2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
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International football competition
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 is being 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)[edit]
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.
Teams in bold eventually qualified for the final tournament, teams in bold italic qualified for the final tournament through the play-offs, and teams in italic participated in the play-offs but did not qualify for the final tournament.
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Summary[edit]
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).
Other teams were eliminated after the first round
First round[edit]
The winner of each group qualified directly, the runner-up advanced to play-off (either UEFA playoff or UEFA-AFC playoff).
Group 1[edit]
Group 2[edit]
Group 3[edit]
Group 4[edit]
Group 5[edit]
Group 6[edit]
Group 7[edit]
Group 8[edit]
Group 9[edit]
Play-offs[edit]
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.[2] UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999.[3]
UEFA[edit]
Belgium qualified by the aggregate score of 2–0.
Germany qualified by the aggregate score of 5–2.
Slovenia qualified by the aggregate score of 3–2.
Turkey qualified by the aggregate score of 6–0.
Inter-confederation play-offs[edit]
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.[2] UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999,[3] 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.[4]
Qualified teams[edit]
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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 France |
Defending champions | 12 July 1998 | 10 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998) |
 Russia |
Group 1 winners | 6 October 2001 | 8 (19582, 19622, 19662, 19702, 19822, 19862, 19902, 1994) |
 Portugal |
Group 2 winners | 6 October 2001 | 2 (1966, 1986) |
 Denmark |
Group 3 winners | 6 October 2001 | 2 (1986, 1998) |
 Sweden |
Group 4 winners | 5 September 2001 | 9 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994) |
 Poland |
Group 5 winners | 1 September 2001 | 5 (1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986) |
 Croatia |
Group 6 winners | 6 October 2001 | 1 (1998) |
 Spain |
Group 7 winners | 5 September 2001 | 10 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
 Italy |
Group 8 winners | 6 October 2001 | 14 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
 England |
Group 9 winners | 6 October 2001 | 10 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998) |
 Germany |
Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 14 (1934, 1938, 19543, 19583, 19623, 19663, 19703, 19743, 19783, 19823, 19863, 19903, 1994, 1998) |
 Belgium |
Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 10 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
 Slovenia |
Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 0 (debut) |
 Turkey |
Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 1 (1954) |
 Republic of Ireland |
UEFA-AFC play-off winners | 15 November 2001 | 2 (1990, 1994) |
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1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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3 Competed as West Germany. A separate team for East Germany also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in 1974.
Goalscorers[edit]
There were 594 goals scored in 240 matches (including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 2.48 goals per match.
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Broadcasting rights[edit]
Europe[edit]
Americas[edit]
United States: ESPN, ESPN 2 and Fox Sports World (in English); Univision, Telemundo, ESPN Deportes and Fox Deportes (in Spanish)- Latin America: ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN Extra, ESPN Extra 2, ESPN Extra 3, PSN, PSN 2, PSN Plus, PSN Max, PSN Max 2, PSN Max 3 and PSN Max 4 (all matches)
Brazil: Rede CNT, SporTV, ESPN Brasil, Fox Sports, BandSports and PSN
Argentina: Multicanal, VCC, Cablevisión, BAC, DirecTV and Sky
Bolivia: ATB, Multivisión, DirecTV and Sky
Chile: TVN, Chilevisión, VTR Cablexpress, Metrópolis Intercom, DirecTV and Sky
Colombia: RCN Televisión, DirecTV and Sky
Ecuador: TC Televisión, SíTV, TV Cable, Univisa, DirecTV and Sky
Paraguay: Multicanal, VCC, Cablevisión, CMM, Supercanal, DirecTV and Sky
Peru: ATV, Latina Televisión, CMD, DirecTV and Sky
Uruguay: Multicanal, VCC, Cablevisión, Montecable, TCC, Nuevo Siglo Cable TV, Multiseñal, DirecTV and Sky
Venezuela: Televen, Meridiano Televisión, DirecTV and Sky
Rest of the World[edit]
References[edit]
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