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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off) | |
| event | [2002 FIFA World Cup qualification](2002-fifa-world-cup-qualification) |
| team1 | Australia |
| team1association | AUS |
| team1score | 1 |
| team2 | Uruguay |
| team2association | URU |
| team2score | 3 |
| details | (on aggregate) |
| firstleg | First leg |
| team1score1 | 1 |
| team2score1 | 0 |
| date1 | 20 November 2001 |
| stadium1 | MCG |
| city1 | Melbourne |
| referee1 | Graziano Cesari (Italy) |
| attendance1 | 84,656 |
| weather1 | Partly cloudy |
| 15 °C | |
| secondleg | Second leg |
| team1score2 | 0 |
| team2score2 | 3 |
| date2 | 25 November 2001 |
| stadium2 | Estadio Centenario |
| city2 | Montevideo |
| referee2 | Ali Bujsaim (UAE) |
| attendance2 | 62,000 |
| weather2 | Clear |
| 16 °C |
(CONMEBOL–OFC play-off) 15 °C 16 °C The 2002 FIFA World Cup OFC–CONMEBOL qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia, and the fifth-placed team from the South American qualifying tournament, Uruguay. The games were played on 20 November and 25 November 2001 in Melbourne and Montevideo respectively. Australia was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974 and Uruguay since 1990.
In the first leg, Australia beat Uruguay 1–0 in Melbourne while Uruguay took revenge in the second leg, easily defeating Australia 3–0 in Montevideo. Uruguay won the series 3–1 on aggregate, therefore qualifying for the World Cup held in Korea and Japan.
Australian players were spited, punched and abused by a mob of Uruguayan fans on arrival at Montevideo's international airport for the second leg.
Venues
Background
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 27 | **43** | |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | **31** | |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 14 | **30** | |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | **30** | |
| 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 6 | **27** |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 66 | **12** | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 23 | **9** | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | −23 | **6** | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | **3** | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | −57 | **0** |
|- style="vertical-align:top; background:#c1e0ff;" | | |Final round (OFC) |Opponent
| Result |
|---|
| | | (A)
| 2–0 |
|---|
| | | (H)
| 4–1 |
|---|
| } |
Match details
First leg
| Frank Farina |
|---|
| Víctor Púa |
|---|
Second leg
Morales
| Víctor Púa |
|---|
| Frank Farina |
|---|
Aftermath
Uruguay qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Korea and Japan, and were drawn into Group A with defending champions France, Denmark and debutants Senegal. After losing 2–1 to Denmark in their opening match, Uruguay drew France 0–0 and in the final match they also drew 3–3 to Senegal despite being 3–0 down, finishing third in the group on two points.
Australia qualified automatically for the 2002 OFC Nations Cup, being drawn into a group with Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia and winning 2–0, 11–0 and 8–0 respectively. In the semi-finals against Tahiti, the Socceroos had to rely on a golden goal from Damian Mori in extra time to secure a 2–1 win and progression to the final against New Zealand, where they lost 1–0. New Zealand qualified for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Australia and Uruguay met again in the 2005 CONMEBOL-OFC play-off, with heightened security measures following the 2001 airport incident in Montevideo. This time, however, Australia came out victorious.
References
References
- (2001-11-20). "History for Melbourne Airport, VC". wunderground.com.
- (2001-11-25). "History for Montevideo, Uruguay". wunderground.com.
- [https://elpais.com/deportes/2001/11/26/actualidad/1006762912_850215.html Uruguay gana a Australia y completa la lista de 32 clasificados para el Mundial 2002] on ''El País'', 25 Nov 2001
- [https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/una-clasificacion-que-se-transformo-en-pesadilla-nid353867/ Por la última plaza al Mundial.] on ''La Nación'' (Argentina), 24 Nov 2001
- (10 November 2005). "Socceroos promised blanket security".
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