Archive World Cup 2002 Match Reports
2002 World Cup - United Arab Emirates 0 Iran 3 (Oct 31, 2001)
Iran won convincingly in Dubai to set up two matches against the Republic of Ireland in November for a place at the 2002 World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Iran 1 United Arab Emirates 0 (Oct 26, 2001)
Iran will take a slender lead to the United Arab Emirates as they look to get through Asia's World Cup qualifying play-offs. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Bahrain 3 Iran 1 (Oct 22, 2001)
Nine-man Iran blew their place in the 2002 World Cup finals by losing 3-1 in Bahrain. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Saudi Arabia 4 Thailand 1 (Oct 22, 2001)
Saudi Arabia overhauled Iran to qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - United Arab Emirates 2 Oman 2 (Oct 20, 2001)
A hard fought 2-2 draw in Oman allowed the United Arab Emirates to take the play-off place available in Group B from Uzbekistan who defeated China 1-0 in Tashkent. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Uzbekistan 1 China 0 (Oct 20, 2001)
Uzbekistan won and lost at the end of their 2002 World Cup qualifying campaign. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Iran 2 Iraq 1 (Oct 12, 2001)
Iran defeated Iraq 2-1 in Tehran to set up a 2002 World Cup qualifying decider next week against Bahrain. . . . more . . .
Dolphins win Nigeria FA Cup (Oct 09, 2001)
Second division Dolphins FC caused upset as they beat favourites El Kanemi Warriors 2-0 to win the Nigerian FA cup. . . . more . . .
Teargas used to quell violence at Uganda Top of the Table league (Oct 09, 2001)
Police used teargas to dispel crowds at Namboole, near Kampala, during a Top of the Table clash on Saturday. . . . more . . .
Stress leaves Russia coach ready to quit (Oct 09, 2001)
Oleg Romantsev, having brought Russia to their first World Cup qualifying place since 1994, has said he may step down as coach at the end of the year. . . . more . . .
World Cup 2002: Honduras 0 Trinidad 1 (Oct 09, 2001)
This unexpected 1-0 victory to Trinidad pushed the US through to the World Cup finals and Honduras into a tough battle for qualification against Mexico. . . . more . . .
World Cup 2002: Uruguay 1 Colombia 1 (Oct 09, 2001)
Uruguay did themselves no favours with a 1-1 draw against Colombia. . . . more . . .
World Cup 2002: Brazil 2 Chile 0 (Oct 09, 2001)
Brazil were one step closer to qualification with a straightforward if unimpressive 2-0 win over Chile. . . . more . . .
World Cup 2002: Paraguay 2 Argentina 2 (Oct 09, 2001)
A controversial 51st minute penalty by goal keeper Jose Luis Chilavert helped Paraguay to secure second place in the group and be almost certain of World Cup qualification. . . . more . . .
World Cup 2002: Sweden 3 Azerbaijan 0 (Oct 09, 2001)
Sweden left it until the second half to demolish Azerbaijan 3-0 in their unbeaten run in the qualifying rounds. . . . more . . .
World Cup 2002: Costa Rica 0 Mexico 0 (Oct 09, 2001)
Third in the table Mexico were disappointed to only manage a 0-0 draw against already qualified Costa Rica on Sunday. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup: USA 2 Jamaica 1 (Oct 08, 2001)
USA beat Jamaica 2-1 yesterday but still had an agonising 17 minute wait for Trinidad to hold their lead against Honduras to determine whether they had qualified. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup: China 1 Oman 0 (Oct 08, 2001)
China beat Oman 1-0 to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1957 when China first entered the competition. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Wales 1 Belarus 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
P>Belarus fluffed their chance to reach the 2002 World Cup play-offs by losing 1-0 to Wales in Cardiff. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Yugoslavia 6 Luxembourg 2 (Oct 06, 2001)
Yugoslavia scored six goals for nothing in Belgrade as Slovenia's home win over the Faroe Islands saw the Yugoslavs edged out of a play-off place. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Armenia 1 Norway 4 (Oct 06, 2001)
Norway had nothing to play for but hit four goals past Armenia. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Poland 1 Ukraine 1 (Oct 06, 2001)
Ukraine booked their place to face Germany in November play-offs by coming from behind to draw 1-1 in Chorzow. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Denmark 6 Iceland 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
Denmark demolished Iceland to take their place at the 2002 World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Italy 1 Hungary 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
Italy managed the win they needed to seal a place in the 2002 World Cup finals with a free kick in the 44th minute from Alessandro Del Piero easing them past Hungary in Parma. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Czech Republic 6 Bulgaria 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
The Czech Republic hit six goals past Bulgaria in Prague to take a place in the World Cup play-offs. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Croatia 1 Belgium 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
Croatia claimed a place in the 2002 World Cup finals and sent Belgium into the play-offs with a late Alen Boksic goal in Zagreb. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Malta 0 Northern Ireland 1 (Oct 06, 2001)
Northern Ireland's win in Malta was marred by a red card for their two coaches. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Portugal 5 Estonia 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
Portugal sealed the expected place in the 2002 World Cup finals with an easy win over Estonia in Lisbon. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Republic of Ireland 4 Cyprus 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
The Republic of Ireland failed in their goal chase against Portugal and now face an Asian team next month in the play-offs. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Scotland 2 Latvia 1 (Oct 06, 2001)
Scotland saw coach Craig Brown quit the national team job just minutes after this low-key win which failed to deliver the goal tally needed to stand a chance of overtaking group rivals. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Russia 4 Switzerland 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
Russia return to the World Cup finals for the first time since 1994 after with a first half hat trick from Vladimir Beschastnykh sealing their win at the Dynamo stadium in Moscow. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Germany 0 Finland 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
A dismal 0-0 draw in Gelsenkirchen left Germany facing a tough trip to Ukraine to try and qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Slovenia 3 Faroe Islands 0 (Oct 06, 2001)
Slovenia will face either Italy or Romania in November play-offs for the 2002 World Cup finals after they ran oput easy winners against the Faroe Islands. . . . more . . .
