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.

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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.

Pot A Pot B Pot C

 Brazil
 Paraguay
 Uruguay

 Chile
 Colombia
 Peru

 Bolivia
 Ecuador
 Venezuela

Group 1
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uruguay 430172+56
 Bolivia 430165+16
 Peru 400428−60
 
 BOL – 2–1 2–1
 PER 1–2 – 0–2
 URU 2–0 2–0 –

Uruguay qualified with the second-best record among the group winners.

Bolivia 2–1 Peru
Melgar  45' (pen.)
Ramallo  53'		 del Solar  43'
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Armando Pérez Hoyos (Colombia)

Peru 0–2 Uruguay
Sosa  46'
Alzamendi  69'
Attendance: 45,000

Bolivia 2–1 Uruguay
Domínguez  38' (o.g.)
Peña  47'		 Sosa  49'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: José Vergara Guerrero (Venezuela)

Peru 1–2 Bolivia
González  53' Montaño  45'
Sánchez  77'
Attendance: 9,500

Uruguay 2–0 Bolivia
Sosa  31'
Francescoli  39'
Attendance: 70,000

Uruguay 2–0 Peru
Sosa  45', 58'
Attendance: 57,000

Group 2
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 421153+25
 Paraguay 420267−14
 Ecuador 411245−13
 
 COL – 2–0 2–1
 ECU 0–0 – 3–1
 PAR 2–1 2–1 –

Colombia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off with the worst record among the group winners.

Colombia 2–0 Ecuador
Iguarán  32', 72'

Paraguay 2–1 Colombia
Ferreira  48'
Chilavert  90' (pen.)		 Iguarán  87'
Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

Ecuador 0–0 Colombia
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ricardo Calabria (Argentina)

Paraguay 2–1 Ecuador
Cabañas  36'
Ferreira  67'		 Avilés  84'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: José Ramírez Calle (Peru)

Colombia 2–1 Paraguay
Iguarán  56'
Hernández  67'		 Mendoza  45'

Ecuador 3–1 Paraguay
Aguinaga  26'
Marsetti  72'
Avilés  82'		 Neffa  18'
Attendance: 18,000

Group 3
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 4310131+127
 Chile 421194+55
 Venezuela 4004118−170
 
 BRA – 2–0 6–0
 CHI 1–1 – 5–0
 VEN 0–4 1–3 –

Brazil qualified with the best record among the group winners.

Venezuela 0–4 Brazil
Branco  5'
Romário  65'
Bebeto  79', 81'

Venezuela 1–3 Chile
Fernández  65' Aravena  5', 33'
Zamorano  71'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Antenor Montalván Miranda (Peru)

Chile 1–1 Brazil
Basay  81' González  56' (o.g.)
Attendance: 60,697

Brazil 6–0 Venezuela
Careca  10', 17', 80', 86'
Silas  37'
Acosta  39' (o.g.)
Attendance: 106,462

Chile 5–0 Venezuela
Letellier  14', 34', 69'
Yáñez  44'
Vera  84'
Attendance: 19,000

Brazil 2–01 Chile
Careca  49'
Attendance: 141,072

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. 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 and team doctor Daniel Rodriguez.

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

Notes
  1. The Chile–Venezuela match was played on neutral ground in Argentina instead of in Chile because Chile was penalised for rioting during the Chile vs Brazil match.
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