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1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
( CONMEBOL窶 OFC play-off)
Event 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
Australia Argentina
Australia Argentina
1 2
(on aggregate)
First leg
Australia Argentina
1 1
Date31 October 1993
Venue Football Stadium, Sydney
Referee Sﾃ｡ndor Puhl ( Hungary)
Attendance43,967
Second leg
Argentina Australia
1 0
Date17 November 1993
Venue Monumental, Buenos Aires
Referee Peter Mikkelsen ( Denmark)
Attendance67,000

The 1994 FIFA World Cup OFC窶 CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament and CONCACAF窶徹FC play-off winners, Australia, and the second-placed team from the CONMEBOL Group 1, Argentina.

Overview

The games were played on 31 October and 17 November 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 three times in the previous four FIFA World Cups. The only time that Argentina failed to qualify for a FIFA World Cup was in 1970. This qualification play-off notably immediately followed Argentina's 5窶0 defeat by Colombia at home in Buenos Aires on 5 September 1993. The crowd of 43,967 who watched the first leg played at the Sydney Football Stadium was at the time a stadium record crowd for any sporting event. [1]

The series were notable for being the first time Argentina had to play a qualification play-off match in their history. Moreover, the series saw the return of Diego Maradona to the national team after a long dispute with manager Alfio Basile. [2] Some years later, Maradona suggested that drug tests were deliberately avoided during the series, stating that "to play against Australia, the Association gave us a 'fast coffee'" to drink before the match. [3]

Background

Argentina Round Australia
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Colombia 6 4 2 0 13 2 11 10
  Argentina 6 3 1 2 7 9 竏2 7
  Paraguay 6 1 4 1 6 7 竏1 6
  Peru 6 0 1 5 4 12 竏8 1
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Australia 4 4 0 0 13 2 11 8
  Tahiti 4 1 1 2 5 8 竏3 3
  Solomon Islands 4 0 1 3 5 13 竏8 1
Final round
(OFC) 		Opponent Result
1st leg   New Zealand (A) 1窶0
2nd leg   New Zealand (H) 3窶0
1st play-off Opponent Result
1st leg   Canada (A) 1窶2
2nd leg   Canada (H) 2窶1 (4窶1 PSO)

Match details

First leg

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff
First leg
Australia 1窶1  Argentina
Vidmar 42' 37' Balbo
Attendance: 43,697
Australia
Argentina

Second leg

Second leg
Argentina 1窶0  Australia
Tobin 59' ( o.g.) [note 1] Report
Attendance: 59,768
Argentina
Australia
Notes
  1. ^ Other sources attribute this goal as scored by Gabriel Batistuta

Broadcasting rights

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argentina v Australia, 17 November 1993.
  1. ^ Allianz Stadium on Austadiums website
  2. ^ La ﾃｺnica vez que Argentina jugﾃｳ un repechaje by Germﾃ｡n Boero on Goal.com
  3. ^ "Para jugar con Australia te daban un cafﾃｩ veloz", La Naciﾃｳn, 23 May 2011
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