World Cup 89

World Cup 89.

Host selection
Only one bid was submitted for the hosting of the World Cup.

Qualification
The 180 teams entering the qualifying phase were drawn into 18 groups of ten teams, each contested as a home-and-away double round-robin. The winners of each qualifying group and the six runners-up with the best records directly qualified for the final tournament. The twelve remaining runners-up were paired into six, with the winners of each tie qualifying for the finals.