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2002 World Cup Groups

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Posted: Thursday December 09, 1999 11:34 AM

Europe/UEFA Groups

Group winners advance to the finals. Eight runners-up go into a playoff to determine four more qualifiers. Another runner-up meets an Asian team in the final playoff.

Group 1

Yugoslavia, Russia, Switzerland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Faroe Islands

Group 2

Netherlands, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Cypress, Andotra, Estonia

Group 3

Czech Republic, Denmark, Bulgaria, Iceland, N. Ireland, Malta

Group 4

Sweden, Turkey, Slovakia, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, Moldova

Group 5

Norway, Ukraine, Poland, Wales, Armenia, Belarus

Group 6

Belgium, Scotland, Croatia, Latvia, San Marino

Group 7

Spain, Austria, Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Liechtenstein

Group 8

Romania, Italy, Lithuania, Hungary, Georgia

Group 9

Germany, England, Greece, Finland, Albania

Africa/CAF Groups

The 25 winners are divided into five groups containing five teams each. The draw is held after the first round. The group winners advance to the finals.

Group A

Cape Verde Islands vs. Algeria Mauritania vs. Tunisia Benin vs. Senegal Guinea-Bissau vs. Togo Gambia vs. Morocco

Group B

Lesotho vs. South Africa Swaziland vs. Angola Botswana vs. Zambia Madagascar vs. Gabon Sudan vs. Mozambique

Group C

Equatorial Guinea vs. Congo Libya vs. Mali Rwanda vs. Cote d'Ivoire Sao Tome e Principe vs. Sierra Leone Central African Republic vs. Zimbabwe

Group D

Seychelles vs. Namibia Djibouti vs. Congo Democratic Republic Somalia vs. Cameroon Mauritius vs. Egypt Eritrea vs. Nigeria

Group E

Chad vs. Liberia Uganda vs. Guinea Ethiopia vs. Burkina Faso Malawi vs. Kenya Tanzania vs. Ghana

CONCACAF Groups

Mexico, Jamaica, United States and Costa Rica go straight into the semifinal round. The top three teams from the final group advance to the finals.

Caribbean Zone

Group 1 Cuba vs. Cayman Islands St. Lucia vs. Suriname Aruba vs. Puerto Rico Barbados vs. Grenada

Caribbean Zone

Group 2 St. Vincent vs. U.S. Virgin Islands St Kitts and Nevis vs. Turks and Caicos Islands Guyana vs. Antigua and Barbuda British Virgin Islands vs. Bermuda

Caribbean Zone

Group 3 Trinidad and Tobago vs. Netherlands Antilles Dominican Republic vs. Montserrat Dominica vs. Haiti Anguilla vs. Bahamas

Central American Zone

Group A El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala

Central American Zone

Group B Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama

South America/CONMEBOL Groups

The 10 teams play a qualifying tournament in a league system. The top four teams qualify and the fifth-placed team plays against the winner of the Oceania qualifications. The winner advances to the finals.

Group 1

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Oceania/OFC Groups

The winner of group 1 and group 2 will compete in a home and away play-off. The winner of that competes in a home and away play-off against the team finishing fifth in the South American competition. The winner qualifies for the finals.

Group 1

Australia, Tonga, Fiji, American Samoa, Western Samoa

Group 1

New Zealand, Tahiti, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Cook Islands

Asia/AFC Groups

The 10 group winners qualify for the Asia Final Round, drawn into two groups of five teams. The two winners qualify for the World Cup finals. The two runners-up go into a playoff, with the winner playing a European team for a spot in the finals.

Group 1

Oman, Syria, Laos, Philippines

Group 2

Iran, Tajikisan, Myanmar, Guam

Group 3

Qatar, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Palestine

Group 4

Kuwait, Singapore, Bahrain, Kyrgystan

Group 5

Thailand, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Pakistan

Group 6

Iraq, Kazakstan, Nepal, Macao

Group 7

Uzbekistan, Jordan, Turkmenistan, Taiwan

Group 8

United Arab Emirates, India, Yemen, Brunei

Group 9

China, Indonesia, Maldives, Cambodia

Group 10

Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mongolia

 

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