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. The play-off was played as a 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.30 AÑOS DE UN MOMENTO HISTÓRICO PARA LA SELECCIÓN COLOMBIA on FCF website
Venues
Background
ColombiaRoundIsraelTeam421153+25420267−14411245−13Final standingTeam413054+15412165+14411257−23
Play-off match
First leg
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 MF 14 Leonel Álvarez MF 12 Carlos Valderrama FW 17 Luis Fajardo FW 16 Arnoldo Iguarán FW 11 Rubén HernándezSubstitutes: FW 7 Albeiro Usuriaga 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 FW 10 Eli Ohana FW 11 Roni RosenthalSubstitutes: FW 14 David Pizanti FW 15 Nir Levine Manager: Itzhak Schneor
Second leg
See also 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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