- 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA ). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "2002 FIFA World Cup qualification ".A total of 51 UEFA teams entered the competition. The European zone was allocated 14.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. fb|FRA the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 13.5 spots open for competition between 50 teams.
The 50 teams were divided into 9 groups, 5 groups of 6 teams and 4 groups of 5 teams. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Among the runners-up, the runner-up of Group 2 was drawn randomly to advance to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off. The other runners-up would advance to the UEFA Play-offs.
In the Play-offs, the 8 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would qualify.
Group 1
Denmark qualified. "Czech Republic" advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.
September 2 ,2000 ,Reykjavík ,Iceland - fb|ISL 1 - 2 fb-rt|DENSeptember 2 ,2000 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL 0 - 1 fb-rt|CZESeptember 2 ,2000 ,Belfast ,Northern Ireland - fb|NIR 1 - 0 fb-rt|MLTOctober 7 ,2000 ,Belfast ,Northern Ireland - fb|NIR 1 - 1 fb-rt|DENOctober 7 ,2000 ,Teplice ,Czech Republic - fb|CZE 4 - 0 fb-rt|ISLOctober 7 ,2000 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL 3 - 0 fb-rt|MLTOctober 11 ,2000 ,Reykjavík ,Iceland - fb|ISL 1 - 0 fb-rt|NIROctober 11 ,2000 ,Copenhagen ,Denmark - fb|DEN 1 - 1 fb-rt|BULOctober 11 ,2000 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 0 - 0 fb-rt|CZEMarch 24 ,2001 ,Belfast ,Northern Ireland - fb|NIR 0 - 1 fb-rt|CZEMarch 24 ,2001 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL 2 - 1 fb-rt|ISLMarch 24 ,2001 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 0 - 5 fb-rt|DENMarch 28 ,2001 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL 4 - 3 fb-rt|NIRMarch 28 ,2001 ,Prague ,Czech Republic - fb|CZE 0 - 0 fb-rt|DENApril 25 ,2001 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 1 - 4 fb-rt|ISLJune 2 ,2001 ,Belfast ,Northern Ireland - fb|NIR 0 - 1 fb-rt|BULJune 2 ,2001 ,Reykjavík ,Iceland - fb|ISL 3 - 0 fb-rt|MLTJune 2 ,2001 ,Copenhagen ,Denmark - fb|DEN 2 - 1 fb-rt|CZEJune 6 ,2001 ,Teplice ,Czech Republic - fb|CZE 3 - 1 fb-rt|NIRJune 6 ,2001 ,Copenhagen ,Denmark - fb|DEN 2 - 1 fb-rt|MLTJune 6 ,2001 ,Reykjavík ,Iceland - fb|ISL 1 - 1 fb-rt|BULSeptember 1 ,2001 ,Copenhagen ,Denmark - fb|DEN 1 - 1 fb-rt|NIRSeptember 1 ,2001 ,Reykjavík ,Iceland - fb|ISL 3 - 1 fb-rt|CZESeptember 1 ,2001 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 0 - 2 fb-rt|BULSeptember 5 ,2001 ,Prague ,Czech Republic - fb|CZE 3 - 2 fb-rt|MLTSeptember 5 ,2001 ,Sofia ,Bulgaria - fb|BUL 0 - 2 fb-rt|DENSeptember 5 ,2001 ,Belfast ,Northern Ireland - fb|NIR 3 - 0 fb-rt|ISLOctober 6 ,2001 ,Prague ,Czech Republic - fb|CZE 6 - 0 fb-rt|BULOctober 6 ,2001 ,Valletta ,Malta - fb|MLT 0 - 1 fb-rt|NIROctober 6 ,2001 ,Copenhagen ,Denmark - fb|DEN 6 - 0 fb-rt|ISLGroup 4
Croatia qualified. "Belgium" advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.
September 2 ,2000 ,Riga ,Latvia - fb|LVA 0 - 1 fb-rt|SCOSeptember 2 ,2000 ,Brussels ,Belgium - fb|BEL 0 - 0 fb-rt|CROOctober 7 ,2000 , Serravalle,San Marino - fb|SMR 0 - 2 fb-rt|SCOOctober 7 ,2000 ,Riga ,Latvia - fb|LVA 0 - 4 fb-rt|BELOctober 11 ,2000 ,Zagreb ,Croatia - fb|CRO 1 - 1 fb-rt|SCONovember 15 ,2000 , Serravalle,San Marino - fb|SMR 0 - 1 fb-rt|LVAFebruary 28 ,2001 ,Brussels ,Belgium - fb|BEL 10 - 1 fb-rt|SMRMarch 24 ,2001 ,Glasgow ,Scotland - fb|SCO 2 - 2 fb-rt|BELMarch 24 ,2001 ,Osijek ,Croatia - fb|CRO 4 - 1 fb-rt|LVAMarch 28 ,2001 ,Glasgow ,Scotland - fb|SCO 4 - 0 fb-rt|SMRApril 25 ,2001 ,Riga ,Latvia - fb|LVA 1 - 1 fb-rt|SMRJune 2 ,2001 ,Brussels ,Belgium - fb|BEL 3 - 1 fb-rt|LVAJune 2 ,2001 ,Varazdin ,Croatia - fb|CRO 4 - 0 fb-rt|SMRJune 6 ,2001 ,Riga ,Latvia - fb|LVA 0 - 1 fb-rt|CROJune 6 ,2001 , Serravalle,San Marino - fb|SMR 1 - 4 fb-rt|BELSeptember 1 ,2001 ,Glasgow ,Scotland - fb|SCO 0 - 0 fb-rt|CROSeptember 5 ,2001 ,Brussels ,Belgium - fb|BEL 2 - 0 fb-rt|SCOSeptember 5 ,2001 ,City of San Marino ,Republic of San Marino - fb|SMR 0 - 4 fb-rt|CROOctober 6 ,2001 ,Zagreb ,Croatia - fb|CRO 1 - 0 fb-rt|BELOctober 6 ,2001 ,Glasgow ,Scotland - fb|SCO 2 - 1 fb-rt|LVAGroup 7
England qualified. "Germany" advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.
September 2 ,2000 ,Helsinki ,Finland - fb|FIN 2 - 1 fb-rt|ALBSeptember 2 ,2000 ,Hamburg ,Germany - fb|GER 2 - 0 fb-rt|GREOctober 7 ,2000 ,London ,England - fb|ENG 0 - 1 fb-rt|GEROctober 7 ,2000 ,Athens ,Greece - fb|GRE 1 - 0 fb-rt|FINOctober 11 ,2000 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB 2 - 0 fb-rt|GREOctober 11 ,2000 ,Helsinki ,Finland - fb|FIN 0 - 0 fb-rt|ENGMarch 24 ,2001 ,Liverpool ,England - fb|ENG 2 - 1 fb-rt|FINMarch 24 ,2001 ,Leverkusen ,Germany - fb|GER 2 - 1 fb-rt|ALBMarch 28 ,2001 ,Athens ,Greece - fb|GRE 2 - 4 fb-rt|GERMarch 28 ,2001 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB 1 - 3 fb-rt|ENGJune 2 ,2001 ,Helsinki ,Finland - fb|FIN 2 - 2 fb-rt|GERJune 2 ,2001 ,Heraklion ,Greece - fb|GRE 1 - 0 fb-rt|ALBJune 6 ,2001 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB 0 - 2 fb-rt|GERJune 6 ,2001 ,Athens ,Greece - fb|GRE 0 - 2 fb-rt|ENGSeptember 1 ,2001 ,Munich ,Germany - fb|GER 1 - 5 fb-rt|ENGSeptember 1 ,2001 ,Tirana ,Albania - fb|ALB 0 - 2 fb-rt|FINSeptember 5 ,2001 ,Helsinki ,Finland - fb|FIN 5 - 1 fb-rt|GRESeptember 5 ,2001 , Newcastle,England - fb|ENG 2 - 0 fb-rt|ALBOctober 6 ,2001 ,Manchester ,England - fb|ENG 2 - 2 fb-rt|GREOctober 6 ,2001 ,Gelsenkirchen ,Germany - fb|GER 0 - 0 fb-rt|FINPlay-offs
November 10 ,2001 ,Brussels ,Belgium - fb|BEL 1 - 0 fb-rt|CZENovember 14 ,2001 ,Prague ,Czech Republic - fb|CZE 0 - 1 fb-rt|BELBelgium qualified by the aggregate score of 2-0.
November 10 ,2001 ,Kyiv ,Ukraine - fb|UKR 1 - 1 fb-rt|GERNovember 14 ,2001 ,Dortmund ,Germany - fb|GER 4 - 1 fb-rt|UKRGermany qualified by the aggregate score of 5-2.
November 10 ,2001 ,Ljubljana ,Slovenia - fb|SVN 2 - 1 fb-rt|ROUNovember 14 ,2001 ,Bucharest ,Romania - fb|ROU 1 - 1 fb-rt|SVNSlovenia qualified by the aggregate score of 3-2.
November 10 ,2001 ,Vienna ,Austria - fb|AUT 0 - 1 fb-rt|TURNovember 14 ,2001 ,Istanbul ,Turkey - fb|TUR 5 - 0 fb-rt|AUTTurkey qualified by the aggregate score of 6-0.
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