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. France, the defending champions, qualified automatically leaving 13.5 spots open for competition between 50 teams.

The 50 teams were divided into nine groups, five groups of six teams and four groups of five teams. The teams played 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 eight teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The four aggregate winners qualified. The Qualifying Process Started on 2 September 2000, After UEFA Euro 2000, and ended on 14 November 2001.

Qualification seeding (UEFA)

The draw was made in December 1999, and was based on average points per game achieved in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification and UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying.

Notable things:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

 Spain 2.61
 Romania 2.60
 Norway 2.50
 Sweden 2.39
 Netherlands 2.38
 Czech Republic 2.30
 Germany 2.28
 Belgium 2.25
 Yugoslavia 2.22

 Austria 2.11
 Portugal 2.10
 Italy 2.06
 Scotland 2.05
 England 2.00
 Russia 2.00
 Ukraine 2.00
 Denmark 1.94
 Turkey 1.94

 Republic of Ireland 1.89
 Croatia 1.88
 Slovakia 1.65
 Bulgaria 1.63
 Israel 1.63
 Greece 1.61
  Switzerland 1.50
 Poland 1.44
 Lithuania 1.40

 Cyprus 1.38
 Hungary 1.33
 Finland 1.31
 Iceland 1.20
 Macedonia 1.17
 Latvia 1.15
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.11
 Slovenia 1.00
 Wales 1.00

 Georgia 0.83
 Armenia 0.80
 Estonia 0.75
 Northern Ireland 0.67
 Albania 0.55
 Faroe Islands 0.45
 Azerbaijan 0.39
 Belarus 0.39
 Moldova 0.25
 Liechtenstein 0.20
 Andorra 0.00
 Luxembourg 0.00
 Malta 0.00
 San Marino 0.00

First round

Summary

  Winner of each group qualified directly for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
  The Runners-up advanced to the second round (play-offs)
  Other teams were eliminated after the first round
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9

Russia

Portugal

Denmark

Sweden

Poland

Croatia

Spain

Italy

England

Slovenia

Republic of Ireland

Czech Republic

Turkey

Ukraine

Belgium

Austria

Romania

Germany

Yugoslavia

Switzerland

Faroe Islands

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Estonia

Cyprus

Andorra

Bulgaria

Iceland

Northern Ireland

Malta

Slovakia

Macedonia

Moldova

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Norway

Wales

Armenia

Scotland

Latvia

San Marino

Israel

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Liechtenstein

Georgia

Hungary

Lithuania

Finland

Greece

Albania
Legend
Countries that directly qualified for the 2002 World Cup
Countries that advanced to the play-offs

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Russia 107211851323
 Slovenia 10550179820
 Yugoslavia 105412281419
  Switzerland 104241812614
 Faroe Islands 10217623−177
 Luxembourg 100010428−240
  Faroe Islands Luxembourg Russia Slovenia Switzerland Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Faroe Islands  1–0 0–3 2–2 0–1 0–6
Luxembourg  0–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–2
Russia  1–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–1
Slovenia  3–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1
Switzerland   5–1 5–0 0–1 0–1 1–2
Yugoslavia  2–0 6–2 0–1 1–1 1–1

Russia qualified. Slovenia advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 107303372624
 Republic of Ireland 107302351824
 Netherlands 106223092120
 Estonia 102261026−168
 Cyprus 102261331−188
 Andorra 100010536−310
  Andorra Cyprus Estonia Republic of Ireland Netherlands Portugal
Andorra  2–3 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–7
Cyprus  5–0 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3
Estonia  1–0 2–2 0–2 2–4 1–3
Republic of Ireland  3–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Netherlands  4–0 4–0 5–0 2–2 0–2
Portugal  3–0 6–0 5–0 1–1 2–2

Portugal qualified. Republic of Ireland advanced to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 106402261622
 Czech Republic 106222081220
 Bulgaria 105231415−117
 Iceland 104151420−613
 Northern Ireland 103251112−111
 Malta 10019424−201
  Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Iceland Malta Northern Ireland
Bulgaria  0–1 0–2 2–1 3–0 4–3
Czech Republic  6–0 0–0 4–0 3–2 3–1
Denmark  1–1 2–1 6–0 2–1 1–1
Iceland  1–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–0
Malta  0–2 0–0 0–5 1–4 0–1
Northern Ireland  0–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–0

Denmark qualified. Czech Republic advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 108202031726
 Turkey 106311881021
 Slovakia 10523169717
 Macedonia 101451118−77
 Moldova 10136620−146
 Azerbaijan 10127417−135
  Azerbaijan Republic of Macedonia Moldova Slovakia Sweden Turkey
Azerbaijan  1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
Macedonia  3–0 2–2 0–5 1–2 1–2
Moldova  2–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–3
Slovakia  3–1 2–0 4–2 0–0 0–1
Sweden  3–0 1–0 6–0 2–0 1–1
Turkey  3–0 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–2

Sweden qualified. Turkey advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Poland 1063121111021
 Ukraine 10451138517
 Belarus 104331211115
 Norway 102441214−210
 Wales 101631012−29
 Armenia 10055719−125
  Armenia Belarus Norway Poland Ukraine Wales
Armenia  0–0 1–4 1–1 2–3 2–2
Belarus  2–1 2–1 4–1 0–2 2–1
Norway  0–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 3–2
Poland  4–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–0
Ukraine  3–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–1
Wales  0–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1

Poland qualified. Ukraine advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 85301521318
 Belgium 85212561917
 Scotland 8431126615
 Latvia 8116516−114
 San Marino 8017330−271
  Belgium Croatia Latvia San Marino Scotland
Belgium  0–0 3–1 10–1 2–0
Croatia  1–0 4–1 4–0 1–1
Latvia  0–4 0–1 1–1 0–1
San Marino  1–4 0–4 0–1 0–2
Scotland  2–2 0–0 2–1 4–0

Croatia qualified. Belgium advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 86202141720
 Austria 8431108215
 Israel 8332117412
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8224121208
 Liechtenstein 8008023−230
  Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Israel Liechtenstein Spain
Austria  2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1
Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1 0–0 5–0 1–2
Israel  1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1
Liechtenstein  0–1 0–3 0–3 0–2
Spain  4–0 4–1 2–0 5–0

Spain qualified. Austria advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 86201631320
 Romania 8512107316
 Georgia 83141212010
 Hungary 8224141318
 Lithuania 8026320−172
  Georgia (country) Hungary Italy Lithuania Romania
Georgia  3–1 1–2 2–0 0–2
Hungary  4–1 2–2 1–1 0–2
Italy  2–0 1–0 4–0 3–0
Lithuania  0–4 1–6 0–0 1–2
Romania  1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0

Italy qualified. Romania advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 85211661017
 Germany 85211410417
 Finland 8332127512
 Greece 8215717−107
 Albania 8107514−93
  Albania England Finland Germany Greece
Albania  1–3 0–2 0–2 2–0
England  2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2
Finland  2–1 0–0 2–2 5–1
Germany  2–1 1–5 0–0 2–0
Greece  1–0 0–2 1–0 2–4

England qualified. Germany advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Germany lost a World Cup qualifying match for only the second time on 1 September 2001, when they were defeated 5–1 by England in Munich. They had played 62 World Cup qualifying matches before (47 wins, 14 draws, 1 loss). Apart from Germany, no team having played more than 20 World Cup qualifying matches has lost less than three of them.

Play-offs

Republic of Ireland qualified to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off. The other teams qualified to the UEFA play-offs.

Matches

10 November 2001
9:15 pm
Belgium  1–0  Czech Republic
G. Verheyen  28' Report
Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

14 November 2001
8:45 pm
Czech Republic  0–1  Belgium
Report Wilmots  85' (pen.)
Letná Stadium, Prague
Attendance: 18,996
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Belgium qualified by the aggregate score of 2–0.

10 November 2001
9:45 pm
Ukraine  1–1  Germany
Zubov  18' Report Ballack  31'

14 November 2001
8:45 pm
Germany  4–1  Ukraine
Ballack  4', 51'
Neuville  11'
Rehmer  15'
Report Shevchenko  90'

Germany qualified by the aggregate score of 5–2.

10 November 2001
Slovenia  2–1  Romania
Ačimovič  41'
Osterc  70'
Report M. Niculae  26'

14 November 2001
Romania  1–1  Slovenia
Contra  65' Report Rudonja  55'
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
Attendance: 24,500
Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

Slovenia qualified by the aggregate score of 3–2.

10 November 2001
Austria  0–1  Turkey
Report Buruk  60'
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

14 November 2001
Turkey  5–0  Austria
Baştürk  21'
Şükür  31'
Buruk  45'
Erdem  69', 85'
Report
Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Turkey qualified by the aggregate score of 6–0.

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