FIFA World Cup Japan-South Korea 2002 Asian Zone Qualifying

Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam & Yemen (40)

Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Timor & North Korea not entered

Japan (Host) & South Korea (Host) (FIFA World Cup Japan-South Korea 2002)

1st Round

Group 1

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Oman 6 5 1 0 33 3 30 16
2 Syria 6 4 1 1 40 6 34 13
3 Laos 6 1 1 4 3 40 -37 4
4 Philippines 6 0 1 5 2 29 -27 0
1 Oman (2nd Round)
Monday 30 April 2001
Syria 12-0 Philippines
  5-0  
Aleppo (Syria)
Oman 12-0 Laos
  8-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Friday 4 May 2001
Syria 5-1 Philippines
  1-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Oman 7-0 Laos
  5-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Monday 7 May 2001
Syria 11-0 Laos
  4-0  
Aleppo (Syria)
Oman 7-0 Philippines
  2-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Friday 11 May 2001
Syria 9-0 Laos
  3-0  
Damascus (Syria)
Oman 2-0 Philippines
  1-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Friday 18 May 2001
Syria 3-3 Oman
  1-1  
Aleppo (Syria)
Saturday 19 May 2001
Laos 2-0 Philippines
  1-0  
Vientiane (Laos)
Friday 25 May 2001
Oman 2-0 Syria
  1-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Philippines 1-1 Laos
  1-0  
Manila (Philippines)

Group 2

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Iran 2 2 0 0 21 0 21 6
2 Tajikistan 2 1 0 1 16 2 14 3
3 Guam 2 0 0 2 0 35 -35 0
Myanmar withdrew
1 Iran (2nd Round)
Wednesday 24 November 2001
Iran 19-0 Guam
  8-0  
Tabriz (Iran)
Friday 26 November 2001
Tajikistan 16-0 Guam
  7-0  
Tabriz (Iran)
Sunday 28 November 2001
Iran 2-0 Tajikistan
  0-0  
Tabriz (Iran)

Group 3

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Qatar 6 5 1 0 14 3 11 16
2 Palestine 6 2 1 3 8 9 -1 7
3 Malaysia 6 2 1 3 8 11 -3 7
4 Hong Kong 6 1 1 4 3 10 -7 4
1 Qatar (2nd Round)
Sunday 4 March 2001
Qatar 5-1 Malaysia
  2-1  
Hong Kong (China)
Hong Kong 1-1 Palestine
  0-0  
Hong Kong (China)
Thursday 8 March 2001
Qatar 2-1 Palestine
  1-0  
Hong Kong (China)
Hong Kong 0-2 Malaysia
  0-0  
Hong Kong (China)
Sunday 11 March 2001
Malaysia 0-1 Palestine
  0-1  
Hong Kong (China)
Hong Kong 0-2 Qatar
  0-1  
Hong Kong (China)
Tuesday 20 March 2001
Hong Kong 0-1 Palestine
  0-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Qatar 0-0 Malaysia
  0-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Friday 23 March 2001
Malaysia 1-2 Hong Kong
  1-1  
Doha (Qatar)
Qatar 2-1 Palestine
  2-1  
Doha (Qatar)
Monday 26 March 2001
Malaysia 4-3 Palestine
  1-2  
Doha (Qatar)
Qatar 3-0 Hong Kong
  1-0  
Doha (Qatar)

Group 4

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Bahrain 6 5 0 1 9 4 5 15
2 Palestine 6 4 1 1 9 3 6 13
3 Kyrgyzstan 6 1 1 4 3 9 -6 4
4 Singapore 6 0 2 4 3 8 -5 2
1 Bahrain (2nd Round)
Saturday 3 February 2001
Kuwait 2-1 Bahrain
  0-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Singapore 0-1 Kyrgyzstan
  0-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Tuesday 6 February 2001
Bahrain 1-0 Kyrgyzstan
  0-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Singapore 1-1 Kuwait
  0-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Friday 9 February 2001
Kuwait 3-0 Kyrgyzstan
  0-0  
Singapore (Singapore)
Singapore 1-2 Bahrain
  0-2  
Singapore (Singapore)
Wednesday 21 February 2001
Bahrain 2-1 Kyrgyzstan
  1-1  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Kuwait 1-0 Singapore
  0-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Saturday 24 February 2001
Kuwait 2-0 Kyrgyzstan
  1-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Singapore 0-2 Bahrain
  0-2  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Tuesday 27 February 2001
Singapore 1-1 Kyrgyzstan
  0-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)
Kuwait 0-1 Bahrain
  0-0  
Kuwait City (Kuwait)

Group 5

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Thailand 6 5 1 0 20 5 15 16
2 Lebanon 6 4 1 1 26 5 21 13
3 Sri Lanka 6 1 1 4 8 20 -12 4
4 Pakistan 6 0 1 5 5 29 -24 1
1 Thailand (2nd Round)
Sunday 13 May 2001
Thailand 4-2 Sri Lanka
  1-1  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Lebanon 6-0 Pakistan
  2-0  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Tuesday 15 May 2001
Thailand 3-0 Pakistan
  1-0  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Lebanon 4-0 Sri Lanka
  1-0  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Thursday 17 May 2001
Sri Lanka 3-3 Pakistan
  1-0  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Lebanon 1-2 Thailand
  1-2  
Beirut (Lebanon)
Saturday 26 May 2001
Lebanon 8-1 Pakistan
  4-1  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Thailand 3-0 Sri Lanka
  1-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Monday 28 May 2001
Lebanon 5-0 Sri Lanka
  2-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Thailand 6-0 Pakistan
  1-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Wednesday 30 May 2001
Sri Lanka 3-1 Pakistan
  2-1  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Thailand 2-2 Lebanon
  0-1  
Bangkok (Thailand)

Group 6

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Iraq 6 4 2 0 28 5 23 14
2 Kazakhstan 6 4 2 0 20 2 18 14
3 Nepal 6 2 0 4 13 25 -12 4
4 Macau 6 0 0 6 2 31 -29 0
1 Iraq (2nd Round)
Saturday 12 May 2001
Kazakhstan 6-0 Nepal
  3-0  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Iraq 8-0 Macau
  3-0  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Monday 14 May 2001
Kazakhstan 3-0 Macau
  1-0  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Iraq 9-1 Nepal
  5-1  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Wednesday 16 May 2001
Nepal 4-1 Macau
  2-1  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Iraq 1-1 Kazakhstan
  1-1  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Monday 21 May 2001
Kazakhstan 4-0 Nepal
  1-0  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Iraq 5-0 Macau
  1-0  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Wednesday 23 May 2001
Kazakhstan 5-0 Macau
  0-0  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Iraq 4-2 Nepal
  3-1  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Friday 25 May 2001
Nepal 6-1 Macau
  1-0  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)
Kazakhstan 1-1 Iraq
  1-1  
Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Group 7

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Uzbekistan 6 4 2 0 20 5 15 14
2 Turkmenistan 6 4 0 2 12 7 5 12
3 Jordan 6 2 2 2 12 7 5 8
4 Taiwan 6 0 0 6 0 25 -25 0
1 Uzbekistan (2nd Round)
Monday 23 April 2001
Jordan 0-2 Turkmenistan
  0-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 7-0 Taiwan
  5-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Wednesday 25 April 2001
Jordan 2-0 Taiwan
  1-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 1-0 Turkmenistan
  0-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Friday 27 April 2001
Turkmenistan 5-0 Taiwan
  2-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan 2-2 Jordan
  0-2  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Thursday 3 May 2001
Jordan 6-0 Taiwan
  1-0  
Amman (Jordan)
Uzbekistan 5-2 Turkmenistan
  2-2  
Amman (Jordan)
Saturday 5 May 2001
Uzbekistan 4-0 Taiwan
  1-0  
Amman (Jordan)
Jordan 1-2 Turkmenistan
  1-1  
Amman (Jordan)
Monday 7 May 2001
Turkmenistan 1-0 Taiwan
  1-0  
Amman (Jordan)
Jordan 1-1 Uzbekistan
  0-0  
Amman (Jordan)

Group 8

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 United Arab Emirates 6 4 0 2 21 5 16 12
2 Yemen 6 3 2 1 14 8 6 11
3 India 6 3 2 1 11 5 6 11
4 Brunei 6 0 0 6 0 28 -28 0
1 United Arab Emirates (2nd Round)
Saturday 7 April 2001
Brunei 0-5 Yemen
  0-1  
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei)
Sunday 8 April 2001
India 1-0 United Arab Emirates
  0-0  
Bangalore (India)
Saturday 14 April 2001
Brunei 0-12 United Arab Emirates
  0-5  
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei)
Sunday 15 April 2001
India 1-1 Yemen
  0-1  
Bangalore (India)
Thursday 26 April 2001
United Arab Emirates 1-0 India
  0-0  
Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)
Friday 27 April 2001
Yemen 1-0 Brunei
  0-0  
Sanaa (Yemen)
Friday 4 May 2001
Yemen 3-3 India
  2-2  
Sanaa (Yemen)
United Arab Emirates 4-0 Brunei
  1-0  
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Friday 11 May 2001
Yemen 2-1 United Arab Emirates
  0-1  
Sanaa (Yemen)
Saturday 12 May 2001
Brunei 0-1 India
  0-0  
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei)
Friday 18 May 2001
United Arab Emirates 3-2 Yemen
  2-1  
Al Ain (United Arab Emirates)
India 5-0 Brunei
  3-0  
Bangalore (India)

Group 9

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 China 6 6 0 0 25 3 22 18
2 Indonesia 6 4 0 2 16 7 9 12
3 Maldives 6 1 1 4 8 21 -13 4
4 Cambodia 6 0 1 5 2 20 -18 1
1 China (2nd Round)
Sunday 1 April 2001
Maldives 6-0 Cambodia
  1-0  
Male (Maldives)
Sunday 8 April 2001
Indonesia 5-0 Maldives
  2-0  
Jakarta (Indonesia)
Sunday 15 April 2001
Cambodia 1-1 Maldives
  0-1  
Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Sunday 22 April 2001
Indonesia 6-0 Cambodia
  2-0  
Jakarta (Indonesia)
China 10-1 Maldives
  4-0  
Xian (China)
Saturday 28 April 2001
Maldives 0-1 China
  0-1  
Male (Maldives)
Sunday 29 April 2001
Cambodia 0-2 Indonesia
  0-0  
Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Sunday 6 May 2001
Cambodia 0-4 China
  0-2  
Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
Maldives 0-2 Indonesia
  0-1  
Male (Maldives)
Sunday 13 May 2001
China 5-1 Indonesia
  0-1  
Kunming (China)
Sunday 20 May 2001
China 3-1 Cambodia
  2-1  
Guangzhou (China)
Sunday 27 May 2001
Indonesia 0-2 China
  0-1  
Jakarta (Indonesia)

Group 10

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 6 6 0 0 30 0 30 18
2 Vietnam 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10
3 Bangladesh 6 1 2 3 5 15 -10 5
4 Mongolia 6 0 1 5 2 22 -20 1
1 Saudi Arabia (2nd Round)
Thursday 8 February 2001
Vietnam 0-0 Bangladesh
  0-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 6-0 Mongolia
  5-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Saturday 10 February 2001
Vietnam 1-0 Mongolia
  0-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 3-0 Bangladesh
  0-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Monday 12 February 2001
Bangladesh 3-0 Mongolia
  1-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 5-0 Vietnam
  2-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Thursday 15 February 2001
Saudi Arabia 6-0 Mongolia
  4-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Vietnam 4-0 Bangladesh
  0-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Saturday 17 February 2001
Vietnam 4-0 Mongolia
  3-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 6-0 Bangladesh
  6-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Monday 19 February 2001
Bangladesh 2-2 Mongolia
  1-1  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia 4-0 Vietnam
  1-0  
Damman (Saudi Arabia)

2nd Round

Group A

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 Saudi Arabia 8 5 2 1 17 8 9 17
2 Iran 8 4 3 1 10 7 3 15
3 Bahrain 8 2 4 2 8 9 -1 10
4 Iraq 8 2 1 5 9 10 -1 7
5 Thailand 8 0 4 4 5 15 -10 4
1 Saudi Arabia (FIFA World Cup Japan-South Korea 2002)
2 Iran (3rd Round)
Friday 17 August 2001
Iraq 4-0 Thailand
  1-0  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia 1-1 Bahrain
  0-0  
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Saturday 23 August 2001
Bahrain 2-2 Iraq
  0-0  
Manama (Bahrain)
Sunday 24 August 2001
Iran 2-0 Saudi Arabia
  0-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Friday 31 August 2001
Saudi Arabia 1-0 Iraq
  1-0  
Manama (Bahrain)
Saturday 1 September 2001
Thailand 1-2 Iran
  1-1  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Thursday 6 September 2001
Bahrain 1-1 Thailand
  1-0  
Manama (Bahrain)
Friday 7 September 2001
Iraq 1-2 Iran
  1-1  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Friday 14 September 2001
Iran 0-0 Bahrain
  0-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Saturday 15 September 2001
Thailand 1-3 Saudi Arabia
  1-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Friday 21 September 2001
Bahrain 0-4 Saudi Arabia
  0-3  
Manama (Bahrain)
Saturday 22 September 2001
Thailand 1-1 Iraq
  1-1  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Friday 28 September 2001
Iraq 1-0 Bahrain
  1-0  
Baghdad (Iraq)
Saudi Arabia 2-2 Iran
  1-1  
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
Friday 5 October 2001
Iran 1-0 Thailand
  1-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Saudi Arabia 2-1 Iraq
  1-1  
Manama (Bahrain)
Friday 12 October 2001
Iran 2-1 Iraq
  1-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Tuesday 16 October 2001
Thailand 1-1 Bahrain
  1-0  
Bangkok (Thailand)
Sunday 21 October 2001
Bahrain 2-2 Iran
  1-1  
Manama (Bahrain)
Saudi Arabia 4-1 Thailand
  1-1  
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Group B

Pos Team P W D L F A D Pts
1 China 8 6 1 1 13 2 11 19
2 United Arab Emirates 8 3 2 3 10 11 -1 11
3 Uzbekistan 8 3 1 4 13 14 -1 10
4 Qatar 8 2 3 3 10 10 0 9
5 Oman 8 1 3 4 7 16 -9 6
1 China (FIFA World Cup Japan-South Korea 2002)
2 United Arab Emirates (3rd Round)
Thursday 16 August 2001
Qatar 0-0 Oman
  0-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Friday 17 August 2001
United Arab Emirates 4-1 Uzbekistan
  3-1  
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Saturday 25 August 2001
China 3-0 United Arab Emirates
  3-0  
Shenyang (China)
Sunday 26 August 2001
Uzbekistan 2-1 Qatar
  1-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Friday 31 August 2001
United Arab Emirates 0-2 Qatar
  0-0  
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Oman 0-2 China
  0-0  
Muscat (Oman)
Friday 7 September 2001
Qatar 1-1 China
  1-0  
Doha (Qatar)
Saturday 8 September 2001
Uzbekistan 5-0 Oman
  2-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Friday 14 September 2001
Oman 1-1 United Arab Emirates
  0-1  
Muscat (Oman)
Saturday 15 September 2001
China 2-0 Uzbekistan
  0-0  
Shenyang (China)
Friday 21 September 2001
Oman 0-3 Qatar
  0-2  
Muscat (Oman)
Saturday 22 September 2001
Uzbekistan 0-1 United Arab Emirates
  0-1  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
Thursday 27 September 2001
United Arab Emirates 0-1 China
  0-1  
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Friday 28 September 2001
Qatar 2-2 Uzbekistan
  1-1  
Doha (Qatar)
Friday 5 October 2001
Qatar 1-2 United Arab Emirates
  0-1  
Doha (Qatar)
Sunday 7 October 2001
China 1-0 Oman
  1-0  
Shenyang (China)
Saturday 13 October 2001
China 3-0 Qatar
  1-0  
Shenyang (China)
Oman 4-2 Uzbekistan
  0-2  
Muscat (Oman)
Friday 19 October 2001
United Arab Emirates 2-2 Oman
  1-2  
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Uzbekistan 1-0 China
  0-0  
Tashkent (Uzbekistan)

3rd Round

Thursday 25 October 2001
Iran 1-0 United Arab Emirates
  1-0  
Tehran (Iran)
Wednesday 31 October 2001
United Arab Emirates 0-3 Iran
  0-1  
Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Iran (FIFA World Cup Japan-South Korea 2002 Qualifying Play-offs)