2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)

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| title = 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
(UEFA–AFC play-off)

| image =

| event = 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

| team1 = Republic of Ireland

| team1association = {{flagicon|IRL|size=30px}}

| team1score = 2

| team2 = Iran

| team2association = {{flagicon|IRN|size=30px}}

| team2score = 1

| details = (on aggregate)

| firstleg = First leg

| team1score1 = 2

| team2score1 = 0

| details1 =

| date1 = 10 November 2001

| stadium1 = Lansdowne Road

| city1 = Dublin

| referee1 = Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)

| attendance1 = 36,538

| weather1 =

| secondleg = Second leg

| team1score2 = 0

| team2score2 = 1

| details2 =

| date2 = 15 November 2001

| stadium2 = Azadi Stadium

| city2 = Tehran

| referee2 = William Mattus Vega (Costa Rica)

| attendance2 = 100,000

| weather2 =

}}

The 2002 FIFA World Cup UEFA–AFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between a group runner-up of the European qualifying tournament, the Republic of Ireland, and the winners of the AFC play-off, Iran. The games were played on 10 November and 15 November 2001 in Dublin and Tehran, respectively.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/koreajapan2002/matches/preliminaries/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406212406/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/koreajapan2002/matches/preliminaries/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 6, 2015 |title=2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan - Qualifiers |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |access-date=10 October 2017}}

Ireland beat Iran 2–0 in the first leg held in Dublin, while in the second leg, Iran defeated Ireland 1–0 in Tehran. The Irish side won the series 2–1 on aggregate, therefore qualifying to the World Cup.

Venues

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|image2 = The special ceremony to Iranian EMS teams during Nowruz holidays (2).jpg

|footer = Lansdowne Road in Dublin (left) and Azadi Stadium in Tehran, venues for the series

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Background

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18	8
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31	0

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Final standings

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align="left"\|{{fb\|BHR}} \|8	2	4	2	8	9	−1	10
align="left"\|{{fb\|IRQ\|1991}} \|8	2	1	5	9	10	−1	7
align="left"\|{{fb\|THA}} \|8	0	4	4	5	15	−10	4

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|AFC play-off

|Opponent

|Result

|-

|

| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|1st leg

|{{fb|UAE}} (H)

|1–0

|-

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| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|2nd leg

|{{fb|UAE}} (A)

|3–0

|-

|}

Match details

=First leg=

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| date = 10 November 2001

| event =

| round = First leg

| time = 20:10 UTC±0

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| score = 2–0

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| goals1 = Harte {{goal|44|pen.}}
Robbie Keane {{goal|50}}

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| stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin

| attendance = 36,538

| referee = Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)

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GK	1	Shay Given
CB	6	Roy Keane (c)
CB	4	Gary Breen
CB	5	Steve Staunton		{{suboff\|75}}
RWB	2	Steve Finnan	{{yel\|85}}
LWB	3	Ian Harte
CM	7	Jason McAteer		{{suboff\|83}}
CM	8	Matt Holland
CM	11	Kevin Kilbane
CF	9	Niall Quinn
CF	10	Robbie Keane
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GK	16	Dean Kiely
DF	12	Gary Kelly		{{subon\|83}}
DF	13	Kenny Cunningham		{{subon\|75}}
MF	15	Mark Kinsella
MF	17	Lee Carsley
FW	18	Clinton Morrison
FW	14	David Connolly
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Mick McCarthy

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GK	12	Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB	5	Afshin Peyrovani	{{yel\|19}}
CB	15	Yahya Golmohammadi	{{yel\|86}}
CB	24	Rahman Rezaei
LB	3	Mehrdad Minavand
CM	6	Karim Bagheri
CM	7	Hamed Kavianpour
RW	2	Mehdi Mahdavikia
AM	8	Ali Karimi
LW	11	Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht		{{suboff\|46}}
CF	10	Ali Daei (c)
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MF	9	Sirous Dinmohammadi
MF	13	Javad Nekounam
FW	14	Mojahed Khaziravi		{{subon\|46}}
FW	18	Ali Samereh
DF	20	Behrouz Rahbarifar
FW	21	Faraz Fatemi
GK	22	Davoud Fanaei
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Miroslav Blažević

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Assistant referees:

Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)

Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)

Fourth official:

Paulo César de Oliveira (Brazil)

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Match rules

90 minutes
3 (of 7) substitutions permitted

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=Second leg=

{{football box

| date = 15 November 2001

| event =

| round = Second leg

| time = 21:10 UTC+3:30

| team1 = {{fb-rt|IRN}}

| score = 1–0

| aet =

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| goals1 = Golmohammadi {{goal|90}}

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| stadium = Azadi Stadium

| location = Tehran

| attendance = 100,000

| referee = William Mattus Vega (Costa Rica)

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GK	12	Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB	5	Afshin Peyrovani
CB	15	Yahya Golmohammadi
CB	24	Rahman Rezaei
LB	3	Mehrdad Minavand
CM	6	Karim Bagheri	{{yel\|85}}
CM	7	Hamed Kavianpour
RW	2	Mehdi Mahdavikia	{{yel\|47}}
AM	8	Ali Karimi
LW	11	Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
CF	10	Ali Daei (c)
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MF	9	Sirous Dinmohammadi
DF	13	Javad Nekounam
MF	14	Mojahed Khaziravi
MF	17	Pejman Jamshidi
MF	18	Ali Samereh
FW	20	Behrouz Rahbarifar
GK	22	Davoud Fanaei
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|CRO}} Miroslav Blažević

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cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size:90%; margin:0.2em auto;"
GK	1	Shay Given
CB	6	Mark Kinsella
CB	4	Gary Breen
CB	5	Steve Staunton (c)
RWB	2	Steve Finnan
LWB	3	Ian Harte
CM	7	Jason McAteer	{{yel\|84}}
CM	8	Matt Holland
CM	11	Kevin Kilbane		{{suboff\|85}}
CF	9	David Connolly
CF	10	Robbie Keane	{{yel\|49}}	{{suboff\|75}}
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
GK	16	Alan Kelly Jr.
DF	12	Gary Kelly		{{subon\|85}}
DF	13	Kenny Cunningham
FW	17	Niall Quinn
MF	14	Lee Carsley
FW	18	Clinton Morrison		{{subon\|75}}
DF	15	Andy O'Brien
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Mick McCarthy

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Assistant referees:

Erick Mora (Costa Rica)

Efraín Rodríguez (Costa Rica)

Fourth official:

Olger Mejías Ovares (Costa Rica)

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Match rules:

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level:
3 (of 7) substitutions permitted

Aftermath

The elimination saw Iran manager Miroslav Blažević step down to be replaced by his assistant, Branko Ivanković.

The Republic of Ireland qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and were drawn into Group E with Germany, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia. They drew with Cameroon and Germany with a score of 1–1 and in the final match, they won 3–0 against Saudi Arabia. This qualified them to the Round of 16 but they were eliminated by Spain on penalties (2–3) after the match ended in a 1–1 draw.

References

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FIFA

Play-off UEFA-AFC

2002

Category:Republic of Ireland national football team matches

Category:Iran national football team matches

qual

Category:November 2001 sports events in Europe

Category:November 2001 sports events in Asia

Category:2000s in Dublin (city)

Category:2000s in Tehran

Football

Category:Sport in Tehran

Category:International association football competitions hosted by the Republic of Ireland

Category:International association football competitions hosted by Iran