1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

Tournament details
Dates	31 July – 17 November 1993
Teams	3 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	9 (2.25 per match)
Attendance	157,492 (39,373 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Abel Balbo Mehmet Durakovic Frank Farina Aurelio Vidmar Lyndon Hooper Domenic Mobilio Mark Watson (1 goal each)
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For the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final qualification spot to the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played between 31 July – 17 November 1993.^[1]

The three teams from the three confederations (CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, and OFC) were drawn into two ties. The CONCACAF and OFC teams faced each other first, with the winner advancing to play the CONMEBOL team.

The play-offs were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.

Confederation	Placement	Team
Entering first round
CONCACAF	Final round runners-up	Canada
OFC	Second round winners	Australia
Entering second round
CONMEBOL	Group A runners-up	Argentina

	First round						Second round
	Canada	2	1	3 (1)
	Australia (p)	1	2	3 (4)
							Australia	1	0	1
							Argentina	1	1	2

The matches were played between 31 July – 17 November 1993.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Canada	3–3 (1–4 p)	Australia	2–1	1–2 (a.e.t.)

31 July 1993

20:30 UTC–6

Canada	2–1	Australia
Watson 50' Mobilio 57'	Report	Dasovic 44' (o.g.)

Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

Attendance: 27,775

Referee: Arturo Carter (Mexico)

15 August 1993

19:30 UTC+10

Australia	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Canada
Farina 45' Durakovic 77'	Report	Hooper 54'
Penalties
Wade A. Vidmar Tobin Farina	4–1	Mitchell Bunbury Sweeney

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 25,982

Referee: Shin-Ichiro Obata (Japan)

3–3 on aggregate. Australia won 4–1 on penalties and advanced to the play-off against the CONMEBOL team.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	1–2	Argentina	1–1	0–1

31 October 1993

17:30 UTC+11

Australia	1–1	Argentina
Vidmar 42'		Balbo 37'

Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 43,967

Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

17 November 1993

21:15 UTC–3

Argentina	1–0	Australia
Tobin 59' (o.g.)[2]

Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires

Attendance: 59,768

Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Argentina won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

There were 9 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

1 goal

1 own goal