2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)

For the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Format

The four teams participating were:

Confederation Placement Team
AFC Play-off winner  Iran
UEFA Best runner-up  Republic of Ireland
CONMEBOL Round-robin 5th place  Uruguay
OFC Third Round winner  Australia

The ties themselves were drawn, FIFA General Secretary and the teams but were allocated by FIFA as:

Matches

UEFA v AFC

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of Ireland  2–1  Iran 2–0 0–1

2001-11-10
18:00 UTC±0
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Iran
Harte  44' (pen.)
Keane  50'
(Report)
Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 36,538
Referee: Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)

2001-11-15
17:30 UTC+3:30
Iran  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Golmohammadi  90' (Report)
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Mattus (Costa Rica)

Republic of Ireland qualified by the aggregate score of 2–1.

CONMEBOL v OFC

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–3  Uruguay 1–0 0–3

2001-11-20
20:15 UTC+11
Australia  1–0  Uruguay
Muscat  78' (pen.) (Report)
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Attendance: 84,656
Referee: Cesari (Italy)

2001-11-25
16:00 UTC−3
Uruguay  3–0  Australia
Silva  14'
Morales  70', 90'
(Report)
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Bujsaim (UAE)

Uruguay qualified by the aggregate score of 3–1.

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

External links

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