South America
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CONMEBOL
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qualification
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for the
1990 FIFA World Cup
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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
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Teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The 2 group winners with the best record qualified directly while the group winner with the worst record advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Draw
The draw for the qualifying groups took place in
Zürich
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Switzerland
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on 12 December 1987. During the draw teams were drawn from 3 seeded pots into the 3 qualifying groups.
Groups
Group 1
Uruguay qualified with the second-best record among the group winners.
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Brazil qualified with the best record among the group winners.
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Ranking of first-placed teams
The two group winners with the best records qualify directly for the
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second ...
Bebeto
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Jorge Aravena
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Erwin Sánchez
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Romário
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Paulo Silas
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Patricio Yáñez
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Brazil
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Bolivia
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Brazil
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Citations
Notes
External links
South American zone at FIFA.com
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CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL ( ) or CSF (; ; ), is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Parag ...
World
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