2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.
A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.
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 would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the CONMEBOL/OFC Intercontinental Play-off.
Australia's 31–0 win over American Samoa established a World Cup record for the highest margin of victory in a qualifying match.
First round
Group 1
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | +66 | 12 |
Fiji | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 9 |
Tonga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 30 | −23 | 6 |
Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 3 |
American Samoa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | −57 | 0 |
Australia advanced to the Final Round.
Fiji | 13 – 0 | American Samoa |
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Masi 3' (pen.), 12', 53', 54' Lal 23', 24', 28', 39', 45' Mateiwai 31' Nasema 56' Samy 70', 75' |
Report |
Tonga | 0 – 22 | Australia |
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Report | Chipperfield 3', 83' Mori 13', 23', 40', 58' Aloisi 14', 24', 37', 45', 52', 63' Muscat 18', 30', 54', 82' Popovic 67' Vidmar 74' Zdrilic 78', 90' Thompson 80' Boutsianis 87' |
American Samoa | 0 – 9 | Samoa |
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Report | Leututu 8' (o.g.) Gabriel 36' Faaisuaso 42', 52', 72', 87' Lemana 58', 60' Michael 63' |
Australia | 31 – 0 | American Samoa |
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Boutsianis 10', 50', 84' Thompson 12', 23', 27', 29', 32' 37', 42', 45', 56', 60' 65', 85', 88' Zdrilic 13', 21', 25', 33', 58' 66', 78', 89' Vidmar 14', 80' Popovic 17', 19' Colosimo 51', 81' De Amicis 55' |
Report |
Australia | 11 – 0 | Samoa |
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A. Vidmar 5', 50' Zdrillic 28', 57' Foxe 44' Popovic 55', 89' Thompson 75', 88' Chipperfield 76' Bureta 81' (o.g.) |
Report |
Group 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 12 |
Tahiti | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 |
Solomon Islands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 6 |
Vanuatu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 3 |
Cook Islands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 |
New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.
Solomon Islands | 9 – 1 | Cook Islands |
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Suri 14' Daudau 19', 54', 75' Menapi 31', 52', 85' Firisua 84' Konofilla 89' |
Report | Temiha 4' |
Cook Islands | 1 – 8 | Vanuatu |
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Pukoku 13' | Report | Ben 4' Lauru 27' Maki 38' Iwai 50', 59', 66' P. Maki 74' Waiwai 82' |
Vanuatu | 2 – 7 | Solomon Islands |
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Iwai 18', 48' | Report | Wickham 17', 47' Menapi 46', 73' Waita 48' Samani 62' Suri 79' |
New Zealand | 2 – 0 | Cook Islands |
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Hickey 64', 66' | Report |
Solomon Islands | 1 – 5 | New Zealand |
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Suri 85' | Report | Coveny 27', 50' Jackson 32', 55' Urlovic 67' |
Tahiti | 2 – 0 | Solomon Islands |
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Garcia 25' (pen) Fatupua 77' |
Report |
Final round
New Zealand | 0 – 2 | Australia |
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Report | Emerton 5', 80' |
Australia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off by the aggregate score of 6–1.