2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group A

{{Short description|International football competition}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

The AFC second round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the ten group winners from the first round split across two groups.

The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, with the two runners-up facing each other in the third round (play-off). The winner of this play-off went on to compete for a place in the World Cup in the UEFA–AFC inter-confederation play-off.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ogol.com.br/edition.php?id_edicao=2210|title=Play-off AFC/UEFA 2002 :: Fase Final:: ogol.com.br|website=ogol.com.br|language=br|access-date=2019-02-18}}

Group A

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

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|team3=BHR|name_BHR={{fb|BHR|1972}}

|team4=IRQ|name_IRQ={{fb|IRQ|1991}}

|team5=THA|name_THA={{fb|THA}}

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|win_BHR=2|draw_BHR=4|loss_BHR=2|gf_BHR=8|ga_BHR=9

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|win_THA=0|draw_THA=4|loss_THA=4|gf_THA=5|ga_THA=15

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|result1=A

|col_B=blue1|text_B=Third round

|result2=B

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|match_BHR_IRN=3–1

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|match_BHR_KSA=0–4

|match_BHR_THA=1–1

|match_IRN_BHR=0–0

|match_IRN_IRQ=2–1

|match_IRN_KSA=2–0

|match_IRN_THA=1–0

|match_IRQ_BHR=1–0

|match_IRQ_IRN=1–2

|match_IRQ_KSA=1–2

|match_IRQ_THA=4–0

|match_KSA_BHR=1–1

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|match_KSA_THA=4–1

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|match_THA_IRQ=1–1

|match_THA_KSA=1–3

|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/737/2002/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=23 April 2024}}

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|date = 17 August 2001

|time = 20:00 UTC+04

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|score = 4–0

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|goals1 = H. Mohammed {{goal|23||76}}
E. Mohammed {{goal|70}}
Hussein {{goal|86}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

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|date = 17 August 2001

|time = 20:30 UTC+03

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

|score = 1–1

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|goals1 = Al-Dosari {{goal|84}}

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|goals2 = Salmeen {{goal|18}}

|stadium = Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

|attendance = 45,000

|referee = Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

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|date = 23 August 2001

|time = 18:30 UTC+03

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR|1972}}

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1991}}

|goals1 = Yousef {{goal|58}}
Al Kuwari {{goal|82}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Khaled Dalu (Syria)

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{{footballbox

|date = 24 August 2001

|time = 19:15 UTC+04:30

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

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 = Daei {{goal|54|pen.|64}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 120,000

|referee = Simon Micallef (Australia)

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|date = 31 August 2001

|time = 20:30 UTC+03

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

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1991}}

|goals1 = Al-Dosari {{goal|45}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Manama (Bahrain)

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Lu Jun (China)

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{{footballbox

|date = 1 September 2001

|time = 18:30 UTC+07

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|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

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|date = 6 September 2001

|time = 18:30 UTC+03

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|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|goals1 = Al-Dossari {{goal|16}}

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|goals2 = Kiatisuk {{goal|64}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Kim Tae-Young (South Korea)

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{{footballbox

|date = 7 September 2001

|time = 20:00 UTC+04

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

|goals1 = E. Mohammed {{goal|20}}

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|goals2 = Karimi {{goal|30}}
Daei {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Felipe Ramos Rizo (Mexico)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 14 September 2001

|time = 17:30 UTC+04:30

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

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fb|BHR|1972}}

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|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 50,000

|referee = Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

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{{footballbox

|date = 15 September 2001

|time = 18:30 UTC+07

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

|score = 1–3

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 = Seksan {{goal|28}}

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|goals2 = Al-Jaber {{goal|47}}
Bin Shehan {{goal|63}}
Al-Dosari {{goal|70}}

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 18,000

|referee = Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)

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|date = 21 September 2001

|time = 18:30 UTC+03

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR|1972}}

|score = 0–4

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

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|goals2 = Al-Dosari {{goal|26}}
Bin Shehan {{goal|28}}
Al-Waked {{goal|41}}
Al-Jaber {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

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|date = 22 September 2001

|time = 18:30 UTC+07

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

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1991}}

|goals1 = Sutee {{goal|38}}

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|goals2 = E. Mohammed {{goal|63}}

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 17,000

|referee = Sun Baojie (China)

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|date = 28 September 2001

|time = 20:00 UTC+04

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|BHR|1972}}

|goals1 = E. Mohammed {{goal|10}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 28 September 2001

|time = 20:30 UTC+03

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

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

|goals1 = Al-Waked {{goal|20|pen.}}
Al-Yami {{goal|59}}

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|goals2 = Daei {{goal|42}}
Dinmohammadi {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

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{{footballbox

|date = 5 October 2001

|time = 16:00 UTC+03:30

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

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|goals1 = Vahedi Nikbakht {{goal|32}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 75,000

|referee = Taj Addin Fares (Syria)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 5 October 2001

|time = 18:00 UTC+03

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|1991}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 = Al-Hail {{goal|31}}

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|goals2 = Bin Shehan {{goal|1||77}}

|stadium = Amman International Stadium, Amman (Jordan)

|attendance = 17,000

|referee = Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 12 October 2001

|time = 16:00 UTC+03:30

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

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|IRQ|1991}}

|goals1 = Mahdavikia {{goal|27}}
Karimi {{goal|71}}

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|goals2 = Chathir {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Azadi Stadium, Tehran

|attendance = 100,000

|referee = Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

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{{footballbox

|date = 16 October 2001

|time = 15:30 UTC+07

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

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|BHR|1972}}

|goals1 = Worrawoot {{goal|21}}

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|goals2 = Ali {{goal|90+3}}

|stadium = Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)

}}

Note: This match was originally scheduled for 13 October 2001 and started normally, but was interrupted at 25 minutes with Bahrain leading 1–0 due to an electrical fire at Rajamangala Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1889|title=Thailand denied win by late goal|date=17 October 2001}}{{Cite web |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/bahrain-skipper-banned |title=Bahrain skipper banned | the World Game |access-date=18 February 2019 |archive-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218141711/https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/bahrain-skipper-banned |url-status=dead }}

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|date = 21 October 2001

|time = 20:30 UTC+03

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

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|THA}}

|goals1 = Bin Shehan {{goal|40}}
Jumaan {{goal|50}}
Al-Jaber {{goal|66|pen.}}
Al-Harbi {{goal|73}}

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|goals2 = Seksan {{goal|58}}

|stadium = Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh

|attendance = 27,000

|referee = Brian Hall (United States)

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{{footballbox

|date = 21 October 2001

|time = 20:30 UTC+03

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BHR|1972}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fb|IRN}}

|goals1 = Al-Marzooqi {{goal|8}}
Ali {{goal|45}}
Husain {{goal|90}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116184947/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23145/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Daei {{goal|82}}

|stadium = Bahrain National Stadium, Manama

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

}}

Group B

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|team1=CHN|name_CHN={{fb|China}}

|team2=UAE|name_UAE={{fb|UAE}}

|team3=UZB|name_UZB={{fb|Uzbekistan}}

|team4=QAT|name_QAT={{fb|Qatar}}

|team5=OMA|name_OMA={{fb|Oman}}

|win_CHN=6|draw_CHN=1|loss_CHN=1|gf_CHN=13|ga_CHN=2

|win_UAE=3|draw_UAE=2|loss_UAE=3|gf_UAE=10|ga_UAE=11

|win_UZB=3|draw_UZB=1|loss_UZB=4|gf_UZB=13|ga_UZB=14

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|result1=A

|col_B=blue1|text_B=Third round

|result2=B

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|match_CHN_OMA=1–0

|match_CHN_QAT=3–0

|match_CHN_UAE=3–0

|match_CHN_UZB=2–0

|match_OMA_CHN=0–2

|match_OMA_QAT=0–3

|match_OMA_UAE=1–1

|match_OMA_UZB=4–2

|match_QAT_CHN=1–1

|match_QAT_OMA=0–0

|match_QAT_UAE=1–2

|match_QAT_UZB=2–2

|match_UAE_CHN=0–1

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|match_UAE_QAT=0–2

|match_UAE_UZB=4–1

|match_UZB_CHN=1–0

|match_UZB_OMA=5–0

|match_UZB_QAT=2–1

|match_UZB_UAE=0–1

|update=complete|source={{cite web |title=FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2010, football - table and standings |url=https://soccer365.me/competitions/737/2002/ |website=soccer365.me |access-date=23 April 2024}}

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|date = 16 August 2001

|time = 19:00 UTC+03

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|score = 0–0

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

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{{footballbox

|date = 17 August 2001

|time = 19:30 UTC+04

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

|score = 4–1

|team2 = {{fb|UZB}}

|goals1 = Salem Ali {{goal|21}}
Al-Kuwaiti {{goal|33|pen.}}
Al-Shamsi {{goal|45}}
Bakhit {{goal|85}}

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|goals2 = Shirshov {{goal|37}}

|stadium = Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 25 August 2001

|time = 19:30 UTC+08

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

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 = Li Xiaopeng {{goal|2}}
Qi Hong {{goal|19}}
Hao Haidong {{goal|33}}

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Wulihe Stadium, Shenyang

|attendance = 46,000

|referee = Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 26 August 2001

|time = 19:00 UTC+05

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

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

|goals1 = Irismetov {{goal|36}}
Qosimov {{goal|52}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116184952/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23149/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Jalouf {{goal|88}}

|stadium = Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 31 August 2001

|time = 19:15 UTC+04

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

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals1 =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116184957/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23150/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Qi Hong {{goal|70}}
Fan Zhiyi {{goal|84|pen.}}

|stadium = Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Ahmad Khalidi Supian (Malaysia)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 31 August 2001

|time = 19:15 UTC+04

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

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

|goals1 =

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116181349/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23151/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Hashim {{goal|65}}
Al-Obaidly {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 7 September 2001

|time = 19:00 UTC+03

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

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals1 = Al Naemi {{goal|31}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116181354/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23153/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Li Weifeng {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 8 September 2001

|time = 19:00 UTC+05

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

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fb|OMA}}

|goals1 = Irismetov {{goal|17||73}}
Shatskikh {{goal|38|pen.}}
Qosimov {{goal|50||67}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116185002/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23152/report.html Report]

|goals2 =

|stadium = Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 25,000

|referee = Masoud Moradi (Iran)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 14 September 2001

|time = 19:00 UTC+04

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

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 = Nairooz {{goal|52}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116181359/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23154/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Al Anbari {{goal|13}}

|stadium = Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Hassan Marshoud (Jordan)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 15 September 2001

|time = 19:30 UTC+08

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

|score = 2–0

|team2 = {{fb|UZB}}

|goals1 = Li Weifeng {{goal|63}}
Fan Zhiyi {{goal|76}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116181048/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=20670/report.html Report]

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wulihe Stadium, Shenyang

|attendance = 44,376

|referee = Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

}}

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{{footballbox

|date = 21 September 2001

|time = 19:00 UTC+04

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

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

|goals1 =

|report =

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|goals2 = Hamzah {{goal|26}}
Mustafa {{goal|33}}
Al Enazi {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)

}}

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|time = 19:00 UTC+05

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|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 =

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|goals2 = Mohammad Omar {{goal|5}}

|stadium = Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 42,000

|referee = Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

}}

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|date = 27 September 2001

|time = 18:45 UTC+04

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

|score = 0–1

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals1 =

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|goals2 = Qi Hong {{goal|43}}

|stadium = Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 28 September 2001

|time = 19:00 UTC+03

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

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|UZB}}

|goals1 = Al Enazi {{goal|9}}
Hashim {{goal|89}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116185007/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23159/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Qosimov {{goal|45}}
Shirshov {{goal|47}}

|stadium = Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)

}}

----

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|date = 4 October 2001

|time = 19:00 UTC+03

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

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}

|goals1 = Hamzah {{goal|47}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116175432/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23161/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Khalil {{goal|43}}
Salem Ali {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Abdul Aziz A. Al Dokhail (Saudi Arabia)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 7 October 2001

|time = 19:30 UTC+08

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

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|OMA}}

|goals1 = Yu Genwei {{goal|36}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116185012/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23160/report.html Report]

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wulihe Stadium, Shenyang

|attendance = 45,000

|referee = Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

}}

----

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|date = 13 October 2001

|time = 18:30 UTC+04

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

|score = 4–2

|team2 = {{fb|UZB}}

|goals1 = Al-Mukhaini {{goal|50||83}}
Bashir {{goal|52}}
Al-Mahruqy {{goal|89}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116181404/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23162/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Davletov {{goal|5}}
Ashoor {{goal|27|o.g.}}

|stadium = Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

|attendance = 400

|referee = Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 13 October 2001

|time = 19:30 UTC+08

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

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fb|QAT}}

|goals1 = Su Maozhen {{goal|11}}
Qu Bo {{goal|29}}
Hao Haidong {{goal|57}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116183202/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23163/report.html Report]

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wulihe Stadium, Shenyang

|attendance = 43,850

|referee = Benito Archundia (Mexico)

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date = 19 October 2001

|time = 18:30 UTC+04

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

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fb|OMA}}

|goals1 = Ibrahim {{goal|45}}
Omar {{goal|60}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116175437/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23164/report.html Report]

|goals2 = Mubarak {{goal|22}}
Al-Dhabit {{goal|41}}

|stadium = Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

|attendance = 40,000

|referee = Ali Abdulla Mandani (Kuwait)

}}

{{footballbox

|date = 19 October 2001

|time = 19:30 UTC+05

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

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|CHN}}

|goals1 = Shirshov {{goal|90}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071116175442/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3847/matches/match=23165/report.html Report]

|goals2 =

|stadium = Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=102 |matches=40

|5 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

References

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