title	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
(CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)
event	[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification](1994-fifa-world-cup-qualification)
team1	Australia
team1association	AUS
team1score	1
team2	Argentina
team2association	ARG
team2score	2
details	(on aggregate)
firstleg	First leg
team1score1	1
team2score1	1
date1	31 October 1993
stadium1	Football Stadium
city1	Sydney
referee1	Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
attendance1	43,967
secondleg	Second leg
team1score2	0
team2score2	1
date2	17 November 1993
stadium2	Monumental
city2	Buenos Aires
referee2	Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
attendance2	67,000

(CONMEBOL–OFC play-off) The 1994 FIFA World Cup OFC–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament and CONCACAF–OFC play-off winners, Australia, and the second-placed team from the CONMEBOL Group 1, Argentina.

Overview

The games were played on 31 October and 17 November 1993 in Sydney and Buenos Aires respectively. Australia was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974, and Argentina was hoping to qualify after reaching the FIFA World Cup Final three times in the previous four FIFA World Cups. The only time that Argentina failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup was in 1970. This qualification play-off notably immediately followed Argentina's 5–0 defeat by Colombia at home in Buenos Aires on 5 September 1993. The crowd of 43,967 who watched the first leg played at the Sydney Football Stadium was at the time a stadium record crowd for any sporting event.

The series were notable for being the first time Argentina had to play a qualification play-off match in their history. Moreover, the series saw the return of Diego Maradona to the national team after a long dispute with manager Alfio Basile. Some years later, Maradona suggested that drug tests were deliberately avoided during the series, stating that "to play against Australia, the Association gave us a 'fast coffee'" to drink before the match.

Background

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	4	2	0	13	2	11	10
6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	7
6	1	4	1	6	7	−1	6
6	0	1	5	4	12	−8	1

Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	4	0	0	13	2	11	8
4	1	1	2	5	8	−3	3
4	0	1	3	5	13	−8	1

Result

| | | (A)

1–0

Result

| | | (A)

1–2

| | | (H)

2–1 (4–1 PSO)
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Match details

First leg

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SCO Eddie Thomson

ARG Alfio Basile

Second leg

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ARG Alfio Basile

SCO Eddie Thomson

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Broadcasting rights

Australia: SBS
ARG Argentina: Canal 9, NexTV! & TeleRed (Only first leg are broadcast live); Eltrece, Canal 30 & Nuevo Siglo Cable TV (Only second leg are broadcast live)
GB United Kingdom: Sky Sports
USA United States: ESPN (English) and Telemundo (Spanish)

References

[http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=9 Allianz Stadium] on Austadiums website
[http://www.goal.com/es-ar/noticias/la-vuelta-de-diego-el-partido-mas-recordado-de-argentina-en/3wtdaahq3b8u1bqbdduz7e1ir La única vez que Argentina jugó un repechaje] by Germán Boero on Goal.com
[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/1375614-maradona-para-jugar-contra-australia-te-daban-un-cafe-veloz "Para jugar con Australia te daban un café veloz"], ''La Nación'', 23 May 2011

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