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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Denmark 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   Czech Republic 10 6 2 2 20 8 +12 20 Advance to UEFA play-offs 0–0 6–0 4–0 3–1 3–2
3   Bulgaria 10 5 2 3 14 15 −1 17 0–2 0–1 2–1 4–3 3–0
4   Iceland 10 4 1 5 14 20 −6 13 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–0
5   Northern Ireland 10 3 2 5 11 12 −1 11 1–1 0–1 0–1 3–0 1–0
6   Malta 10 0 1 9 4 24 −20 1 0–5 0–0 0–2 1–4 0–1
Source: [1]

Matches

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Iceland  1–2  Denmark
E. Sverrisson   12' Report Tomasson   26'
Bisgaard   48'
Bulgaria  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Poborský   73' (pen.)
Northern Ireland  1–0  Malta
Gray   70' Report
Attendance: 8,227

Northern Ireland  1–1  Denmark
Healy   38' Report Rommedahl   59'
Attendance: 11,823
Czech Republic  4–0  Iceland
Koller   17', 40'
Nedvěd   44', 90'
Report
Attendance: 9,843
Bulgaria  3–0  Malta
G. Ivanov   40', 65'
S. Todorov   90'
Report

Denmark  1–1  Bulgaria
Sand   72' Report Berbatov   83'
Attendance: 39,847
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
Malta  0–0  Czech Republic
Report
Iceland  1–0  Northern Ireland
Th. Guðjónsson   89' Report
Attendance: 6,780
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Malta  0–5  Denmark
Report Sand   8', 63', 79'
Heintze   51'
C. Jensen   76'
Northern Ireland  0–1  Czech Republic
Report Nedvěd   12'
Attendance: 10,368
Bulgaria  2–1  Iceland
Chomakov   36'
Berbatov   79'
Report Hreidarsson   25'
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Czech Republic  0–0  Denmark
Report
Attendance: 16,354
Bulgaria  4–3  Northern Ireland
Balakov   7' (pen.)
Petrov   17', 78'
Chomakov   72'
Report Williams   15'
Elliott   84'
Healy   90' (pen.)

Malta  1–4  Iceland
Mifsud   14' Report T. Guðmundsson   42'
He. Sigurdsson   44'
E. Guðjohnsen   81'
Th. Guðjónsson   90'

Denmark  2–1  Czech Republic
Sand   6'
Tomasson   82'
Report Týce   40'
Attendance: 41,669
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Northern Ireland  0–1  Bulgaria
Report G. Ivanov   52'
Attendance: 7,609
Iceland  3–0  Malta
T. Guðmundsson   7'
Daðason   38'
E. Guðjohnsen   68'
Report

Denmark  2–1  Malta
Sand   43', 83' Report Mallia   8'
Attendance: 38,499
Czech Republic  3–1  Northern Ireland
Kuka   40', 88'
Baroš   90'
Report Mulryne   45'
Attendance: 14,050
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)
Iceland  1–1  Bulgaria
Daðason   43' Report Berbatov   81'

Denmark  1–1  Northern Ireland
Rommedahl   3' Report Mulryne   73'
Attendance: 41,500
Iceland  3–1  Czech Republic
E. Sverrisson   45', 77'
A. Sigthórsson   66'
Report Jankulovski   88'
Malta  0–2  Bulgaria
Report Berbatov   74', 80'

Bulgaria  0–2  Denmark
Report Tomasson   47', 90+1'
Czech Republic  3–2  Malta
Jankulovski   20'
Lokvenc   37'
Baroš   68'
Report Carabott   22' (pen.)
G. Agius   55'
Attendance: 9,280
Northern Ireland  3–0  Iceland
Healy   48'
Hughes   58'
McCartney   61'
Report
Attendance: 6,625

Denmark  6–0  Iceland
Rommedahl   12'
Sand   14', 66'
Gravesen   31', 35'
Michaelsen   90'
Report
Czech Republic  6–0  Bulgaria
Rosický   5', 69'
Nedvěd   16', 76'
Baroš   27'
Lokvenc   66'
Report
Attendance: 15,020
Malta  0–1  Northern Ireland
Report Healy   57' (pen.)

Goalscorers

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There were 85 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

9 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2002, football - table and standings". soccer365.me. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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