2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.

A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.

There would be two rounds of play:

  • First Round: The 10 teams were divided into two groups of five teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Final Round: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would advance to the CONMEBOL/OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Australia's 31–0 win over American Samoa established a World Cup record for the highest margin of victory in a qualifying match.

First round

Group 1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 4400660+6612
 Fiji 4301274+239
 Tonga 4202730−236
 Samoa 4103918−93
 American Samoa 4004057−570

Australia advanced to the Final Round.

Samoa 0–1 Tonga
Report Taufahema  86'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ronan Leaustic (Tahiti)
Fiji 13–0 American Samoa
Masi  3' (pen.), 12', 53', 54'
Lal  23', 24', 28', 39', 45'
Mateiwai  31'
Nasema  56'
Samy  70', 75'		 [1]
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 500
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
Tonga 0–22 Australia
Report Chipperfield  3', 83'
Mori  13', 23', 40', 58'
Aloisi  14', 24', 37', 45', 52', 63'
Muscat  18', 30', 54', 82'
Popovic  67'
Vidmar  74'
Zdrilic  78', 90'
Thompson  80'
Boutsianis  87'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Harry Attison (Vanuatu)
American Samoa 0–8 Samoa
[2] Leututu  8' (o.g.)
Gabriel  35'
Fa'aiuaso  41', 52', 73', 84'
Lemana  55'
Michael  63'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 200
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
Samoa 1–6 Fiji
Lemana  33' (pen.) Report Mateiwai  5'
Masi  21', 41'
Tokuma  48' (o.g.)
Prasad  84', 86'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 400
Referee: Henry Attison (Vanuatu)
Australia 31–0 American Samoa
Boutsianis  10', 50', 84'
Thompson  12', 23', 27', 29', 32', 37', 42', 45', 56', 60'
Thompson 65', 85', 88'
Zdrilic  13', 21', 25', 33', 58', 66', 78', 89'
Vidmar  14', 80'
Popovic  17', 19'
Colosimo  51', 81'
De Amicis  55'		 [3]
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ronan Leaustic (Tahiti)
Fiji 0–2 Australia
Report Corica  23'
Foxe  81'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
American Samoa 0–5 Tonga
[4] Taufahema  2', 24', 51'
Moa  71' (pen.)
Fakava  86'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
Australia 11–0 Samoa
A. Vidmar  5', 50'
Zdrillic  28', 57'
Foxe  44'
Popovic  55', 89'
Thompson  75', 88'
Chipperfield  76'
Bureta  81' (o.g.)		 Report
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Brian Precious (New Zealand)
Tonga 1–8 Fiji
Taufahema  78' Report Leka  4'
Masi  30', 34', 37', 48', 90'
Vurukania  56'
Nasema  62'
International Sports Stadium, Coffs Harbour
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ronan Leaustic (Tahiti)

Group 2
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Zealand 4400191+1812
 Tahiti 4301146+89
 Solomon Islands 42021710+76
 Vanuatu 41031121−103
 Cook Islands 4004225−230

New Zealand advanced to the Final Round.

Vanuatu 1–6 Tahiti
Lauru  56' Report Senechal  26'
Bennett  36', 41', 81'
Amaru  52'
Tagawa  82'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Solomon Islands 9–1 Cook Islands
Suri  14'
Daudau  19', 54', 75'
Menapi  31', 52', 85'
Firisua  84'
Konofilla  89'		 Report Temiha  4'
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Brett Hugo (Australia)
Tahiti 0–5 New Zealand
Report Coveny  41', 56', 71'
Lines  53'
Perry  88'
Attendance: 2,052
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
Cook Islands 1–8 Vanuatu
Pukoku  13' Report Ben  4'
Lauru  27'
G. Maki  38'
Iwai  50', 59', 66'
P. Maki  74'
Waiwai  82'
Attendance: 600
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Vanuatu 2–7 Solomon Islands
Iwai  18', 48' Report Wickham  17', 47'
Menapi  46', 73'
Waita  48'
Samani  62'
Suri  79'
Attendance: 1,674
Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)
New Zealand 2–0 Cook Islands
Hickey  64', 66' Report
Attendance: 500
Referee: Brett Hugo (Australia)
Solomon Islands 1–5 New Zealand
Suri  85' Report Coveny  27', 50'
Jackson  32', 55'
Urlovic  67'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Intaz Shah (Fiji)
Cook Islands 0–6 Tahiti
Report Senechal  2', 45'
Tagawa  19', 64', 87'
Bennett  51'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Edward Lennie (Australia)
New Zealand 7–0 Vanuatu
Coveny  2', 7', 30'
Jackson  25'
Lines  27'
Burton  62'
Vicelich  68'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Leslie Irvine (Northern Ireland)
Tahiti 2–0 Solomon Islands
Garcia  25' (pen.)
Fatupua-Lecaill  77'		 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Final round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
New Zealand  1–6  Australia 0–2 1–4
New Zealand 0–2 Australia
Report Emerton  5', 80'
WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
Australia 4–1 New Zealand
Zdrilic  5', 82'
Emerton  40'
Aloisi  56'		 Report Coveny  44' (pen.)
Attendance: 41,976
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

Australia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off by the aggregate score of 6–1.

Intercontinental play-off
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia  1–3  Uruguay 1–0 0–3

Did not enter

Goalscorers
16 goals
14 goals
9 goals
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

See also

References
  1. "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ Preliminaries Fiji - American Samoa". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 7 April 2001. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ Preliminaries American Samoa - Samoa". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 9 April 2001. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  3. "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ Preliminaries Australia - American Samoa". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 11 April 201. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ Preliminaries American Samoa - Tonga". www.fifa.com. FIFA. 14 April 2001. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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