2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_(OFC)
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
International football competition
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 7 April – 25 November 2001 |
| Teams | 10[lower-alpha 1] (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 179 (8.14 per match) |
| Attendance | 87,894 (3,995 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Archie Thompson(16 goals) |
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Papua New Guinea chose not to participate.
A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
There would be two rounds of play:
- First round: The 10 teams were divided into two groups of five teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the OFC–CONMEBOL inter-confederation play-off.
Australia's 31–0 win over American Samoa established a World Cup record for the highest margin of victory in a qualifying match.
Group 1
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |
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| 1 | Australia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | +66 | 12 | Second round | — | — | — | 11–0 | 31–0 | |
| 2 | Fiji |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 9 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 13–0 | ||
| 3 | Tonga |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 6 | 0–22 | 1–8 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Samoa |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 | — | 1–6 | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 5 | American Samoa |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | −57 | 0 | — | — | 0–5 | 0–8 | — |
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More information Fiji, 13–0 ...
| Fiji | 13–0 | American Samoa |
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Masi  3' (pen.), 12', 53', 54'Lal 23', 24', 28', 39', 45'Mateiwai 31'Nasema 56'Samy 70', 75' |
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Main article: Tonga 0–22 Australia
More information Tonga, 0–22 ...
| Tonga | 0–22 | Australia |
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| Report | Chipperfield 3', 83' Mori 13', 23', 40', 58'Aloisi 14', 24', 37', 45', 52', 63'Muscat 18', 30', 54', 82'Popovic 67'T.Vidmar 74'Zdrilic 78', 90'Thompson 80'Boutsianis 87' |
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More information American Samoa, 0–8 ...
| American Samoa | 0–8 | Samoa |
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| [3] | Leututu 8' (o.g.) Gabriel 35'Fa'aiuaso 41', 52', 73', 84'Lemana 55'Michael 63' |
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More information Samoa, 1–6 ...
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Main article: Australia 31–0 American Samoa
More information American Samoa, 0–5 ...
| American Samoa | 0–5 | Tonga |
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| [5] | Taufahema 2', 24', 51' Moa 71' (pen.)Fakava 86' |
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More information Australia, 11–0 ...
| Australia | 11–0 | Samoa |
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| A. Vidmar 5', 50' Zdrilic 28', 57'Foxe 44'Popovic 55', 89'Thompson 75', 88'Chipperfield 76'Bureta 81' (o.g.) |
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More information Tonga, 1–8 ...
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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 | New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 12 | Second round | — | — | — | 7–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Tahiti |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Solomon Islands |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 6 | 1–5 | — | — | — | 9–1 | ||
| 4 | Vanuatu |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | — | 1–6 | 2–7 | — | — | ||
| 5 | Cook Islands |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 | — | 0–6 | — | 1–8 | — |
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More information Vanuatu, 1–6 ...
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More information Solomon Islands, 9–1 ...
| Solomon Islands | 9–1 | Cook Islands |
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| Suri 14' Daudau 19', 54', 75'Menapi 31', 52', 85'Firisua 84'Konofilla 89' |
Report | Temiha 4' |
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More information Tahiti, 0–5 ...
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More information Cook Islands, 1–8 ...
| Cook Islands | 1–8 | Vanuatu |
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| Pukoku 13' |
Report | Ben 4' Lauru 27'G. Maki 38'Iwai 50', 59', 66'P. Maki 74'Waiwai 82' |
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More information Vanuatu, 2–7 ...
| Vanuatu | 2–7 | Solomon Islands |
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| Iwai 18', 48' |
Report | Wickham 17', 47' Menapi 46', 73'Waita 48'Samani 62'Suri 79' |
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More information Solomon Islands, 1–5 ...
| Solomon Islands | 1–5 | New Zealand |
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| Suri 85' |
Report | Coveny 27', 50' Jackson 32', 55'Urlovic 67' |
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More information Cook Islands, 0–6 ...
| Cook Islands | 0–6 | Tahiti |
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| Report | Senechal 2', 45' Tagawa 19', 64', 87'Bennett 51' |
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More information New Zealand, 7–0 ...
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More information Tahiti, 2–0 ...
| Tahiti | 2–0 | Solomon Islands |
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| Garcia 25' (pen.) Fatupua-Lecaill 77' |
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More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| New Zealand |
1–6 | Australia |
0–2 | 1–4 |
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More information Australia, 4–1 ...
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Australia won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the OFC–CONMEBOL play-off.
There were 179 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 8.14 goals per match.
16 goals
14 goals
9 goals
7 goals
5 goals
Tony Popovic
Shailemdra Lal
Commins Menapi
Richard Iwai
4 goals
3 goals
- Scott Chipperfield
- Brett Emerton
Chris Jackson- Patteson Daudau
- Batram Suri
Tony Senechal
2 goals
- Simon Colosimo
- Hayden Foxe
- Manoa Masi
- Valerio Nasema
- Atnesh Prasad
- Abinesh Samy
- Noah Hickey
- Aaran Lines
Ben Lemana- Vivian Wickham
- Simon Lauru
1 goal
- Fausto De Amicis
- Steve Corica
- Tony Vidmar
Junior Pukoku- Niki Temiha
- Jope Namawa Leka
- Ulaiasi Mateiwai
- Ul Radike Mateiwai
- Leone Vurukania
- Mark Burton
- Jonathan Perry
- Paul Urlovic
- Ivan Vicelich
- Dominic Gabriel
- Junior Michael
- David Firisua
- Joel Konofilla
- Jack Samani
- Stanley Waita
- Harold Amaru
- Samuel Garcia
- Steve Fatupua-Lecaill
Teu Fakava- Penieli Moa
- Fillisione Taufahema
- Jimmy Ben
- Gerard Maki
- Pita Maki
- Waren Waiwai
1 own goal
Lisi Leututu (against Samoa)- Filipo Bureta (against Australia)
- Molesi Tokuma (against Fiji)
- Papua New Guinea chose not to participate.
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