The2002 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 was aUEFA qualifying group for the2002 FIFA World Cup. The group comprisedAndorra,Cyprus,Estonia, theNetherlands,Portugal and theRepublic of Ireland.
The group was won by Portugal, who qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The runners-up Republic of Ireland entered theUEFA–AFC play-off as the group's play-off berth was randomly drawn byFIFA for the intercontinental play-off against anAFC team not one from its own confederation. Portugal, Ireland, and the Netherlands were clearly the top sides in the group, each handing out six beatings to the three other minnows. Between the top three, four of the matches were drawn, but the Netherlands lost one match each to Portugal and Ireland and had to settle for third place. In the end, Portugal only topped the group ahead of Ireland by virtue of superior goal difference.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 7 | +26 | 24 | Qualification to2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 24 | Advance tointer-confederation play-offs | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 20 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 8 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 8 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 36 | −31 | 0 | 1–7 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–3 | — |
| Andorra | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| González I. Lima | Report | Konstantinou Agathokleous |
| Netherlands | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Talan Van Bronckhorst | Report | Robbie Keane McAteer |
| Portugal | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Conceição | Report | Holland |
| Republic of Ireland | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kinsella Dunne | Report |
| Netherlands | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Conceição Pauleta |
| Cyprus | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Okkas Agathokleous Christodoulou Špoljarić | Report |
| Andorra | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kluivert Hasselbaink Van Hooijdonk Van Bommel |
| Portugal | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pauleta Figo | Report | Hasselbaink Kluivert |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hasselbaink Overmars Kluivert Van Nistelrooy | Report |
| Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Roy Keane | Report | Figo |
| Estonia | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Oper Zelinski | Report | Piiroja Van Nistelrooy Kluivert |
| Estonia | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dunne Holland |
| Netherlands | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zenden Van Bommel Cocu Van Nistelrooy | Report |
| Cyprus | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Konstantinou | Report | Nuno Gomes Pauleta Conceição |
| Portugal | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| João Pinto Nuno Gomes Pauleta Figo | Report |
| Netherlands | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Van Hooijdonk Seedorf Van Nistelrooy | Report |
There were 114 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.8 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal