- Source: 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
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 would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The 2 group winners with the best record would qualify. The group winner with the worst record would advance 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.
Group 1
Uruguay qualified with the second-best record among the group winners.
Group 2
Colombia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off with the worst record among the group winners.
Group 3
Brazil qualified with the best record among the group winners.
1The 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.
Inter-confederation play-offs
The winner of this play-off qualified for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Qualified teams
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.
Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Notes
External links
South American zone at FIFA.com
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