2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
(UEFAAFC play-off)
Event 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Republic of Ireland won 2–1 on aggregate
First leg
Date 10 November 2001
Venue Landsdowne Road, Dublin
Referee Antônio Pereira (Brazil)
Attendance 36,538
Second leg
Date 15 November 2001
Venue Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Referee William Mattus (Costa Rica)
Attendance 100,000

The 2002 FIFA World Cup UEFAAFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the play-off, Iran, and the best UEFA team from the European qualifying tournament, Republic of Ireland. The games were played on 10 November and 15 November 2001 in Dublin and Teheran respectively.

Play-off match

First leg

2001-11-10
18:00 UTC±0
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Iran
Harte  44' (pen.)
Keane  50'
(Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 36,538
Referee: Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)

Second leg

2001-11-15
17:30 UTC+3:30
Iran  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Golmohammadi  90' (Report)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Mattus (Costa Rica)

Republic of Ireland qualified by the aggregate score of 2–1.

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