2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2

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The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Andorra, Cyprus, Estonia, the Netherlands, Portugal and the Republic of Ireland.

The group was won by Portugal, who qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Republic of Ireland entered the UEFA–AFC play-off as the group's play-off berth was randomly drawn by FIFA for the intercontinental play-off against an AFC team not one from its own confederation. Portugal, Ireland, and the Netherlands were clearly the top sides in the group, each handing out six beatings to the three other minnows. Between the top three, four of the matches were drawn, but the Netherlands lost one match each to Portugal and Ireland and had to settle for third place. In the end, Portugal only topped the group ahead of Ireland by virtue of superior goal difference.

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 10 7 3 0 33 7 +26 24 Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup 1–1 2–2 5–0 6–0 3–0
2  Republic of Ireland 10 7 3 0 23 5 +18 24 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 3–1
3  Netherlands 10 6 2 2 30 9 +21 20 0–2 2–2 5–0 4–0 4–0
4  Estonia 10 2 2 6 10 26 −16 8 1–3 0–2 2–4 2–2 1–0
5  Cyprus 10 2 2 6 13 31 −18 8 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–2 5–0
6  Andorra 10 0 0 10 5 36 −31 0 1–7 0–3 0–5 1–2 2–3
Source: [1]

Matches[edit]

Estonia 1–0 Andorra
Reim 66' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Zoran Arsić (FR Yugoslavia)

Andorra 2–3 Cyprus
González 45'
I. Lima 52'
Report Konstantinou 25' (pen.), 90'
Agathokleous 77'
Netherlands 2–2 Republic of Ireland
Talan 71'
Van Bronckhorst 84'
Report Robbie Keane 21'
McAteer 65'
Attendance: 45,000
Estonia 1–3 Portugal
Oper 83' Report Rui Costa 15'
Figo 49'
Sá Pinto 57'
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)

Andorra 1–2 Estonia
Ruiz 90+1' (pen.) Report Reim 55'
Oper 65'
Attendance: 650
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)
Cyprus 0–4 Netherlands
Report Seedorf 69', 78'
Overmars 82'
Kluivert 90'
Attendance: 10,250
Portugal 1–1 Republic of Ireland
Conceição 57' Report Holland 73'
Attendance: 43,500

Republic of Ireland 2–0 Estonia
Kinsella 25'
Dunne 51'
Report
Attendance: 34,962
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Netherlands 0–2 Portugal
Report Conceição 11'
Pauleta 44'
Attendance: 44,620
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Cyprus 5–0 Andorra
Okkas 10', 18'
Agathokleous 43'
Christodoulou 73'
Špoljarić 90' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 1,193
Referee: Sten Johanzon (Sweden)

Portugal 3–0 Andorra
Figo 1', 49'
Pauleta 36'
Report

Cyprus 0–4 Republic of Ireland
Report Roy Keane 32', 88'
Harte 42' (pen.)
G. Kelly 80'
Attendance: 8,854
Andorra 0–5 Netherlands
Report Kluivert 9'
Hasselbaink 36'
Van Hooijdonk 61', 70'
Van Bommel 84'
Attendance: 3,823
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

Andorra 0–3 Republic of Ireland
Report Harte 33' (pen.)
Kilbane 76'
Holland 80'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ihor Ishchenko (Ukraine)
Cyprus 2–2 Estonia
Konstantinou 47'
Okkas 64'
Report Kristal 76'
Piiroja 78'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Poland)
Portugal 2–2 Netherlands
Pauleta 83'
Figo 90+1' (pen.)
Report Hasselbaink 18' (pen.)
Kluivert 48'
Attendance: 42,164

Republic of Ireland 3–1 Andorra
Kilbane 33'
Kinsella 36'
Breen 73'
Report Lima 31'
Attendance: 35,000
Netherlands 4–0 Cyprus
Hasselbaink 29'
Overmars 35'
Kluivert 44'
Van Nistelrooy 81'
Report
Attendance: 31,000

Republic of Ireland 1–1 Portugal
Roy Keane 68' Report Figo 78'
Attendance: 35,000
Estonia 2–4 Netherlands
Oper 65'
Zelinski 76'
Report Piiroja 68' (o.g.)
Van Nistelrooy 83', 90'
Kluivert 90'
Attendance: 9,323
Referee: Ceri Richards (Wales)

Estonia 0–2 Republic of Ireland
Report Dunne 8'
Holland 38'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Marian Salomir (Romania)
Portugal 6–0 Cyprus
Pauleta 36', 70'
Barbosa 55', 60'
João Pinto 76', 81'
Report
Attendance: 34,500

Estonia 2–2 Cyprus
Zelinski 51'
Novikov 86'
Report Konstantinou 39', 69'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Oleg Chikun (Belarus)

Republic of Ireland 1–0 Netherlands
McAteer 68' Report
Attendance: 35,400
Andorra 1–7 Portugal
Jonas 42' Report Nuno Gomes 36', 40', 45', 90'
Pauleta 39'
Rui Jorge 45'
Conceição 58'
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Netherlands 5–0 Estonia
Zenden 16'
Van Bommel 26', 39'
Cocu 32'
Van Nistelrooy 43'
Report
Attendance: 28,500
Cyprus 1–3 Portugal
Konstantinou 25' Report Nuno Gomes 48'
Pauleta 64'
Conceição 71'

Portugal 5–0 Estonia
João Pinto 30'
Nuno Gomes 50', 65'
Pauleta 59'
Figo 80'
Report
Attendance: 77,000
Republic of Ireland 4–0 Cyprus
Harte 3'
Quinn 11'
Connolly 63'
Roy Keane 67'
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)
Netherlands 4–0 Andorra
Van Hooijdonk 3' (pen.)
Seedorf 45'
Van Nistelrooy 53', 89'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 114 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.8 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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