2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round


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The AFC first round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 40 AFC members.

The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the second round, where the ten remaining teams were divided into two groups of five.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Oman 6 5 1 0 33 3 +30 16 Second round — 2–0 12–0 7–0
2   Syria 6 4 1 1 40 6 +34 13 3–3 — 11–0 12–0
3   Laos 6 1 1 4 3 40 −37 4 0–7 0–9 — 2–0
4   Philippines 6 0 1 5 2 29 −27 1 0–2 1–5 1–1 —

Source: [1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Iran 2 2 0 0 21 0 +21 6 Second round — 2–0 19–0 —
2   Tajikistan 2 1 0 1 16 2 +14 3 — — 16–0 —
3   Guam 2 0 0 2 0 35 −35 0 — — — —
4   Myanmar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew — — — —

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Iran  19–0  Guam
Majidi   12', 75', 79'
Bagheri   13', 23', 33', 48', 67', 77'
Karimi   19', 55', 58', 86'
Vahedi Nikbakht   31'
Daei   34' (pen.), 53', 72'
Bakhtiarizadeh   43', 69'		 Report
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Qatar 6 5 1 0 14 3 +11 16 Second round — 2–1 5–1 2–0
2   Palestine 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7 1–2 — 1–0 1–0
3   Malaysia 6 2 1 3 8 11 −3 7 0–0 4–3 — 2–0
4   Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 0–3 1–1 2–1 —

Source: [1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Bahrain 6 5 0 1 9 4 +5 15 Second round — 1–2 1–0 2–0
2   Kuwait 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 0–1 — 2–0 1–1
3   Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4 1–2 0–3 — 1–1
4   Singapore 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2 1–2 0–1 0–1 —

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Thailand 6 5 1 0 20 5 +15 16 Second round — 2–2 4–2 3–0
2   Lebanon 6 4 1 1 26 5 +21 13 1–2 — 4–0 6–0
3   Sri Lanka 6 1 1 4 8 20 −12 4 0–3 0–5 — 3–1
4   Pakistan 6 0 1 5 5 29 −24 1 0–6 1–8 3–3 —

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Iraq 6 4 2 0 28 5 +23 14 Second round — 1–1 4–2 8–0
2   Kazakhstan 6 4 2 0 20 2 +18 14 1–1 — 4–0 3–0
3     Nepal 6 2 0 4 13 25 −12 6 1–9 0–6 — 4–1
4   Macau 6 0 0 6 2 31 −29 0 0–5 0–5 1–6 —

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N.B. group originally scheduled to play 6 matches in Kathmandu, 25–29 March 2001. After Nepal withdrew from organising the matches, the AFC assigned the group to Almaty, Kazakhstan. Following a protest by Iraq, it was decided to first play 6 matches in either Amman or Baghdad (later fixed at Baghdad) and the remaining 6 in Almaty.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Uzbekistan 6 4 2 0 20 5 +15 14 Second round — 1–0 2–2 7–0
2   Turkmenistan 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 12 2–5 — 2–0 1–0
3   Jordan 6 2 2 2 12 7 +5 8 1–1 1–2 — 6–0
4   Chinese Taipei 6 0 0 6 0 25 −25 0 0–4 0–5 0–2 —

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   United Arab Emirates 6 4 0 2 21 5 +16 12 Second round — 3–2 1–0 4–0
2   Yemen 6 3 2 1 14 8 +6 11 2–1 — 3–3 1–0
3   India 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 1–0 1–1 — 5–0
4   Brunei 6 0 0 6 0 28 −28 0 0–12 0–5 0–1 —
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   China 6 6 0 0 25 3 +22 18 Second round — 5–1 10–1 3–1
2   Indonesia 6 4 0 2 16 7 +9 12 0–2 — 5–0 6–0
3   Maldives 6 1 1 4 8 19 −11 4 0–1 0–2 — 6–0
4   Cambodia 6 0 1 5 2 22 −20 1 0–4 0–2 1–1 —

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 30 0 +30 18 Second round — 5–0 6–0 6–0
2   Vietnam 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10 0–4 — 0–0 4–0
3   Bangladesh 6 1 2 3 5 15 −10 5 0–3 0–4 — 2–2
4   Mongolia 6 0 1 5 2 22 −20 1 0–6 0–1 0–3 —

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There were 481 goals scored in 111 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

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1 goal

1 own goal