Listed below are the dates and results for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).
Five OFC teams entered the competition. Moreover, Chinese Taipei and Israel were also assigned to the Oceanian zone despite not being OFC members. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Israel was awarded a bye into the Second Round.
Format
editThere were two rounds of play. In the first round Israel received a bye and advanced to the final round directly. The remaining four teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round. The three remaining teams would then play against each other in a group on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would advance to the play-off vs CONMEBOL group winners with the weakest record.
First round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Taipei 
|
1–8 |  New Zealand
|
0–4 | 1–4 |
Fiji 
|
2–5 |  Australia
|
1–0 | 5–1 |
Second round
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winner advance to: | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|
|
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Inter-confederation play-offs | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Australia
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | New Zealand
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — |
Matches
edit| 5 March 1989 | Israel | 1 – 0 | New Zealand | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Rosenthal  7' |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 44,500 Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland) |
| 12 March 1989 | Australia | 4 – 1 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| Crino 15' Arnold 42', 55'Yankos 77' |
70' Dunford |
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 13,621 Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan) |
| 19 March 1989 | Israel | 1 – 1 | Australia | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Ohana 67' (pen.) |
72' Yankos |
Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Manfred Neuner (West Germany) |
| 2 April 1989 | New Zealand | 2 – 0 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Dunford 19' Wright 80' |
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,340 Referee: Maidin Bin Singah (Singapore) |
| 9 April 1989 | New Zealand | 2 – 2 | Israel | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Wright 19' Dunford 35' |
16' Rosenthal 37' Klinger |
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Claude Bouillet (France) |
Intercontinental play-off
editThe winning team of the OFC qualification tournament will play CONMEBOL group winners with the weakest record in a home-and-away play-off. The winner of this play-off qualifies for the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colombia 
|
1–0 | Israel
|
1–0 | 0–0 |