2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

Football tournament qualification stage The AFC third round, also known as the AFC play-off, of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was held on 25 and 31 October 2001 between the two teams that finished second in the second round. The winning team advanced to a play-off against a group runner-up from the European section, which would eventually be the Republic of Ireland. The winner of this playoff qualified for the 2002 World Cup finals.January 2026 Summary IRN 4–0 UAE 1–0 3–0 Matches Iran v UAE 25 October 2001 17:30 UTC+03:30 IRN 1–0 UAE Bagheri 45 Report Azadi Stadium, Tehran 40,000 Kim Young-Joo (South Korea) UAE v Iran 31 October 2001 18:30 UTC+04 UAE 0–3 IRN Report Daei 7Bagheri 76Minavand 79 Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi 18,000 Toru Kamikawa (Japan) Iran won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the UEFA–AFC inter-confederation play-off. Goalscorers 4 2 IRN Karim Bagheri IRN Ali Daei IRN Mehrdad Minavand References Category:2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)