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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC play-off

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The AFC play-off of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was held on 25 and 31 October 2001 between the two teams that finished second in the second round.[1]

The winning team advanced to a play-off against the group runner-up of the European qualifying group, Republic of Ireland. The winner of this playoff qualified for the 2002 World Cup finals.[2]

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Iran  4–0  United Arab Emirates 1–0 0–3

Matches

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Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Bagheri 45' Report
Attendance: 40,000
United Arab Emirates 0–3 Iran
Report Daei 7'
Bagheri 76'
Minavand 79'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Iran won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the UEFA–AFC inter-confederation play-off.

Goalscorers

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There were 4 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "World Cup Qualifiers (AFC) 2002".
  2. ^ "Play-off AFC/UEFA 2002 :: Fase Final:: ogol.com.br". ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 2019-02-18.