2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8#Goalscorers

The five teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Italy qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Romania advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Slovenia. Italy conceded two unexpected draws against the lowest-ranked sides in the group, but won the big matches comfortably, and were established as group winners long before the end of the campaign. Romania lost both games against Italy but had five wins out of six in the other matches, and second place was likewise ensured early.

Standings

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Matches

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|id = Hungary v Italy

|date = 3 September 2000

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|score = 2–2

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|goals1 = Horváth {{goal|29||78}}

|goals2 = Inzaghi {{goal|26||35}}

|stadium = Népstadion, Budapest

|attendance = 57,000

|referee = Graham Barber (England)

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|id = Romania v Lithuania

|date = 3 September 2000

|time =

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

|score = 1–0

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|team2 = {{fb|LTU|1988}}

|goals1 = Ganea {{goal|89}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Morgan Norman (Sweden)

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|id = Italy v Romania

|date = 7 October 2000

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

|score = 3–0

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|team2 = {{fb|ROU}}

|goals1 = Inzaghi {{goal|13}}
Delvecchio {{goal|17}}
Totti {{goal|42}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

|attendance = 54,297

|referee = Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

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|id = Lithuania v Georgia

|date = 7 October 2000

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LTU|1988}}

|score = 0–4

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|team2 = {{fb|GEO|1990}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Ketsbaia {{goal|19||35}}
Kinkladze {{goal|46}}
A. Arveladze {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas

|attendance = 2,317

|referee = Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

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|id = Italy v Georgia

|date = 11 October 2000

|time =

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

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = {{fb|GEO|1990}}

|goals1 = Del Piero {{goal|47|pen.|||87|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio del Conero, Ancona

|attendance = 26,000

|referee = Karl-Erik Nilsson (Sweden)

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|id = Lithuania v Hungary

|date = 11 October 2000

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LTU|1988}}

|score = 1–6

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|team2 = {{fb|HUN}}

|goals1 = Buitkus {{goal|71}}

|goals2 = Illés {{goal|25}}
M. Fehér {{goal|36||61||72}}
Horváth {{goal|67}}
Lisztes {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas

|attendance = 498

|referee = Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

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|id = Romania v Italy

|date = 24 March 2001

|time =

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

|score = 0–2

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|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Inzaghi {{goal|29||33}}

|stadium = Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest

|attendance = 24,000

|referee = Herbert Fandel (Germany)

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|id = Hungary v Lithuania

|date = 24 March 2001

|time =

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

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071126044834/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3835/matches/match=19847/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|LTU|1988}}

|goals1 = V. Sebők {{goal|70|pen.}}

|goals2 = Ražanauskas {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Népstadion, Budapest

|attendance = 15,200

|referee = Vasiliy Melnichuk (Ukraine)

}}

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|id = Italy v Lithuania

|date = 28 March 2001

|time =

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

|score = 4–0

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|team2 = {{fb|LTU|1988}}

|goals1 = Inzaghi {{goal|17||64}}
Del Piero {{goal|49||79}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste

|attendance = 14,800

|referee = Sergei Shmolik (Belarus)

}}

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|id = Georgia v Romania

|date = 28 March 2001

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GEO|1990}}

|score = 0–2

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|team2 = {{fb|ROU}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = D. Munteanu {{goal|69}}
Contra {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance = 27,000

|referee = Rune Pedersen (Norway)

}}

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|id = Georgia v Italy

|date = 2 June 2001

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GEO|1990}}

|score = 1–2

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|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}

|goals1 = Gakhokidze {{goal|80}}

|goals2 = Delvecchio {{goal|45}}
Totti {{goal|66}}

|stadium = Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance = 28,000

|referee = Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain)

}}

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|id = Romania v Hungary

|date = 2 June 2001

|time =

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

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020215153/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3835/matches/match=19851/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|HUN}}

|goals1 = M. Niculae {{goal|5||54}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest

|attendance = 20,526

|referee = Éric Poulat (France)

}}

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|id = Lithuania v Romania

|date = 6 June 2001

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LTU|1988}}

|score = 1–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071126044900/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3835/matches/match=19853/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|ROU}}

|goals1 = Fomenka {{goal|86}}

|goals2 = A. Ilie {{goal|31}}
V. Moldovan {{goal|49}}

|stadium = Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas

|attendance = 4,900

|referee = Anton Stredak (Slovakia)

}}

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|id = Hungary v Georgia

|date = 6 June 2001

|time =

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

|score = 4–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071126044905/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3835/matches/match=19854/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|GEO|1990}}

|goals1 = Mátyus {{goal|40}}
V. Sebők {{goal|45|pen.}}
A. Korsós {{goal|55||62}}

|goals2 = Kobiashvili {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Népstadion, Budapest

|attendance = 7,325

|referee = Hartmut Strampe (Germany)

}}

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|id = Lithuania v Italy

|date = 1 September 2001

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LTU|1988}}

|score = 0–0

|report = https://www.11v11.com/matches/lithuania-v-italy-01-september-2001-271068/

|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas

|attendance = 7,000

|referee = Mario van der Ende (Netherlands)

}}

{{footballbox

|id = Georgia v Hungary

|date = 1 September 2001

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GEO|1990}}

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071126044910/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3835/matches/match=19855/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|HUN}}

|goals1 = S. Arveladze {{goal|32}}
Jamarauli {{goal|53}}
Iashvili {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Mátyus {{goal|43}}

|stadium = Lokomotiv Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Drago Kos (Slovenia)

}}

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{{footballbox

|id = Hungary v Romania

|date = 5 September 2001

|time =

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

|score = 0–2

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071020215159/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3835/matches/match=19857/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|ROU}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = A. Ilie {{goal|11}}
M. Niculae {{goal|27}}

|stadium = Népstadion, Budapest

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

}}

{{footballbox

|id = Georgia v Lithuania

|date = 5 September 2001

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GEO|1990}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071126044921/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3835/matches/match=19858/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|LTU|1988}}

|goals1 = Iashvili {{goal|81||83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Lokomotiv Stadium, Tbilisi

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Haim Yakov (Israel)

}}

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{{footballbox

|id = Italy v Hungary

|date = 6 October 2001

|time =

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

|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/italy-v-hungary-06-october-2001-271071/ Report]

|team2 = {{fb|HUN}}

|goals1 = Del Piero {{goal|45}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma

|attendance = 20,545

|referee = Epifanio González (Paraguay)

}}

{{footballbox

|id = Romania v Georgia

|date = 6 October 2001

|time =

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

|score = 1–1

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071126044932/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3835/matches/match=19860/report.html Report]

|team2 = {{fb|GEO|1990}}

|goals1 = Gh. Popescu {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Iashvili {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest

|attendance = 16,500

|referee = Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

}}