2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
Tournament details
Dates10–25 November 2001
Teams4 (from 4 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored7 (1.75 per match)
Attendance283,194 (70,799 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Uruguay.svg Richard Morales
(2 goals)
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For the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They were won by Ireland and Uruguay. The matches were played between 10 and 25 November 2001. [1] As of 2022, this remains the last time a European team earned a World Cup spot through an intercontinental play-off. From 2006 onwards, the remaining European qualifiers would be determined by continental play-offs.

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Format

The four teams from the four confederations (AFC, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA) were drawn into two ties.

The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as:

The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 31 August 2001 during the FIFA Congress in Zürich, Switzerland. [2]

In each tie, the two teams played a two-legged home-and-away series. The two winners, decided on aggregate score, qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

Qualified teams

ConfederationPlacementTeam
AFC Third round (play-off) winnerFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
CONMEBOL Round-robin 5th placeFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
OFC Final round winnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
UEFA First round randomly drawn runner-upFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland

Matches

The first legs were played on 10 and 20 November 2001, and the second legs were played on 15 and 25 November 2001.

UEFA v AFC

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
Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg2–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Harte Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.)
Keane Soccerball shade.svg50'		 (Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 36,538
Referee: Antônio Pereira (Brazil)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Golmohammadi Soccerball shade.svg90' (Report)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)

Republic of Ireland won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

OFC v CONMEBOL

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–0 0–3
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Muscat Soccerball shade.svg78' (pen.) (Report)
MCG, Melbourne
Attendance: 84,656
Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg3–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Silva Soccerball shade.svg14'
Morales Soccerball shade.svg70', 90'		 (Report)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Uruguay won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Goalscorers

There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan - Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Fifa announces play-off draw". BBC. 31 August 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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