Maintained by Erdinç Sivritepe
AFCKorea Republic and Japan qualify as the co-host countries. 2 teams will qualify from the qualifiers, a 3rd team will play a two legged play-off games with an European country for another place at WC2002. Afghanistan and Korea DPR did not enter.
Europe - Asia Play-Off Nov 10 - Nov 15 Ireland 2-0 0-1 Iran
Round 3 Oct 25 - Oct 31 Iran 1-0 3-0 United Arab Emirates
Round 2 10 group winners from Round 1 will play in two groups of 5 teams each. The group winners will qualify to the WC2002. The group seconds will qualify to the Round 3. Group A: G W D L F A P Saudi Arabia 8 5 2 1 19 8 17 WC2002 Iran 8 4 3 1 10 7 15 Conference Play-offs Bahrain 8 2 4 2 8 9 10 Iraq 8 2 1 5 9 10 7 Thailand 8 0 4 4 5 15 4 Aug 17, 2001 Iraq 4-0 Thailand Saudi Arabia 1-1 Bahrain Aug 23, 2001 Bahrain 2-0 Iraq Aug 24, 2001 Iran 2-0 Saudi Arabia Aug 31, 2001 Saudi Arabia 1-0 Iraq Sep 1, 2001 Thailand 0-0 Iran Sep 6, 2001 Bahrain 1-1 Thailand Sep 7, 2001 Iraq 1-2 Iran Sep 14, 2001 Iran 0-0 Bahrain Sep 15, 2001 Thailand 1-3 Saudi Arabia Sep 21, 2001 Bahrain 0-4 Saudi Arabia Sep 22, 2001 Thailand 1-1 Iraq Sep 28, 2001 Iraq 1-0 Bahrain Saudi Arabia 2-2 Iran Oct 5, 2001 Iran 1-0 Thailand Iraq 1-2 Saudi Arabia Oct 12, 2001 Iran 2-1 Iraq Oct 13, 2001 Thailand 1-1 Bahrain Oct 19, 2001 Bahrain 3-1 Iran Saudi Arabia 4-1 Thailand Group B: G W D L F A P China PR 8 6 1 1 13 2 19 WC2002 United Arab Emirates 8 3 2 3 10 11 11 Conference Play-offs Uzbekistan 8 3 1 4 13 14 10 Qatar 8 2 3 3 10 10 9 Oman 8 1 3 4 7 16 6 Aug 16, 2001 Qatar 0-0 Oman Aug 17, 2001 UAE 4-1 Uzbekistan Aug 25, 2001 China PR 3-0 UAE Aug 26, 2001 Uzbekistan 2-1 Qatar Aug 31, 2001 UAE 0-2 Qatar Oman 0-2 China PR Sep 7, 2001 Qatar 1-1 China PR Sep 8, 2001 Uzbekistan 5-0 Oman Sep 14, 2001 Oman 1-1 UAE Sep 15, 2001 China PR 2-0 Uzbekistan Sep 21, 2001 Oman 0-3 Qatar Sep 22, 2001 Uzbekistan 0-1 UAE Sep 27, 2001 UAE 0-1 China PR Sep 28, 2001 Qatar 2-2 Uzbekistan Oct 4, 2001 Qatar 1-2 UAE Oct 7, 2001 China PR 1-0 Oman Oct 13, 2001 Oman 4-2 Uzbekistan China PR 3-0 Qatar Oct 19, 2001 UAE 2-2 Oman Uzbekistan 1-0 China PR
Round 1 The group winners will qualify to the Round 2. Group 1: G W D L F A P Oman 6 5 1 0 32 3 16 Syria 6 4 1 1 40 6 13 Laos 6 1 1 4 3 40 4 Philippines 6 0 1 5 2 29 1 Apr 30, 2001 Oman 12-0 Laos Syria 12-0 Philippines May 4, 2001 Laos 0-7 Oman Philippines 1-5 Syria May 7, 2001 Oman 7-0 Philippines Syria 11-0 Laos May 11, 2001 Laos 0-9 Syria Philippines 0-2 Oman May 18, 2001 Syria 3-3 Oman May 19, 2001 Laos 2-0 Philippines May 25, 2001 Oman 2-0 Syria May 26, 2001 Philippines 1-1 Laos Group 2: G W D L F A P Iran 2 2 0 0 21 0 6 Tajikistan 2 1 0 1 16 2 3 Guam 2 0 0 2 0 35 0 Myanmar Withdrew Please visit AFC Qualifiers - Group 2 for details. In Tabriz, Iran Nov 24, 2000 Iran 19-0 Guam Nov 26, 2000 Guam 0-16 Tajikistan Nov 28, 2000 Iran 2-0 Tajikistan Group 3: G W D L F A P Qatar 6 5 1 0 14 3 13 Palestine 6 2 1 3 8 9 7 Malaysia 6 2 1 3 8 11 7 Hong Kong 6 1 1 3 3 10 4 Please visit AFC Qualifiers - Group 3 for details. In Hong Kong Mar 4, 2001 Malaysia 1-5 Qatar Hong Kong 1-1 Palestine Mar 8, 2001 Hong Kong 0-2 Malaysia Palestine 1-2 Qatar Mar 11, 2001 Malaysia 0-1 Palestine Hong Kong 0-2 Qatar In Qatar Mar 20, 2001 Qatar 0-0 Malaysia Palestine 1-0 Hong Kong Mar 23, 2001 Qatar 2-1 Palestine Malaysia 1-2 Hong Kong Mar 25, 2001 Qatar 3-0 Hong Kong Palestine 3-4 Malaysia Group 4: G W D L F A P Bahrain 6 5 0 1 9 4 15 Kuwait 6 4 1 1 9 3 13 Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 3 9 4 Singapore 6 0 2 4 3 8 2 Please visit AFC Qualifiers - Group 4 for details. In Singapore Feb 3, 2001 Bahrain 1-2 Kuwait Singapore 0-1 Kyrgyzstan Feb 6, 2001 Bahrain 1-0 Kyrgyzstan Singapore 1-1 Kuwait Feb 9, 2001 Krygyzstan 0-3 Kuwait Singapore 1-2 Bahrain In Kuwait Feb 21, 2001 Krygyzstan 1-2 Bahrain Kuwait 1-0 Singapore Feb 24, 2001 Bahrain 2-0 Singapore Kuwait 2-0 Kyrgyzstan Feb 27, 2001 Krygyzstan 1-1 Singapore Kuwait 0-1 Bahrain Group 5: G W D L F A P Thailand 6 5 1 0 20 5 16 Lebanon 6 4 1 1 26 5 13 Sri Lanka 6 1 1 4 8 20 4 Pakistan 6 0 1 5 5 29 1 In Lebanon May 13, 2001 Sri Lanka 2-4 Thailand Lebanon 6-0 Pakistan May 15, 2001 Pakistan 0-3 Thailand Lebanon 4-0 Sri Lanka May 17, 2001 Sri Lanka 3-3 Pakistan Lebanon 1-2 Thailand In Thailand May 26, 2001 Thailand 3-0 Sri Lanka Pakistan 1-8 Lebanon May 28, 2001 Thailand 6-0 Pakistan Sri Lanka 0-5 Lebanon May 30, 2001 Pakistan 1-3 Sri Lanka Thailand 2-2 Lebanon Group 6: G W D L F A P Iraq 6 4 2 0 28 5 14 Kazakhstan 6 4 2 0 20 2 14 Macao 6 1 0 5 7 26 3 Nepal 6 1 0 5 8 30 3 Please visit AFC Qualifiers - Group 6 for details. In Baghdad Apr 12, 2001 Iraq 8-0 Macao Nepal 0-6 Kazakhstan Apr 14, 2001 Macao 0-3 Kazakhstan Iraq 9-1 Nepal Apr 16, 2001 Iraq 1-1 Kazakhstan Nepal 4-1 Macao In Kazakhstan Apr 21, 2001 Macao 0-5 Iraq Kazakhstan 4-0 Nepal Apr 23, 2001 Kazakhstan 5-0 Macao Nepal 2-4 Iraq Apr 25, 2001 Kazakhstan 1-1 Iraq Macao 6-1 Nepal Note: The games would be one round robin in Nepal. Then they are moved to Kazakhstan. Iraq opposed to the ides since it would give advantage to Kazakhstan. Now it is to be played as two round robins. Group 7: G W D L F A P Uzbekistan 6 4 2 0 20 5 14 Turkmenistan 6 4 0 2 12 7 12 Jordan 6 2 2 2 12 7 8 Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 0 24 0 In Uzbekistan Apr 23, 2001 Turkmenistan 2-0 Jordan Uzbekistan 7-0 Chinese Taipei Apr 25, 2001 Uzbekistan 1-0 Turkmenistan Chinese Taipei 0-2 Jordan Apr 27, 2001 Turkmenistan 5-0 Chinese Taipei Uzbekistan 2-2 Jordan In Jordan May 3, 2001 Turkmenistan 2-5 Uzbekistan Jordan 6-0 Chinese Taipei May 5, 2001 Jordan 1-2 Turkmenistan Chinese Taipei 0-4 Uzbekistan May 7, 2001 Jordan 1-1 Uzbekistan Chinese Taipei 0-1 Turkmenistan Group 8: G W D L F A P United Arab Emirates 6 4 0 2 21 5 12 Yemen 6 3 2 1 14 8 11 India 6 3 2 1 11 5 11 Brunei Darussalam 6 0 0 6 0 28 0 Please visit AFC Qualifiers - Group 8 for details. Apr 7, 2001 Brunei DS 0-5 Yemen Apr 8, 2001 India 1-0 UAE Apr 14, 2001 Brunei DS 0-12 UAE Apr 15, 2001 India 1-1 Yemen Apr 26, 2001 UAE 1-0 India Apr 27, 2001 Yemen 1-0 Brunei DS May 4, 2001 Yemen 3-3 India UAE 4-0 Brunei DS May 11, 2001 Yemen 2-1 UAE May 12, 2001 Brunei DS 0-1 India May 18, 2001 UAE 3-2 Yemen May 20, 2001 India 5-0 Brunei DS Group 9: G W D L F A P China 6 6 0 0 25 3 18 Indonesia 6 4 0 2 16 7 12 Maldives 6 1 1 4 8 19 4 Cambodia 6 0 1 6 2 22 1 Please visit AFC Qualifiers - Group 9 for details. Apr 1, 2001 Maldives 6-0 Cambodia Apr 8, 2001 Indonesia 5-0 Maldives Apr 15, 2001 Cambodia 1-1 Maldives Apr 22, 2001 China 10-1 Maldives Indonesia 6-0 Cambodia Apr 28, 2001 Maldives 0-1 China Apr 29, 2001 Cambodia 0-2 Indonesia May 6, 2001 Maldives 0-2 Indonesia Cambodia 0-4 China May 13, 2001 China 5-1 Indonesia May 20, 2001 China 3-1 Cambodia May 27, 2001 Indonesia 0-2 China Group 10: G W D L F A P Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 30 0 18 Vietnam 6 3 1 2 9 9 10 Bangladesh 6 1 2 3 5 15 5 Mongolia 6 0 1 5 2 22 1 Please visit AFC Qualifiers - Group 10 for details. All Games in Saudi Arabia Feb 8, 2001 Saudi Arabia 6-0 Mongolia Vietnam 0-0 Bangladesh Feb 10, 2001 Saudi Arabia 3-0 Bangladesh Mongolia 0-1 Vietnam Feb 12, 2001 Saudi Arabia 5-0 Vietnam Bangladesh 3-0 Mongolia Feb 15, 2001 Saudi Arabia 6-0 Mongolia Bangladesh 0-4 Vietnam Feb 17, 2001 Saudi Arabia 6-0 Bangladesh Vietnam 4-0 Mongolia Feb 19, 2001 Saudi Arabia 4-0 Vietnam Mongolia 2-2 Bangladesh
