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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Field	Value
tourney_name	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
dates	7 April – 25 November 2001
num_teams	10
confederations	1
matches	22
goals	179
attendance
top_scorer	Archie Thompson
(16 goals)
prevseason	[1998](1998-fifa-world-cup-qualification-ofc)
nextseason	[2006](2006-fifa-world-cup-qualification-ofc)

(16 goals) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

A total of 10 teams played in the competition for 0.5 allocated places out of 32 in the final tournament. Papua New Guinea chose not to participate.

Australia's 31–0 win over American Samoa established a World Cup record for the highest margin of victory in a qualifying match.

Format

There would be two rounds of play:

First round: The 10 teams were divided into two groups of five teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners advanced to the second round.
Second round: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the OFC–CONMEBOL inter-confederation play-off.

First round

Group 1

Lal Mateiwai Nasema Samy

Main article: Tonga 0–22 Australia

Mori Aloisi Muscat Popovic T. Vidmar Zdrilic Thompson Boutsianis

Gabriel Fa'aiuaso Lemana Michael

Masi Tokuma Prasad

Main article: Australia 31–0 American Samoa

Boutsianis
Thompson
Thompson (cont.)
Zdrilic
A. Vidmar
Popovic
Colosimo
De Amicis

Foxe

Moa Fakava

Zdrilic Foxe Popovic Thompson Chipperfield Bureta

Masi Vurukania Nasema

Group 2

Bennett Amaru Tagawa

Daudau Menapi Firisua Konofilla

Lines Perry

Lauru G. Maki Iwai P. Maki

Menapi Waita Samani Suri

Jackson Urlovic

Tagawa Bennett

Jackson Lines Burton Vicelich

Fatupua-Lecaill

Second round

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Emerton Aloisi

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Australia won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the OFC–CONMEBOL play-off.

Inter-confederation play-off

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)

Goalscorers

Archie Thompson
David Zdrilic
Esala Masi
Vaughan Coveny
John Aloisi
Tony Popovic
Shalendra Lal
Commins Menapi
Richard Iwai
Con Boutsianis
Damian Mori
Kevin Muscat
Aurelio Vidmar
Desmond Fa'aiuaso
Naea Bennett
Felix Tagawa
Lokoua Taufahema
Scott Chipperfield
Brett Emerton
Chris Jackson
Patteson Daudau
Batram Suri
Tony Senechal
Simon Colosimo
Hayden Foxe
Manoa Masi
Ulaiasi Mateiwai
Valerio Nasema
Atnesh Prasad
Abinesh Samy
Noah Hickey
Aaran Lines
Ben Lemana
Vivian Wickham
Simon Lauru
Fausto De Amicis
Steve Corica
Tony Vidmar
Junior Pukoku
Niki Temiha
Jope Namawa Leka
Leone Vurukania
Mark Burton
Jonathan Perry
Paul Urlovic
Ivan Vicelich
Dominic Gabriel
Junior Michael
David Firisua
Joel Konofilla
Jack Samani
Stanley Waita
Harold Amaru
Samuel Garcia
Steve Fatupua-Lecaill
Teu Fakava
Penieli Moa
Fillisione Taufahema
Jimmy Ben
Gerard Maki
Pita Maki
Waren Waiwai
Lisi Leututu (against Samoa)
Filipo Bureta (against Australia)
Molesi Tokuma (against Fiji)

Notes

References

fr:Tours préliminaires à la Coupe du monde de football 2002#Océanie lt:XVII pasaulio futbolo čempionato atranka#Okeanija

References

"FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2002, football - table and standings".
(7 April 2001). "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries Fiji - American Samoa". FIFA.
(9 April 2001). "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries American Samoa - Samoa". FIFA.
(11 April 201). "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries Australia - American Samoa". FIFA.
(14 April 2001). "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries American Samoa - Tonga". FIFA.

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