2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

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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
 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.

Samoa 0–1 Tonga
Report Taufahema Goal 86'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Tahiti)
Fiji 13–0 American Samoa
Masi Goal 3' (pen.), 12', 53', 54'
Goal 23', 24', 28', 39', 45'
Goal 31'
Nasema Goal 56'
Goal 70', 75'		 [1]
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 500
Referee: (New Zealand)
Main article: Tonga 0–22 Australia
Tonga 0–22 Australia
Report Chipperfield Goal 3', 83'
Mori Goal 13', 23', 40', 58'
Aloisi Goal 14', 24', 37', 45', 52', 63'
Muscat Goal 18', 30', 54', 82'
Popovic Goal 67'
Vidmar Goal 74'
Zdrilic Goal 78', 90'
Thompson Goal 80'
Boutsianis Goal 87'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: (Vanuatu)
American Samoa 0–8 Samoa
[2] Leututu Goal 8' (o.g.)
Goal 35'
Fa'aiuaso Goal 41', 52', 73', 84'
Goal 55'
Michael Goal 63'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 200
Referee: (New Zealand)
Samoa 1–6 Fiji
Goal 33' (pen.) Report Goal 5'
Masi Goal 21', 41'
Goal 48' (o.g.)
Goal 84', 86'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 400
Referee: (Vanuatu)
Main article: Australia 31–0 American Samoa
Australia 31–0 American Samoa
Boutsianis Goal 10', 50', 84'
Thompson Goal 12', 23', 27', 29', 32', 37', 42', 45', 56', 60'
ThompsonGoal 65', 85', 88'
Zdrilic Goal 13', 21', 25', 33', 58', 66', 78', 89'
Vidmar Goal 14', 80'
Popovic Goal 17', 19'
Colosimo Goal 51', 81'
De Amicis Goal 55'		 [3]
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: (Tahiti)
Fiji 0–2 Australia
Report Corica Goal 23'
Foxe Goal 81'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: (New Zealand)
American Samoa 0–5 Tonga
[4] Taufahema Goal 2', 24', 51'
Goal 71' (pen.)
Goal 86'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (New Zealand)
Australia 11–0 Samoa
A. Vidmar Goal 5', 50'
Zdrillic Goal 28', 57'
Foxe Goal 44'
Popovic Goal 55', 89'
Thompson Goal 75', 88'
Chipperfield Goal 76'
Bureta Goal 81' (o.g.)		 Report
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: (New Zealand)
Tonga 1–8 Fiji
Goal 78' Report Goal 4'
Masi Goal 30', 37', 38', 90'
Goal 34', 56'
Nasema Goal 62'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: (Tahiti)

Group 2[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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.

Vanuatu 1–6 Tahiti
Lauru Goal 56' Report Goal 26'
Bennett Goal 36', 41', 81'
Goal 52'
Tagawa Goal 82'
Attendance: 400
Referee: (Fiji)
Solomon Islands 9–1 Cook Islands
Suri Goal 14'
Goal 19', 54', 75'
Menapi Goal 31', 52', 85'
Firisua Goal 84'
Goal 89'		 Report Goal 4'
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: (Australia)
Tahiti 0–5 New Zealand
Report Coveny Goal 41', 56', 71'
Lines Goal 53'
Perry Goal 88'
Attendance: 2,052
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
Cook Islands 1–8 Vanuatu
Goal 13' Report Goal 4'
Lauru Goal 27'
Goal 38'
Iwai Goal 50', 59', 66'
Goal 74'
Goal 82'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Vanuatu 2–7 Solomon Islands
Iwai Goal 18', 48' Report Wickham Goal 17', 47'
Menapi Goal 46', 73'
Waita Goal 48'
Samani Goal 62'
Suri Goal 79'
Attendance: 1,674
Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)
New Zealand 2–0 Cook Islands
Hickey Goal 64', 66' Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: (Australia)
Solomon Islands 1–5 New Zealand
Suri Goal 85' Report Coveny Goal 27', 50'
Jackson Goal 32', 55'
Urlovic Goal 67'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (Fiji)
Cook Islands 0–6 Tahiti
Report Goal 2', 45'
Tagawa Goal 19', 64', 87'
Bennett Goal 51'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)
New Zealand 7–0 Vanuatu
Coveny Goal 2', 7', 30'
Jackson Goal 25'
Lines Goal 27'
Burton Goal 62'
Vicelich Goal 68'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
Tahiti 2–0 Solomon Islands
Garcia Goal 25' (pen.)
Fatupua-Lecaill Goal 77'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Final round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  1–6  Australia 0–2 1–4
New Zealand 0–2 Australia
(report) Emerton Goal 5', 80'
WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 19,500
Australia 4–1 New Zealand
Zdrilic Goal 5', 82'
Emerton Goal 40'
Aloisi Goal 56'		 (report) Coveny Goal 44' (pen.)
Attendance: 41,976
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

Australia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off by the aggregate score of 6–1.

Inter-confederation play-off[]

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–3  Uruguay 1–0 0–3

Did not enter[]

Goalscorers[]

16 goals
14 goals
9 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
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