2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 7
The five teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Spain qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Austria advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Turkey. Spain dominated the group, with six wins out of eight, and only two away draws (against second-placed Austria and third-placed Israel) to mar the record. Second place, however, was not decided until the last minute of the last match: Austria had a three-point advantage, but Israel led 1-0 which would have brought them level in the group standings, and had a superior goal difference which would have seen them into second place, but Austria scored an injury-time equalizer to earn a draw and retain their second position.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 20 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 12 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 5–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | — |
Matches
Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Baljić ![]() | Report | Gerard ![]() Etxeberria ![]() |
Israel ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Mizrahi ![]() Balili ![]() | Report |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Flögel ![]() |
Spain ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Helguera ![]() Mendieta ![]() Hierro ![]() Raúl ![]() | Report |
Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Barbarez ![]() | Report | Baur ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Barbarez ![]() Hota ![]() |
Austria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Glieder ![]() Flögel ![]() | Report |
Spain ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Hierro ![]() Moreno ![]() Raúl ![]() Tristán ![]() | Report | Bešlija ![]() |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Report | Revivo ![]() Tal ![]() Nimni ![]() |
Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Liechtenstein ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report | Raúl ![]() Nadal ![]() |
Austria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Herzog ![]() | Report |
Bosnia and Herzegovina ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Konjić ![]() Baljić ![]() Šabić ![]() Dodik ![]() | Report |
Goalscorers
There were 54 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.
4 goals
Andi Herzog
Raúl
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Michael Baur (against Israel)
Notes
- ^ The game was originally scheduled for 7 October 2001. On 4 October FIFA announced postponement of the match for safety reasons after a plane departed from Tel Aviv crashed in the Black Sea.[2]
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "PLUS: SOCCER; World Cup Qualifier Postponed in Israel (Published 2001)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-10-19.
External links
- FIFA official page
- RSSSF - 2002 World Cup Qualification
- Allworldcup
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