SA WORLD CUP

The 2002 Soccer World Cup Site for Southern Africa

ASIAN CONFEDERATION
A total of 40 Asia countries battle for a place in the FIFA World Cup Finals. Only 2 or 3 will go through (plus the hosts). Japan and Korea, being the hosts, automatically qualify.

The following countries entered:

Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brunei Dar.
Cambodia
China PR
Taiwan
Guam
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia

Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Macao
Malaysia

Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia

Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
U.A.E.
Uzbekistan
Vietnam SR
Yemen

COUNTRIES ALREADY QUALIFIED

ASIA

Korea
Japan

China
Saudi Arabia

HOW THE COUNTRIES REACHED THE FINAL

       Korea & Japan
       As hosts, Korea & Japan automatically qualify

       China

Date				Result
22-Apr-2001	China PR	v	Maldives	10 - 1
28-Apr-2001	Maldives	v	China PR	0 - 1
06-May-2001	Cambodia	v	China PR	0 - 4
13-May-2001	China PR	v	Indonesia	5 - 1
20-May-2001	China PR	v	Cambodia	3 - 1
27-May-2001	Indonesia	v	China PR	0 - 2
25-Aug-2001	China PR	v	United Arab Emirates	3 - 0
31-Aug-2001	Oman	v	China PR	0 - 2
07-Sep-2001	Qatar	v	China PR	1 - 1
15-Sep-2001	China PR	v	Uzbekistan	2 - 0
27-Sep-2001	United Arab Emirates	v	China PR	0 - 1
07-Oct-2001	China PR	v	Oman	1 - 0
13-Oct-2001	China PR	v	Qatar	3 - 0
19-Oct-2001	Uzbekistan	v	China PR	1 - 0

Saudi Arabia

Date				Result
08-Feb-2001	Saudi Arabia	v	Mongolia	6 - 0
10-Feb-2001	Bangladesh	v	Saudi Arabia	0 - 3
12-Feb-2001	Saudi Arabia	v	Vietnam SR	5 - 0
15-Feb-2001	Saudi Arabia	v	Mongolia	6 - 0
17-Feb-2001	Saudi Arabia	v	Bangladesh	6 - 0
19-Feb-2001	Saudi Arabia	v	Vietnam SR	4 - 0
17-Aug-2001	Saudi Arabia	v	Bahrain	1 - 1
24-Aug-2001	Iran	v	Saudi Arabia	2 - 0
31-Aug-2001	Saudi Arabia	v	Iraq	1 - 0
15-Sep-2001	Thailand	v	Saudi Arabia	1 - 3
21-Sep-2001	Bahrain	v	Saudi Arabia	0 - 4
28-Sep-2001	Saudi Arabia	v	Iran	2 - 2
05-Oct-2001	Iraq	v	Saudi Arabia	1 - 2
21-Oct-2001	Saudi Arabia	v	Thailand	4 - 1

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