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 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