2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

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The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 9 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Albania, England, Finland, Germany and Greece.

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The group was won by England, who qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up, Germany — who would later reach the final of the tournament proper — entered the UEFA Qualification Playoffs.

England started the qualification process badly, a home defeat to Germany and an away draw with Finland (soon after a poor team performance at the 2000 European Championships) saw the resignation of their manager Kevin Keegan, and the appointment of Sven-Göran Eriksson – the first non-Englishman to be given the job – in his place. With the new manager, they picked themselves up and won five in a row, while the Germans themselves unexpectedly faltered: also drawing with Finland away from home, they also lost their home match with England by a resounding 5–1. Finland, in fact, might have been in with a chance of qualification themselves, but they lost a match to the unfancied Greece, whom England had to play in their final match, while Finland played Germany at the same time, with England and Germany guaranteed the top two places and separated only by goal difference. Greece unexpectedly took the lead twice at Old Trafford, but England captain David Beckham scored an injury-time free kick to level the game. Germany could only manage a 0–0 draw against Finland, meaning England topped the group on goal difference. [1]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of England.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Greece.svg Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg
1Flag of England.svg  England 8521166+1017Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 0–1 2–1 2–2 2–0
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 85211410+417Advance to UEFA play-offs 1–5 0–0 2–0 2–1
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 8332127+512 0–0 2–2 5–1 2–1
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 8215717107 0–2 2–4 1–0 1–0
5Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania 810751493 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–0
Source: [2]

Matches

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–1Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
Litmanen Soccerball shade.svg45'
Riihilahti Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Murati Soccerball shade.svg64'
Finnair Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 10,770
Referee: Rene Temmink (Netherlands)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Deisler Soccerball shade.svg18'
Scholl Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Antonio Lopez Nieto (Spain)

England  Flag of England.svg 0–1 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report Hamann Soccerball shade.svg14'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,377
Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Liberopoulos Soccerball shade.svg59' Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Albania  Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg2–0Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Bushi Soccerball shade.svg48'
Fakaj Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 10,200
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 36,210
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

England  Flag of England.svg2–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Owen Soccerball shade.svg44'
Beckham Soccerball shade.svg50'
Report Riihilahti Soccerball shade.svg26'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 44,262
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–1Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
Deisler Soccerball shade.svg49'
Klose Soccerball shade.svg87'
Report Kola Soccerball shade.svg65'
BayArena, Leverkusen
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

Albania  Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg1–3Flag of England.svg  England
Rraklli Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Owen Soccerball shade.svg74'
Scholes Soccerball shade.svg85'
Andy Cole Soccerball shade.svg90+6'
Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg2–4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Charisteas Soccerball shade.svg20'
Georgiadis Soccerball shade.svg43'
Report Rehmer Soccerball shade.svg6'
Ballack Soccerball shade.svg25' (pen.)
Klose Soccerball shade.svg82'
Bode Soccerball shade.svg90'
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 32,173
Referee: Vitor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Forssell Soccerball shade.svg28', 43' Report Ballack Soccerball shade.svg69' (pen.)
Jancker Soccerball shade.svg73'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 35,744
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg1–0Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
Machlas Soccerball shade.svg70' Report

Albania  Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report Rehmer Soccerball shade.svg27'
Ballack Soccerball shade.svg68'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 12,800
Referee: Gilles Veissiere (France)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg0–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report Scholes Soccerball shade.svg63'
Beckham Soccerball shade.svg87'
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 29,300
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Albania  Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg0–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report Tainio Soccerball shade.svg55'
Kuqi Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Qemal Stafa, Tirana
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Erol Ersoy (Turkey)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 1–5 Flag of England.svg  England
Jancker Soccerball shade.svg6' Report Owen Soccerball shade.svg12', 48', 65'
Gerrard Soccerball shade.svg45+3'
Heskey Soccerball shade.svg73'
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Finland  Flag of Finland.svg5–1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Forssell Soccerball shade.svg14', 45'
Riihilahti Soccerball shade.svg21'
Kolkka Soccerball shade.svg38'
Litmanen Soccerball shade.svg53'
Report Karagounis Soccerball shade.svg30'
Olympiastadion, Helsinki
Attendance: 27,216
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
England  Flag of England.svg2–0Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania
Owen Soccerball shade.svg43'
Fowler Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report
St. James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 51,046
Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)

England  Flag of England.svg2–2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Sheringham Soccerball shade.svg68'
Beckham Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Charisteas Soccerball shade.svg36'
Nikolaidis Soccerball shade.svg69'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Goalscorers

There were 54 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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  2. "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 19 April 2024.