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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

Dates7 April – 25 November 2001
Teams10[a] (from 1 confederation)
Matchesplayed22
Goals scored179 (8.14 per match)
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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Tournament details
Dates7 April – 25 November 2001
Teams10[a] (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored179 (8.14 per match)
Attendance87,894 (3,995 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Archie Thompson
(16 goals)
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A total of 10 teams played in the competition for 0.5 allocated places out of 32 in the final tournament. Papua New Guinea chose not to participate.

Australia's 31–0 win over American Samoa established a World Cup record for the highest margin of victory in a qualifying match.

Format

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First round: The 10 teams were divided into two groups of five teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the OFC–CONMEBOL inter-confederation play-off.

First round

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 4 0 0 66 0 +66 12 Second round — — — 11–0 31–0
2  Fiji 4 3 0 1 27 4 +23 9 0–2 — — — 13–0
3  Tonga 4 2 0 2 7 30 −23 6 0–22 1–8 — — —
4  Samoa 4 1 0 3 9 18 −9 3 — 1–6 0–1 — —
5  American Samoa 4 0 0 4 0 57 −57 0 — — 0–5 0–8 —
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Source: [1]
More information Samoa, 0–1 ...
Samoa 0–1 Tonga
Report Taufahema 86'
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Ronan Leaustic (Tahiti)
More information Fiji, 13–0 ...
Fiji 13–0 American Samoa
Masi 3' (pen.), 12', 53', 54'
Lal 23', 24', 28', 39', 45'
Mateiwai 31'
Nasema 56'
Samy 70', 75'		 [2]
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
Main article: Tonga 0–22 Australia
More information Tonga, 0–22 ...
Tonga 0–22 Australia
Report Chipperfield 3', 83'
Mori 13', 23', 40', 58'
Aloisi 14', 24', 37', 45', 52', 63'
Muscat 18', 30', 54', 82'
Popovic 67'
T. Vidmar 74'
Zdrilic 78', 90'
Thompson 80'
Boutsianis 87'
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Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
More information American Samoa, 0–8 ...
American Samoa 0–8 Samoa
[3] Leututu red-colored football 8' (o.g.)
Gabriel 35'
Fa'aiuaso 41', 52', 73', 84'
Lemana 55'
Michael 63'
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Attendance: 200
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
More information Samoa, 1–6 ...
Samoa 1–6 Fiji
Lemana 33' (pen.) Report Mateiwai 5'
Masi 21', 41'
Tokuma red-colored football 48' (o.g.)
Prasad 84', 86'
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Attendance: 400
Referee: Henry Attison (Vanuatu)
Main article: Australia 31–0 American Samoa
More information Australia, 31–0 ...
Australia 31–0 American Samoa
 [4]
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ronan Leaustic (Tahiti)
More information Fiji, 0–2 ...
Fiji 0–2 Australia
Report Corica 23'
Foxe 81'
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
More information American Samoa, 0–5 ...
American Samoa 0–5 Tonga
[5] Taufahema 2', 24', 51'
Moa 71' (pen.)
Fakava 86'
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
More information Australia, 11–0 ...
Australia 11–0 Samoa
A. Vidmar 5', 50'
Zdrilic 28', 57'
Foxe 44'
Popovic 55', 89'
Thompson 75', 88'
Chipperfield 76'
Bureta red-colored football 81' (o.g.)		 Report
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
More information Tonga, 1–8 ...
Tonga 1–8 Fiji
Taufahema 78' Report Leka 4'
Masi 30', 37', 38', 90'
Vurukania 34', 56'
Nasema 62'
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Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ronan Leaustic (Tahiti)

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 19 1 +18 12 Second round — — — 7–0 2–0
2  Tahiti 4 3 0 1 14 6 +8 9 0–5 — 2–0 — —
3  Solomon Islands 4 2 0 2 17 10 +7 6 1–5 — — — 9–1
4  Vanuatu 4 1 0 3 11 21 −10 3 — 1–6 2–7 — —
5  Cook Islands 4 0 0 4 2 25 −23 0 — 0–6 — 1–8 —
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Source: [1]
More information Vanuatu, 1–6 ...
Vanuatu 1–6 Tahiti
Lauru 56' Report Senechal 26'
Bennett 36', 41', 81'
Amaru 52'
Tagawa 82'
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Attendance: 400
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
More information Solomon Islands, 9–1 ...
Solomon Islands 9–1 Cook Islands
Suri 14'
Daudau 19', 54', 75'
Menapi 31', 52', 85'
Firisua 84'
Konofilla 89'		 Report Temiha 4'
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Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Brett Hugo (Australia)
More information Tahiti, 0–5 ...
Tahiti 0–5 New Zealand
Report Coveny 41', 56', 71'
Lines 53'
Perry 88'
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Attendance: 2,052
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
More information Cook Islands, 1–8 ...
Cook Islands 1–8 Vanuatu
Pukoku 13' Report Ben 4'
Lauru 27'
G. Maki 38'
Iwai 50', 59', 66', 82'
P. Maki 74'
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Attendance: 600
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
More information Vanuatu, 2–7 ...
Vanuatu 2–7 Solomon Islands
Iwai 18', 48' Report Wickham 17', 47'
Menapi 46', 73'
Waita 48'
Samani 62'
Suri 79'
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Attendance: 1,674
Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)
More information New Zealand, 2–0 ...
New Zealand 2–0 Cook Islands
Hickey 64', 66' Report
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Attendance: 500
Referee: Brett Hugo (Australia)
More information Solomon Islands, 1–5 ...
Solomon Islands 1–5 New Zealand
Suri 85' Report Coveny 27', 50'
Jackson 32', 55'
Urlovic 67'
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Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
More information Cook Islands, 0–6 ...
Cook Islands 0–6 Tahiti
Report Senechal 2', 45'
Tagawa 19', 64', 87'
Bennett 51'
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Attendance: 300
Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)
More information New Zealand, 7–0 ...
New Zealand 7–0 Vanuatu
Coveny 2', 7', 30'
Jackson 25'
Lines 27'
Burton 62'
Vicelich 68'		 Report
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Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
More information Tahiti, 2–0 ...
Tahiti 2–0 Solomon Islands
Garcia 25' (pen.)
Fatupua-Lecaill 77'		 Report
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Attendance: 250
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Second round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  1–6  Australia 0–2 1–4
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More information New Zealand, 0–2 ...
New Zealand 0–2 Australia
Report Emerton 5', 80'
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Attendance: 19,500
New Zealand
Australia
More information Australia, 4–1 ...
Australia 4–1 New Zealand
Zdrilic 5', 82'
Emerton 40'
Aloisi 56'		 Report Coveny 44' (pen.)
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Attendance: 41,976
Australia
New Zealand

Australia won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the OFC–CONMEBOL play-off.

Inter-confederation play-off

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–3  Uruguay 1–0 0–3
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Goalscorers

There were 179 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 8.14 goals per match.

16 goals

14 goals

9 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • American Samoa Lisi Leututu (against Samoa)
  • Samoa Filipo Bureta (against Australia)
  • Samoa Molesi Tokuma (against Fiji)

See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Papua New Guinea chose not to participate.

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