2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3
The six teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Denmark qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Czech Republic advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Belgium. Denmark went through the group undefeated, but four draws - three in their first five matches - kept the Czech Republic in the hunt despite the latter shipping an unexpected loss to Iceland, which in turn kept Bulgaria in with a shout for second place. In fact, in the final round of matches, the Czechs were level with Bulgaria on points but delivered a 6-0 hammering: while Denmark, just two points ahead of the Czechs, thrashed Iceland by the same margin to maintain their lead in the group.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 | 22 | Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | ![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 20 | Advance to UEFA play-offs | 0–0 | — | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 13 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
5 | ![]() | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 11 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
6 | ![]() | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 1 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |
Matches
Iceland ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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E. Sverrisson ![]() | Report | Tomasson ![]() Bisgaard ![]() |
Bulgaria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Poborský ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Gray ![]() | Report |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Healy ![]() | Report | Rommedahl ![]() |
Czech Republic ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Koller ![]() Nedvěd ![]() | Report |
Bulgaria ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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G. Ivanov ![]() S. Todorov ![]() | Report |
Malta ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Iceland ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Th. Guðjónsson ![]() | Report |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Nedvěd ![]() |
Bulgaria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Chomakov ![]() Berbatov ![]() | Report | Hreidarsson ![]() |
Czech Republic ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Bulgaria ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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Balakov ![]() Petrov ![]() Chomakov ![]() | Report | Williams ![]() Elliott ![]() Healy ![]() |
Malta ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Mifsud ![]() | Report | T. Guðmundsson ![]() He. Sigurdsson ![]() E. Guðjohnsen ![]() Th. Guðjónsson ![]() |
Denmark ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Sand ![]() Tomasson ![]() | Report | Týce ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | G. Ivanov ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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T. Guðmundsson ![]() Daðason ![]() E. Guðjohnsen ![]() | Report |
Czech Republic ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Kuka ![]() Baroš ![]() | Report | Mulryne ![]() |
Denmark ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Rommedahl ![]() | Report | Mulryne ![]() |
Iceland ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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E. Sverrisson ![]() A. Sigthórsson ![]() | Report | Jankulovski ![]() |
Czech Republic ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Jankulovski ![]() Lokvenc ![]() Baroš ![]() | Report | Carabott ![]() G. Agius ![]() |
Northern Ireland ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Healy ![]() Hughes ![]() McCartney ![]() | Report |
Malta ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Healy ![]() |
Goalscorers
There were 85 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.
9 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Jon Dahl Tomasson
David Healy
3 goals
Georgi Ivanov
Milan Baroš
Dennis Rommedahl
Eyjólfur Sverrisson
2 goals
1 goal
Krasimir Balakov
Svetoslav Todorov
Karel Poborský
Roman Týce
Morten Bisgaard
Jan Heintze
Claus Jensen
Jan Michaelsen
Hermann Hreidarsson
Helgi Sigurðsson
Andri Sigþórsson
Gilbert Agius
David Carabott
George Mallia
Michael Mifsud
Stuart Elliott
Phil Gray
Michael Hughes
George McCartney
Mark Williams
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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