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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

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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.)


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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