2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off) 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. Uruguay qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Finals in South Korea and Japan, and were drawn into Group A with defending champions France,
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round 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. <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Head coach: Gilson Nunes (first and seventh match); Alexandre Guimarães (eighth to 17th match) Head