2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Qualification seeding (UEFA)

The draw was made on 7 December 1999, and was based on average points per game achieved in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification and UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying. France qualified automatically as title holders, and because Belgium and Netherlands, as hosts, had not had to qualify for UEFA Euro 2000, only their 1998 World Cup result was used. Andorra made their debut in World Cup qualifying.

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Summary

Table - top row: group winners, second row: group runners-up, third row: others. The winner of each group qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup together with winners of play-off. Group 2 was the last team drawn for its runner-up to participate in the UEFA/AFC intercontinental play-off. As runner-up in group 2, Republic of Ireland played a play-off against a team from the AFC confederation, whereas the others played against each other (UEFA play-off).

First round

The winner of each group qualified directly, the runner-up advanced to play-off (either UEFA playoff or UEFA-AFC playoff).

Group 1

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1

Group 2

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

Group 3

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

Group 4

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4

Group 5

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5

Group 6

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6

Group 7

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7

Group 8

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

Group 9

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9

Second round

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

The draw for the play-offs was held on 31 August 2001 at FIFA's headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. The nine group runners-up were placed into one pot, with eight teams drawn into four pairings (with the first team drawn hosting the first leg). The remaining team then faced an AFC team in the inter-confederation play-offs. UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999.

Inter-confederation play-offs

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

As the Group 2 runner-up was the last team to be selected in the play-off draw on 31 August 2001, that team then faced an AFC team in the inter-confederation play-offs. UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999, though the order of legs was decided by the draw on 31 August 2001. The team to meet an AFC team became the Republic of Ireland.

Qualified teams

The following 15 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.

:1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. :2 Competed as Soviet Union. :3 Competed as West Germany. A separate team for East Germany also participated in qualifications during this time, having only competed in 1974.

Top goalscorers

• Andriy Shevchenko

• Ebbe Sand

• Emmanuel Olisadebe

• Pauleta

• Henrik Larsson

• Marc Wilmots

• Filippo Inzaghi

• Nuno Gomes

• Vladimir Beschastnykh

• Kubilay Türkyilmaz

• Michalis Konstantinou

• Michael Owen

• Michael Ballack

• Ruud Van Nistelrooy

• Luís Figo

• Hakan Şükür

• Savo Milošević Below are full goalscorer lists for all groups and the play-offs:

• Group 1

• Group 2

• Group 3

• Group 4

• Group 5

• Group 6

• Group 7

• Group 8

• Group 9

• Play-offs

References

References

1. (31 August 2001). "Fifa announces play-off draw". [[BBC]].
2. "Play-offs UEFA/AFC". Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
3. (August 2001). "Play-off draw to take place". Union of European Football Associations.
4. (6 January 2023). "Ireland / Iran play-off Matches for 2002 World Cup Finals".