2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Tournament details
Dates16 August 2000 – 15 November 2001
Teams50 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played238
Goals scored677 (2.84 per match)
Attendance4,786,293 (20,110 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy Shevchenko
(10 goals)
1998
2006

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams.

Contents

The European section of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was 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)

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.

Pot 1
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2,611
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2,602
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2,503
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2,394
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2,385
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2,306
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2,287
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2,258
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 2,229
Pot 2
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2,1110
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2,1011
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2,0612
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2,0513
Flag of England.svg  England 2,0014
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2,0015
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2,0016
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1,9417
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1,9418
Pot 3
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1,8919
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1,8820
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1,6521
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1,6322
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1,6323
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1,6124
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1,5025
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1,4426
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 1,4027
Pot 4
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 1,3828
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1,3329
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1,3130
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1,2031
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 1,1732
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1,1533
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,1134
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1,0035
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1,0036
Pot 5
TeamCoeffRank
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 0,8337
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 0,8038
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0,7539
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0,6740
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 0,5541
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 0,4542
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 0,3943
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0,3944
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 0,2545
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 0,2046
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 0,0047
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 0,0048
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 0,0049
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 0,0050

Summary

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).

  Winner of each group qualified directly for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
  The runners-up advanced to the second round (play-offs); Group 2 runner-up advanced to the (UEFA–AFC play-off)
  Other teams were eliminated after the first round
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal
Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
Flag of Croatia.svg
Croatia
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of Slovenia.svg
Slovenia
Flag of Ireland.svg
Republic of Ireland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey
Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg
Yugoslavia
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of Luxembourg.svg
Luxembourg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Estonia.svg
Estonia
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg
Cyprus
Flag of Andorra.svg
Andorra
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Bulgaria
Flag of Iceland.svg
Iceland
Ulster Banner.svg
Northern Ireland
Flag of Malta.svg
Malta
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
Flag of North Macedonia.svg
Macedonia
Flag of Moldova.svg
Moldova
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Azerbaijan
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg
Belarus
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of Armenia.svg
Armenia
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
San Marino
Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
Liechtenstein
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg
Georgia
Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary
Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg
Lithuania
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg
Albania

First round

The winner of each group qualified directly, the runner-up advanced to play-off (either UEFA playoff or UEFA-AFC playoff).

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Flag of Luxembourg.svg
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10721185+1323Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–0 3–0
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 10550179+820Advance to UEFA play-offs 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 2–0
3Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 10541228+1419 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 6–2
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 104241812+614 0–1 0–1 1–2 5–1 5–0
5Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 10217623177 0–3 2–2 0–6 0–1 1–0
6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 100010428240 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–3 0–2
Source: [2]

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Flag of Andorra.svg
1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 10730337+2624Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 1–1 2–2 5–0 6–0 3–0
2Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 10730235+1824Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 3–1
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 10622309+2120 0–2 2–2 5–0 4–0 4–0
4Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 102261026168 1–3 0–2 2–4 2–2 1–0
5Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus 102261331188 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–2 5–0
6Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 100010536310 1–7 0–3 0–5 1–2 2–3
Source: [2]

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Ulster Banner.svg Flag of Malta.svg
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 10640226+1622Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 2–1 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–1
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 10622208+1220Advance to UEFA play-offs 0–0 6–0 4–0 3–1 3–2
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 105231415117 0–2 0–1 2–1 4–3 3–0
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 104151420613 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–0
5Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 103251112111 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–0
6Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 10019424201 0–5 0–0 0–2 1–4 0–1
Source: [2]

Group 4

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Turkey.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Moldova.svg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10820203+1726Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 1–1 2–0 1–0 6–0 3–0
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 10631188+1021Advance to UEFA play-offs 1–2 1–1 3–3 2–0 3–0
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 10523169+717 0–0 0–1 2–0 4–2 3–1
4Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 10145111877 1–2 1–2 0–5 2–2 3–0
5Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 10136620146 0–2 0–3 0–1 0–0 2–0
6Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 10127417135 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–0
Source: [2]

Group 5

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Ukraine.svg Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of Armenia.svg
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 106312111+1021Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 1–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 4–0
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 10451138+517Advance to UEFA play-offs 1–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0
3Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus 104331211+115 4–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 102441214210 2–3 0–1 1–1 3–2 0–0
5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 10163101229 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0
6Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 10055719125 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–4 2–2
Source: [2]

Group 6

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 8530152+1318Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 1–0 1–1 4–1 4–0
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8521256+1917Advance to UEFA play-offs 0–0 2–0 3–1 10–1
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8431126+615 0–0 2–2 2–1 4–0
4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 8116516114 0–1 0–4 0–1 1–1
5Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg  San Marino 8017330271 0–4 1–4 0–2 0–1
Source: [2]

Group 7

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 8620214+1720Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 4–0 2–0 4–1 5–0
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8431108+215Advance to UEFA play-offs 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 8332117+412 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8224121208 1–2 1–1 0–0 5–0
5Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 8008023230 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–3
Source: [2]

Group 8

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Romania.svg Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8620163+1320Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–0
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8512107+316Advance to UEFA play-offs 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0
3Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia 83141212010 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–0
4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 82241413+18 2–2 0–2 4–1 1–1
5Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania 8026320172 0–0 1–2 0–4 1–6
Source: [2]

Group 9

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]

Second round

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. [3] UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999. [4]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg2–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–0 1–0
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg2–5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–1 1–4
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg3–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2–1 1–1
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg0–6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0–1 0–5

Inter-confederation play-offs

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. [3] UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999, [4] 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. [5]

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2–0 0–1

Qualified teams

The following 15 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Defending champions12 July 199810 (1930, 1934, 1938 , 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998 )
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Group 1 winners6 October 20018 (1958 2 , 1962 2 , 1966 2 , 1970 2 , 1982 2 , 1986 2 , 1990 2 , 1994)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Group 2 winners6 October 20012 (1966, 1986)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Group 3 winners6 October 20012 (1986, 1998)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Group 4 winners5 September 20019 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958 , 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Group 5 winners1 September 20015 (1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Group 6 winners6 October 20011 (1998)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group 7 winners5 September 200110 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982 , 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Group 8 winners6 October 200114 ( 1934 , 1938 , 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982 , 1986, 1990 , 1994, 1998)
Flag of England.svg  England Group 9 winners6 October 200110 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966 , 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Play-off winners14 November 200114 (1934, 1938, 1954 3 , 1958 3 , 1962 3 , 1966 3 , 1970 3 , 1974 3 , 1978 3 , 1982 3 , 1986 3 , 1990 3 , 1994, 1998)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Play-off winners14 November 200110 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Play-off winners14 November 20010 (debut)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Play-off winners14 November 20011 (1954)
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland UEFA-AFC play-off winners15 November 20012 (1990, 1994)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
2 Competed as Soviet Union.
3 Competed as West Germany. A separate team for East Germany also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in 1974.

Top goalscorers

There were 677 goals scored in 238 matches, for an average of 2.84 goals per match.

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

Below are full goalscorer lists for all groups and the play-offs:

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