2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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The six teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Denmark qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Czech Republic advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Belgium. Denmark went through the group undefeated, but four draws - three in their first five matches - kept the Czech Republic in the hunt despite the latter shipping an unexpected loss to Iceland, which in turn kept Bulgaria in with a shout for second place. In fact, in the final round of matches, the Czechs were level with Bulgaria on points but delivered a 6-0 hammering: while Denmark, just two points ahead of the Czechs, thrashed Iceland by the same margin to maintain their lead in the group.

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Standings

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: [1]

Matches

Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
E. Sverrisson Soccerball shade.svg12' Report Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg26'
Bisgaard Soccerball shade.svg48'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 7,017
Referee: Stéphane Bré (France)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report Poborský Soccerball shade.svg73' (pen.)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Gray Soccerball shade.svg70' Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 8,227
Referee: Taras Bezubiak (Russia)

Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg1–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Healy Soccerball shade.svg38' Report Rommedahl Soccerball shade.svg59'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 11,823
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg4–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Koller Soccerball shade.svg17', 40'
Nedvěd Soccerball shade.svg44', 90'
Report
Na Stínadlech, Teplice
Attendance: 9,843
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
G. Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg40', 65'
S. Todorov Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Sand Soccerball shade.svg72' Report Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg83'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 39,847
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–0Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Th. Guðjónsson Soccerball shade.svg89' Report
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 6,780
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report Sand Soccerball shade.svg8', 63', 79'
Heintze Soccerball shade.svg51'
C. Jensen Soccerball shade.svg76'
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Report Nedvěd Soccerball shade.svg12'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 10,368
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg2–1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Chomakov Soccerball shade.svg36'
Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report Hreidarsson Soccerball shade.svg25'
Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
Letná Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 16,354
Referee: Graham Barber (England)
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg4–3Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Balakov Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.)
Petrov Soccerball shade.svg17', 78'
Chomakov Soccerball shade.svg72'
Report Williams Soccerball shade.svg15'
Elliott Soccerball shade.svg84'
Healy Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)

Malta  Flag of Malta.svg1–4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Mifsud Soccerball shade.svg14' Report T. Guðmundsson Soccerball shade.svg42'
He. Sigurdsson Soccerball shade.svg44'
E. Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg81'
Th. Guðjónsson Soccerball shade.svg90'

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Sand Soccerball shade.svg6'
Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Týce Soccerball shade.svg40'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,669
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg0–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report G. Ivanov Soccerball shade.svg52'
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg3–0Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
T. Guðmundsson Soccerball shade.svg7'
Daðason Soccerball shade.svg38'
E. Guðjohnsen Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 3,554
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–1Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Sand Soccerball shade.svg43', 83' Report Mallia Soccerball shade.svg8'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 38,499
Referee: Sergey Shmolik (Belarus)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Kuka Soccerball shade.svg40', 88'
Baroš Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Mulryne Soccerball shade.svg45'
Na Stínadlech, Teplice
Attendance: 14,050
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg1–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Daðason Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg81'

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Rommedahl Soccerball shade.svg3' Report Mulryne Soccerball shade.svg73'
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg3–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
E. Sverrisson Soccerball shade.svg45', 77'
A. Sigthórsson Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report Jankulovski Soccerball shade.svg88'
Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report Berbatov Soccerball shade.svg74', 80'

Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg0–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg47', 90+1'
Balgarska Armia Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3–2Flag of Malta.svg  Malta
Jankulovski Soccerball shade.svg20'
Lokvenc Soccerball shade.svg37'
Baroš Soccerball shade.svg68'
Report Carabott Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.)
G. Agius Soccerball shade.svg55'
Na Stínadlech, Teplice
Attendance: 9,280
Referee: Khagani Mamedov (Azerbaijan)
Northern Ireland  Ulster Banner.svg3–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Healy Soccerball shade.svg48'
Hughes Soccerball shade.svg58'
McCartney Soccerball shade.svg61'
Report
Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 6,625
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg6–0Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Rommedahl Soccerball shade.svg12'
Sand Soccerball shade.svg14', 66'
Gravesen Soccerball shade.svg31', 35'
Michaelsen Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Rosický Soccerball shade.svg5', 69'
Nedvěd Soccerball shade.svg16', 76'
Baroš Soccerball shade.svg27'
Lokvenc Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report
Letná Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 15,020
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)
Malta  Flag of Malta.svg0–1Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Report Healy Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.)

Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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