2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Asia. 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. Afghanistan, Bhutan and North Korea chose not to participate. Asia's two
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF final round coach: Manuel Lapuente (first to fifth match); Enrique Meza (sixth to eleventh match); Javier Aguirre (twelfth to 16th match) Head coach: Bruce Arena 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>