Ofc 2002 Fifa World Cup Qualification
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).
For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 April – 25 November 2001 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 180 (7.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 87,894 (3,662 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Archie Thompson (16 goals) |
Papua New Guinea chose not to participate.
A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
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 would advance to the Final Round.
- Second Round: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the CONMEBOL/OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Australia's 31–0 win over American Samoa established a World Cup record for the highest margin of victory in a qualifying match.
First round
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | +66 | 12 |
 Fiji | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 9 |
 Tonga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 6 |
 Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 |
 American Samoa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | −57 | 0 |
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
| Fiji | 13–0 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
Masi  3' (pen.), 12', 53', 54'Lal 23', 24', 28', 39', 45'Mateiwai 31'Nasema 56'Samy 70', 75' |
| 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' |
| American Samoa | 0–8 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Leututu 8' (o.g.) Gabriel 35'Fa'aiuaso 41', 52', 73', 84'Lemana 55'Michael 63' |
| Australia | 31–0 | American Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| Boutsianis 10', 50', 84' Thompson 12', 23', 27', 29', 32', 37', 42', 45', 56', 60'Zdrilic 13', 21', 25', 33', 58', 66', 78', 89'A.Vidmar 14', 80'Popovic 17', 19'Colosimo 51', 81'De Amicis 55' |
| American Samoa | 0–5 | Tonga |
|---|---|---|
| Taufahema 2', 24', 51' Moa 71' (pen.)Fakava 86' |
| Australia | 11–0 | Samoa |
|---|---|---|
| A. Vidmar 5', 50' Zdrilic 28', 57'Foxe 44'Popovic 55', 89'Thompson 75', 88'Chipperfield 76'Bureta 81' (o.g.) | Report |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 12 |
 Tahiti | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 |
 Solomon Islands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 6 |
 Vanuatu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 |
 Cook Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 |
New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
| Solomon Islands | 9–1 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Suri 14' Daudau 19', 54', 75'Menapi 31', 52', 85'Firisua 84'Konofilla 89' | Report | Temiha 4' |
| Cook Islands | 1–8 | Vanuatu |
|---|---|---|
| Pukoku 13' | Report | Ben 4' Lauru 27'G. Maki 38'Iwai 50', 59', 66'P. Maki 74'Waiwai 82' |
| Vanuatu | 2–7 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Iwai 18', 48' | Report | Wickham 17', 47' Menapi 46', 73'Waita 48'Samani 62'Suri 79' |
| New Zealand | 2–0 | Cook Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Hickey 64', 66' | Report |
| Solomon Islands | 1–5 | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Suri 85' | Report | Coveny 27', 50' Jackson 32', 55'Urlovic 67' |
| Cook Islands | 0–6 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Senechal 2', 45' Tagawa 19', 64', 87'Bennett 51' |
| Tahiti | 2–0 | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Garcia 25' (pen.) Fatupua-Lecaill 77' | Report |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1–6 | Australia | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| New Zealand | 0–2 | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| (report) | Emerton 5', 80' |
Australia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off by the aggregate score of 6–1.
Inter-confederation play-off
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1–3 |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Did not enter
Goalscorers
There were 180 goals scored in 24 matches (including 2 international play-offs), for an average of 7.5 goals per match.
- 16 goals
- 14 goals
- 9 goals
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
Kevin Muscat- Tony Popovic
Shailemdra Lal
Commins Menapi
Richard Iwai
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Scott Chipperfield
- Brett Emerton
Chris Jackson
Ben Lemana- Patteson Daudau
- Batram Suri
Tony Senechal
- 2 goals
- Simon Colosimo
- Hayden Foxe
- Manoa Masi
- Valerio Nasema
- Atnesh Prasad
- Abinesh Samy
- Noah Hickey
- Aaran Lines
- Vivian Wickham
- Simon Lauru
- 1 goal
- Fausto De Amicis
- Steve Corica
- Tony Vidmar
Junior Pukoku- Niki Temiha
- Jope Namawa Leka
- Ulaiasi Mateiwai
- Ul Radike Mateiwai
- Leone Vurukania
- Mark Burton
- Jonathan Perry
- Paul Urlovic
- Ivan Vicelich
- Dominic Gabriel
- Junior Michael
- David Firisua
- Joel Konofilla
- Jack Samani
- Stanley Waita
- Harold Amaru
- Samuel Garcia
- Steve Fatupua-Lecaill
Teu Fakava- Penieli Moa
- Fillisione Taufahema
- Jimmy Ben
- Gerard Maki
- Pita Maki
- Waren Waiwai
- 1 own goal
See also
References
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