1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – OFC play-off)
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The 1994 FIFA World Cup
CONMEBOL
– OFC
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
. The games were played on October 31 and November 17 of 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 3 times in the previous 4 FIFA World Cups and the last time Argentina failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup was in 1970
.
Final standing
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;">
Team
4
4
0
0
13
2
11
8
4
1
1
2
5
8
−3
3
4
0
1
3
5
13
−8
1
Final Round
(OFC)
Opponent
Result
1st Leg
(A)
1–0
2nd Leg
(H)
3–0
1st Play-off
Opponent
Result
1st Leg
(A)
1–2
2nd Leg
(H)
2–1 (4–1 PSO)
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
– OFC
Oceania Football Confederation
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
and CONCACAF – OFC play-off
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF – OFC play-off)
The 1994 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF – OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia, and the second-placed team from the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, Canada. The games were played on July 31 and August 15 of 1993 in...
winners, Australia, and the second-placed team from the CONMEBOL Group 1
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
, Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...
. The games were played on October 31 and November 17 of 1993 in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
and Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
respectively. Australia was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974
1974 FIFA World Cup
The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
and Argentina was hoping to qualify after reaching the FIFA World Cup Final 3 times in the previous 4 FIFA World Cups and the last time Argentina failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup was in 1970
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
.
Background
| Argentina | Round | Australia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Team | ||||||||
| 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 | |
(OFC)
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF – OFC play-off)
The 1994 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF – OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia, and the second-placed team from the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, Canada. The games were played on July 31 and August 15 of 1993 in...