2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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The five teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Italy qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Romania advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Slovenia. Italy conceded two unexpected draws against the lowest-ranked sides in the group, but won the big matches comfortably, and were established as group winners long before the end of the campaign. Romania lost both games against Italy but had five wins out of six in the other matches, and second place was likewise ensured early.

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Standings

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: [1]

Matches

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Horváth Soccerball shade.svg29', 78' Report Inzaghi Soccerball shade.svg26', 35'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Graham Barber (England)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–0Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Ganea Soccerball shade.svg89' Report
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Morgan Norman (Sweden)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–0Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Inzaghi Soccerball shade.svg13'
Delvecchio Soccerball shade.svg17'
Totti Soccerball shade.svg42'
Report
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan
Attendance: 54,297
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg0–4Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Report Ketsbaia Soccerball shade.svg19', 35'
Kinkladze Soccerball shade.svg46'
A. Arveladze Soccerball shade.svg84'

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–0Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Del Piero Soccerball shade.svg47' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Report
Stadio del Conero, Ancona
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg1–6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Buitkus Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Illés Soccerball shade.svg25'
M. Fehér Soccerball shade.svg36', 61', 72'
Horváth Soccerball shade.svg67'
Lisztes Soccerball shade.svg84'
Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas
Attendance: 498
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Romania  Flag of Romania.svg0–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report Inzaghi Soccerball shade.svg29', 33'
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–1Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
V. Sebők Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.) Report Ražanauskas Soccerball shade.svg74'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Vasiliy Melnichuk (Ukraine)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–0Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Inzaghi Soccerball shade.svg17', 64'
Del Piero Soccerball shade.svg49', 79'
Report
Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Sergei Shmolik (Belarus)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg0–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report D. Munteanu Soccerball shade.svg69'
Contra Soccerball shade.svg80'

Georgia  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg1–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Gakhokidze Soccerball shade.svg80' Report Delvecchio Soccerball shade.svg45'
Totti Soccerball shade.svg66'
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg 2–0 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
M. Niculae Soccerball shade.svg5', 54' Report
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 20,526
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg1–2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Fomenka Soccerball shade.svg86' Report A. Ilie Soccerball shade.svg31'
V. Moldovan Soccerball shade.svg49'
Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Anton Stredak (Slovakia)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg4–1Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Mátyus Soccerball shade.svg40'
V. Sebők Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
A. Korsós Soccerball shade.svg55', 62'
Report Kobiashvili Soccerball shade.svg77'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 7,325
Referee: Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg0–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Georgia  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg3–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
S. Arveladze Soccerball shade.svg32'
Jamarauli Soccerball shade.svg53'
Iashvili Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Mátyus Soccerball shade.svg43'
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)

Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg 0–2 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Report A. Ilie Soccerball shade.svg11'
M. Niculae Soccerball shade.svg27'
Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Georgia  Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg2–0Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania
Iashvili Soccerball shade.svg81', 83' Report
Lokomotiv Stadium, Tbilisi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Haim Yakov (Israel)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Del Piero Soccerball shade.svg45' Report
Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma
Attendance: 20,545
Referee: Epifanio González (Paraguay)
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg1–1Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia
Gh. Popescu Soccerball shade.svg88' Report Iashvili Soccerball shade.svg55'
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Goalscorers

There were 55 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

7 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.