2002 FIFA World Cup Group A
The 2002 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams divided into eight lettered groups. Group A comprised 1998 winners, France, two-time winners Uruguay, Denmark and FIFA World Cup debutants Senegal. The group's first match was played on 31 May 2002, and the last matches on 11 June 2002.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group A
From the outset, it was apparent that the group would not pan out as expected, as Senegal beat France 1–0 in the opening match of the tournament. France followed this with a goalless draw against Uruguay, in a match in which their star striker, Thierry Henry was sent off, before rounding out the group with another defeat to Denmark. Senegal's other two matches finished as draws, including a well-earned point against Denmark, and a bad-tempered game against Uruguay, in which 12 players were booked.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group A
Denmark started the group well, beating Uruguay in Ulsan, before a late Senegal equaliser in Daegu prevented them from qualifying for the Round of 16 with a game to spare. Instead, they were forced to play France knowing that a draw would see them through to the next round. They won the game, 2–0, and finished top of the group, thanks to Senegal's draw with Uruguay.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group A
Uruguay, as dark horses of the group, never really got going, their high point being a goalless draw with a sub-par France side. However, they did manage to put three goals past Senegal in a high-scoring draw, but their loss to Denmark in their opening game had dashed any hopes they may have had of qualifying for the Round of 16.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, France vs Senegal
Assistant referees:Ali Al-Traifi (Saudi Arabia)Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)Fourth official:Felipe Ramos (Mexico)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, Denmark vs Senegal
Assistant referees:Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)Visva Krishnan (Singapore)Fourth official:Kim Young-Soo (South Korea)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group A, Matches, France vs Uruguay
Assistant referees:Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador)Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)Fourth official:Urs Meier (Switzerland)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group B
Group B of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place between 2 and 12 June 2002. Spain won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Paraguay. South Africa tied with Paraguay, but the second place was defined over goals scored. Slovenia also failed to advance.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Paraguay vs South Africa
Assistant referees:Igor Šramka (Slovakia)Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)Fourth official:Hugh Dallas (Scotland)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, South Africa vs Slovenia
Assistant referees:Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)Fourth official:Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group B, Matches, Slovenia vs Paraguay
Assistant referees:Leif Lindberg (Sweden)Visva Krishnan (Singapore)Fourth official:Kim Young-joo (South Korea)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group C
Group C of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place between 3 and 13 June 2002. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Turkey. Costa Rica tied with Turkey, but the second place was defined over goals difference. China PR also failed to advance.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, Brazil vs Turkey
Assistant referees:Visva Krishnan (Singapore)Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador)Fourth official:Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, Brazil vs China PR
Assistant referees:Leif Lindberg (Sweden)Bomer Fierro (Ecuador)Fourth official:Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group C, Matches, Turkey vs China PR
Assistant referees:Ali Tomusange (Uganda)Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)Fourth official:Byron Moreno (Ecuador)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group D
Group D of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place on 14 June 2002. South Korea won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with the United States. Portugal and Poland failed to advance.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group D, Matches, Portugal vs South Korea
Assistant referees:Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)Fourth official:Kyros Vassaras (Greece)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group E
Group E of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place on 11 June 2002. Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with the Republic of Ireland. Cameroon and Saudi Arabia failed to advance.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Republic of Ireland vs Cameroon
Assistant referees:Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)Fourth official:Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Germany vs Saudi Arabia
Assistant referees:Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:René Ortubé (Bolivia)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Germany vs Republic of Ireland
Assistant referees:Jens Larsen (Denmark)Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)Fourth official:Mourad Daami (Tunisia)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group E, Matches, Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia
Assistant referees:Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)Maciej Wierzbowsky (Poland)Fourth official:Carlos Simon (Brazil)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group F
The Group F of the 2002 FIFA World Cup lasted from 2 to 12 June 2002. Sweden won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with England. The two sides were level on points, but Sweden won the tie-break on goals scored, and so won the group with England in second place. Argentina and Nigeria failed to advance. Group F was considered by several commentators to be a 'group of death' due to the high rankings, and World Cup records of the teams in the group.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Sweden vs Nigeria
Assistant referees:Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)Fourth official:Toru Kamikawa (Japan)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Argentina vs England
Assistant referees:Héctor Vergara (Canada)Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)Fourth official:Brian Hall (United States)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Sweden vs Argentina
Assistant referees:Heiner Müller (Germany)Michael Raggonath (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group F, Matches, Nigeria vs England
Assistant referees:Héctor Vergara (Canada)Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)Fourth official:Toru Kamikawa (Japan)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group G
Group G of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place on 13 June 2002. Mexico won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Italy. Croatia and Ecuador failed to advance.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group G, Matches, Italy vs Croatia
Assistant referees:Philip Sharp (England)Jens Larsen (Denmark)Fourth official:William Mattus (Costa Rica)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group G, Matches, Mexico vs Ecuador
Assistant referees:Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia)Haidar Koleit (Lebanon)Fourth official:Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group G, Matches, Mexico vs Italy
Assistant referees:Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)Fourth official:Terje Hauge (Norway)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group G, Matches, Ecuador vs Croatia
Assistant referees:Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)Fourth official:Mark Shield (Australia)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group H
Group H of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place on 14 June 2002. Japan won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Belgium. Russia and Tunisia failed to advance.


2002 FIFA World Cup Group H, Matches, Russia vs Tunisia
Assistant referees:Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago)Paul Smith (New Zealand)Fourth official:Antonio López Nieto (Spain)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group H, Matches, Japan vs Russia
Assistant referees:Heiner Müller (Germany)Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)Fourth official:Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)


2002 FIFA World Cup Group H, Matches, Tunisia vs Belgium
Assistant referees:Paul Smith (New Zealand)Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)Fourth official:Gilles Veissière (France)


2002 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights
FIFA, through several companies, have sold the rights for the broadcast of 2002 FIFA World Cup to the following broadcasters.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the tournament, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 total) advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place match is included and played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
Note: Match kickoff times are given in local (South Korea and Japan) time; this is KST and JST (UTC+9) during summer time.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Germany vs Paraguay
Two minutes from the end of regulation time, Oliver Kahn sent a goal kick down the field, which was received by Michael Ballack. Ballack passed to Bernd Schneider whose cross was turned in by Oliver Neuville. In the 92nd minute, Roberto Acuña was sent off after punching Ballack.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Germany vs Paraguay
Assistant referees:Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)Dramane Dante (Mali)Fourth official:Hugh Dallas (Scotland)


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Denmark vs England
After five minutes, David Beckham launched a corner towards Rio Ferdinand, whose header was fumbled by Thomas Sørensen into the net. Michael Owen doubled England's advantage after Trevor Sinclair's pass was flicked to him by Nicky Butt. England made it 3-0 one minute before half-time when a throw-in by Danny Mills was missed by Niclas Jensen, with Beckham passing to Emile Heskey who swept the ball home. In the second half, England appeared to take their foot off the pedal, possibly with a view to conserving energy for the next round: but were easily able to snuff out any rare Danish attacks, neither side coming particularly close to scoring again.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Denmark vs England
Assistant referees:Heiner Müller (Germany)Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)Fourth official:Mourad Daami (Tunisia)


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Sweden vs Senegal
On 11 minutes, a Sweden corner was headed in by Henrik Larsson. Eight minutes before half-time, Henri Camara equalised for Senegal by shooting into the bottom-left corner. Camara scored the golden goal on 104 minutes, from a similar position shooting low in off the left post. Senegal became the second African nation to reach the quarter-finals, after Cameroon in 1990.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Spain vs Republic of Ireland
Spain took the lead early with a goal from Fernando Morientes. They managed to hold out until the very last minute, when a foul by Captain Fernando Hierro saw a penalty converted by Robbie Keane. After extra time ended goalless, Spain triumphed 3-2 on penalties with goalkeeper Iker Casillas emerging a hero by saving two attempts.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, Japan vs Turkey
Assistant referees:Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)Paul Smith (New Zealand)Fourth official:Graham Poll (England)


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, South Korea vs Italy
The 2002 FIFA World Cup round of 16 match between Italy and co-hosts South Korea was played on 18 June in Daejon. In the first round, South Korea had topped their group with victories over Poland and Portugal, and a draw against the United States, while Italy struggled to advance to the second round with a victory against Ecuador, a defeat against Croatia, and a draw against Mexico, while also having several goals ruled out for offside.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, South Korea vs Italy
In the lead-up to the match, the press saw the in-form South Koreans as the favourites to win, in particular as Italy's usual starting defensive pair, Alessandro Nesta and Fabio Cannavaro, were both unavailable – the first due to injury and the latter due to suspension. The pre-game choreography by the Korean fans also saw supporters hold up red and white cards spelling out the words "Again 1966", a reference to Italy's elimination at the hands of North Korea in the first round of the 1966 World Cup.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, South Korea vs Italy
In the fifth minute of play, Ecuadorian referee Byron Moreno awarded a controversial penalty for South Korea after judging Christian Panucci to have pulled down Seol Ki-Hyeon in the box, but Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saved Ahn Jung-Hwan's spot kick, putting the ball out for a corner. Italy took the lead in the 19th minute after Christian Vieri headed in a Francesco Totti corner.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, South Korea vs Italy
The second half became increasingly physical, which saw several players on both teams sustain minor injuries, while Gianluca Zambrotta and Kim Nam-Il were later forced off; Seol Ki-Hyeon eventually managed to equalise in the 89th minute to send the match into extra-time.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, South Korea vs Italy
In the first half of extra-time, Italy were reduced to ten men after Moreno showed Totti a second yellow card for an alleged dive in South Korea's penalty area, while Moreno was 40 yards away from the play, and in the second half, Damiano Tommasi appeared to score a golden goal for Italy, which was however disallowed for offside; Ahn later scored the golden goal in the 118th minute to give the co-hosts a 2–1 victory, which allowed them to progress to the quarter-finals of the competition, the first time an Asian team had done so since 1966.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, South Korea vs Italy
Following Italy's elimination from the tournament, Moreno's performance was criticised by members of the Italian team – most notably attacking midfielder Totti and coach Giovanni Trapattoni – for several contentious decisions he had made throughout the match. Some team members even suggested a conspiracy to eliminate Italy from the competition, while Trapattoni even obliquely accused FIFA of ordering the official to ensure a Korean victory so that one of the two host nations would remain in the tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Round of 16, South Korea vs Italy
FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that the linesmen had been a "disaster" and admitted that Italy suffered from bad offside calls from the group matches, but he denied conspiracy allegations. While he criticised Totti's sending off by Moreno, Blatter refused to blame Italy's loss on the officials, stating: "Italy's elimination is not only down to referees and linesmen who made human not premeditated errors ... Italy made mistakes both in defense and in attack."


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, England vs Brazil
Assistant referees:Héctor Vergara (Canada)Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)Fourth official:Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Germany vs United States
Assistant referees:Philip Sharp (England)Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)Fourth official:Mark Shield (Australia)


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Spain vs South Korea
Co-hosts South Korea faced Spain in the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals on 22 June, in Gwangju. South Korea had progressed to the quarter-finals after defeating Italy with a golden goal, while Spain overcame Ireland in the round of 16 in a penalty shoot-out victory. In the second half of regulation time, Spanish midfielder Rubén Baraja scored from a header, but it was disallowed by referee Gamal Al-Ghandour because of alleged shirt pulling and pushing in the penalty area; a 0–0 deadlock saw the match go into extra-time.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Spain vs South Korea
In the first half of extra-time, Spanish striker Fernando Morientes appeared to score the golden goal with a header, but the referee disallowed it after the linesman raised his flag, as he erroneously felt that the ball had gone out of play for a goal kick before being crossed in by winger Joaquín; later on in the half, Morientes came close to scoring again when he hit the post with a first-time half-volley following a throw-in.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Spain vs South Korea
With both sides still failing to score, the match went to a penalty shoot-out; South Korea's goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae saved Joaquín's spot kick – who had been carrying an injury – while South Korea converted all of their penalties – with Hong Myung-bo scoring the decisive spot-kick – to win the shoot-out 5–3, becoming the first Asian side ever to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Spain vs South Korea
However, following prior criticism in the media over the quality of officiating in South Korea's win over Italy in the round of 16, there was further controversy surrounding the contentious decisions made by the officials in South Korea's quarter-final victory, as the referee had disallowed both of Spain's goals after his linesmen Ali Tomusange and Michael Ragoonath had raised their flags. Spanish midfielder Iván Helguera, who had to be restrained after the match when he attempted to confront the referee, was particularly vocal in his criticism of the officials' decisions, stating afterwards: "What happened here was robbery. Everyone saw two perfectly good goals. If Spain didn't win, it's because they didn't want us to win. I feel terrible about this game."


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Spain vs South Korea
Assistant referees:Ali Tomusange (Uganda)Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago)Fourth official:Saad Mane (Kuwait)


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals, Germany vs South Korea
Assistant referees:Frédéric Arnault (France)Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)Fourth official:Gilles Veissière (France)


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Semi-finals, Brazil vs Turkey
Assistant referees:Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)Igor Šramka (Slovakia)Fourth official:Brian Hall (United States)


2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, Third place play-off
Assistant referees:Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)Héctor Vergara (Canada)Fourth official:Felipe Ramos (Mexico)


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification competition was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament. 199 teams entered the tournament qualification rounds, competing for 32 spots in the final tournament. South Korea and Japan, as the co-hosts, and France, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 29 spots open for competition.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualified teams
12 of the 32 teams subsequently failed to qualify for the 2006 finals: Belgium, Cameroon, China, Denmark, Ireland, Nigeria, Russia, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Uruguay.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process
The 32 spots available in the 2002 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows:


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Qualification process
A total of 193 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 777 qualifying matches were played, and 2452 goals were scored (an average of 3.17 per match).


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, AFC
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four and half qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, South Korea and Japan, the co-hosts, qualified automatically, leaving two and half spots open for competition between 40 teams. Myanmar withdrew from the tournament after being placed in Group 2 but before any matches had been played, therefore reducing the group to 3 teams.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, AFC
Asia's two remaining automatic qualifying berths were taken by Saudi Arabia and China. Iran that defeating United Arab Emirates to become possible fifth Asian qualifier, fails after losing their AFC/UEFA playoff against Republic of Ireland.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CAF
The Confederation of African Football was allocated five qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. 51 teams entered the qualification process.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CAF
Burundi withdrew before the draw was made. while Niger and Comoros chose not to participate.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CAF
Guinea was excluded from the competition during the Final Round for government interference with its national association, resulting in their results obtained in final round annulled.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CAF
Africa's five automatic qualifying berths were taken by Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa, and Nigeria.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONCACAF
A total of 35 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Mexico, USA, Jamaica and Costa Rica, the four highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the semi-finals, while Canada advanced to the play-offs . The remaining teams were divided into  zones, based on geographical locations, as follows:


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONMEBOL
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. competing for four and half places in the final tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, CONMEBOL
The 10 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams qualified. The 5th-placed team advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, OFC
A total of 10 teams entered the competition. competing for a half places in the final tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, OFC
Australia's 31–0 win over American Samoa established a World Cup record for the highest margin of victory in a qualifying match.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA
The European section acted as qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, for national teams which are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). Apart from France, who qualified automatically as holders, a total of thirteen and half slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA
The 50 teams were divided into nine groups, five groups of six teams and four groups of five teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Among the runners-up, the runner-up of Group 2 was drawn randomly to advance to the UEFA–AFC Intercontinental play-off. The other runners-up would advance to the UEFA play-offs.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA
In the play-offs, the eight teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The four aggregate winners qualified. The qualifying process started on 2 September 2000, after UEFA Euro 2000, and ended on 14 November 2001.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Confederation qualification, UEFA
The Netherlands and Romania both failed to qualify for the tournament for the first time since 1986, the former finishing third in Group 2 behind Portugal and Republic of Ireland and the latter suffering a shock loss to Slovenia in the play-offs.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, Inter-confederation play-offs
There were two scheduled inter-confederation playoffs to determine the final two qualification spots to the finals. The first legs were played on 10 and 20 November 2001, and the second legs were played on 15 and 25 November 2001.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four and half qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, South Korea and Japan, the co-hosts, qualified automatically, leaving two and half spots open for competition between 40 teams. Myanmar withdrew from the tournament after being placed in Group 2 but before any matches had been played, therefore reducing the group to 3 teams.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Asia's two remaining automatic qualifying berths were taken by Saudi Arabia and China.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Iran defeated United Arab Emirates for the chance to become the possible third Asian qualifier, but lost to Ireland in the intercontinental play-off.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), Play-off
Iran win 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the UEFA–AFC qualification play-off.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), Qualified teams
The following four teams from AFC qualified for the final tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for (Africa).


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
The Confederation of African Football was allocated five qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. 51 teams entered the qualification process.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Burundi withdrew before the draw was made while Niger and Comoros chose not to participate.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Guinea was excluded from the competition during the Final Round for government interference with its national association, resulting in their results obtained in final round annulled.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
Africa's five automatic qualifying berths were taken by Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa, and Nigeria.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), Final round, Group E
Guinea were excluded on March 19, 2001 after the Guinean sports minister had failed to meet a third FIFA deadline to reinstall the Guinean FA functionaries. Their match results were annulled


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF), Qualified teams
The following five teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification,  ran from 2000 to  2001 in order to determine the three representatives at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
A total of 35 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Guyana withdrew before playing, leaving 34 nations in the race. Mexico, USA, Jamaica and Costa Rica, the four highest-ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the semi-finals, while Canada advanced directly to the "play-offs" between Caribbean and Central teams. The remaining teams were divided into two zones, based on geographical locations, as follows:


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
In the semi-finals round, the 12 teams were divided into three groups of four teams each. They played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the final round.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
In the final round, the six teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. This year there is no play-off against another continent.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Caribbean Zone, Group 2
In the first round, Guyana were suspended by FIFA, Antigua and Barbuda obtained a bye to Round 2.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), Qualified teams
The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.


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


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 4.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)
The 10 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top 4 teams qualified. The 5th-placed team advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), Qualified teams
The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the final tournament.


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.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
A total of 10 teams entered the competition. The Oceanian zone was allocated 0.5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)
Australia's 31–0 win over American Samoa established a World Cup record for the highest margin of victory in a qualifying match.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), Final round
Australia advanced to the CONMEBOL / OFC Intercontinental Play-off by the aggregate score of 6–1.


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 (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
In the first leg, Australia beat Uruguay 1–0 in Melbourne while Uruguay took revenge in the second leg, easily defeating Australia 3–0 in Montevideo. Uruguay won the series 3–1 on aggregate, therefore qualifying for the World Cup held in Korea and Japan.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)
Australian players were spat on, punched and abused by a mob of Uruguayan fans on arrival at Montevideo's international airport for the second leg.


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


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


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off), Aftermath
Australia and Uruguay met again in the 2005 CONMEBOL-OFC play-off, with heightened security measures following the 2001 airport incident in Montevideo.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The European section of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which is being held in South Korea and Japan, for national teams which are members of the UEFA. Apart from France, who qualified automatically as defending champions, a total of 13.5 slots in the final tournament were available for UEFA teams.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
The 50 teams were divided into nine groups, five groups of six teams and four groups of five teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify. Among the runners-up, the runner-up of Group 2 was drawn randomly to advance to the UEFA–AFC Intercontinental play-off. The other runners-up would advance to the UEFA play-offs.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
In the play-offs, the eight teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The four aggregate winners qualified. The qualifying process started on 2 September 2000, after UEFA Euro 2000, and ended on 14 November 2001.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Qualification seeding (UEFA)
The draw was made in December 1999, and was based on average points per game achieved in 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification and UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying. France qualified automatically as title holders, and because Belgium and Netherlands, as hosts, had not had to qualify for UEFA Euro 2000, only their 1998 World Cup result was used. Andorra made their debut in World Cup qualifying.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Qualification seeding (UEFA)
Teams in bold eventually qualified for the final tournament, teams in bold italic qualified for the final tournament through the play-offs, and teams in italic participated in the play-offs but did not qualify for the final tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Summary
Table - top row: group winners, second row: group runners-up, third row: others. The winner of each group qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup together with winners of play-off. Group 2 was chosen at random before qualifying began for its runner- up to participate in the UEFA/AFC intercontinental play-off. As runner-up in group 2, Republic of Ireland played a play-off against a team from the AFC confederation, whereas the others played against each other (UEFA play-off).


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), First round
The winner of each group qualified directly, the runner-up advanced to play-off (either UEFA playoff or UEFA-AFC playoff).


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs
The draw for the play-offs was held on 31 August 2001 at FIFA's headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. The nine group runners-up were placed into one pot, with eight teams drawn into four pairings (with the first team drawn hosting the first leg). The remaining team would then face an AFC team in the inter-confederation play-offs. UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Play-offs, Inter-confederation play-offs
As the Group 2 runner-up was the last team to be selected in the play-off draw on 31 August 2001, that team would then face an AFC team in the inter-confederation play-offs. UEFA were paired to face the AFC team by decision of the FIFA Executive Committee in October 1999, though the order of legs was decided by the draw on 31 August 2001. The team to meet an AFC team became the Republic of Ireland.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA), Qualified teams
The following 15 teams from UEFA qualified for the final tournament.


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


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off)
Ireland beat Iran 2–0 in the first leg held in Dublin, while in the second leg, Iran defeated Ireland 1–0 in Tehran. The Irish side won the series 2–1 on aggregate, therefore qualifying to the World Cup.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off), Aftermath
Ireland qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and were drawn into Group E with Germany, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia. Ireland drew with Cameroon and Germany with the same score 1–1 and in the final match they won 3–0 against Saudi Arabia. They qualified to the Round of 16 but were eliminated by Spain on penalties (2–3) after finishing 1–1.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA–AFC play-off), Aftermath
Iran failed to qualify 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.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)
For the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, there were two inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The matches were played between 10–25 November 2001.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Format
The four teams from the four confederations (AFC, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA) were drawn into two ties.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Format
The ties themselves were not drawn, but were allocated by FIFA as:


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Format
The draw for the order in which the two matches were played was held on 31 August 2001 during the FIFA Congress in Zurich, Switzerland.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Format
In each tie, the two teams played a two-legged home-and-away series. The two winners, decided on aggregate score, qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches
The first legs were played on 10 and 20 November 2001, and the second legs were played on 15 and 25 November 2001.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches, UEFA v AFC
Republic of Ireland won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Matches, OFC v CONMEBOL
Uruguay won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs), Goalscorers
There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75 goals per match.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
The AFC First Round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 39 AFC members.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the second round, where the ten remaining teams were divided into two groups of five.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round, Group 6
N.B. group originally scheduled to play 6 matches in Kathmandu,  25–29 March 2001. After Nepal withdrew from organising the matches, the AFC assigned the group to Almaty, Kazakhstan. Following a 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.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
The AFC Second Round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the 10 group winners from the First Round split across 2 groups.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, with the two runners up facing each other in a play off. The winner of this play off went on to compete for a place in the World Cup in the UEFA / AFC Intercontinental Play-off.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round, Group A
Note: This match was originally scheduled for 13 October 2001 and started normally, but was interrupted at 25 minutes when Bahrain won 1–0 due to an electrical fire at Rajamangala Stadium.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Final Round
The CAF Final Round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the 25 winners from the First Round split across 5 groups.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Final Round
The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the 2002 FIFA World Cup.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Final Round, Group E
Guinea were excluded on 19 March 2001 after the Guinean sports minister had failed to meet a third FIFA deadline to reinstall the Guinean FA functionaries. Their match results were annulled


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Final Round, Group E
match abandoned at 0–2 at 83 minutes after crowd trouble led police to fire tear gas in the stands, causing a mass panic in which 13 people were killed. The result after 83 minutes was allowed to stand


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round
The CAF First Round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 50 CAF members.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF First Round
The 50 teams were divided into 5 pools of 10 teams each. In each pool, the 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners advanced to the Final Round.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone
The CONCACAF Caribbean Zone of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 24 CONCACAF members located in the Caribbean area.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone
The 24 teams were divided into 3 groups of 8 teams each. The teams would play in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Semi-final Round. The runners-up would advance to the Play-offs.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 1, First Round, Second Leg
Cuba win 4-0 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 1, First Round, Second Leg
1-1 on aggregate, Suriname won 3-1 on penalties and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 1, First Round, Second Leg
Aruba win 6-4 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 1, First Round, Second Leg
RSSSF website attribute First Barbados goal to Kirk Cox. Barbados win 5-4 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 1, Second Round, Second Leg
Barbados win 7-1 on aggregate and advance to the Third Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 1, Second Round, Second Leg
Cuba win 1-0 on aggregate and advance to the Third Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 1, Third Round, Second Leg
2-2 on aggregate, Barbados won 5-4 on penalties and advance to the Central American Round. Cuba advanced to the Play-offs


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 2, First Round
Guyana were suspended by FIFA, Antigua and Barbuda obtained a bye to Round 2


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 2, First Round, Second Leg
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines win 14-1 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 2, First Round, Second Leg
Saint Kitts and Nevis win 14-0 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 2, First Round, Second Leg
Bermuda win 14-1 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 2, Second Round, Second Leg
1-1 on aggregate, Antigua and Barbuda advance to the Third Round on away goals


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 2, Second Round, Second Leg
St Vincent and the Grenadines win 3-1 on aggregate and advance to the Third Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 2, Third Round, Second Leg
St Vincent and the Grenadines won 5-2 on aggregate and advance to the Central American Round. Antigua and Barbuda advanced to the Play-offs


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 3, First Round, Second Leg
Trinidad and Tobago win 6-1 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 3, First Round, Second Leg
Dominican Republic win 6-1 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 3, First Round, Second Leg
Haiti win 7-1 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 3, First Round, Second Leg
Bahamas win 5-2 on aggregate and advance to the Second Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 3, Second Round, Second Leg
Haiti win 13-0 on aggregate and advance to the Third Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 3, Second Round, Second Leg
Trinidad and Tobago win 4-0 on aggregate and advance to the Third Round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean Zone, Group 3, Third Round, Second Leg
Trinidad and Tobago won 4-2 on aggregate and advance to the Central American Round. Haiti advanced to the Play-offs


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean/Central American Play-offs
The CONCACAF Caribbean/Central American Play-offs of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 6  CONCACAF members located in the Caribbean and Central American areas.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean/Central American Play-offs
The 6 teams consisted of the 3 runners-up from the Caribbean zone, the 2 group runners-up from the Central American zone and Canada. The teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners of each match advanced to the semi-finals round.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean/Central American Play-offs, Second leg
Canada win 1-0 on aggregate and advance to the Semi-finals round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean/Central American Play-offs, Second leg
Guatemala win 9-1 on aggregate and advance to the Semi-finals round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Caribbean/Central American Play-offs, Second leg
Honduras win 7-1 on aggregate and advance to the Semi-finals round


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Central American Zone
The CONCACAF Central American Zone of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 6 teams from the Central America zone. The teams were divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners advanced to the Semi-final Round. The runners-up advanced to the Play-offs.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round
The CONCACAF Final Round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the 6 remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were placed into a single group, with matches played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The top three teams would qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round, Team stats, Costa Rica
Head coach:  Gilson Nunes (first and seventh match);  Alexandre Guimarães (eighth to 17th match)


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round, Team stats, Mexico
Head coach:  Manuel Lapuente (first to fifth match);  Enrique Meza (sixth to eleventh match);  Javier Aguirre (twelfth to 16th match)


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals
The CONCACAF Semi-final Round of the CONCACAF zone of the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, was contested between the 12 remaining teams of the qualification process. The teams were divided into 3 groups of 4 teams each. They would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners and runners-up would advance to the Final Round.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals, Group 3
Costa Rica and Guatemala finished level on points, goal differential, goals scored and head-to-head record. A play-off on neutral ground was played to determine who would advance to the Final Round.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round
This page provides the summaries of the OFC Second Round matches for 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round, Format
In this round the two winning teams from the First Round were drawn into 2 home-and-away ties.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC Second Round, Matches
Australia won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the CONMEBOL–OFC play-off.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 1 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Faroe Islands, Luxembourg, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Yugoslavia.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 1
The group was won by Russia, who qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Slovenia entered the UEFA play-off stage.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Andorra, Cyprus, Estonia, the Netherlands, Portugal and the Republic of Ireland.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2
The group was won by Portugal, who qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Republic of Ireland entered the UEFA–AFC play-off as the group's play-off berth was randomly drawn by FIFA for the intercontinental play-off against an Asian Football Confederation team rather than one from its own confederation.


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.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 4
The six teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Sweden qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Turkey advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Austria.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 5
The six teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Poland qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Ukraine advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Germany.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6
The five teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Croatia qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Belgium advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against the Czech Republic.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
The five teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Spain qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Austria advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Turkey.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8
The five teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Italy qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Romania advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Slovenia.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 9 was a UEFA qualifying group for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The group comprised Albania, England, Finland, Germany and Greece.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
The group was won by England, who qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up, Germany — who would later reach the final of the tournament proper — entered the UEFA Qualification Playoffs.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
England started the qualification process badly, a home defeat to Germany and an away draw with Finland (soon after a poor team performance at the 2000 European Championships) saw the resignation of their manager Kevin Keegan, and the appointment of Sven-Goran Eriksson - the first non-Englishman to be given the job - in his place. With the new manager, they picked themselves up and won five in a row, while the Germans themselves unexpectedly faltered: also drawing with Finland away from home, they also lost their home match with England by a resounding 5-1.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Finland, in fact, might have been in with a chance of qualification themselves, but they lost a match to the unfancied Greece - whom England had to play in their final match, while Finland played Germany at the same time, with England and Germany guaranteed the top two places and separated only by goal difference.


2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 9
Greece unexpectedly took the lead twice at Old Trafford, and England were only rescued by an injury-time free-kick goal from Beckham to tie the score at 2-2:  in the Germany-Finland match, the news of England's result came through at full-time, but they could only draw 0-0 themselves, England taking the top place on goal difference.


2002 FIFA World Cup seeding
To calculate the seeding for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, FIFA used the FIFA World Rankings in combination with performances of national teams in the three previous World Cups. The formula is virtually identical with the one used for the 1998 FIFA World Cup seeding.


2002 FIFA World Cup seeding
For the ranking part, points were allocated on the basis of 32 for the best achieving of the 32 qualifiers for 2002 FIFA World Cup in each of the three fields considered, down to one for the lowest ranking.


2002 FIFA World Cup seeding
For the World Cup performance part, points were allocated as follows:


2002 FIFA World Cup seeding
The seedings table uses these points obtained from the 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup averaged in a 1:2:3 ratio respectively, added to the average number of points derived from the World Rankings at three given dates (at ratio 1:1:1), December 1999, December 2000, and November 2001. All totals are rounded.


2002 FIFA World Cup seeding
South Korea and Japan were seeded as hosts, France as defending champions. The other seeds were: Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Germany and Spain.


2002 FIFA World Cup squads
At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, each national association was required to name a squad of 23 players, expanded from 22 in previous tournaments.


2002 FIFA World Cup squads
The players' ages, caps and clubs are as of 31 May 2002, the opening day of the tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup squads, Group F, Argentina
Originally, the squad was named with Ariel Ortega given shirt number 23 and Roberto Bonano number 24, as the Argentine Football Association had decided to retire the number 10 shirt in honour of Diego Maradona. FIFA, however, insisted that all squads were assigned with numbers ranging only from 1–23, prompting Argentina to amend their squad list.


2002 FIFA World Cup squads, Group H, Russia
Note: caps include those for USSR, CIS, and Russia, while those for other countries, such as Ukraine, are not counted.


2002 FIFA World Cup squads, Player representation by league
The Saudi Arabian squad was the only one made up entirely of players from their country's domestic league and the only one with no players from European clubs. The Cameroon squad were made up entirely of players employed by overseas clubs, the Irish squad was made up entirely by players in the English league. Although the Netherlands and Greece failed to qualify for the finals, their domestic leagues were represented by 18 and 10 players, respectively. Altogether, there were 43 national leagues who had players in the tournament.


2002 FIFA World Cup statistics
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was played from 31 May to 30 June 2002, in South Korea and Japan. This was the seventeenth World Cup, which is held every four years between countries in a round-robin format, where there are eight groups of four teams who play each other once with the top two teams from each group going through to knock-out stages with a single winner. Statistics accumulated from this tournament include goalscorers, assists, scoring, wins and losses, match awards, disciplinary issues, accumulative statistics from multiple world cups, overall results and stadium statistics.


2002 FIFA World Cup statistics, Goalscorers
There were 161 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.52 goals per match.


2002 FIFA World Cup statistics, Match awards, Man of the Match
Brazil's Rivaldo received three Man of the Match awards, more than any other player.


2002 FIFA World Cup statistics, Match awards, Clean sheets
Germany's Oliver Kahn was the winner of the Yashin Award, with five clean sheets.


2002 FIFA World Cup statistics, Overall results, By team
Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2002 FIFA World Cup statistics, Overall results, By confederation
Host nation(s) are situated in the region(s) rendered in italics. (1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2002 FIFA World Player of the Year
The 2002 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Ronaldo for a record-breaking third time.


2002 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final
The 2002 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Final was held in Stuttgart, Germany in 2002. This was the third edition of the World Cup Final. From 2001 to 2002, a series of qualifying events were held, culminating in a final event, the World Cup Final. The different stages, sometimes referred to as World Cup Qualifiers, mostly served the purpose of awarding points to individual gymnasts and groups according to their placements. These points would be added up over the two-year period to qualify a limited number of athletes to the biennial World Cup Final event.


2002 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final
The 2002 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final was the fifth edition of the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Final, held from November 30 to December 2, 2002 in Stuttgart, Germany. The competition was officially organized by the International Gymnastics Federation as the last stage of a series of competitions through the 2001–2002 season.


2002 FINA Diving World Cup
The 2002 FINA Diving World Cup was held in Seville, Spain.


2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the twelfth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in the Tašmajdan Swimming Pool in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from August 20 to August 25, 2002. Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan (2001).


2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup
The FINA Cup in Belgrade decided which teams qualified directly to the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain from July 13 to July 27, 2003. Russia and Hungary, as well as the host Spain, already qualified based on the results from the 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League (June 28 – August 4, 2002).


2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
The 2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the first edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After two preliminary rounds the Super Final was held in Patras, Greece from August 1 to August 4, 2002.


2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Preliminary round, Group A
Greece qualified for the Super Final as the host country. Only the top place earned qualification, which was taken by Spain. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.


2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Preliminary round, Group B
The top two places, won by Hungary and Russia, earned qualification. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.


2002 FINA Men's Water Polo World League, Super Final, Group stage
The top two placed teams in the round-robin advanced to the final against each other, while the two bottom placed teams played for the bronze medal. The Russia–Hungary game was declared a 0–5 loss for both teams. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a loss.


2002 FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup
The 10th FINA Synchronised Swimming World Cup was held September 12–15, 2002 in Zurich, Switzerland. It featured swimmers from 12 nations, swimming in three events: Solo, Duet  and Team.


2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup
The 2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the thirteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation (FINA). The event took place in Perth, Western Australia from 10 to 15 December 2002. Participating teams were the eight best teams from the last World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan (2001). The top-five qualified for the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.


2002 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup, Final ranking
The top-five qualified for the 2003 World Water Polo Championship in Barcelona, Spain.


2002 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships
The 8th FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships was held August 15–18, 2002 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The synchronised swimmers are aged between 15 and 18 years old, from 29 nations, swimming in four events: Solo, Duet, Team and Free combination.


2002 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships, Participating nations
29 nations swam at the 2002 World Junior Championships were:


2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The 2nd FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held September 23-28, 2002 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The championships featured 89 swimmers from 26 countries competing in 6 races:


2002 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
The 6th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia on April 3–7, 2002. The event took place in the 25m-pool of the Olympiiski-complex, which also hosted the swimming event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. A record 599 swimmers from 92 countries competed at these championships, which resulted in seven world records.


2002 FIRA Women's European Nations Cup
As part of preparation for the World Cup, a short tournament for four nations who were not in the Six Nations took place in Italy. While it does not appear to be part of the Women's European Championship sequence, it was very similar to the European Championship, especially the Pool B competitions. A similar tournament took place before the World Cup in 2006.


2002 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships
The FIRS Men's World Inline Hockey Championship VIII was played between July 25 and August 1, 2002 in the American city of Rochester, New York. The venue was the ESL Sports Centre. The tournament was won by Canada which claimed its first ever gold medal. It was the 8th FIRS World Championship event, and was run by the International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS).


2002 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, Rules
If a game is tied after regulation time in the round robin, the game ends in a tie. In the placement and medal rounds, a twelve-minute four-on-four sudden-death overtime session is played.


2002 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, Rules
If teams are tied in a standing based on points, the following tie-breakers are applied:1) The most points earned in direct games involving tied teams. 2) The best goal differential in direct games involving tied teams. 3) The most goal scored in direct games involving tied teams. 4) Follow steps 1, 2 and 3 with games involving the highest non-tied team in the same group. 5) Repeat step 4 with games involving the second highest non-tied team in the same group. 6) Continue this process with all non-tied team games.


2002 FIRS Men's Inline Hockey World Championships, Preliminary round
After playing a round robin, the top four teams moved on to the Medal Rounds while the last five teams competed in the Placement Rounds.


2002 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix
The 2002 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix was the 9th Summer Grand Prix season in ski jumping on plastic. Season began on 10 August 2002 in Hinterzarten, Germany and ended on 14 September 2002 in Innsbruck, Austria.


2002 FIU Golden Panthers football team
The 2002 FIU Panthers football team represented Florida International University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an NCAA Division I-AA independent school. The Panthers were led by head coach Don Strock in his first season and finished with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).


2002 FIU Golden Panthers football team
FIU played its first-ever game August 29, 2002 against St. Peter's (N.J.) at old FIU Stadium. The Panthers won 27-3 that night and a football program was born.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was the 15th edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Salta, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Santa Fé and San Juan in Argentina from September 28 to October 13, 2002. All times are Argentina Time (UTC−03:00).


2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Qualification
*  Poland Due to the clash of dates with the 2002 Asian Games, South Korea withdrew from participating and instead was FIVB give a wildcard to Poland.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, Marketing, Symbol
The official competition symbol the "Minto". The design is based on sport ball and volleyball.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification
24 teams competed in the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Argentina and the titleholder, Italy. In the qualification process for the 2002 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification, Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship was:


2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification, Africa
10 national teams entered qualification. (South Africa and Ghana later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–6 automatically qualified for the second round.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification, North America
10 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Men's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–6 automatically qualified for the second round.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship squads
Below are listed all participating squads of the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, held in Salta, Córdoba, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and San Juan, Argentina from 28 September to 13 October 2002 .


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
The 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 30 August to 15 September 2002 in Berlin, Bremen, Dresden, Münster, Schwerin, Riesa, Leipzig, and Stuttgart, Germany.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format
The tournament was played in three different stages (first, second and final rounds). In the First round, the 24 participants were divided in four groups of six teams each. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the three best teams of each group (total of 12 teams) progressed to the next round.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format
In the Second round, the 12 teams were divided in three groups of four teams. A single round-robin format was played within each group to determine the teams group position, the two best teams of each group and the two best third places (total of 8 teams) progressed to the next round.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format
The Final round was played in a single elimination format, with placement matches determining the top eight positions. Starting at the quarterfinals, winners advanced to the semifinals while losers advanced to the placement matches (5th-8th semifinal). Winners and losers of each semifinals played a final placement match for 1st to 8th places.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Format
For the tournament's final standings, teams which did not reach placement matches were allocated as:


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first three positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their FIVB World Ranking. FIVB reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the World Ranking. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification
24 teams competed in the 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship, with two places allocated for the hosts, Germany and the titleholder, Cuba. In the qualification process for the 2002 FIVB World Championship, the Five FIVB confederations were allocated a share of the 22 remaining spots.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, Confederation qualification processes
The distribution by confederation for the 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was:


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, Africa
9 national teams entered qualification. (South Africa and Ghana later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–7 automatically qualified for the second round.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, Asia and Oceania
9 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–6 automatically qualified for the second round.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, Europe
25 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–23 automatically qualified for the second round.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, North, Central America and Caribbean
10 national teams entered qualification. The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–7 automatically qualified for the second round.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship qualification, South America
6 national teams entered qualification. (Uruguay and Chile later withdrew) The teams were distributed according to their position in the FIVB Senior Women's Rankings. Teams ranked 1–3 automatically qualified for the second round.


2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Germany.


2002 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix
The 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix was the tenth women's volleyball tournament of its kind. The event was held over four weeks in three countries and six cities throughout Asia: Philippines, Thailand, PR China, Chinese Taipei and Japan, culminating with the final round at Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong from 1 to 4 August 2002.


2002 FIVB Volleyball World League
The 2002 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 13th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 16 countries from 27 June to 18 August 2002. The Final Round was held in Belo Horizonte (Main) and Recife (Sub), Brazil.


2002 FIVB World Grand Prix squads
This article show all participating team squads at the 2002 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Grand Prix, played by eight countries from 12 July to 4 August 2002 with the final round held in Hong Kong Coliseum, Hong Kong.


2002 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Brazil
The following is the Brazil roster in the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2002 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, China
The following is the China roster in the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2002 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Cuba
The following is the Cuba roster in the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2002 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Germany
The following is the Germany roster in the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2002 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Japan
The following is the Japan roster in the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2002 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Russia
The following is the Russia roster in the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2002 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, Thailand
The following is the Thailand roster in the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2002 FIVB World Grand Prix squads, United States
The following is the United States roster in the 2002 FIVB World Grand Prix.


2002 Family Circle Cup
The 2002 Family Circle Cup was a women's tennis tournament and the 30th edition of the Family Circle Cup. This WTA Tier I Event was held at the Family Circle Tennis Center in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Unseeded Iva Majoli won the singles title.


2002 Family Circle Cup, Finals, Doubles
Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Alexandra Fusai /  Caroline Vis 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4)


2002 Family Circle Cup – Doubles
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Alexandra Fusai and Caroline Vis 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) in the final. It was the 33rd title for Raymond and the 37th title for Stubbs in their respective careers. It was also the 6th title for the pair in the year.


2002 Family Circle Cup – Doubles, Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Jennifer Capriati was the defending champion, but lost in semifinals to Patty Schnyder


2002 Family Circle Cup – Singles
Iva Majoli won the title, defeating Schnyder in the final 7–6(7–5), 6–4. It was the 8th and last title of Majoli's career.


2002 Family Circle Cup – Singles, Seeds
The first nine seeds received a bye into the second round.


2002 Fareham Borough Council election
The 2002 Fareham Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Fareham Borough Council in Hampshire, England. The whole council was up for election with ward boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 11. The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.


2002 Fareham Borough Council election, Candidates
All of the seats were contested after the wards had been re-organised. Every ward was contested by the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties, with Labour standing in every ward but one, and also 1 English Independence Party candidate.


2002 Fareham Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives remain in control of the council with a reduced majority on 17 seats, compared to 14 for the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives lost a number of councillors, which they blamed on the boundary changes, while the Liberal Democrats were pleased with the gains they had made. The Liberal Democrat gains also saw the last 2 Labour councillors lose their seats, with the Labour leader Mark Prior losing in Fareham South. Overall turnout was the highest since 1996 at 35.68%.


2002 Fareham Borough Council election, Election result
After the previous election and immediately prior to this election, the composition of the council was:


2002 Fareham Borough Council election, Election result
After the election result, with new wards the composition of the council became:


2002 Faroese general election
General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 30 April 2002.


2002 Farragut derailment
The 2002 Farragut derailment occurred on the morning of Sunday, September 15, in Farragut, Tennessee. Norfolk Southern freight train 15T derailed 27 cars, resulting in the release of oleum or fuming sulfuric acid. Roughly 2,600 residents were evacuated from nearby homes for three days until hazardous materials crews were able to mitigate the scene. No fatalities or major injuries were reported as a result of the derailment, but property damage and losses were calculated at US$1.02 million. 17 people were injured.


2002 Farragut derailment, Background
On the morning of the derailment, Norfolk Southern train 703 approached the spring switch at the west end of the Boyd Siding and was given a signal restriction. The crew of 703 stopped in the siding and examined the spring switch at the east end of the siding, noting a 1/4-inch gap was present between the switch point and the stock rail. The crew manually operated the switch several times and noted that the switch still had a small 1/8-inch gap. The 703 engineer radioed Norfolk Southern dispatch to report the issue. Train 703 then proceeded through the switch without incident.


2002 Farragut derailment, Background
A maintenance person was sent to investigate the report, arriving at the site around 11:00 AM EDT. He observed that the signals were clear and that the spring switch appeared to be properly aligned against the rail, likely having completely closed after train 703 passed through the switch earlier. The signal maintainer later told investigators that he felt the switch "looked like it could use a little oil".


2002 Farragut derailment, Background
The signal maintainer checked with the dispatcher to obtain a track warrant so that he could perform work on the active rail line. He was informed that two trains were approaching the siding and decided that once both trains passed the area he would obtain the warrant and perform an internal inspection of the switch. The signal maintainer was waiting in the immediate area of the switch as train 15T approached from the east and observed a clear signal on the switch.


2002 Farragut derailment, Derailment
At 11:20 AM EDT, Norfolk Southern train 15T was traveling westbound at 38 mph (61 km/h) when it passed through the eastern end of the Boyd Siding (normal track speed in the area is listed at 50 mph). As the locomotive passed over the switch, the engineer stated that he felt a tug. The crew of 15T looked back and observed the train derailing. Of the 142 cars, two locomotives and 25 cars derailed. The crew immediately noted a white cloud rising from the derailed cars and radioed the dispatcher at the same time as the signal maintainer was calling the incident in via telephone.


2002 Farragut derailment, Derailment
Of the derailed cars, a flatbed car carrying two US Army tanks derailed. The 18th car of the train, a tanker car carrying 10,600 US gallons (40,000 l) of oleum, a.k.a. sulfuric acid, was crushed by other cars and began to leak its contents. The result of this spill was a large plume of acid vapors, that began to envelop the area and drift southeast with the prevailing wind.


2002 Farragut derailment, Response
Responders from the Rural/Metro Fire Department and Knox County Sheriffs Office began to arrive within five minutes and met with the train crew. Once the train's consist was reviewed and the sulfuric acid identified, an evacuation of a 4.4-square-mile (11 km2) area surrounding the derailment was undertaken. Roughly 2,600 residents were either evacuated or attempted to return to their homes and were told of the accident and denied entry.


2002 Farragut derailment, Response
As a result of incidental exposure to the toxic cloud, 15 residents and two law enforcement officers were treated and released from local hospitals for irritation.


2002 Farragut derailment, Aftermath
One report in the Federal Register in 2004 indicated that the Federal Railroad Administration recommended that in the presence of any condition that might impede safe passage of a train, the dispatcher should immediately issue a speed restriction to 20 mph and that signal or track maintainers should be given priority on occupying track for the purpose of investigating a signal system or track component problem.


2002 Fed Cup
The 2002 Fed Cup was the 40th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.


2002 Fed Cup
The final took place at the Palacio de Congresos de Maspalomas in Gran Canaria, Spain on 2–3 November. Slovakia defeated Spain, giving Slovakia their first title.


2002 Fed Cup, World Group Play-offs
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I sections competed in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2003 World Group.


2002 Fed Cup, Year-End Rankings
The Fed Cup rankings were first instated on 4 November 2002, and were measured by combining points earned from the previous four years. The first No. 1 ranked nation, and the year-end No. 1 for 2002, was Slovakia.


2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2002 Fed Cup.


2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group I
The nine teams were divided into two pools of four and five teams. The teams that finished first in the pools played-off against those that placed second to determine which team would partake in the World Group Play-offs. The two nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone, Group II
The twelve teams were divided into two pools of six. The top team from each pool then advanced to Group I for 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs
The four teams were then paired up the team from a different placing of the other group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group Play-offs.


2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 2002 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top teams coming first and second advancing to the play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2003 Group II.


2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group I of the 2002 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top teams coming first and second advancing to the play-offs, and the bottom team being relegated down to 2003 Group II.


2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2002 Fed Cup. Six teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I in 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2002 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Americas Zone Group II of the 2002 Fed Cup. Six teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top team advancing to Group I in 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2002 Fed Cup.


2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group I
The eleven teams were divided into two pools of five and six teams. The teams that finished first and second in the pools played-off to determine which team would partake in the World Group Play-offs. The two nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2002.


2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone, Group II
The five teams played in one pool of five, with the two teams placing first and second in the pool advancing to Group I for 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs
The four teams were then paired up the team from a different placing of the other group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group Play-offs.


2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2002 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated to Group II for next year.


2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II was one of two pools in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I of the 2002 Fed Cup. Five teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated to Group II for next year.


2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Pool
The Pool of the 2002 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II composed of five teams competing in a round robin competition. The top two teams qualified for Group I next year.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of three zones of regional competition in the 2002 Fed Cup.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group I
The sixteen teams were divided into four pools of four teams. The top teams of each pool played-off against the second-placed teams to decide which four nations progress to World Group Play-offs. The four nations coming last in the pools were relegated to Group II for 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Group II
The eighteen teams were divided into two pools each of three teams and four teams. The placing of the teams within the pools determine who they are drawn against in the play-offs.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
The Play-offs of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Those that qualified for this stage placed first and second in their respective pools.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs
The eight teams were then randomly paired up the team from a different placing of another group for a play-off tie, with the winners being promoted to the World Group Play-offs.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool A
Group A of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2002 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool B
Group B of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2002 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool C
Group C of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2002 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Pool D
Group D of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the 2002 Fed Cup. Four teams competed in a round robin competition, with the top two teams advancing to the play-offs and the bottom team being relegated down to Group II for 2003.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs
The Knockout Stage of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I was the final stage of the Zonal Competition involving teams from Europe and Africa. Using the positions determined in their pools, the fourteen teams were divided into four different knock-out sections, with the four winners advancing to Group I next year.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool A
Group A of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 2002 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the team placings determining where they will be positioned within the play-offs.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool B
Group B of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 2002 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the team placings determining where they will be positioned within the play-offs.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool C
Group C of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 2002 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the team placings determining where they will be positioned within the play-offs.


2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Pool D
Group D of the 2002 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II was one of four pools in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II of the 2002 Fed Cup. Three teams competed in a round robin competition, with the team placings determining where they will be positioned within the play-offs.


2002 Fed Cup World Group
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2002. Sixteen nations competed in a four-round knockout competition. Belgium was the defending champion, but they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Italy. Slovakia defeated Italy, and then Spain in the final to claim their 1st title and No. 1 ranking.


2002 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
The 2002 World Group Play-offs decided which nations featured in World Group in the 2003 Fed Cup. The play-off winners went on to feature in World Group in 2003, while the losing nations joined Zonal Competition for 2003.


2002 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs, Colombia vs. Japan
Japan was scheduled to play against  Colombia on 20–21 July in Bogotá, but the Japanese withdrew from their tie citing security concerns over the Colombian armed conflict. Colombia thus progressed to the 2003 World Group, while Japan was relegated to Zonal Competition.


2002 FedEx Express season
The 2002 FedEx Express season was the first season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2002 FedEx Express season, New team
FEDEX-Airfreight 2100 buy out the Tanduay Rhum franchise before the 2002 PBA season started. Team Owner Bert Lina, emphasizing that his company is the biggest courier company in the world, aims to make a big splash in its initial season. The newest ballclub absorbed four players from the defunct Tanduay and went for the biggest catch by choosing 6-8 Yancy De Ocampo from the multi-titled PBL ballclub Welcoat House Paints as the number one overall pick in the 2002 PBA draft. FedEx also took in De Ocampo's Welcoat teammate Renren Ritualo at eight overall. Coach Derrick Pumaren, who was the last coach of Tanduay Rhum Masters, will handle the coaching job for FedEx.


2002 FedEx Express season, Occurrences
Former Tanduay forward Bong Hawkins was among those absorbed by FedEx during the off-season, but a controversy sparked when Hawkins wanted to have the same terms of the salary he had with Tanduay while the FedEx management wanted to negotiate a new contract.


2002 Fiesta Bowl
The 2002 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 2002, was the 31st edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona between the Colorado Buffaloes (ranked #3 in the BCS) and the Oregon Ducks (ranked #4 in the BCS). Oregon was ranked #2 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, leading to some controversy that Oregon should have played for the 2002 BCS National Championship.


2002 Fiesta Bowl
In the game, Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington threw for 350 yards and 4 touchdowns and led the Ducks to a 38–16 victory. Harrington was named offensive player of the game. Oregon cornerback Steve Smith had three interceptions, a Fiesta Bowl record, and was named defensive player of the game.


2002 Fiesta Bowl
This was the first edition of the Fiesta Bowl to match two schools from the Western United States. Previous editions had either only one representative from the West, or none.


2002 Fiesta Bowl
Colorado and Oregon became conference rivals when the Buffaloes joined Oregon's conference, the Pac-12 Conference (formerly the Pacific-10 Conference), in 2011.


2002 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles
The 2002 Fiji rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2002 in Wales Ireland and Scotland by Fiji national rugby union team.


2002 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles, Results, Against Wales
Wales: 15.Rhys Williams, 14.Mark Jones, 13.Tom Shanklin, 12.Sonny Parker, 11.Gareth Thomas, 10.Stephen Jones, 9.Dwayne Peel, 8.Colin Charvis (capt. ), 7.Martyn Williams, 6.Dafydd Jones, 5.Gareth Llewellyn, 4.Robert Sidoli, 3.Ben Evans, 2.Mefin Davies, 1.Iestyn Thomas,  – replacements: 17.Martyn Madden, 18.Steve Williams, 19.Richard Parks, 21.Iestyn Harris, 22.Jamie Robinson     –  No entry : 16.Andrew Lewis, 20.Ryan PowellFiji: 15.Joseph Narruhn, 14.Fero Lasagavibau, 13.Seru Rabeni, 12.Seremaia Baikeinuku , 11.Norman Ligairi, 10.Nicky Little, 9.Jacob Rauluni, 8.Alfie Mocelutu, 7.Alifereti Doviverata, 6.Seta Tawake, 5.Simon Raiwalui, 4.Apenisa Naevo, 3.Bill Cavubati, 2.Greg Smith (capt. ), 1.Richard Nyholt,  – replacements: 19.Sisa Koyamaibole, 20.Samisoni Rabaka, 21.Epeli Ruivadra, 22.Waisale Serevi      –  No entry: 16.Bill Gadolo, 17.Paula Biutanaseva, 18.Isaia Rasila


2002 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles, Results, Against Ireland
Ireland: 15.Geordan Murphy, 14.Shane Horgan, 13.Brian O'Driscoll (capt. ), 12.Kevin Maggs, 11.Justin Bishop, 10.David Humphreys, 9.Guy Easterby, 8.Anthony Foley, 7.Kieron Dawson, 6.Alan Quinlan, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Leo Cullen, 3.John Hayes, 2.Frank Sheahan, 1.Marcus Horan,  – replacements: 17.Reggie Corrigan, 18.Mick O'Driscoll, 19.Eric Miller, 22.Gordon


2002 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles, Results, Against Ireland
D'Arcy      –  No entry : 16.Shane Byrne, 20.Peter Stringer, 21.Ronan O'GaraFiji: 15.Waisale Serevi, 14.Fero Lasagavibau, 13.Viliame Satala, 12.Seremaia Baikeinuku, 11.Norman Ligairi, 10.Nicky Little, 9.Jacob Rauluni, 8.Sisa Koyamaibole, 7.Alifereti Doviverata, 6.Alfie Mocelutu, 5.Simon Raiwalui, 4.Apenisa Naevo, 3.Bill Cavubati, 2.Greg Smith (capt. ), 1.Richard Nyholt,  – replacements: 18.Ifereimi Rawaqa, 19.Seta Tawake Naivaluwaqa, 20.Samisoni Rabaka, 21.Joseph Narruhn      –  No entry: 16.Paula Biutanaseva, 17.Isaia Rasila, 22.Isaac Mow


2002 Fiji rugby union tour of British Isles, Results, Against Scotland
Scotland: Ben Hinshelwood, 14.Nikki Walker, 13.Andy Craig, 12.Brendan Laney, 11.Chris Paterson, 10.Gregor Townsend, 9.Bryan Redpath(capt), 8.Tom Smith, 7.Gordon Bulloch, 6.Bruce Douglas, 5.Jason White, 4.Simon Taylor, 3.Stuart Grimes, 2.Budge Pountney, 1.Jon Petrie,  – replacements: 16.Steve Scott, 18.Nathan Hines, 19.Martin Leslie , 20.Graeme Beveridge, 21.Gordon Ross, 22.Stuart Moffat    –  No entry : 17.Dave HiltonFiji: 15.Atonio Nariva, 14.Fero Lasagavibau, 13.Epeli Ruivadra, 12.Seremaia Baikeinuku, 11.Norman Ligairi, 10.Joseph Narruhn, 9.Jacob Rauluni, 8.Seta Tawake Naivaluwaqa, 7.Alfie Mocelutu, 6.Sisa Koyamaibole , 5.Simon Raiwalui, 4.Apenisa Naevo, 3.Bill Cavubati, 2.Greg Smith , 1.Isaia Rasila,  – replacements: 17.Bill Gadolo, 18.Kele Leawere, 19.Emori Katalau, 20.Waisale Serevi, 21.Viliame Satala No entry: 16.Paula Biutanaseva, 22.Isaac Mow


2002 Fijian local elections
Local elections were held in Fiji in October 2002. The results allowed the three major political parties, Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL), the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) and the National Federation Party (NFP) to claim a victory of sorts. The elections, which take place every three years, were for two city councils and ten town councils throughout Fiji.


2002 Fijian local elections, Results by municipality
The results showed considerable variation from one municipality to another, indicating that local rather than national issues played a prominent role in the election. The NFP, which suffered disastrous defeats in the national elections of 1999 and 2001, failing to win a single seat in the House of Representatives, remained strong at the municipal level, while the SDL and the FLP, despite their fierce and sometimes bitter rivalry in national politics, forged an alliance after the election to control the Suva City Council.


2002 Fijian local elections, Results by municipality, Suva
The Ratepayers Alliance, a coalition dominated by the NFP, won 8 of the 20 seats on the Suva City Council. The SDL won 7 and the FLP, 5. The Ratepayers Alliance and the SDL initially formed a coalition to reelect Chandu Umaria as Lord Mayor, but the coalition fell apart a year later when the SDL forged an alliance with the FLP to elect Ratu Peni Volavola to the office.


2002 Fijian local elections, Results by municipality, Suva
FLP support was concentrated in the Samabula Ward, where it won all five seats. In previous municipal election, held in 1999 the FLP had won no seats on the city council.


2002 Fijian local elections, Results by municipality, Nadi
The NFP retained its hold on the Nadi Town Council, winning 10 of the 15 seats. The other 5 seats, all from the Martintar Ward, were won by the FLP, which had won no seats in 1999.


2002 Fijian local elections, Results by municipality, Lautoka
The FLP retained control of the Lautoka City Council, winning 10 of the 15 seats. The remaining 5 seats, all from the Waiyavi Ward, were won by the SDL.


2002 Fijian local elections, Results by municipality, Ba Town
The NFP-dominated Ratepayers Alliance made a clean sweep, winning all 15 seats on the Ba Town Council.