2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The AFC Second Round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the 10 group winners from the First Round split across 2 groups.
The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, with the two runners up facing each other in a play off. The winner of this play off went on to compete for a place in the World Cup in the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
| Runners-up advance to the AFC play off | |
Format
Before the draw, FIFA president Joseph Blatter proposed a project of the pots, as his plan, the pots were:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Finally, as the advices of AFC, the ultimate pots were as follows:
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 17 |
 Iran |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 |
 Bahrain |
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Iraq |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 |
 Thailand |
8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China PR |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 19 |
 United Arab Emirates |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 11 |
 Uzbekistan |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 |
 Qatar |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | +0 | 9 |
 Oman |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 |
| United Arab Emirates |
4 – 1 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
Salem Ali  21'Hareb 33' (p)Fahd 45'Bakhit 85' |
Report | Shirshov 37' |
| Oman |
4 – 2 | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mukhaini 50', 83' Bashir 52'Al-Mahrouqi 89' |
Report | Davletov 5' Ashoor 27' (o.g.) |
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