2002 FIFA World Cup qualification failed to qualify for the 2006 finals: Belgium, Cameroon, China, Denmark, Ireland, Nigeria, Russia, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Uruguay." The 32 spots available in the 2002 World Cup would be distributed among the continental zones as follows: 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). 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
2002 FIFA World Cup squads 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. The players' ages, caps and clubs are as of 31 May 2002, the opening day of the tournament. Head coach: Morten Olsen Head coach: Roger Lemerre Head coach: Bruno Metsu Head coach: Víctor Púa Head coach: Cesare Maldini Head coach: Srečko Katanec Note: caps for Yugoslavia are not counted. Head coach: Jomo Sono Head coach: José Antonio Camacho Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari Head coach: Bora Milutinović Head coach: Alexandre Guimarães