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The 32 spots available in the 2002 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:

• Europe (UEFA): 14.5 places, 1 of them went to automatic qualifier France, while the other 13.5 places were contested by 50 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from AFC)
• South America (CONMEBOL): 4.5 places, contested by 10 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from OFC).
• North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF): 3 places, contested by 35 teams.
• Africa (CAF): 5 places, contested by 51 teams.
• Asia (AFC): 4.5 places, 2 of them went to automatic qualifiers South Korea and Japan, while the other 2.5 places were contested by 40 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from UEFA).
• Oceania (OFC): 0.5 place, contested by 10 teams. The winner of the 0.5 place would advance to the Intercontinental Play-offs (against a team from CONMEBOL).

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Continental zones

To see the dates and results of the qualification rounds for each continental zone, click on the following articles:

• Europe (UEFA)

Group 1 - Russia qualified. Slovenia advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 2 - Portugal qualified. Republic of Ireland advanced to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off

Group 3 - Denmark qualified. Czech Republic advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 4 - Sweden qualified. Turkey advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 5 - Poland qualified. Ukraine advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 6 - Croatia qualified. Belgium advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 7 - Spain qualified. Austria advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 8 - Italy qualified. Romania advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Group 9 - England qualified. Germany advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

Play-offs - Belgium, Germany, Slovenia and Turkey qualified over Czech Republic, Ukraine, Romania, and Austria respectively.

• South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil and Paraguay qualified. Uruguay advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

• North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Costa Rica, Mexico and USA qualified.

• Africa (CAF)

Group 1 - Cameroon qualified.

Group 2 - Nigeria qualified.

Group 3 - Senegal qualified.

Group 4 - Tunisia qualified.

Group 5 - South Africa qualified.

• Asia (AFC)

Group A - Saudi Arabia qualified. Iran advanced to the AFC Play-off.

Group B - China PR qualified. United Arab Emirates advanced to the AFC Play-off.

Play-off - Iran advanced to the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off over United Arab Emirates.

• Oceania (OFC)

Australia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone (UEFA). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the South American zone (CONMEBOL). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone (AFC). ... 197 teams took part in the 2002 World Cup qualification rounds, divided in 6 Continental Zones, every team trying to snatch a place in the first Football World Cup realized in Asia. ... Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). ...

Intercontinental Play-offs

The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off

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Republic of Ireland qualified by the aggregate score of 2-1.

CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off

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Uruguay qualified by the aggregate score of 3-1.

Qualified teams

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(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions

Qualifying countries

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Notes

• Togolese Souleymane Mamam became the youngest player ever to play in a World Cup qualifying match at the age of 13 years and 310 days in Lomé in May 2001.

• Australia netted 31 goals against newcomers American Samoa, setting the record of the highest-scoring match and biggest margin victory ever. This was only two days after Australia thrashed Tonga 22-0, a then international record. Also, Archie Thompson’s 13 goals in the match against American Samoa surpassed the previous record of 7.

• The fastest-ever hat-trick in an "A" international was set when Abdel Hamid of Egypt needed only 177 seconds to bag his three goals in a game against Namibia.

• Switzerland's Kubilay Türkyilmaz scored a hat trick exclusively from penalties against the Faroe Islands. Brazil's Ronaldo equalled this against Argentina in his team's 3-1 win in the 2006 World Cup qualifying round.

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External links

• FIFA World Cup Official Site - 2002 World Cup Qualification
• RSSSF - 2002 World Cup Qualification