2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
The six teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Denmark qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Czech Republic advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Belgium. Denmark went through the group undefeated, but four draws - three in their first five matches - kept the Czech Republic in the hunt despite the latter shipping an unexpected loss to Iceland, which in turn kept Bulgaria in with a shout for second place. In fact, in the final round of matches, the Czechs were level with Bulgaria on points but delivered a 6-0 hammering: while Denmark, just two points ahead of the Czechs, thrashed Iceland by the same margin to maintain their lead in the group.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 22 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 13 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |
Matches
[edit]Bulgaria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Poborský ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Gray ![]() | Report |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Healy ![]() | Report | Rommedahl ![]() |
Czech Republic ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Koller ![]() Nedvěd ![]() | Report |
Bulgaria ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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G. Ivanov ![]() S. Todorov ![]() | Report |
Iceland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Th. Guðjónsson ![]() | Report |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Nedvěd ![]() |
Bulgaria ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Balakov ![]() Petrov ![]() Chomakov ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() Elliott ![]() Healy ![]() |
Malta ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Mifsud ![]() | Report | T. Guðmundsson ![]() He. Sigurdsson ![]() E. Guðjohnsen ![]() Th. Guðjónsson ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | G. Ivanov ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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T. Guðmundsson ![]() Daðason ![]() E. Guðjohnsen ![]() | Report |
Czech Republic ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Kuka ![]() Baroš ![]() | Report | Mulryne ![]() |
Denmark ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Rommedahl ![]() | Report | Mulryne ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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E. Sverrisson ![]() A. Sigthórsson ![]() | Report | Jankulovski ![]() |
Czech Republic ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Jankulovski ![]() Lokvenc ![]() Baroš ![]() | Report | Carabott ![]() G. Agius ![]() |
Malta ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Healy ![]() |
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 85 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.
9 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 19 April 2024.