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The 2002 FIFA World Cup UEFA–AFC qualification play-off was a two-legged home-and-away tie between a group runner-up of the European qualifying tournament, the Republic of Ireland, and the winners of the AFC play-off, Iran. The games were played on 10 November and 15 November 2001 in Dublin and Tehran, respectively.[1]
Event | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
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Date | 10 November 2001 | ||||||
Venue | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | ||||||
Referee | Antonio Pereira da Silva (Brazil) | ||||||
Attendance | 36,538 | ||||||
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Date | 15 November 2001 | ||||||
Venue | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | ||||||
Referee | William Mattus Vega (Costa Rica) | ||||||
Attendance | 100,000 |
Ireland beat Iran 2–0 in the first leg held in Dublin, while in the second leg, Iran defeated Ireland 1–0 in Tehran. The Irish side won the series 2–1 on aggregate, therefore qualifying to the World Cup.
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1st leg | United Arab Emirates (H) | 1–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd leg | United Arab Emirates (A) | 3–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iran | 1–0 | Republic of Ireland |
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Golmohammadi 90' | (Report) |
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The elimination saw Iran manager Miroslav Blažević step down to be replaced by his assistant, Branko Ivanković.
The Republic of Ireland qualified to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and were drawn into Group E with Germany, Cameroon and Saudi Arabia. They drew with Cameroon and Germany with a score of 1–1 and in the final match, they won 3–0 against Saudi Arabia. This qualified them to the Round of 16 but they were eliminated by Spain on penalties (2–3) after the match ended in a 1–1 draw.
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