2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 April – 25 November 2001 | 
| Teams | 10[a] (from 1 confederation) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 | 
| Goals scored | 179 (8.14 per match) | 
| Attendance | 87,894 (3,995 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png) Archie Thompson (16 goals) | 
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| OFC Qualifiers | 
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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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | .svg.png)  |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | +66 | 12 | Second round | — | — | — | 11–0 | 31–0 | |
| 2 |  Fiji | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 9 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 13–0 | ||
| 3 |  Tonga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 6 | 0–22 | 1–8 | — | — | — | ||
| 4 |  Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 | — | 1–6 | 0–1 | — | — | ||
| 5 |  American Samoa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | −57 | 0 | — | — | 0–5 | 0–8 | — | 
Source: [1]
| Fiji  | 13–0 |  American Samoa | 
|---|---|---|
| Masi  3' (pen.), 12', 53', 54' Lal  23', 24', 28', 39', 45' Mateiwai  31' Nasema  56' Samy  70', 75' | [2] | 
| Tonga  | 0–22 | .svg.png) Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Chipperfield  3', 83' Mori  13', 23', 40', 58' Aloisi  14', 24', 37', 45', 52', 63' Muscat  18', 30', 54', 82' Popovic  67' T. Vidmar  74' Zdrilic  78', 90' Thompson  80' Boutsianis  87' | 
| American Samoa  | 0–8 |  Samoa | 
|---|---|---|
| [3] | Leututu  8' (o.g.) Gabriel  35' Fa'aiuaso  41', 52', 73', 84' Lemana  55' Michael  63' | 
| American Samoa  | 0–5 |  Tonga | 
|---|---|---|
| [5] | Taufahema  2', 24', 51' Moa  71' (pen.) Fakava  86' | 
| Australia .svg.png) | 11–0 |  Samoa | 
|---|---|---|
| A. Vidmar  5', 50' Zdrilic  28', 57' Foxe  44' Popovic  55', 89' Thompson  75', 88' Chipperfield  76' Bureta  81' (o.g.) | Report | 
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 12 | Second round | — | — | — | 7–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 |  Tahiti | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 |  Solomon Islands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 6 | 1–5 | — | — | — | 9–1 | ||
| 4 |  Vanuatu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 | — | 1–6 | 2–7 | — | — | ||
| 5 |  Cook Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 | — | 0–6 | — | 1–8 | — | 
Source: [1]
| Solomon Islands  | 9–1 |  Cook Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Suri  14' Daudau  19', 54', 75' Menapi  31', 52', 85' Firisua  84' Konofilla  89' | Report | Temiha  4' | 
| Cook Islands  | 1–8 |  Vanuatu | 
|---|---|---|
| Pukoku  13' | Report | Ben  4' Lauru  27' G. Maki  38' Iwai  50', 59', 66' P. Maki  74' Waiwai  82' | 
| Vanuatu  | 2–7 |  Solomon Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Iwai  18', 48' | Report | Wickham  17', 47' Menapi  46', 73' Waita  48' Samani  62' Suri  79' | 
| New Zealand  | 2–0 |  Cook Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Hickey  64', 66' | Report | 
| Solomon Islands  | 1–5 |  New Zealand | 
|---|---|---|
| Suri  85' | Report | Coveny  27', 50' Jackson  32', 55' Urlovic  67' | 
| Cook Islands  | 0–6 |  Tahiti | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Senechal  2', 45' Tagawa  19', 64', 87' Bennett  51' | 
| Tahiti  | 2–0 |  Solomon Islands | 
|---|---|---|
| Garcia  25' (pen.) Fatupua-Lecaill  77' | Report | 
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand   | 1–6 | .svg.png) Australia | 0–2 | 1–4 | 
| New Zealand  | 0–2 | .svg.png) Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Emerton  5', 80' | 
|           New Zealand |           Australia | 
|           Australia |           New Zealand | 
Australia won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the OFC–CONMEBOL play-off.
Inter-confederation play-off
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia .svg.png)  | 1–3 |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 0–3 | 
Goalscorers
There were 179 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 8.14 goals per match.
16 goals
14 goals
9 goals
7 goals
5 goals
.svg.png) Tony Popovic Tony Popovic
 Shalendra Lal Shalendra Lal
 Commins Menapi Commins Menapi
 Richard Iwai Richard Iwai
4 goals
3 goals
.svg.png) Scott Chipperfield Scott Chipperfield
.svg.png) Brett Emerton Brett Emerton
 Chris Jackson Chris Jackson
 Patteson Daudau Patteson Daudau
 Batram Suri Batram Suri
 Tony Senechal Tony Senechal
2 goals
.svg.png) Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo
.svg.png) Hayden Foxe Hayden Foxe
 Manoa Masi Manoa Masi
 Ulaiasi Mateiwai Ulaiasi Mateiwai
 Valerio Nasema Valerio Nasema
 Atnesh Prasad Atnesh Prasad
 Abinesh Samy Abinesh Samy
 Noah Hickey Noah Hickey
 Aaran Lines Aaran Lines
 Ben Lemana Ben Lemana
 Vivian Wickham Vivian Wickham
 Simon Lauru Simon Lauru
1 goal
.svg.png) Fausto De Amicis Fausto De Amicis
.svg.png) Steve Corica Steve Corica
.svg.png) Tony Vidmar Tony Vidmar
 Junior Pukoku Junior Pukoku
 Niki Temiha Niki Temiha
 Jope Namawa Leka Jope Namawa Leka
 Leone Vurukania Leone Vurukania
 Mark Burton Mark Burton
 Jonathan Perry Jonathan Perry
 Paul Urlovic Paul Urlovic
 Ivan Vicelich Ivan Vicelich
 Dominic Gabriel Dominic Gabriel
 Junior Michael Junior Michael
 David Firisua David Firisua
 Joel Konofilla Joel Konofilla
 Jack Samani Jack Samani
 Stanley Waita Stanley Waita
 Harold Amaru Harold Amaru
 Samuel Garcia Samuel Garcia
 Steve Fatupua-Lecaill Steve Fatupua-Lecaill
 Teu Fakava Teu Fakava
 Penieli Moa Penieli Moa
 Fillisione Taufahema Fillisione Taufahema
 Jimmy Ben Jimmy Ben
 Gerard Maki Gerard Maki
 Pita Maki Pita Maki
 Waren Waiwai Waren Waiwai
1 own goal
See also
Notes
- ^ Papua New Guinea chose not to participate.
References
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries Fiji - American Samoa". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 7 April 2001. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries American Samoa - Samoa". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 9 April 2001. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries Australia - American Samoa". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 11 April 201. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries American Samoa - Tonga". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 14 April 2001. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2019.