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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

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The AFC first round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 40 AFC members.

The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the second round, where the ten remaining teams were divided into two groups of five.

Group 1

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Source: [1]
More information Syria, 12–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Siamak Bakhshi (Iran)
More information Oman, 12–0 ...
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ammar Ammar (Lebanon)

More information Syria, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Jang Sok Jin (North Korea)
More information Oman, 7–0 ...
Attendance: 2,099
Referee: Gyanu Shrestha (Nepal)

More information Syria, 11–0 ...
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Ahmad Abu Khadijeh (Jordan)
More information Oman, 7–0 ...
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Delawar (Bahrain)

More information Laos, 0–9 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mamed Mamedov (Turkmenistan)
More information Philippines, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sergey Tsaregradskiy (Kazakhstan)

More information Syria, 3–3 ...
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
More information Laos, 2–0 ...

More information Oman, 2–0 ...
More information Philippines, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jajat Hidayat (Indonesia)

Group 2

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Source: [1]
More information Iran, 19–0 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

More information Tajikistan, 16–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hani Ballan (Qatar)

More information Iran, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mahmoud Al-Rifaee (Syria)

Group 3

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Source: [1]
More information Qatar, 5–1 ...
More information Hong Kong, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Han Byung-Hwa (South Korea)

More information Palestine, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ekachai Tanaddernkao (Thailand)
More information Hong Kong, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Musallam Al Bloushi (United Arab Emirates)

More information Palestine, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Mohammad Tajul Islam (Bangladesh)
More information Hong Kong, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

More information Palestine, 1–0 ...
More information Qatar, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Rahim Rahimi (Iran)

More information Qatar, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)
More information Hong Kong, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Muflah Mohamed (Oman)

More information Qatar, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)
More information Malaysia, 4–3 ...

Group 4

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Source: [1]
More information Bahrain, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kim Hoe Sung (South Korea)
More information Singapore, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail (Saudi Arabia)

More information Bahrain, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)
More information Kuwait, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Suresh Srinivasan (India)

More information Kyrgyzstan, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Zhu Liuyi (China)
More information Singapore, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

More information Kyrgyzstan, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Park Sang-Gu (South Korea)
More information Singapore, 0–1 ...

More information Kuwait, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Zhang Yeduan (China)
More information Bahrain, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 800
Referee: Youssuf Al Aqily (Saudi Arabia)

More information Kyrgyzstan, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 25,099
Referee: Mohammad Abdur Rakib (Bangladesh)
More information Kuwait, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Zhang Yeduan (China)

Group 5

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Source: [1]
More information Thailand, 4–2 ...
More information Lebanon, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

More information Thailand, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Sabah Kasim (Iraq)
More information Lebanon, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

More information Pakistan, 3–3 ...
More information Lebanon, 1–2 ...

More information Pakistan, 1–8 ...
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: S. Kumbalingam Kennedy (Singapore)
More information Sri Lanka, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Zhang Jianjun (China)

More information Sri Lanka, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Zhang Jianjun (China)
More information Pakistan, 0–6 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

More information Sri Lanka, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Viktor Kolpakov (Kyrgyzstan)
More information Thailand, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Group 6

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N.B. group originally scheduled to play 6 matches in Kathmandu, 25–29 March 2001. After Nepal withdrew from organising the matches, the AFC assigned the group to Almaty, Kazakhstan. Following a protest by Iraq, it was decided to first play 6 matches in either Amman or Baghdad (later fixed at Baghdad) and the remaining 6 in Almaty.

More information Nepal, 0–6 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)
More information Iraq, 8–0 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Panya Hanlumyaung (Thailand)

More information Kazakhstan, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kim Tae-Young (South Korea)
More information Nepal, 1–9 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)

More information Nepal, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mohamed Senhoub (Yemen)
More information Kazakhstan, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Kim Tae-Young (South Korea)

More information Kazakhstan, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdulla Al Bannai (United Arab Emirates)
More information Macau, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)

More information Macau, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Balu Sundarraj (India)
More information Iraq, 4–2 ...

More information Macau, 1–6 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
More information Iraq, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)

Group 7

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More information Turkmenistan, 2–0 ...
More information Uzbekistan, 7–0 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mohamed Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

More information Chinese Taipei, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Yoshitsugu Katayama (Japan)
More information Uzbekistan, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

More information Chinese Taipei, 0–5 ...
More information Uzbekistan, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ahmad Khalidi Supian (Malaysia)

More information Jordan, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)
More information Turkmenistan, 2–5 ...
Attendance: 800
Referee: Deshapryia Arambekade (Sri Lanka)

More information Chinese Taipei, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 400
Referee: Khaled Sadeq (Kuwait)
More information Jordan, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)

More information Turkmenistan, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 20
Referee: Hiroshi Tanabe (Japan)
More information Jordan, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 100
Referee: Khaled Sadeq (Kuwait)

Group 8

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More information Brunei, 0–5 ...
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hsu Chao-Lo (Chinese Taipei)
More information India, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

More information Brunei, 0–12 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fong Yau Fat Jame (Hong Kong)
More information India, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)

More information United Arab Emirates, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
More information Yemen, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jassem Al-Khori (Qatar)

More information Yemen, 3–3 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Suleman Abo Allo (Syria)
More information United Arab Emirates, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Menfi Redha Falah (Iraq)

More information Yemen, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Mohammad Mansour (Lebanon)
More information Brunei, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi (Oman)

More information United Arab Emirates, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)
More information India, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Group 9

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Source: [1]
More information Maldives, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 11,850
Referee: Abayawansa Mahasena Yapa (Sri Lanka)

More information Indonesia, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Santhan Nagalingam (Singapore)

More information Cambodia, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: U Tun Hla Aung (Myanmar)

More information Indonesia, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Jerry Andres (Philippines)
More information China, 10–1 ...
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Kim Jong Sik (North Korea)

More information Maldives, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Omar Abu Loom (Jordan)
More information Cambodia, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Michael Andrews (India)

More information Cambodia, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)
More information Maldives, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 11,576
Referee: Sultan Mujalli Al Aalaq (Bahrain)

More information China, 5–1 ...

More information China, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Buddhi Gurung (Nepal)

More information Indonesia, 0–2 ...

Group 10

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Source: [1]
More information Vietnam, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)
More information Saudi Arabia, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jassim Al Hail (Qatar)

More information Mongolia, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ibrahim Abu Elaish (Palestine)
More information Bangladesh, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

More information Mongolia, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdulwahid Al-Khamesy (Yemen)
More information Saudi Arabia, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jaafaar Mahdi Al-Khabbaz (Bahrain)

More information Mongolia, 0–6 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)


More information Bangladesh, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Saeed Bathaei Naeeni (Iran)

More information Vietnam, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
More information Saudi Arabia, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)

More information Bangladesh, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 2,099
Referee: Saeed Bathaei Naeeni (Iran)
More information Vietnam, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

Goalscorers

There were 481 goals scored in 111 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal


References

  1. "FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

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