# 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams.
The European section of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Korea and Japan, for national teams which are members of the UEFA. Apart from France, who qualified automatically as defending champions, a total of 13.5 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams.
The 50 teams were divided into nine groups, five groups of six teams and four groups of five teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Among the runners-up, Group 2 was drawn randomly to advance to the UEFA–AFC Intercontinental play-off while the remaining eight runners-up would advance to the UEFA play-offs.
In the play-offs, the eight teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The four aggregate winners qualified. The qualifying process started on 2 September 2000, after UEFA Euro 2000, and ended on 14 November 2001.

## 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.
Pot 1 :
| Pot 1 TeamCoeffRank  Spain2,611  Romania2,602  Norway2,503  Sweden2,394  Netherlands2,385  Czech Republic2,306  Germany2,287  Belgium2,258  FR Yugoslavia2,229 | Pot 2 TeamCoeffRank  Austria2,1110  Portugal2,1011  Italy2,0612  Scotland2,0513  England2,0014  Russia2,0015  Ukraine2,0016  Turkey1,9417  Denmark1,9418 | Pot 3 TeamCoeffRank  Republic of Ireland1,8919  Croatia1,8820  Slovakia1,6521  Israel1,6322  Bulgaria1,6323  Greece1,6124  Switzerland1,5025  Poland1,4426  Lithuania1,4027 |
| Pot 4 TeamCoeffRank  Cyprus1,3828  Hungary1,3329  Finland1,3130  Iceland1,2031  Macedonia1,1732  Latvia1,1533  Bosnia and Herzegovina1,1134  Wales1,0035  Slovenia1,0036 | Pot 5 TeamCoeffRank  Georgia0,8337  Armenia0,8038  Estonia0,7539  Northern Ireland0,6740  Albania0,5541  Faroe Islands0,4542  Belarus0,3943  Azerbaijan0,3944  Moldova0,2545  Liechtenstein0,2046  Andorra0,0047  Luxembourg0,0048  Malta0,0049  San Marino0,0050 |

## 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).
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 8 | Group 9 |
| Russia | Portugal | Denmark | Sweden | Poland | Croatia | Spain | Italy | England |
| Slovenia | Republic of Ireland | Czech Republic | Turkey | Ukraine | Belgium | Austria | Romania | Germany |
| FR Yugoslavia Switzerland Faroe Islands Luxembourg | Netherlands Estonia Cyprus Andorra | Bulgaria Iceland Northern Ireland Malta | Slovakia Macedonia Moldova Azerbaijan | Belarus Norway Wales Armenia | Scotland Latvia San Marino | Israel Bosnia and Herzegovina Liechtenstein | Georgia Hungary Lithuania | Finland Greece Albania |

## 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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Russia | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 23 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 20 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | FR Yugoslavia | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 19 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 14 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 5–1 | 5–0 |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | −17 | 7 | | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–6 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 28 | −24 | 0 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — |

### Group 2

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Portugal | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 24 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 24 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 20 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Estonia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 8 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| 5 | Cyprus | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 8 | | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 |
| 6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 36 | −31 | 0 | | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — |

### Group 3

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Denmark | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 22 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Iceland | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 13 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Northern Ireland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 6 | Malta | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 1 | | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |

### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Sweden | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 26 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Turkey | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 21 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 |
| 4 | Macedonia | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 7 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Moldova | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 6 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 5 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |

### Group 5

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Poland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 21 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 17 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Belarus | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | | 4–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Norway | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 10 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| 5 | Wales | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 9 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 |
| 6 | Armenia | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 5 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — |

### Group 6

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 18 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 17 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 10–1 |
| 3 | Scotland | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Latvia | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 4 | | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 5 | San Marino | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 30 | −27 | 1 | | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |

### Group 7

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Spain | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 20 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Austria | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Israel | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 5–0 |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |

### Group 8

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 20 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Romania | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 16 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Georgia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 4 | Hungary | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 8 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | — | 1–1 |
| 5 | Lithuania | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 2 | | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–6 | — |

### Group 9

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | England | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 17 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Germany | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 1–5 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Finland | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Greece | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 7 | | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 5 | Albania | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 | | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — |

## 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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Belgium | 2–0 | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Ukraine | 2–5 | Germany | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Slovenia | 3–2 | Romania | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Austria | 0–6 | Turkey | 0–1 | 0–5 |

## Inter-confederation play-offs

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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–1 | Iran | 2–0 | 0–1 |

## Qualified teams

The following 15 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup |
| France | Defending champions | 12 July 1998 | 10 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998) |
| Russia | Group 1 winners | 6 October 2001 | 8 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994) |
| Portugal | Group 2 winners | 6 October 2001 | 2 (1966, 1986) |
| Denmark | Group 3 winners | 6 October 2001 | 2 (1986, 1998) |
| Sweden | Group 4 winners | 5 September 2001 | 9 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994) |
| Poland | Group 5 winners | 1 September 2001 | 5 (1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986) |
| Croatia | Group 6 winners | 6 October 2001 | 1 (1998) |
| Spain | Group 7 winners | 5 September 2001 | 10 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
| Italy | Group 8 winners | 6 October 2001 | 14 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
| England | Group 9 winners | 6 October 2001 | 10 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998) |
| Germany | Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 14 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
| Belgium | Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 10 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
| Slovenia | Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 0 (debut) |
| Turkey | Play-off winners | 14 November 2001 | 1 (1954) |
| Republic of Ireland | UEFA-AFC play-off winners | 15 November 2001 | 2 (1990, 1994) |
    $^1$ 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

There were 677 goals scored in 238 matches, for an average of 2.84 goals per match.
10 goals
* Andriy Shevchenko
9 goals
* Ebbe Sand
8 goals
* Emmanuel Olisadebe
* Pauleta
* Henrik Larsson
7 goals
* Marc Wilmots
* Filippo Inzaghi
* Nuno Gomes
* Vladimir Beschastnykh
* Kubilay Türkyilmaz
6 goals
* 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