2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(AFC)
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
International football competition
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 November 2000 - 15 November 2001 |
| Teams | 39 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 153 |
| Goals scored | 587 (3.84 per match) |
| Attendance | 2,730,506 (17,846 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Hani Al-Dhabit Yaqoob Juma Al-Mukhaini Talal Al-Meshal Said Bayazid (11 goals each) |
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The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four and half qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, South Korea and Japan, the co-hosts, qualified automatically, leaving two and half spots open for competition between 40 teams. Myanmar withdrew from the tournament after being placed in Group 2 but before any matches had been played, therefore reducing the group to 3 teams.
Afghanistan, Bhutan and North Korea chose not to participate.
Asia's two remaining automatic qualifying berths were taken by Saudi Arabia and China.
Iran defeated United Arab Emirates for the chance to become the possible third Asian qualifier, but lost to Ireland in the inter-continental play-off.
There were three rounds of play:
- First round: The 39 teams were divided into nine groups of four teams each, and one group of three teams. The teams played against each other twice, except in group 2, where the teams played against each other once. The group winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: The 10 teams were divided into two groups of five teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified for the World Cup. The runners-up advanced to the AFC play-off.
- Play-off: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the UEFA–AFC inter-continental play-off.
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round
Group 1
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Oman |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | +30 | 16 | Second round | — | 2–0 | 12–0 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Syria |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 6 | +34 | 13 | 3–3 | — | 11–0 | 12–0 | ||
| 3 | Laos |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 40 | −37 | 4 | 0–7 | 0–9 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Philippines |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | — |
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Group 2
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Iran |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | +21 | 6 | Second round | — | 2–0 | 19–0 | — | |
| 2 | Tajikistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 3 | — | — | 16–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Guam |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | −35 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Myanmar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — | — | — | — |
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Group 3
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Qatar |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 16 | Second round | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Palestine |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Malaysia |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 7 | 0–0 | 4–3 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Hong Kong |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — |
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Group 4
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Bahrain |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | Second round | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Kuwait |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Singapore |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
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Group 5
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Thailand |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 16 | Second round | — | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Lebanon |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 13 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Sri Lanka |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 4 | 0–3 | 0–5 | — | 3–1 | ||
| 4 | Pakistan |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 1 | 0–6 | 1–8 | 3–3 | — |
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Group 6
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Iraq |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 14 | Second round | — | 1–1 | 4–2 | 8–0 | |
| 2 | Kazakhstan |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 14 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Nepal |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 6 | 1–9 | 0–6 | — | 4–1 | ||
| 4 | Macau |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 | −29 | 0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 1–6 | — |
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Group 7
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Uzbekistan |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 14 | Second round | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 7–0 | |
| 2 | Turkmenistan |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | 2–5 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Jordan |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — |
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Group 8
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | United Arab Emirates |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 12 | Second round | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Yemen |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | India |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Brunei |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | −28 | 0 | 0–12 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — |
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Group 9
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | China |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | +22 | 18 | Second round | — | 5–1 | 10–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Indonesia |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 12 | 0–2 | — | 5–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Maldives |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 6–0 | ||
| 4 | Cambodia |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
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Group 10
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 18 | Second round | — | 5–0 | 6–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Vietnam |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0–4 | — | 0–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | Bangladesh |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | 0–3 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Mongolia |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — |
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Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
Group A
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 17 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Iran |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | Play-off | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Bahrain |
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Iraq |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Thailand |
8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
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Group B
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| 1 | China |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 19 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 11 | Play-off | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | Uzbekistan |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Qatar |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Oman |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | — |
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Iran won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the UEFA–AFC inter-confederation play-off.
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Republic of Ireland  |
2–1 | Iran |
2–0 | 0–1 |
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The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.
More information Team, Qualified as ...
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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 Japan | Hosts | 31 May 1996 | 1 (1998) |
 South Korea | 5 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Second round group A winners | 21 October 2001 | 2 (1994, 1998) |
| China | Second round group B winners | 7 October 2001 | 0 (debut) |
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- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
There were 587 goals scored in 153 matches, for an average of 3.84 goals per match.
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:
- "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 23 April 2024.