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World Cup 2002



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    ASIA


    • 42 teams entered the competition.
    • 2 teams qualify directly. A third team will play off against a European runner-up. Japan and South Korea are qualified as hosts.
    • All 10 groupwinners go through to a second group stage with two groups of five teams. The groupwinners of these two groups qualify to the World Cup. The two runners-up play eachother for one play-off place against a European runner-up. The winner of that play-off qualify to the World Cup.


    Updated: October 31st 2001

    Matches played: 153  Goals scored: 587  Goals pr game: 3,84

    [Topscorers in this region]


    Intercontinental play-off

    Republic of Ireland vs Iran
    Iran vs Republic of Ireland

    Play-off

    Iran vs United Arab Emirates
    United Arab Emirates vs Iran


    Second Phase

    GROUP A
    Saudi Arabia
    Bahrain
    Iraq
    Thailand
    Iran
    GROUP B
    Utd Arab Emirates
    Uzbekistan
    Qatar
    Oman
    China


    First Phase
    ---

    GROUP 1
    Oman
    Syria
    Laos
    Philippines
    GROUP 2
    Iran
    Tajikistan
    Guam

    GROUP 3
    Qatar
    Malaysia
    Hong Kong
    Palestine
    ---
    GROUP 4
    Kuwait
    Singapore
    Bahrain
    Kyrgyzstan
    GROUP 5
    Thailand
    Lebanon
    Sri Lanka
    Pakistan
    GROUP 6
    Iraq
    Kazakhstan
    Nepal
    Macao
    ---
    GROUP 7
    Uzbekistan
    Jordan
    Turkmenistan
    Taiwan
    GROUP 8
    Utd Arab Emirates
    India
    Yemen
    Brunei
    GROUP 9
    China
    Indonesia
    Maldives
    Cambodia
    --
    GROUP 10
    Saudi Arabia
    Vietnam
    Bangladesh
    Mongolia

     

    Topscorers in this region

    Sayed Bayazid          Syria         12
    Ali Daei               Iran          11
    Hani Al Dhabit         Oman          11
    Talal Al Meshal        Saudi Arabia  11
    Senamuang Kiatisuk     Thailand      10
    Jafar Irismetov        Uzbekistan    10
    Yaqoob Juma            Oman           9
    Obeid Al Dossary       Saudi Arabia   9
    Yasser Salem S. Ali    U.A.Emirates   9
    Karim Bagheri          Iran           8
    Sami Al Jaber          Saudi Arabia   8
    Xie Hui                China          7
    Abdul W. Abulheel      Iraq           7
    Husham Muhammed        Iraq           7
    Nirajan Rayamajhi      Nepal          7
    Mohammed S.Al Enazi    Qatar          7
    Ali Karimi             Iran           6
    Bashar Srour           Syria          6
    Pituratana Sakesan     Thailand       6
    Mirdzhalol Kasimov     Uzbekistan     6
    


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