2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs) 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. The first legs were played on 10 and 20 November 2001, and the second legs were played on 15 and 25 November 2001. <section begin=playoff1 /> <section end=playoff1 /> Republic of Ireland won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. <section begin=playoff2 /> <section end=playoff2 /> Uruguay won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. There were 7 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.75
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Final Round 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. The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the 2002 FIFA World Cup. "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" "match abandoned at 0–2 at 83 minutes after crowd trouble led police to fire tear gas in