2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)

The 2002 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL–OFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between the winners of the Oceania qualifying tournament, Australia, and the fifth-placed team from the South American qualifying tournament, Uruguay. The games were played on 20 November and 25 November 2001 in Melbourne and Montevideo respectively. Australia was hoping to play in the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1974 and Uruguay since 1990.

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
(CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)
Event2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
Australia Uruguay
1 3
Uruguay won 3–1 on aggregate
First leg
Australia Uruguay
1 0
Date20 November 2001
VenueMCG, Melbourne
RefereeGraziano Cesari (Italy)
Attendance84,656
WeatherPartly cloudy
15 °C (59 °F)[1]
Second leg
Uruguay Australia
3 0
Date25 November 2001
VenueEstadio Centenario, Montevideo
RefereeAli Bujsaim (UAE)
Attendance62,000
WeatherClear
16 °C (61 °F)[2]

Background
Uruguay Round Australia
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 18134142152743
 Ecuador 189452320331
 Brazil 1893631171430
 Paraguay 189362923630
 Uruguay 187651913627
 Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 44006606612
 Fiji 4301274239
 Tonga 4202730−236
 Samoa 4103918−93
 American Samoa 4004057−570
Final round
(OFC)		 Opponent Result
1st leg  New Zealand (A) 2–0
2nd leg  New Zealand (H) 4–1

Play-off match

First leg
Australia 1–0 Uruguay
Muscat  78' (pen.) (Report)
Attendance: 84,656
GK1Mark Schwarzer
DF2Kevin Muscat 85'
DF14Shaun Murphy
DF3Craig Moore
DF5Tony Vidmar
MF7Brett Emerton
MF4Paul Okon (c)
MF8Josip Skoko
MF11Stan Lazaridis 45'
FW9Mark Viduka
FW10Harry Kewell
Substitutions:
GK12Željko Kalac
DF6Tony Popovic
DF16Steve Horvat
MF13Mark Bresciano
MF17Steve Corica
FW18Paul Agostino 45'
FW21John Aloisi
Manager:
Frank Farina
GK1Fabián Carini
DF2Washington Tais
DF3Alejandro Lembo
DF4Paolo Montero (c)
DF6Darío Rodríguez 34'
MF8Gonzalo de los Santos 68'
MF5Pablo Gabriel García
MF7Gianni Guigou
MF20Álvaro Recoba
FW19Javier Chevantón 77'
FW11Federico Magallanes 71'
Substitutions:
GK12Gustavo Munúa
DF14Joe Bizera
MF10Nicolás Olivera
MF16Guillermo Giacomazzi 71'
FW9Diego Alonso
FW15Mario Regueiro 77'
FW18Richard Morales
Manager:
Víctor Púa

OFFICIALS

MATCH RULES

Second leg
Uruguay 3–0 Australia
Silva  14'
Morales  70', 90'		 (Report)
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
GK1Fabián Carini 90+3'
DF2Washington Tais 85'
DF3Alejandro Lembo
DF4Paolo Montero (c)
DF6Darío Rodríguez
MF5Pablo Gabriel García 66'
MF7Gianni Guigou
MF10Mario Regueiro 10' 64'
MF20Álvaro Recoba
FW9Darío Silva 81' 81'
FW11Federico Magallanes 65'
Substitutions:
GK12Gustavo Munúa
DF14Gonzalo Sorondo 81'
MF8Gonzalo de los Santos 80' 64'
MF15Guillermo Giacomazzi
MF16Nicolás Olivera
FW18Richard Morales 70' 65'
FW19Diego Alonso
Manager:
Víctor Púa
GK1Mark Schwarzer
DF2Kevin Muscat 32' 62'
DF14Shaun Murphy 81'
DF3Craig Moore
DF5Tony Vidmar
MF7Brett Emerton
MF4Paul Okon (c)
MF8Josip Skoko
MF11Stan Lazaridis
FW9Mark Viduka
FW10Harry Kewell 71'
Substitutions:
GK12Željko Kalac
DF16Steve Horvat
MF13Mark Bresciano
MF17Steve Corica
MF22Mile Sterjovski
FW18Paul Agostino 62'
FW21John Aloisi 81'
Manager:
Frank Farina

OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Ahmed Yaqqob Mohamed (UAE)
    • Ali Abdulla Makhlouf (UAE)
  • Fourth official: Musallam Al Bloushi (UAE)

MATCH RULES

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

Aftermath

Uruguay qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Korea and Japan, and were drawn into Group A with defending champions France, Denmark and debutants Senegal. After losing 2–1 to Denmark in their opening match, Uruguay drew France 0–0 and in the final match they also drew 3–3 to Senegal despite being 3–0 down, finishing third in the group on two points.

Australia played in the 2002 OFC Nations Cup qualified automatically. The Socceroos were drawn into a group with Vanuatu, Fiji and New Caledonia and won 2–0, 11–0 and 8–0 respectively, and topped the group, proceeding to the semi-final stage. Against Tahiti, a goal from Damian Mori in extra time secured a 2–1 win and a place in the final against New Zealand. Australia lost 1–0, leaving the side as runners-up and New Zealand qualifying for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.

References
  1. "History for Melbourne Airport, VC". wunderground.com. 2001-11-20. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
  2. "History for Montevideo, Uruguay". wunderground.com. 2001-11-25. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
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