2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)#First round

{{For|an overview of the qualification rounds|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

| year =

| alt =

| caption =

| host countries =

| dates = {{nowrap|7 April – 25 November 2001}}

| num_teams = 10{{efn|Papua New Guinea chose not to participate.}}

| confederations = 1

| matches = 22

| goals = 179

| attendance = {{#expr:500+500+1500+200+400+3000+5000+1000+2000+1000+400+1542+2052+600+1674+500+2500+300+1500+250+19500+41976}}

| top_scorer = {{fbicon|AUS}} Archie Thompson
(16 goals)

| prevseason = 1998

| nextseason = 2006

}}

{{Qualification for championships (OFC)}}

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

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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Nasema {{goal|56}}
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{{main|Tonga 0–22 Australia}}

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Zdrilic {{goal|78||90}}
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Boutsianis {{goal|87}}

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|referee=Harry Attison (Vanuatu) }}

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Michael {{goal|63}}

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----

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----

{{main|Australia 31–0 American Samoa}}

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----

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----

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Nasema {{goal|62}}

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= Group 2 =

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G. Maki {{goal|38}}
Iwai {{goal|50||59||66}}
P. Maki {{goal|74}}
Waiwai {{goal|82}}

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|goals2=Coveny {{goal|27||50}}
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Urlovic {{goal|67}}

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Second round

{{TwoLeg start}}

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

Inter-confederation play-off

{{main|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)}}

{{#lst:2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|playoff2}}

Did not enter

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Goalscorers

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See also

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