2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC play-off

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The AFC play-off of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was held on 25 and 31 October 2001 between the two teams that finished second in the second round. [1]

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The winning team advanced to a play-off against the group runner-up of the European qualifying group, Republic of Ireland. The winner of this playoff qualified for the 2002 World Cup finals. [2]

Summary

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1–0 0–3

Matches

Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–0Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Bagheri Soccerball shade.svg45' Report
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report Daei Soccerball shade.svg7'
Bagheri Soccerball shade.svg76'
Minavand Soccerball shade.svg79'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Iran won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the UEFA–AFC inter-confederation play-off.

Goalscorers

There were 4 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

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References

  1. "World Cup Qualifiers (AFC) 2002".
  2. "Play-off AFC/UEFA 2002 :: Fase Final:: ogol.com.br". ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 2019-02-18.