2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)

The 2002 FIFA World Cup UEFA–AFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between a group runner-up of the European qualifying tournament, the Republic of Ireland, and the winners of the AFC play-off, Iran. The games were played on 10 November and 15 November 2001 in Dublin and Tehran, respectively.[1]

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
(UEFA–AFC play-off)
Event2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Republic of Ireland Iran
2 1
Republic of Ireland won 2–1 on aggregate
First leg
Republic of Ireland Iran
2 0
Date10 November 2001
VenueLansdowne Road, Dublin
RefereeAntonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Attendance36,538
Second leg
Iran Republic of Ireland
1 0
Date15 November 2001
VenueAzadi Stadium, Tehran
RefereeWilliam Mattus Vega (Costa Rica)
Attendance100,000

Background
Republic of Ireland Round Iran
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 107303372624
 Republic of Ireland 107302351824
 Netherlands 106223092120
 Estonia 102261026-168
 Cyprus 102261331-188
 Andorra 100010536-310
 Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 8521178917
 Iran 8431107315
 Bahrain 824289−110
 Iraq 8215910−17
 Thailand 8044515−104
AFC play-off Opponent Result
1st leg  United Arab Emirates (H) 1–0
2nd leg  United Arab Emirates (A) 3–0

Matches

First leg
Republic of Ireland 2–0 Iran
Harte  44' (pen.)
Keane  50'		 (Report)
Attendance: 36,538
GK1Shay Given
DF2Steve Finnan 85'
DF3Ian Harte
DF4Gary Breen
DF5Steve Staunton 75'
MF6Roy Keane
MF7Jason McAteer 83'
MF8Matt Holland
MF11Kevin Kilbane
MF9Niall Quinn
FW10Robbie Keane
Substitutions:
GK16Dean Kiely
DF12Gary Kelly 83'
DF13Kenny Cunningham 75'
MF15Mark Kinsella
MF17Lee Carsley
FW18Clinton Morrison
FW14David Connolly
Manager:
Mick McCarthy
GK12Ebrahim Mirzapour
MF2Mehdi Mahdavikia
DF3Mehrdad Minavand
DF5Afshin Peyrovani 19'
DF6Karim Bagheri
MF7Hamed Kavianpour
MF8Ali Karimi
MF10Ali Daei
MF11Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 45'
FW15Yahya Golmohammadi 86'
FW24Rahman Rezaei
Substitutions:
MF9Sirous Dinmohammadi
DF13Javad Nekounam
MF14Mojahed Khaziravi 45'
MF18Ali Samereh 71'
FW20Behrouz Rahbarifar
FW21Faraz Fatemi
GK22Davoud Fanaei
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević

OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

Second leg
Iran 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Golmohammadi  90' (Report)
Attendance: 100,000
GK12Ebrahim Mirzapour
DF3Mehrdad Minavand
DF5Afshin Peyrovani
DF15Yahya Golmohammadi
DF24Rahman Rezaei
MF2Mehdi Mahdavikia 47'
MF6Karim Bagheri 85'
MF7Hamed Kavianpour
MF11Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
FW8Ali Karimi
FW10Ali Daei
Substitutions:
MF9Sirous Dinmohammadi
DF13Javad Nekounam
MF14Mojahed Khaziravi
FW17Pejman Jamshidi
MF18Ali Samereh
FW20Behrouz Rahbarifar
GK22Davoud Fanaei
Manager:
Miroslav Blažević
GK1Shay Given
DF2Steve Finnan
DF3Ian Harte
DF4Gary Breen
DF5Steve Staunton
MF6Mark Kinsella
MF7Jason McAteer 84'
MF8Matt Holland
MF11Kevin Kilbane 85'
FW9David Connolly
FW10Robbie Keane 49' 75'
Substitutions:
GK16Alan Kelly Jr.
DF12Gary Kelly 85'
DF13Kenny Cunningham
FW17Niall Quinn
MF14Lee Carsley
FW18Clinton Morrison 75'
DF15Andy O'Brien
Manager:
Mick McCarthy

OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level:
  • 3 (of 7) substitutions permitted

Aftermath

Ireland qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Korea and Japan, and were drawn into Group E with Germany, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia. Ireland drew with Cameroon and Germany with the same score 1–1 and in the final match they won 3–0 against Saudi Arabia so they qualified to the Round of 16 but they were eliminated by Spain on penalties (2-3) after finishing 1-1.

Iran failed to qualify for World Cup 2002 after an aggregate defeat to the Republic of Ireland, losing 2–0 in Dublin and winning 1–0 in Tehran. The elimination saw manager Miroslav Blažević step down from the top spot to be replaced by his assistant Branko Ivanković, who stepped up from assistant coach.

References
  1. "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan - Qualifiers". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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