Football World Cup 2002 / qualification
The qualifying matches for the men's soccer World Cup in 2002 took place from March 28, 2000 to November 14, 2001. 193 of 204 countries (all members of FIFA ) had started the World Cup qualifying, only 29 national teams remained at the end of the qualification. France as defending champions, Japan and South Korea as hosts, completed the field of finalists. All qualification options include either the championship or the cup system.
For the World Cup tournament in Japan and South Korea in 2002, a total of 198 teams registered, including
- 51 teams from Europe
- 10 teams from South America
- 35 teams from North and Central America
- 50 teams from Africa
- 42 teams from Asia
- 10 teams from Oceania
Qualification for the soccer world championship 2002
Qualified teams
Since France were set as defending champions, Japan and South Korea as co-hosts of the 2002 World Cup finals, 29 free places were available for the remaining 195 teams; went away
| 13½ to Europe |
 Belgium
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 Denmark
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 Germany
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 England
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 Italy
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 Croatia
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 Poland
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 Portugal
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 Russia
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 Sweden
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 Slovenia
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 Spain
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 Turkey
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 Ireland *
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| 4½ from South America |
 Argentina
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 Brazil
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 Ecuador
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.svg){kind=small} Paraguay
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 Uruguay *
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| 3 to North and Central America |
 Costa Rica
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 Mexico
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 United States
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| 5 to Africa |
 Cameroon
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 Nigeria
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 Senegal
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 South Africa
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 Tunisia
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| 2½ to Asia |
 China
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 Saudi Arabia
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| ½ to Oceania | *** | ||||
| Defending champion: |
 France
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Host: |
 Japan
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 South Korea
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* Qualified through intercontinental playoffs
** As Iran lost in the intercontinental playoffs, Asia did not provide any further participants
*** As Australia lost in the intercontinental playoffs, Oceania did not provide a participant
The withdrawal of the teams from Guyana and Myanmar still took 193 teams participated in the qualifying games, which meant a new participation record.
Relegation matches |
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Qualification mode
The qualification for the World Cup in 2002 began on March 28, 2000. Of a total of 198 registered associations, 193 teams started in the World Cup qualification, only 29 remained on November 16, 2001. France as defending champions, South Korea and Japan as hosts automatically qualified for the finals of 32. Myanmar withdrew, Guinea and Guyana were suspended by FIFA.
In six zones, the continental federations of FIFA , the 29 participants were determined through 774 qualifying matches, which, along with South Korea, Japan and France, made up the starting field for the World Cup finals:
Europe / UEFA had 13 direct starting positions plus defending champion France at the World Cup. The 50 teams were divided into five groups of six and four groups of five. The winners of the nine qualifying groups went to the World Cup in South Korea and Japan. The nine runners-up played on 10/14. November 2001 in five play-off games (back and forth) together with the Asian third from five further World Cup finalists.
South America / CONMEBOL had four direct starting places. Ten teams played against each other with a round trip, the best four were directly qualified for the World Cup. The fifth had to play in two qualifying matches against the winner from Oceania / OFC and thus had the opportunity to take part in the final round.
North America - Central America - Caribbean / CONCACAF had three direct starting positions. A total of 35 teams started the qualification. The teams had to prevail in three qualifying rounds. Twelve participants from the first round qualify for the second round. Then the game was continued in three groups of four. The first two in each group advanced to the third round. The six remaining teams played from January 28 to November 11, 2001 in a group against each other with a round trip. The three best qualified for the World Cup finals.
Africa / CAF , had five starting positions at the World Cup. 50 teams determined the 25 participants in the second round in 25 play-off games (first and second leg). The total of 25 teams were divided into five groups of five, from which the respective group winners could qualify for the World Cup.
Asia / AFC , had two direct starting positions plus the two hosts South Korea and Japan. In the first round, 40 teams played in ten groups of four. The ten group winners were in the second round (August 16 to October 19, 2001). The ten teams were divided into two groups of five, the group winners qualified for the World Cup. The two runners-up in the group decided whowas allowed to play another World Cup participantagainst a European group runners-up.
Oceania / OFC did not have a direct launch site. Therefore it was possible that none of the 10 teams from the countries around the fifth continent will take part in the World Cup. Ten teams were divided into two groups of five. The two group winners determined the oceanic representative for the play-off against the South American fifth in a round trip.
European Zone / UEFA
Game mode: The game was played in nine groups (5 groups with 6 and 4 groups with 5 teams), each against each other in home and away matches. The nine group winners qualified for the final round in 2002. The second-placed players played five more places together with the third-placed Asian ( Iran ) in five pairings with a round trip. As defending champions, France was automatically qualified for the World Cup finals.
Status after the last match day: The nine group winners Russia , Portugal , Denmark , Sweden , Poland , Croatia , Spain , Italy and England were directly qualified for the World Cup. The last five European World Cup participants were determined in relegation games: Germany (against Ukraine ), Belgium (against the Czech Republic ), Turkey (against Austria ), Slovenia (against Romania ) and Ireland (against Iran).
Overview
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
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| 1. Russia **
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1. Portugal **
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1. Denmark **
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1. Sweden **
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| 2. Slovenia *
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2. Ireland *
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2. Czech Republic
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2. Turkey *
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3. Netherlands
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3. Bulgaria
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3. Slovakia
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4. Switzerland
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4. Estonia
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4. Iceland
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4. Macedonia
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5. Faroe Islands
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5. Cyprus.svg){kind=small}
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5. Northern Ireland
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5. Moldova
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6. Luxembourg
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6. Andorra
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6. Malta
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6. Azerbaijan
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| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 |
| 1. Poland **
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1. Croatia **
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1. Spain **
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1. Italy **
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2. Ukraine
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2. Belgium *
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2. Austria
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2. Romania
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3. Scotland
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3. Israel
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3. Georgia.svg){kind=small}
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4. Norway
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4. Latvia
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4. Bosnia-Herzegovina
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4. Hungary
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5. Wales.svg){kind=small}
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5. San Marino.svg){kind=small}
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5. Liechtenstein
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6. Armenia
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| Group 9 | |||
| 1. England **
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| 2. Germany *
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3. Finland
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4. Greece
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5. Albania
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| ** directly qualified for WM * for World Cup via the play-off qualifying | |||
Group 1
| 02.09.00 07.10.00 11.10.00 24.03.01 28.03.01 25.04.01 02.06.01 |
Switzerland - Russia |
0: 1 2: 2 0: 2 5: 1 1: 2 3: 0 2: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1: 0 5: 0 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 |
02.06.01 06.06.01 15.08.01 01.09.01 05.09.01 06.10.01 |
Faroe Islands - Switzerland |
0: 1 2: 0 0: 6 1: 2 0: 1 2: 0 1: 2 2: 1 1: 0 0: 3 1: 1 0: 3 6: 2 4: 0 3: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
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| 1. |
Russia **
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18: 5 | 23 | ||||||
| 2. |
Slovenia *
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17: 9 | 20th | ||||||
| 3. |
Yugoslavia
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22: 8 | 19th | ||||||
| 4th |
Switzerland
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18:12 | 14th | ||||||
| 5. |
Faroe Islands
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6:23 | 7th | ||||||
| 6th |
Luxembourg
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4:28 | 0 |
Group 2
| 16.08.00 02.09.00 03.09.00 07.10.00 11.10.00 15.11.00 28.02.01 24.03.01 28.03.01 |
Estonia - Andorra |
1: 0 2: 3 2: 2 1: 3 1: 2 0: 4 1: 1 2: 0 0: 2 5: 0 3: 0 0: 4 0: 5 0: 3 2: 2 |
28.03.01 25.04.01 02.06.01 06.06.01 15.08.01 01.09.01 05.09.01 06.10.01 |
Portugal - Netherlands |
2: 2 3: 1 4: 0 1: 1 2: 4 0: 2 6: 0 2: 2 1: 0 1: 7 5: 0 1: 3 5: 0 4: 0 4: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
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| 1. |
Portugal **
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33: 7 | 24 | ||||||
| 2. |
Ireland *
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23: 5 | 24 | ||||||
| 3. |
Netherlands
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30: 9 | 20th | ||||||
| 4th |
Estonia
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10:26 | 8th | ||||||
| 5. |
Cyprus
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13:31 | 8th | ||||||
| 6th |
Andorra
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5:36 | 0 |
Group 3
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02.09.00 |
Northern Ireland - Malta |
1: 0 1: 2 0: 1 1: 1 4: 0 3: 0 0: 0 1: 1 1: 0 0: 1 2: 1 0: 5 4: 3 0: 0 1: 4 |
02.06.01 06.06.01 01.09.01 05.09.01 06.10.01 |
Northern Ireland - Bulgaria |
0: 1 3: 0 2: 1 3: 1 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 1: 1 0: 2 3: 2 0: 2 3: 0 0: 1 6: 0 6: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
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| 1. |
Denmark **
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22: 6 | 22nd | ||||||
| 2. |
Czech Republic *
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20: 8 | 20th | ||||||
| 3. |
Bulgaria
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14:15 | 17th | ||||||
| 4th |
Iceland
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14:20 | 13 | ||||||
| 5. |
Northern Ireland
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11:12 | 11 | ||||||
| 6th |
Malta
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4:24 | 1 |
Group 4
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02.09.00 |
Turkey - Moldova |
2: 0 0: 1 2: 0 3: 0 1: 1 0: 1 0: 1 0: 0 0: 0 1: 0 0: 0 1: 1 3: 1 1: 2 0: 2 |
02.06.01 |
Sweden - Slovakia |
2: 0 2: 2 3: 0 2: 0 6: 0 3: 3 2: 0 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 4: 2 1: 2 0: 3 3: 0 0: 5 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
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| 1. |
Sweden **
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20: 3 | 26th | ||||||
| 2. |
Turkey *
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18: 8 | 21st | ||||||
| 3. |
Slovakia
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16: 9 | 17th | ||||||
| 4th |
Macedonia
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11:18 | 7th | ||||||
| 5. |
Moldova
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6:20 | 6th | ||||||
| 6th |
Azerbaijan
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4:17 | 5 |
Group 5
| 02.09.00 07.10.00 11.10.00 24.03.01 28.03.01 |
Norway - Armenia |
0: 0 2: 1 1: 3 1: 1 2: 3 3: 1 2: 1 0: 1 0: 0 2: 3 0: 0 2: 2 4: 0 1: 1 2: 1 |
02.06.01 06.06.01 01.09.01 05.09.01 06.10.01 |
Wales - Poland |
1: 2 0: 0 0: 0 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 0: 0 3: 0 0: 2 3: 0 3: 2 4: 1 1: 0 1: 1 1: 4 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
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| 1. |
Poland **
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21:11 | 21st | ||||||
| 2. |
Ukraine *
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13: 8 | 17th | ||||||
| 3. |
Belarus
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12:11 | 15th | ||||||
| 4th |
Norway
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12:14 | 10 | ||||||
| 5. |
Wales
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10:12 | 9 | ||||||
| 6th |
Armenia
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7:19 | 5 |
Group 6
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02.09.00 |
Latvia - Scotland |
0: 1 0: 0 0: 2 0: 4 1: 1 0: 1 10: 1 2: 2 4: 1 4: 0 |
25.04.01 |
Latvia - San Marino |
1: 1 3: 1 4: 0 0: 1 1: 4 0: 0 0: 4 2: 0 2: 1 1: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
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| 1. |
Croatia **
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15: 2 | 18th | ||||||
| 2. |
Belgium *
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25: 6 | 17th | ||||||
| 3. |
Scotland
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12: 6 | 15th | ||||||
| 4th |
Latvia
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5:16 | 4th | ||||||
| 5. |
San Marino
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3:30 | 1 |
Group 7
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02.09.00 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina - Spain |
1: 2 |
25.04.01 |
Austria - Liechtenstein |
2: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
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| 1. |
Spain **
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21: 4 | 20th | ||||||
| 2. |
Austria *
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10: 8 | 15th | ||||||
| 3. |
Israel
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11: 7 | 12 | ||||||
| 4th |
Bosnia Herzegovina
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12:12 | 8th | ||||||
| 5. |
Liechtenstein
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0:23 | 0 |
* The game, which should originally have taken place on October 7th, has been postponed due to the unstable situation in Israel.
Group 8
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03.09.00 |
Romania - Lithuania |
1: 0 |
02.06.01 |
Romania - Hungary |
2: 0 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
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| 1. |
Italy **
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16: 3 | 20th | ||||||
| 2. |
Romania *
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10: 7 | 16 | ||||||
| 3. |
Georgia
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12:12 | 10 | ||||||
| 4th |
Hungary
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14:13 | 8th | ||||||
| 5. |
Lithuania
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3:20 | 2 |
Group 9
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02.09.00 |
Finland - Albania |
2: 1 |
02.06.01 |
Finland - Germany |
2: 2 |
country | Gates | Pt | |
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| 1. |
England **
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16: 6 | 17th | ||||||
| 2. |
Germany *
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14:10 | 17th | ||||||
| 3. |
Finland
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12: 7 | 12 | ||||||
| 4th |
Greece
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7:17 | 7th | ||||||
| 5. |
Albania
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5:14 | 3 |
Play-offs of the group runners-up
with Iran as third in Asia
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Ukraine
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- |
Germany *
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1: 1/1: 4 |
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Belgium *
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- |
Czech Republic
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1: 0/1: 0 |
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Austria
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- |
Turkey *
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0: 1/0: 5 |
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Slovenia *
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- |
Romania
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2: 1/1: 1 |
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Ireland *
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- |
 Iran
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2: 0/0: 1 |
First leg on November 10, 2001, second leg on November 14, 2001 (game in Iran on November 15, 2001)
South American Zone / CONMEBOL
 Game mode: All ten teams played in a group with home and away legs. The four best-placed teams (bold) automatically qualified for the 2002 finals, the fifth- placed team (in italics) played another place with the winner of the Oceania zone. The qualification began in March 2000. Uruguay played as fifth in the table in the play-off games against the oceanic qualifiers Australia . |
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| 28.03.00 29.03.00 |
Colombia - Brazil |
0: 0 2: 0 1: 0 4: 1 2: 0 |
08/15/00 08/16/00 |
Colombia - Uruguay |
1: 0 3: 0 2: 0 1: 1 1: 0 |
02.06.01 03.06.01 01.07.01 |
Peru - Ecuador |
1: 2 1: 0 3: 0 5: 0 1: 0 |
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| 04/26/00 |
Bolivia - Colombia |
1: 1 1: 0 0: 4 1: 1 3: 2 |
02.09.00 03.09.00 |
Paraguay - Venezuela |
3: 0 0: 1 4: 0 1: 2 5: 0 |
08/14/01 08/15/01 08/16/01 |
Venezuela - Uruguay |
2: 0 2: 2 0: 2 2: 0 0: 1 |
| 03.06.00 04.06.00 |
Uruguay - Chile |
2: 1 3: 1 1: 0 0: 1 3: 0 |
07.10.00 08.10.00 |
Colombia - Paraguay |
0: 2 0: 6 1: 0 1: 0 2: 1 |
04.09.01 05.09.01 |
Chile - Venezuela |
0: 2 0: 2 5: 1 0: 0 2: 1 |
| 28.06.00 29.06.00 |
Venezuela - Bolivia |
4: 2 1: 1 2: 1 3: 1 1: 3 |
11/15/00 |
Brazil - Colombia |
1: 0 0: 0 1: 2 5: 1 0: 2 |
06.10.01 07.10.01 |
Bolivia - Ecuador |
1: 5 3: 0 1: 1 2: 0 2: 2 |
| 07/18/00 07/19/00 |
Uruguay - Venezuela |
3: 1 2: 1 1: 0 0: 1 2: 0 |
03/27/01 03/28/01 |
Colombia - Bolivia |
2: 0 3: 1 1: 0 0: 1 5: 0 |
07.11.01 08.11.01 |
Bolivia - Brazil |
3: 1 1: 1 3: 1 2: 0 3: 1 |
| 07/25/00 07/26/00 07/27/00 |
Ecuador - Colombia |
0: 0 0: 2 0: 0 3: 1 0: 0 |
04/24/01 04/25/01 |
Ecuador - Paraguay |
2: 1 2: 2 0: 1 3: 3 1: 1 |
11/14/01 |
Uruguay - Argentina |
1: 1 3: 0 0: 4 0: 0 1: 1 |
| Play-off against the Oceania winners | |||||
| 11/20/2001 |
 Australia
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- |
Uruguay
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1-0 | |
| 11/25/2001 |
Uruguay *
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- |
Australia
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3-0 | |
North, Central American and Caribbean Zones / CONCACAF
- The two group winners in the central zone qualified for the CONCACAF intermediate round ,
the two runners-up for the inter -zone qualification . - The three group winners of the Caribbean zone qualified for the CONCACAF intermediate round ,
the three runners-up for the inter- zone qualification .
- Together with Canada , the five runners-up played the play-offs of the interzone qualification with home and away legs. The three winners were qualified for the CONCACAF intermediate round .
- The CONCACAF intermediate round contested the eight qualified teams from the Central Zone and Caribbean Zone , together with the four seeded teams USA , Mexico , Jamaica and Costa Rica . It was played in three groups of four. The two best-placed teams from each group then contested the CONCACAF final round .
- The first three teams from the CONCACAF final round qualified for the 2002 World Cup.
CONCACAF preliminary round
Central zone 1
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El Salvador - Belize |
5: 0 1: 2 0: 1 1: 3 1: 1 0: 0 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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| 1 |
 El Salvador *
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10: 2 | 10 | ||
| 2 |
 Guatemala
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3: 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 |
 Belize
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2:10 | 1 |
Central zone 2
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Honduras - Nicaragua |
3: 0 0: 2 1: 0 0: 1 3: 1 4: 0 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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| 1 |
 Panama *
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8: 3 | 9 | ||
| 2 |
.svg){kind=small} Honduras
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7: 2 | 9 | ||
| 3 |
 Nicaragua
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0:10 | 0 |
| Caribbean zone 1 | |||
 Cuba
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- |
 Cayman Islands
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4-0 / 0-0 |
.svg){kind=small} Santa Lucia
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- |
 Suriname
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1: 0/0 : 1 (Penalty 1: 3) |
 Aruba
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- |
 Puerto Rico
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4: 2/2: 2 |
 Barbados
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- |
 Grenada
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2: 2/3: 2 n.v. |
| Semifinals | |||
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Cuba
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- |
Suriname
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1: 0/0: 0 |
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Aruba
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- |
Barbados
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1: 3/0: 4 |
| final | |||
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Cuba
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- |
Barbados *
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1: 1/1 : 1 (Penalty 4: 5) |
| Caribbean zone 2 | |||
 Antigua and Barbuda
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- |
 Guyana
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without a fight |
 British Virgin Islands
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- |
 Bermuda
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1: 5/0: 9 |
 St. Vincent
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- |
 American Virgin Islands
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9: 0/5: 1 |
 St. Kitts and Nevis
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- |
 Turks and Caicos Islands
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8-0 / 6-0 |
| Semifinals | |||
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Antigua and Barbuda
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- |
Bermuda
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0: 0/1: 1 |
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St. Vincent
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- |
St. Kitts and Nevis
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1: 0/2: 1 |
| final | |||
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Antigua and Barbuda
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- |
St. Vincent *
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2: 1/0: 4 |
| Caribbean zone 3 | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago
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- |
.svg){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles
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5: 0/1: 1 |
 Dominican Republic
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- |
 Montserrat
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3: 0/3: 1 |
 Haiti
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- |
 Dominica
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4: 0/3: 1 |
 Anguilla
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- |
 Bahamas
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1: 3/1: 2 |
| Semifinals | |||
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Trinidad and Tobago
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- |
Dominican Republic
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3-0 / 1-0 |
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Haiti
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- |
Bahamas
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9: 0/0: 4 |
| final | |||
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Trinidad and Tobago *
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- |
Haiti
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3: 1/1: 1 |
| Interzone qualification | |||
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Honduras *
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- |
Haiti
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4: 0/3: 1 |
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Cuba
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- |
 Canada *
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0: 1/0: 0 |
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Antigua and Barbuda
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- |
Guatemala *
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0: 1/1: 8 |
CONCACAF intermediate round
Group 1
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Canada - Trinidad and Tobago |
0: 2 0: 1 0: 0 1: 0 2: 0 6: 0 |
Mexico - Panama |
7: 1 4: 0 7: 0 1: 0 0: 1 0: 0 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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| 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago *
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14: 7 | 15th | ||||
| 2 |
Mexico *
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17: 2 | 13 | ||||
| 3 |
Canada
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1: 8 | 5 | ||||
| 4th |
Panama
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1:16 | 1 |
Group 2
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El Salvador - Honduras |
2: 5 0: 1 7: 1 3: 1 1: 0 6: 0 |
Honduras - El Salvador |
5: 0 2: 0 1: 2 1: 0 0: 7 2: 0 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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| 1 |
Honduras *
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25: 5 | 15th | ||||
| 2 |
 Jamaica *
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7: 4 | 12 | ||||
| 3 |
El Salvador
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13:13 | 9 | ||||
| 4th |
St. Vincent
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2:25 | 0 |
Group 3
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Guatemala - USA |
1: 1 2: 1 2: 0 2: 1 2: 1 7: 0 |
Costa Rica - Barbados |
3: 0 1: 0 1: 3 0: 0 2: 1 0: 4 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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| 1 |
USA *
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14: 3 | 11 | ||||
| 2 |
Costa Rica *
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9: 6 | 10 | ||||
| 3 |
Guatemala
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9: 6 | 10 | ||||
| 4th |
Barbados
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3:20 | 3 |
Playoff in Miami / USA on January 6, 2001: Costa Rica - Guatemala 5: 2
CONCACAF final round
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Jamaica - Trinidad and Tobago |
1: 0 2: 0 2: 2 4: 0 1: 2 3: 0 1: 1 1: 0 1: 1 1: 2 0: 0 2: 4 3: 1 2: 0 2: 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago - Jamaica |
1: 2 1: 0 2: 3 2: 3 0: 2 1: 2 3: 0 1: 0 2: 0 0: 1 0: 0 2: 1 3: 0 0: 1 0: 0 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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| 1 |
Costa Rica **
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17: 7 | 23 | ||||
| 2 |
Mexico **
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16: 9 | 17th | ||||
| 3 |
USA **
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11: 8 | 17th | ||||
| 4th |
Honduras
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17:17 | 14th | ||||
| 5 |
Jamaica
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7:14 | 8th | ||||
| 6th |
Trinidad and Tobago
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5:18 | 5 |
** Costa Rica, Mexico and USA qualified for the 2002 World Cup.
Asian Zone / AFC
First round
Played as a league system with two legs (ten groups with four teams). The ten group winners advanced to the second round.
Group 1
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Syria - Philippines |
12: 0 12: 0 1: 5 0: 7 11: 0 7: 0 |
Laos - Syria (in Syria) |
0: 9 0: 2 3: 3 2: 0 2: 0 1: 1 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
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| 1 |
 Oman *
|
33: 3 | 16 | ||||
| 2 |
 Syria
|
40: 6 | 13 | ||||
| 3 |
 Laos
|
3:40 | 4th | ||||
| 4th |
 Philippines
|
2:29 | 1 |
Group 2
|
Tournament in Iran |
19: 0 16: 0 2: 0 |
Myanmar does |
rank | country | Gates | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Iran *
|
21: 0 | 6th | ||||
| 2 |
 Tajikistan
|
16: 2 | 3 | ||||
| 3 |
 Guam
|
0:35 | 0 | ||||
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Myanmar
|
Group 3
|
Tournament in Hong Kong Qatar - Malaysia |
5: 1 1: 1 1: 2 2: 0 1: 0 2: 0 |
Tournament in Qatar Palestine - Hong Kong |
1: 0 0: 0 2: 1 2: 1 0: 3 4: 3 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Qatar *
|
14: 3 | 16 | ||||
| 2 |
 Palestine
|
8: 9 | 7th | ||||
| 3 |
 Malaysia
|
8:11 | 7th | ||||
| 4th |
 Hong Kong
|
3:10 | 4th |
Group 4
|
Tournament in Singapore Bahrain - Kuwait |
1: 2 0: 1 1: 0 1: 1 0: 3 1: 2 |
Tournament in Kuwait Kyrgyzstan - Bahrain |
1: 2 0: 1 2: 0 2: 0 1: 1 0: 1 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
.svg){kind=small} Bahrain *
|
9: 4 | 15th | ||||
| 2 |
 Kuwait
|
9: 3 | 13 | ||||
| 3 |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
3: 9 | 4th | ||||
| 4th |
 Singapore
|
3: 8 | 2 |
Group 5
|
Tournament in Lebanon Thailand - Sri Lanka |
4: 2 6: 0 3: 0 4: 0 3: 3 1: 2 |
Tournament in Thailand Pakistan - Lebanon |
1: 8 0: 3 0: 5 0: 6 3: 1 2: 2 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Thailand *
|
20: 5 | 16 | ||||
| 2 |
 Lebanon
|
26: 5 | 13 | ||||
| 3 |
 Sri Lanka
|
8:20 | 4th | ||||
| 4th |
 Pakistan
|
5:29 | 1 |
Group 6
|
Tournament in Iraq Nepal - Kazakhstan |
0: 6 8: 0 3: 0 1: 9 4: 1 1: 1 |
Tournament in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan - Nepal |
4: 0 0: 5 0: 5 4: 2 1: 6 1: 1 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
.svg){kind=small} Iraq *
|
28: 5 | 14th | ||||
| 2 |
 Kazakhstan
|
20: 2 | 14th | ||||
| 3 |
 Nepal
|
13:25 | 6th | ||||
| 4th |
 Macau
|
2:31 | 0 |
Group 7
|
Tournament in Uzbekistan Turkmenistan - Jordan |
2: 0 7: 0 0: 2 1: 0 0: 5 2: 2 |
Tournament in Jordan Jordan - Taiwan |
6: 0 2: 5 0: 4 1: 2 1: 0 1: 1 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Uzbekistan *
|
20: 5 | 14th | ||||
| 2 |
 Turkmenistan
|
12: 7 | 12 | ||||
| 3 |
 Jordan
|
12: 7 | 8th | ||||
| 4th |
 Taiwan
|
0:25 | 0 |
Group 8
|
Brunei - Yemen |
0: 5 1: 0 0:12 1: 1 1: 0 1: 0 |
Yemen - India |
3: 3 4: 0 2: 1 0: 1 3: 2 5: 0 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Ver. Arab. Emirates *
|
21: 5 | 12 | ||||
| 2 |
 Yemen
|
14: 8 | 11 | ||||
| 3 |
 India
|
11: 5 | 11 | ||||
| 4th |
 Brunei
|
0:28 | 0 |
Group 9
|
Maldives - Cambodia |
6: 0 5: 0 1: 1 6: 0 10: 1 0: 1 |
Cambodia - Indonesia |
0: 2 0: 4 0: 2 5: 1 3: 1 0: 2 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
China *
|
25: 3 | 18th | ||||
| 2 |
 Indonesia
|
16: 7 | 12 | ||||
| 3 |
 Maldives
|
8:19 | 4th | ||||
| 4th |
 Cambodia
|
2:22 | 1 |
Group 10
|
Vietnam - Bangladesh |
0: 0 6: 0 0: 1 0: 3 0: 3 5: 0 |
Mongolia - Saudi Arabia |
0: 6 0: 4 4: 0 6: 0 2: 2 0: 4 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Saudi Arabia *
|
30: 0 | 18th | ||||
| 2 |
 Vietnam
|
9: 9 | 10 | ||||
| 3 |
 Bangladesh
|
5:15 | 5 | ||||
| 4th |
 Mongolia
|
2:22 | 1 |
Second round
Group A
|
Iraq - Thailand |
4: 0 1: 1 2: 0 2: 0 1: 0 0: 0 1: 1 1: 2 0: 0 1: 3 |
Bahrain - Saudi Arabia |
0: 4 1: 1 1: 0 2: 2 1: 0 1: 2 2: 1 1: 1 3: 1 4: 1 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Saudi Arabia **
|
17: 8 | 17th | ||||
| 2 |
Iran *
|
10: 7 | 15th | ||||
| 3 |
Bahrain
|
8: 9 | 10 | ||||
| 4th |
Iraq
|
9:10 | 7th | ||||
| 5 |
Thailand
|
5:15 | 4th |
Group B
|
Qatar - Oman |
0: 0 4: 1 3: 0 2: 1 0: 2 0: 2 1: 1 5: 0 1: 1 2: 0 |
Oman - Qatar |
0: 3 0: 1 0: 1 2: 2 1: 2 1: 0 4: 2 3: 0 2: 2 1: 0 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
China **
|
13: 2 | 19th | ||||
| 2 |
Ver. Arab. Emirates *
|
10:11 | 11 | ||||
| 3 |
Uzbekistan
|
13:14 | 10 | ||||
| 4th |
Qatar
|
10:10 | 9 | ||||
| 5 |
Oman
|
7:16 | 6th |
Play-off of the runners-up
| October 25, 2001 | Iran * - United Arab Emirates | 1-0 |
| October 31, 2001 | UA Emirates - Iran * | 0: 3 |
** Saudi Arabia and China qualified for the World Cup, Iran played against Ireland for a World Cup place.
African Zone / CAF
The first round was played as a cup system with a return leg in April 2000 and involved 50 teams. The 25 winners qualified for the second round. The second round was played in five groups of five, the five group winners qualified for the 2002 World Cup.
First round
.svg){kind=small} Mauritania
|
- |
Tunisia
|
1: 2/0: 3 |
 Guinea-Bissau
|
- |
 Togo
|
0: 0/0: 3 |
 Benin
|
- |
Senegal
|
1: 1/0: 1 |
 Gambia
|
- |
 Morocco
|
0: 1/0: 2 |
 Cape Verde
|
- |
 Algeria
|
0: 0/0: 2 |
 Botswana
|
- |
 Zambia
|
0: 1/0: 1 |
 Madagascar
|
- |
 Gabon
|
2: 0/0: 1 |
 Sudan
|
- |
 Mozambique
|
1: 0/1: 2 |
.svg){kind=small} Lesotho
|
- |
South Africa
|
0: 2/0: 1 |
 Swaziland
|
- |
 Angola
|
0: 1/1: 7 |
 Sao Tome and Principe
|
- |
 Sierra Leone
|
2-0 / 0-4 |
.svg){kind=small} Rwanda
|
- |
 Ivory Coast
|
2: 2/0: 2 |
.svg){kind=small} Libya
|
- |
 Mali
|
3: 0/1: 3 |
 Central African. Rep.
|
- |
 Zimbabwe
|
0: 1/1: 3 |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
- |
 Congo
|
1: 3/1: 2 |
 Djibouti
|
- |
.svg){kind=small} DR Congo
|
1: 1/1: 9 |
 Seychelles
|
- |
 Namibia
|
1: 1/0: 3 |
 Eritrea
|
- |
Nigeria
|
0: 0/0: 4 |
 Somalia
|
- |
Cameroon
|
0: 3/0: 3 |
 Mauritius
|
- |
 Egypt
|
0: 2/2: 4 |
 Malawi
|
- |
 Kenya
|
2-0 / 0-0 |
 Tanzania
|
- |
 Ghana
|
0: 1/2: 3 |
 Uganda
|
- |
 Guinea
|
4: 4/0: 3 |
 Chad
|
- |
 Liberia
|
0: 1/0: 0 |
.svg){kind=small} Ethiopia
|
- |
 Burkina Faso
|
2: 1/0: 3 |
Second round
Group A
|
Angola - Zambia |
2: 1 0: 3 2: 0 3: 0 3: 1 0: 2 3: 3 1: 0 2: 0 1: 1 |
Zambia - Angola |
1: 1 1: 0 2: 0 3: 2 1: 1 2: 0 2: 2 2: 0 2: 4 1: 1 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cameroon **
|
14: 4 | 19th | ||||
| 2 |
Angola
|
11: 9 | 13 | ||||
| 3 |
Zambia
|
14:11 | 11 | ||||
| 4th |
Togo
|
10:13 | 9 | ||||
| 5 |
Libya
|
7:19 | 2 |
Group B
|
Nigeria - Sierra Leone |
2: 0 2: 0 2: 1 5: 0 3: 0 1: 3 1: 0 1: 0 0: 2 0: 0 |
Sierra Leone - Nigeria |
1: 0 2: 0 2: 0 1: 1 1: 2 0: 4 0: 1 1: 0 3: 0 3: 0 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nigeria **
|
15: 3 | 16 | ||||
| 2 |
Liberia
|
10: 8 | 15th | ||||
| 3 |
Sudan
|
8:10 | 12 | ||||
| 4th |
Ghana
|
10: 9 | 11 | ||||
| 5 |
Sierra Leone
|
2:15 | 4th |
Group C
|
Algeria - Senegal |
1: 1 0: 0 0: 0 2: 1 1: 0 0: 0 1: 1 0: 0 4: 0 5: 2 |
Senegal - Algeria |
3: 0 3: 0 1: 2 1: 0 0: 4 1: 0 8: 2 1: 0 1: 1 0: 5 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Senegal **
|
14: 2 | 15th | ||||
| 2 |
Morocco
|
8: 3 | 15th | ||||
| 3 |
Egypt
|
16: 7 | 13 | ||||
| 4th |
Algeria
|
11:14 | 8th | ||||
| 5 |
Namibia
|
3:26 | 2 |
Group D
|
Madagascar - DR Congo |
3: 0 2: 2 1: 0 2: 0 1: 3 1: 2 6: 0 1: 2 1: 0 2: 0 |
Rep. Congo - Madagascar |
2: 0 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 6: 0 6: 0 1: 1 0: 3 1: 0 1: 2 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tunisia **
|
23: 4 | 20th | ||||
| 2 |
Ivory Coast
|
18: 8 | 15th | ||||
| 3 |
DR Congo
|
7:16 | 10 | ||||
| 4th |
Republic of the Congo
|
5:15 | 6th | ||||
| 5 |
Madagascar
|
5:15 | 5 |
Group E
|
Malawi - Burkina Faso |
1: 1 0: 2 1: 0 1: 2 1: 2 2: 0 |
Burkina Faso - Malawi |
4: 2 2: 1 1: 1 2: 0 1: 0 0: 1 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
South Africa **
|
10: 3 | 16 | ||||
| 2 |
Zimbabwe
|
7: 5 | 12 | ||||
| 3 |
Burkina Faso
|
7: 8 | 5 | ||||
| 4th |
Malawi
|
4:12 | 1 | ||||
| 5 |
Guinea
|
At the time of the disqualification, Guinea had played three games. These have been canceled.
|
Guinea - Zimbabwe |
3: 0 2: 3 1: 1 |
|---|
Oceanic Zone / OFC
The first round was played as a league system that involved two groups of five teams in two tournaments. The two group winners determined the Oceania winner in a round trip.
Group 1
|
April |
Samoa - Tonga |
0: 1 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Australia *
|
66: 0 | 12 | |||
| 2 |
 Fiji
|
27: 4 | 9 | |||
| 3 |
 Tonga
|
7:30 | 6th | |||
| 4th |
 Samoa
|
9:18 | 3 | |||
| 5 |
 American Samoa
|
0:57 | 0 |
Group 2
|
June |
Vanuatu - Tahiti |
1: 6 9: 1 0: 5 1: 8 2: 7 2: 0 1: 5 0: 6 7: 0 2: 0 |
rank | country | Gates | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 New Zealand *
|
19: 1 | 12 | |||
| 2 |
 Tahiti
|
14: 6 | 9 | |||
| 3 |
 Solomon Islands
|
17:10 | 6th | |||
| 4th |
 Vanuatu
|
11:21 | 3 | |||
| 5 |
 Cook Islands
|
2:25 | 0 |
| Oceania finals | |||||
| 06/20/2001 |
New Zealand |
- |
Australia
|
0: 2 | |
| 06/24/2001 |
Australia *
|
- |
New Zealand
|
4: 1 | |
| Play-off against the South American fifth | |||||
| 11/20/2001 |
Australia
|
- |
Uruguay
|
1-0 | |
| 11/25/2001 |
Uruguay *
|
- |
Australia
|
3-0 | |
Not participated
| Asia : |
.svg){kind=small} Afghanistan , Bhutan , North Korea , East Timor  
|
| Africa : |
 Burundi , Niger , Comoros 
|
| Oceania : |
 Papua New Guinea , New Caledonia
|
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