2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
Football tournament qualification stage
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The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Andorra, Cyprus, Estonia, the Netherlands, Portugal and the Republic of Ireland.
The group was won by Portugal, who qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Republic of Ireland entered the UEFA–AFC play-off as the group's play-off berth was randomly drawn by FIFA for the intercontinental play-off against an AFC team not one from its own confederation. Portugal, Ireland, and the Netherlands were clearly the top sides in the group, each handing out six beatings to the three other minnows. Between the top three, four of the matches were drawn, but the Netherlands lost one match each to Portugal and Ireland and had to settle for third place. In the end, Portugal only topped the group ahead of Ireland by virtue of superior goal difference.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Portugal |
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 24 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland |
10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 24 | Advance to inter-confederation play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 20 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 4 | Estonia |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 8 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Cyprus |
10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 8 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 6 | Andorra |
10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 36 | −31 | 0 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — |
Matches
| Andorra | 2–3 | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|
González  45'I. Lima 52' |
Report | Konstantinou 25' (pen.), 90' Agathokleous 77' |
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Republic of Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Talan 71' Van Bronckhorst 84' |
Report | Robbie Keane 21' McAteer 65' |
| Portugal | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Conceição 57' |
Report | Holland 73' |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | Estonia |
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| Kinsella 25' Dunne 51' |
Report |
| Netherlands | 0–2 | Portugal |
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| Report | Conceição 11' Pauleta 44' |
| Cyprus | 5–0 | Andorra |
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| Okkas 10', 18' Agathokleous 43'Christodoulou 73'Špoljarić 90' (pen.) |
Report |
| Andorra | 0–5 | Netherlands |
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| Report | Kluivert 9' Hasselbaink 36'Van Hooijdonk 61', 70'Van Bommel 84' |
| Portugal | 2–2 | Netherlands |
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| Pauleta 83' Figo 90+1' (pen.) |
Report | Hasselbaink 18' (pen.) Kluivert 48' |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Cyprus |
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| Hasselbaink 29' Overmars 35'Kluivert 44'Van Nistelrooy 81' |
Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Portugal |
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| Roy Keane 68' |
Report | Figo 78' |
| Estonia | 2–4 | Netherlands |
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| Oper 65' Zelinski 76' |
Report | Piiroja  68' (o.g.)Van Nistelrooy 83', 90'Kluivert 90' |
| Estonia | 0–2 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Report | Dunne 8' Holland 38' |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | Netherlands |
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| McAteer 68' |
Report |
| Netherlands | 5–0 | Estonia |
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| Zenden 16' Van Bommel 26', 39'Cocu 32'Van Nistelrooy 43' |
Report |
| Cyprus | 1–3 | Portugal |
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| Konstantinou 25' |
Report | Nuno Gomes 48' Pauleta 64'Conceição 71' |
| Portugal | 5–0 | Estonia |
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| João Pinto 30' Nuno Gomes 50', 65'Pauleta 59'Figo 80' |
Report |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | Andorra |
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| Van Hooijdonk 3' (pen.) Seedorf 45'Van Nistelrooy 53', 89' |
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Goalscorers
There were 114 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.8 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Emiliano González Arqués- Roberto Jonas
- Justo Ruiz
Marios Christodoulou- Milenko Špoljarić
Marko Kristal- Jevgeni Novikov
- Raio Piiroja
Gary Breen- David Connolly
- Robbie Keane
- Gary Kelly
- Niall Quinn
Phillip Cocu- Jeffrey Talan
- Giovanni van Bronckhorst
- Boudewijn Zenden
Rui Jorge- Manuel Rui Costa
- Ricardo Sá Pinto
1 own goal
- Raio Piiroja (against the Netherlands)