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

October 2017 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) 2002 10–25 November 2001 4 4 4 7 URU Richard Morales(2 goals) 1998 2006 For the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They were won by Ireland and Uruguay. The matches were played between 10 and 25 November 2001.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 6 April 2015 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan - Qualifiers FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 10 October 2017 As of 2022, this remains the last time a European team earned a World Cup spot through an intercontinental play-off. From 2006 onwards, the remaining European qualifiers would be determined by continental play-offs. Format The four teams from the four confederations (AFC, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA) were drawn into two ties. The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as: UEFA first round randomly drawn runner-up v AFC third round (play-off) winner OFC final round winner v CONMEBOL round-robin 5th place The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 31 August 2001 during the FIFA Congress in Zürich, Switzerland.Fifa announces play-off draw http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1517066.stm BBC 31 August 2001 14 November 2017 In each tie, the two teams played a two-legged home-and-away series. The two winners, decided on aggregate score, qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. Qualified teams Confederation Placement Team AFC Third round (play-off) winner IRN CONMEBOL Round-robin 5th place URU OFC Final round winner AUS UEFA First round randomly drawn runner-up IRL Matches The first legs were played on 10 and 20 November 2001, and the second legs were played on 15 and 25 November 2001. UEFA v AFC 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off) IRL 2–1 IRN 2–0 0–1 Republic of Ireland v Iran 10 November 2001 18:00 UTC±0 IRL 2–0 (Report) IRN Harte 44 pen.Keane 50 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 36,538 Antônio Pereira (Brazil) Iran v Republic of Ireland 15 November 2001 17:30 UTC+3:30 IRN 1–0 (Report) IRL Golmohammadi 90 Azadi Stadium, Tehran 100,000 William Mattus (Costa Rica) Republic of Ireland won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. OFC v CONMEBOL 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off) AUS 1–3 URU 1–0 0–3 Australia v Uruguay 20 November 2001 20:15 UTC+13 Australia 1–0 (Report) Uruguay Muscat 78 pen. MCG, Melbourne 84,656 Graziano Cesari (Italy) Uruguay v Australia 25 November 2001 16:00 UTC−3 Uruguay 3–0 (Report) Australia Silva 14 Morales 70 90 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 62,000 Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) Uruguay won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Goalscorers 7 4 URU Richard Morales AUS Kevin Muscat IRN Yahya Golmohammadi IRL Ian Harte IRL Robbie Keane URU Darío Silva References Play-off *