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1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the oceania qualifying tournament”. Today it says “association football match played over two-legs between israel and colombia”.
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1990 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL–OFC qualification play-off was an association football match played over two-legs between Israel and Colombia . The first leg was played at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez in Barranquilla , Colombia on the 15 October 1989; the second leg being played at the Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv District , Israel on the 30 October 1989. Both teams had to compete in regional qualifiers to make it to the play-off. home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament , Israel , and the third-best team from the South American (CONMEBOL) qualifying tournament , Colombia . The games were played on 15 and 29 October 1989 in Barranquilla and Ramat Gan respectively. The last time Israel made the finals was Mexico 1970 , Colombia was Chile 1962 .

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two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the oceania qualifying tournament

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association football match played over two-legs between israel and colombia

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