2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round
International football competition
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The AFC second round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the ten group winners from the first round split across two groups.
The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, with the two runners-up facing each other in the third round (play-off). The winner of this play-off went on to compete for a place in the World Cup in the UEFA–AFC inter-confederation play-off.[citation needed]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 17 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 2 | Iran |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | Third round | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Bahrain |
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Iraq |
8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Thailand |
8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
| Iraq | 4–0 | Thailand |
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H. Mohammed  23', 76'E. Mohammed 70'Hussein 86' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
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| Al-Dosari 84' |
Report | Salmeen 18' |
| Iran | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Daei 54' (pen.), 64' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Iraq |
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| Al-Dosari 45' |
Report |
| Bahrain | 1–1 | Thailand |
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| Al-Dossari 16' |
Report | Kiatisuk 64' |
| Thailand | 1–1 | Iraq |
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| Sutee 38' |
Report | E. Mohammed 63' |
| Iraq | 1–0 | Bahrain |
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| E. Mohammed 10' |
Report |
| Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | Iran |
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| Al-Waked 20' (pen.) Al-Yami 59' |
Report | Daei 42' Dinmohammadi 84' |
| Iran | 1–0 | Thailand |
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| Vahedi Nikbakht 32' |
Report |
| Iraq | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Al-Hail 31' |
Report | Bin Shehan 1', 77' |
Note: This match was originally scheduled for 13 October 2001 and started normally, but was interrupted at 25 minutes with Bahrain leading 1–0 due to an electrical fire at Rajamangala Stadium.[2][3]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | China |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 19 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 11 | Third round | 0–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| 3 | Uzbekistan |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Qatar |
8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Oman |
8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | — |
| United Arab Emirates | 4–1 | Uzbekistan |
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| Salem Ali 21' Al-Kuwaiti 33' (pen.)Al-Shamsi 45'Bakhit 85' |
Report | Shirshov 37' |
| China | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Li Xiaopeng 2' Qi Hong 19'Hao Haidong 33' |
Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–2 | Qatar |
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| Report | Hashim 65' Al-Obaidly 71' |
| Qatar | 1–1 | China |
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| Al Naemi 31' |
Report | Li Weifeng 89' |
| Oman | 1–1 | United Arab Emirates |
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| Nairooz 52' |
Report | Al Anbari 13' |
| China | 2–0 | Uzbekistan |
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| Li Weifeng 63' Fan Zhiyi 76' |
Report |
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | China |
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| Report | Qi Hong 43' |
| Oman | 4–2 | Uzbekistan |
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| Al-Mukhaini 50', 83' Bashir 52'Al-Mahruqy 89' |
Report | Davletov 5' Ashoor  27' (o.g.) |
| China | 3–0 | Qatar |
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| Su Maozhen 11' Qu Bo 29'Hao Haidong 57' |
Report |
| Uzbekistan | 1–0 | China |
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| Shirshov 90' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 102 goals scored in 40 matches, for an average of 2.55 goals per match.
5 goals
Ali Daei
Abdullah Bin Shehan
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ghazi Al Kuwari- Khaled Al-Dossari
- Abdulla Al-Marzooqi
- Mohammed Husain
- Mohamed Salmeen
- Talal Yousef
Li Xiaopeng- Qu Bo
- Su Maozhen
- Yu Genwei
- Sirous Dinmohammadi
- Mehdi Mahdavikia
- Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail- Qahtan Chathir
- Laith Hussein
Hani Al-Dhabit- Badar Al-Mahruqy
- Fawzi Bashir
- Taqi Mubarak
- Radhwan Nairooz
Dahi Al Naemi- Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly
- Abdulaziz Hassan Bujaloof
- Mubarak Mustafa
- Ibrahim Al-Harbi
- Al Hasan Al-Yami
- Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari
Kiatisuk Senamuang- Sutee Suksomkit
- Worrawoot Srimaka
Abdulaziz Al Anbari- Zuhair Bakhit
- Fahad Ali Al-Shamsi
- Gharib Al-Kuwaiti
- Abdulrahman Ibrahim
- Faisal Khalil
Fevzi Davletov- Maxim Shatskikh
1 own goal
- Nabil Ashoor (against Uzbekistan)