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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

Field	Value
tourney_name	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
dates	24 November 2000 - 15 November 2001
num_teams	39
confederations	1
matches	153
goals	587
attendance
top_scorer	Hani Al-Dhabit
Yaqoob Juma Al-Mukhaini
Talal Al-Meshal
Said Bayazid
(11 goals each)
prevseason	[1998](1998-fifa-world-cup-qualification-afc)
nextseason	[2006](2006-fifa-world-cup-qualification-afc)

Yaqoob Juma Al-Mukhaini Talal Al-Meshal Said Bayazid (11 goals each) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.

The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four and half qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, South Korea and Japan, the co-hosts, qualified automatically, leaving two and half 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 and North Korea chose not to participate.

Asia's two remaining automatic qualifying berths were taken by Saudi Arabia and China.

Iran defeated United Arab Emirates for the chance to become the possible third Asian qualifier, but lost to Ireland in the inter-continental play-off.

Format

There were three rounds of play:

First round: The 39 teams were divided into nine groups of four teams each, and one group of three teams. The teams played against each other twice, except in group 2, where the teams played against each other once. The group winners advanced to the second round.
Second round: The 10 teams were divided into two groups of five teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified for the World Cup. The runners-up advanced to the AFC third round.
Third round: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the UEFA–AFC inter-continental play-off.

First round

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Group 8

Group 9

Group 10

Second round

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round

Group A

Group B

Third round

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

Inter-confederation play-offs

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

Qualified teams

The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup[1](1)
			1 ([1998](1998-fifa-world-cup))
	5 ([1954](1954-fifa-world-cup), [1986](1986-fifa-world-cup), [1990](1990-fifa-world-cup), [1994](1994-fifa-world-cup), [1998](1998-fifa-world-cup))
			2 ([1994](1994-fifa-world-cup), [1998](1998-fifa-world-cup))
			0 (debut)

:1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Top goalscorers

Hani Al-Dhabit
Yaqoob Juma Al-Mukhaini
Talal Al-Meshal
Said Bayazid
Ali Daei
Obeid Al-Dosari
Kiatisuk Senamuang
Yaser Salem Ali
Jafar Irismetov
Hesham Mohammed
Karim Bagheri
Sami Al-Jaber
Mirjalol Qosimov Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:
First round
Second round
Third round

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