- , the hosts, were automatically qualified, for a total of 14 places.
- , the defending champions, were automatically qualified, for a total of 3 places. Also, the last ranked winner would take part in an Intercontinental Play-off that could result in one more place for South America, for a total of 4.
- North , Central America and Caribbean ( CONCACAF ): 15 teams, 2 places.
- Africa ( CAF ): 24 teams, 2 places.
- Asia ( AFC ): 25 teams, 2 places.
- Oceania ( OFC ): 5 teams. Israel and Chinese Taipei took part here, not in the Asian Zone. Best team would take part in an Intercontinental Play-off that could result in the only place for Oceania - or not.
To see the dates and results for each game in each Continental Zone, please click one of the following links:
Europe
South America
North, Central America And Caribbean
Africa
Asia
Oceania
The teams would play against each other home-and-away. Team with most points would qualify.
October 15 , 1989 , Bogotá , Colombia -
October 30 , 1989 , Ramat Gan , Israel -
qualified.
(h) - qualified automatically as hosts
(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions
Includes appearances by pre-division Germany. This is their 10th appearance as West Germany.
- The United Arab Emirates secured their berth in the final competition with four draws, one win and only four goals (two of them in their 2-1 win over China PR ) in five matches in the Asian Final round.
- Unfortunately, the enduring image of several qualifiers in the late 80s marred the image of Football , distorting what the game is really about. After the Netherlands vs Germany FR match, just 11 short days after the tragedy in Hillsborough , Dutch riot police had to intervene in the streets of Rotterdam ; similar scenes ensued when Chile met Brazil in Santiago in August of that year.
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