2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
The AFC First Round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 40 AFC members.
The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the second round, where the ten remaining teams will be divided into two groups of five.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
N.B. group originally scheduled to play 6 matches in Kathmandu, March 25–29, 2001. After Nepal withdrew from organising the matches, the AFC assigned the group to Almaty, Kazakhstan. Following an protest by Iraq, it was decided to first play 6 matches in either Amman or Baghdad (later fixed at Baghdad) and the remaining 6 in Almaty.
| 12 April 2001 17:00 UTC+03 | Nepal  | 0 – 6 |  Kazakhstan | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mohammed Kousa (SYR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Litvinenko  11', 28' 21' 73'Baltiev 75'Kadyrkulov 82' (p) |
| 12 April 2001 19:15 UTC+03 | Iraq  | 8 – 0 |  Macau | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Panya Hanlumyaung (THA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hesham 21', 31', 33', 35', 76' 60', 83' Kadhim 88' | Report |
| 14 April 2001 17:00 UTC+03 | Kazakhstan | 3 – 0 | Macau | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kim Tae-Young (KOR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avdeyev 11' Litvinenko 57' 68' | Report |
| 14 April 2001 19:15 UTC+03 | Nepal | 1 – 9 | Iraq | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Huang Junjie (CHN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25' | Report | Al-Hail 6' (p), 20' (p) Hesham 15', 59'Jaafar 21' 36'Emad 55'Kadhim 65', 75' |
| 16 April 2001 17:00 UTC+03 | Nepal | 4 – 1 | Macau | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mohamed Senhoub (YEM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18', 61' 31' Khadka 74' (p) | Report | 28' |
| 16 April 2001 19:15 UTC+03 | Kazakhstan | 1 – 1 | Iraq | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Kim Tae-Young (KOR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltiev 6' | Report | Al-Hail 31' (p) |
| 21 April 2001 16:00 UTC+06 | Kazakhstan | 4 – 0 | Nepal | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Abdulla Al Bannai (UAE) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shevchenko 43', 73' Baltiev 69' (p) 87' | Report |
| 21 April 2001 19:00 UTC+07 | Macau | 0 – 5 | Iraq | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (THA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Hail 45', 80' 57', 90' Obeid 88' |
| 23 April 2001 16:00 UTC+07 | Macau | 0 – 5 | Kazakhstan | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Balu Sundarraj (IND) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Byakov 50', 70' Avdeyev 51', 72' 83' |
| 23 April 2001 19:00 UTC+07 | Iraq | 4 – 2 | Nepal | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (MAS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obeid 27' Al-Hail 30'Emad 33' 54' | Report | Khadka 37' 63' |
| 25 April 2001 16:00 UTC+07 | Macau | 1 – 6 | Nepal | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Masoud Moradi (IRN) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50' | Report | 38', 49', 56' 52' 67' 90' |
| 25 April 2001 19:00 UTC+07 | Iraq | 1 – 1 | Kazakhstan | Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (THA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42' | Report | Litvinenko 32' |
Group 7
Group 8
Group 9
Group 10
External links
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