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

April 2022 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification(UEFA–AFC play-off) 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Republic of Ireland IRL 30px 2 Iran IRN 30px 1 (on aggregate) First leg 2 0 10 November 2001 Lansdowne Road Dublin Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil) 36,538 Second leg 0 1 15 November 2001 Azadi Stadium Tehran William Mattus Vega (Costa Rica) 100,000 The 2002 FIFA World Cup UEFA–AFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between a group runner-up of the European qualifying tournament, the Republic of Ireland, and the winners of the AFC play-off, Iran. The games were played on 10 November and 15 November 2001 in Dublin and Tehran, respectively.https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/koreajapan2002/matches/preliminaries/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150406212406/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/koreajapan2002/matches/preliminaries/index.html dead April 6, 2015 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan - Qualifiers FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 10 October 2017 Ireland beat Iran 2–0 in the first leg held in Dublin, while in the second leg, Iran defeated Ireland 1–0 in Tehran. The Irish side won the series 2–1 on aggregate, therefore qualifying to the World Cup. Venues left horizontal 450 Leinster2006.jpg Lansdowne Road in Dublin (left) and Azadi Stadium in Tehran, venues for the series Background Republic of IrelandRoundIranTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsPOR107303372624IRL107302351824NED106223092120EST102261026-168CYP 1960102261331-188AND100010536-310Final standingsTeam Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsKSA8521178917IRN8431107315BHR824289−110IRQ 19918215910−17THA8044515−104AFC play-offOpponentResult1st legUAE (H)1–02nd legUAE (A)3–0 Match details First leg 10 November 2001 First leg 20:10 UTC±0 IRL 2–0 (Report) IRN Harte 44Robbie Keane 50 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 36,538 Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil) _thinwhiteborder _whitecollar _thinwhiteborder _whitestripe 00994A 00994A 00994A ffffff 00994A Republic of Ireland ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Iran GK 1 Shay GivenCB 6 Roy Keane (c)CB 4 Gary BreenCB 5 Steve Staunton 75RWB 2 Steve Finnan 85LWB 3 Ian HarteCM 7 Jason McAteer 83CM 8 Matt HollandCM 11Kevin KilbaneCF 9 Niall QuinnCF 10Robbie KeaneSubstitutions:GK 16Dean KielyDF 12Gary Kelly 83DF 13Kenny Cunningham 75MF 15Mark KinsellaMF 17Lee CarsleyFW 18Clinton MorrisonFW 14David ConnollyManager:Mick McCarthy GK 12Ebrahim MirzapourRB 5 Afshin Peyrovani 19CB 15Yahya Golmohammadi 86CB 24Rahman RezaeiLB 3 Mehrdad MinavandCM 6 Karim BagheriCM 7 Hamed KavianpourRW 2 Mehdi MahdavikiaAM 8 Ali KarimiLW 11Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 46CF 10Ali Daei (c)Substitutions:MF 9 Sirous DinmohammadiMF 13Javad NekounamFW 14Mojahed Khaziravi 46FW 18Ali SamerehDF 20Behrouz RahbarifarFW 21Faraz FatemiGK 22Davoud FanaeiManager:CRO Miroslav Blažević Assistant referees: Jorge Oliveira (Brazil) Aristeu Tavares (Brazil) Fourth official: Paulo César de Oliveira (Brazil)Match rules 90 minutes 3 (of 7) substitutions permitted Second leg 15 November 2001 Second leg 21:10 UTC+3:30 IRN 1–0 (Report) IRL Golmohammadi 90 Azadi Stadium Tehran 100,000 William Mattus Vega (Costa Rica) ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff Iran _thinwhiteborder _whitecollar _thinwhiteborder _whitestripe 00994A 00994A 00994A 00994A 00994A Republic of Ireland GK 12Ebrahim MirzapourRB 5 Afshin PeyrovaniCB 15Yahya GolmohammadiCB 24Rahman RezaeiLB 3 Mehrdad MinavandCM 6 Karim Bagheri 85CM 7 Hamed KavianpourRW 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia 47AM 8 Ali KarimiLW 11Alireza Vahedi NikbakhtCF 10Ali Daei (c)Substitutions:MF 9 Sirous DinmohammadiDF 13Javad NekounamMF 14Mojahed KhaziraviMF 17Pejman JamshidiMF 18Ali SamerehFW 20Behrouz RahbarifarGK 22Davoud FanaeiManager:CRO Miroslav Blažević GK 1 Shay GivenCB 6 Mark KinsellaCB 4 Gary BreenCB 5 Steve Staunton (c)RWB 2 Steve FinnanLWB 3 Ian HarteCM 7 Jason McAteer 84CM 8 Matt HollandCM 11Kevin Kilbane 85CF 9 David ConnollyCF 10Robbie Keane 49 75Substitutions:GK 16Alan Kelly Jr.DF 12Gary Kelly 85DF 13Kenny CunninghamFW 17Niall QuinnMF 14Lee CarsleyFW 18Clinton Morrison 75DF 15Andy O'BrienManager:Mick McCarthy Assistant referees: Erick Mora (Costa Rica) Efraín Rodríguez (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Olger Mejías Ovares (Costa Rica)Match rules: 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level: 3 (of 7) substitutions permitted Aftermath The elimination saw Iran manager Miroslav Blažević step down to be replaced by his assistant, Branko Ivanković. The Republic of Ireland qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and were drawn into Group E with Germany, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia. They drew with Cameroon and Germany with a score of 1–1 and in the final match, they won 3–0 against Saudi Arabia. This qualified them to the Round of 16 but they were eliminated by Spain on penalties (2–3) after the match ended in a 1–1 draw. References FIFA FIFA Play-off UEFA-AFC UEFA–AFC Category:Republic of Ireland national football team matches Category:Iran national football team matches qual Category:November 2001 sports events in Europe Category:November 2001 sports events in Asia Category:2000s in Dublin (city) Category:2000s in Tehran Football Category:Sports competitions in Tehran Category:International association football competitions hosted by the Republic of Ireland Category:International association football competitions hosted by Iran 2002 Category:Football in Tehran Category:Football matches in Iran Category:Men's international association football matches in Europe Category:Association football matches in the Republic of Ireland Category:Association football in Dublin (city)