2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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Dates | 16 August 2000 – 15 November 2001 |
Teams | 50 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 238 |
Goals scored | 677 (2.84 per match) |
Attendance | 4,786,293 (20,110 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (10 goals) |
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UEFA European Qualifiers |
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams.
The European section of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Korea and Japan, for national teams which are members of the UEFA. Apart from France, who qualified automatically as defending champions, a total of 13.5 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams.
The 50 teams were divided into nine groups, five groups of six teams and four groups of five teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Among the runners-up, Group 2 was drawn randomly to advance to the UEFA–AFC Intercontinental play-off while the remaining eight runners-up would advance to the UEFA play-offs.[1]
In the play-offs, the eight teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The four aggregate winners qualified. The qualifying process started on 2 September 2000, after UEFA Euro 2000, and ended on 14 November 2001.
Qualification seeding (UEFA)
The draw was made in December 1999, and was based on average points per game achieved in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification and UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying. France qualified automatically as title holders, and because Belgium and Netherlands, as hosts, had not had to qualify for UEFA Euro 2000, only their 1998 World Cup result was used. Andorra made their debut in World Cup qualifying.
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Summary
Table - top row: group winners, second row: group runners-up, third row: others. The winner of each group qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup together with winners of play-off. Group 2 was the last team drawn for its runner-up to participate in the UEFA/AFC intercontinental play-off. As runner-up in group 2, Republic of Ireland played a play-off against a team from the AFC confederation, whereas the others played against each other (UEFA play-off).
First round
The winner of each group qualified directly, the runner-up advanced to play-off (either UEFA playoff or UEFA-AFC playoff).
Group 1
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 23 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 20 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 19 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 14 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 5–1 | 5–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 7 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |
Group 2
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 24 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 24 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 20 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 8 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 8 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 36 | −31 | 0 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — |
Group 3
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 22 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 13 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |
Group 4
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 26 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 21 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Group 5
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 21 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 17 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | 4–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 10 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 9 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — |
Group 6
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 17 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 10–1 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Group 7
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 20 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Group 8
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 20 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 16 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 8 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 | — |
Group 9
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 17 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 1–5 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 7 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — |
Second round
The draw for the play-offs was held on 31 August 2001 at FIFA's headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland.[1] The nine group runners-up were placed into one pot, with eight teams drawn into four pairings (with the first team drawn hosting the first leg). The remaining team then faced an AFC team in the inter-confederation play-offs.[3] UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999.[4]
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Belgium ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Ukraine ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Slovenia ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Austria ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | 0–1 | 0–5 |
Inter-confederation play-offs
As the Group 2 runner-up was the last team to be selected in the play-off draw on 31 August 2001, that team then faced an AFC team in the inter-confederation play-offs.[3] UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999,[4] though the order of legs was decided by the draw on 31 August 2001. The team to meet an AFC team became the Republic of Ireland.[5]
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Republic of Ireland ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Qualified teams
The following 15 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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![]() | Defending champions | 12 July 1998 | 10 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998) |
![]() | Group 1 winners | 6 October 2001 | 8 (19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19822, 19862, 19902, 1994) |
![]() | Group 2 winners | 6 October 2001 | 2 (1966, 1986) |
![]() | Group 3 winners | 6 October 2001 | 2 (1986, 1998) |
![]() | Group 4 winners | 5 September 2001 | 9 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994) |
![]() | Group 5 winners | 1 September 2001 | 5 (1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986) |
![]() | Group 6 winners | 6 October 2001 | 1 (1998) |
![]() | Group 7 winners | 5 September 2001 | 10 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
![]() | Group 8 winners | 6 October 2001 | 14 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
![]() | Group 9 winners | 6 October 2001 | 10 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998) |
![]() | Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 14 (1934, 1938, 19543, 19583, 19623, 19663, 19703, 19743, 19783, 19823, 19863, 19903, 1994, 1998) |
![]() | Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 10 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
![]() | Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 1 (1954) |
![]() | UEFA-AFC play-off winners | 15 November 2001 | 2 (1990, 1994) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 2 Competed as Soviet Union.
- 3 Competed as West Germany. A separate team for East Germany also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in 1974.
Top goalscorers
There were 677 goals scored in 238 matches, for an average of 2.84 goals per match.
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
Below are full goalscorer lists for all groups and the play-offs:
References
- ^ a b "Fifa announces play-off draw". BBC. 31 August 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Play-offs UEFA/AFC". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Play-off draw to take place". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. August 2001. Archived from the original on 2 September 2001. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Ireland / Iran play-off Matches for 2002 World Cup Finals". 6 January 2023.
External links
- Results
- RSSSF – 2002 World Cup Qualification
- Allworldcup
- UEFA Qualifier results with full game box scores at Scoreshelf.com