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

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
(UEFA–AFC play-off)
Event 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Republic of Ireland Iran
Republic of Ireland Iran
2 1
Republic of Ireland won 2–1 on aggregate
First leg
Republic of Ireland Iran
2 0
Date 10 November 2001
Venue Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil)
Attendance 36,538
Second leg
Iran Republic of Ireland
1 0
Date 15 November 2001
Venue Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Referee William Mattus Vega (Costa Rica)
Attendance 100,000

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]

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 FinnanYellow card 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 PeyrovaniYellow card 19'
DF6Karim Bagheri
MF7Hamed Kavianpour
MF8Ali Karimi
MF10Ali Daei
MF11Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 45'
FW15Yahya GolmohammadiYellow card 86'
FW24Rahman Rezaei
Substitutions:
GK9Sirous Dinmohammadi
DF13Javad Nekounam
MF14Mojahed Khaziravi 45'
MF18Ali Samereh 71'
FW20Behrouz Rahbarifar
FW21Faraz Fatemi
FW22Davoud Fanaei
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Blažević

OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

Second leg

Iran  1–0  Republic of Ireland
Golmohammadi  90' (Report)
Attendance: 100,000
GK12Ebrahim Mirzapour
MF2Mehdi MahdavikiaYellow card 47'
DF3Mehrdad Minavand
DF5Afshin Peyrovani
DF6Karim BagheriYellow card 85'
MF7Hamed Kavianpour
MF8Ali Karimi
MF10Ali Daei
MF11Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht
FW15Yahya Golmohammadi
FW24Rahman Rezaei
Substitutions:
GK9Sirous Dinmohammadi
DF13Javad Nekounam
MF14Mojahed Khaziravi
FW17Pejman Jamshidi
MF18Ali Samereh
FW20Behrouz Rahbarifar
FW22Davoud Fanaei
Manager:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Miroslav Blažević
GK1Shay Given
DF2Steve Finnan
DF3Ian Harte
DF4Gary Breen
DF5Steve Staunton
MF6Mark Kinsella
MF7Jason McAteerYellow card 84'
MF8Matt Holland
MF11Kevin Kilbane 85'
FW9David Connolly
FW10Robbie KeaneYellow card 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 Cameroon and Germany with the same score 1–1 and in the final match they won 3–0 to Saudi Arabia so they qualified to the Round of 16 but they were eliminated to Spain with 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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