2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

The AFC third round, also known as the AFC play-off, of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was held on 25 and 31 October 2001 between the two teams that finished second in the second round.^[1]

The winning team advanced to a play-off against the group runner-up of the European qualifying group, Republic of Ireland. The winner of this playoff qualified for the 2002 World Cup finals.^[2]

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Iran	4–0	United Arab Emirates	1–0	3–0

Matches

25 October 2001

17:30 UTC+03:30

Iran	1–0	United Arab Emirates
Bagheri 45'	Report

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

31 October 2001

18:30 UTC+04

United Arab Emirates	0–3	Iran
	Report	Daei 7' Bagheri 76' Minavand 79'

Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Iran won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the UEFA–AFC inter-confederation play-off.

Goalscorers

There were 4 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

2 goals

• Karim Bagheri

1 goal

• Ali Daei
• Mehrdad Minavand