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.

The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off, however South Korea and Japan, the co-hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 2.5 spots open for competition between 40 teams. Myanmar withdrew from the tournament after being placed in Group 2 but before any matches had been played, therefore reducing the group to 3 teams.

Afghanistan, Bhutan, North Korea and Timor-Leste did not participate in the qualification process.

Asia's two remaining automatic qualifying berths were taken by Saudi Arabia and China. Iran failed to become a third Asian representative in the World Cup after losing their AFC/UEFA playoff against Republic of Ireland.

Tournament structure

There were three rounds of play:

• First Stage: The 39 teams were divided into 9 groups of 4 teams each, and 1 group of 3 teams. 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.
• Second Stage: 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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Oman 6 5 1 0 33 3 +30 16 Syria 6 4 1 1 40 6 +34 13 Laos 6 1 1 4 3 40 −37 4 Philippines 6 0 1 5 2 29 −27 1

Laos – 0–7 2–0 0–9 Oman 12–0 – 7–0 2–0 Philippines 1–1 0–2 – 1–5 Syria 11–0 3–3 12–0 –

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Iran 2 2 0 0 21 0 +21 6 Tajikistan 2 1 0 1 16 2 +14 3 Guam 2 0 0 2 0 35 −35 0

Guam – – – Iran 19–0 – 2–0 Tajikistan 16–0 - -

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qatar 6 5 1 0 14 3 +11 16 Palestine 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 Malaysia 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7 Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4

Hong Kong – 2–1 1–1 0–3 Malaysia 2–0 – 4–3 0–0 Palestine 1–0 1–0 – 1–2 Qatar 2–0 5–1 2–1 –

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Bahrain 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 Kuwait 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4 Singapore 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2

Bahrain – 1–2 1–0 2–0 Kuwait 0–1 – 2–0 1–1 Kyrgyzstan 1–2 0–3 – 1–1 Singapore 1–2 0-1 0–1 –

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Thailand 6 5 1 0 20 5 +15 16 Lebanon 6 4 1 1 26 5 +21 13 Sri Lanka 6 1 1 4 8 20 −12 4 Pakistan 6 0 1 5 5 29 −24 1

Lebanon – 6–0 4–0 1–2 Pakistan 1–8 – 3–3 0–6 Sri Lanka 0–5 3–1 – 0–3 Thailand 2–2 3–0 4–2 –

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Iraq 6 4 2 0 28 5 +23 14 Kazakhstan 6 4 2 0 20 2 +18 14 Nepal 6 2 0 4 13 25 −12 6 Macau 6 0 0 6 2 31 −29 0

Iraq – 1–1 8–0 4–2 Kazakhstan 1–1 – 3–0 4–0 Macau 0–5 0–5 – 1–6 Nepal 1–9 0-6 4–1 –

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Uzbekistan 6 4 2 0 20 5 +15 14 Turkmenistan 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 Jordan 6 2 2 2 12 7 +5 8 Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 0 25 −25 0

Chinese Taipei – 0–2 0–5 0–4 Jordan 6–0 – 1–2 1–1 Turkmenistan 1–0 2–0 – 2–5 Uzbekistan 7–0 2–2 1–0 –

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts UAE 6 4 0 2 21 5 +16 12 Yemen 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 India 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 Brunei 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0

Brunei – 0–1 0–12 0–5 India 5–0 – 1–0 1–1 UAE 4–0 1–0 – 3–2 Yemen 1–0 3-3 2–1 –

Group 9

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts China 6 6 0 0 25 3 +22 18 Indonesia 6 4 0 2 16 7 +9 12 Maldives 6 1 1 4 8 19 −11 4 Cambodia 6 0 1 5 2 22 −20 1

Cambodia – 0–4 0–2 1–1 China 3–1 – 5–1 10–1 Indonesia 6–0 0–2 – 5–0 Maldives 6–0 0-1 0–2 –

Group 10

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 30 0 +30 18 Vietnam 6 3 1 2 9 9 +0 10 Bangladesh 6 1 2 3 5 15 −10 5 Mongolia 6 0 1 5 2 22 −20 1

Bangladesh – 2–2 0–3 0–4 Mongolia 0–3 – 0–6 0–1 Saudi Arabia 6–0 6–0 – 5–0 Vietnam 0–0 4–0 0–4 –

Second round

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 Iraq 8 2 1 5 9 10 −1 7 Thailand 8 0 4 4 5 15 −10 4

Bahrain – 3–1 2–0 0–4 1–1 Iran 0–0 – 2–1 2–0 1–0 Iraq 1–0 1–2 – 1–2 4–0 Saudi Arabia 1–1 2–2 1–0 – 4–1 Thailand 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–3 –

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts China 8 6 1 1 13 2 +11 19 UAE 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

China – 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 Oman 0–2 – 0–3 1–1 4–2 Qatar 1–1 0–0 – 1–2 2–2 UAE 0–1 2–2 0–2 – 4–1 Uzbekistan 1–0 5–0 2–1 0–1 –

Play-off

Iran  v  United Arab Emirates

25 October 2001 17:30 UTC+04:30

Iran	1 – 0	United Arab Emirates
Bagheri  45'	Report

Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Kim Young-Joo (KOR)

United Arab Emirates  v  Iran

31 October 2001 18:30 UTC+04

United Arab Emirates	0 – 3	Iran
	Report	Daei  7' Bagheri  76' Minavand  79'

Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Toru Kamikawa (JPN)

Iran win 4-0 on aggregate and qualify for the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off

Goalscorers

11 goals

10 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

7 goals Karim Bagheri

External links

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