- 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article "2002 FIFA World Cup qualification ".A total of 42 teams entered the competition. The Asian zone was allocated 4.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. fb|KOR and fb|JPN, the co-hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 2.5 spots open for competition between 40 teams.
There were three rounds of play:
*First Round: The 40 teams were divided into 10 groups of 4 teams each. The teams played against each other twice, except in Group 2, where the teams played against each other once. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
*Final Round: The 10 teams were divided into 2 groups of 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. The runners-up would advance to the AFC Play-off.
*Play-off: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.First Round
Group 1
April 30 ,2001 , Muscat,Oman - fb|OMA 12 - 0 fb-rt|LAOApril 30 ,2001 ,Aleppo ,Syria - fb|SYR 12 - 0 fb-rt|PHIMay 4 ,2001 , Muscat,Oman - fb|OMA 7 - 0 fb-rt|LAOMay 4 ,2001 ,Damascus ,Syria - fb|SYR 5 - 1 fb-rt|PHIMay 7 ,2001 , Muscat,Oman - fb|OMA 7 - 0 fb-rt|PHIMay 7 ,2001 ,Aleppo ,Syria - fb|SYR 11 - 0 fb-rt|LAOMay 11 ,2001 , Muscat,Oman - fb|OMA 2 - 0 fb-rt|PHIMay 11 ,2001 ,Aleppo ,Syria - fb|SYR 9 - 0 fb-rt|LAOMay 18 ,2001 ,Aleppo ,Syria - fb|SYR 3 - 3 fb-rt|OMAMay 19 ,2001 ,Vientiane ,Laos - fb|LAO 2 - 0 fb-rt|PHIMay 25 ,2001 , Muscat,Oman - fb|OMA 2 - 0 fb-rt|SYRMay 26 ,2001 ,Manila ,Philippines - fb|PHI 1 - 1 fb-rt|LAO"Qatar" advanced to the Final Round.
Group 4
February 3 ,2001 ,Singapore - fb|KUW 2 - 1 fb-rt|BHR|oldFebruary 3 ,2001 ,Singapore - fb|SIN 0 - 1 fb-rt|KGZFebruary 6 ,2001 ,Singapore - fb|BHR|old 1 - 0 fb-rt|KGZFebruary 6 ,2001 ,Singapore - fb|SIN 1 - 1 fb-rt|KUWFebruary 9 ,2001 ,Singapore - fb|KUW 3 - 0 fb-rt|KGZFebruary 9 ,2001 ,Singapore - fb|SIN 1 - 2 fb-rt|BHR|oldFebruary 21 ,2001 , Kuwait,Kuwait - fb|BHR|old 2 - 1 fb-rt|KGZFebruary 21 ,2001 , Kuwait,Kuwait - fb|KUW 1 - 0 fb-rt|SINFebruary 24 ,2001 , Kuwait,Kuwait - fb|KUW 2 - 0 fb-rt|KGZFebruary 24 ,2001 , Kuwait,Kuwait - fb|SIN 0 - 2 fb-rt|BHR|oldFebruary 27 ,2001 , Kuwait,Kuwait - fb|SIN 1 - 1 fb-rt|KGZFebruary 27 ,2001 , Kuwait,Kuwait - fb|KUW 0 - 1 fb-rt|BHR|old"Iraq" advanced to the Final Round.
Group 7
April 23 ,2001 ,Tashkent ,Uzbekistan - fb|TKM 2 - 0 fb-rt|JORApril 23 ,2001 ,Tashkent ,Uzbekistan - fb|UZB 7 - 0 fb-rt|TPEApril 25 ,2001 ,Tashkent ,Uzbekistan - fb|JOR 2 - 0 fb-rt|TPEApril 25 ,2001 ,Tashkent ,Uzbekistan - fb|UZB 1 - 0 fb-rt|TKMApril 27 ,2001 ,Tashkent ,Uzbekistan - fb|TPE 0 - 5 fb-rt|TKMApril 27 ,2001 ,Tashkent ,Uzbekistan - fb|UZB 2 - 2 fb-rt|JORMay 3 ,2001 ,Amman ,Jordan - fb|JOR 6 - 0 fb-rt|TPEMay 3 ,2001 ,Amman ,Jordan - fb|TKM 2 - 5 fb-rt|UZBMay 5 ,2001 ,Amman ,Jordan - fb|UZB 4 - 0 fb-rt|TPEMay 5 ,2001 ,Amman ,Jordan - fb|JOR 1 - 2 fb-rt|TKMMay 7 ,2001 ,Amman ,Jordan - fb|TKM 1 - 0 fb-rt|TPEMay 7 ,2001 ,Amman ,Jordan - fb|JOR 1 - 1 fb-rt|UZB"China PR" advanced to the Final Round.
Group 10
February 8 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|VIE 0 - 0 fb-rt|BANFebruary 8 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|KSA 6 - 0 fb-rt|MGLFebruary 10 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|VIE 1 - 0 fb-rt|MGLFebruary 10 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|KSA 3 - 0 fb-rt|BANFebruary 12 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|MGL 0 - 3 fb-rt|BANFebruary 12 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|KSA 5 - 0 fb-rt|VIEFebruary 15 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|BAN 0 - 4 fb-rt|VIEFebruary 15 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|KSA 6 - 0 fb-rt|MGLFebruary 17 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|VIE 4 - 0 fb-rt|MGLFebruary 17 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|KSA 6 - 0 fb-rt|BANFebruary 19 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|BAN 2 - 2 fb-rt|MGLFebruary 19 ,2001 ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia - fb|KSA 4 - 0 fb-rt|VIEChina PR qualified. "United Arab Emirates" advanced to the AFC Play-off.
Play-off
October 25 ,2001 ,Tehran ,Iran - fb|IRN 1 - 0 fb-rt|UAEOctober 31 ,2001 ,Abu Dhabi ,United Arab Emirates - fb|UAE 0 - 3 fb-rt|IRN"Iran" advanced to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off by the aggregate score of 4-0.
Did not enter
External links
[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/index.html Reports]
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