The six teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner (Poland) qualified for the 17thFIFA World Cup held inSouth Korea andJapan. The runner-upUkraine advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Germany. Poland led the group from the start, with six wins and two draws out of eight, with Ukraine in second place: however, with group victory already sewn up, they unexpectedly went down 4–1 to Belarus, which gave the Belarusians a chance of overtaking Ukraine if they won their final match against Wales and Ukraine failed to win in Poland. However, Belarus failed to reproduce the form of their previous match, and lost 1–0 to hand Wales their only victory of the campaign, Ukraine thus finishing second regardless of their result in Poland (a 1–1 draw).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 21 | Qualification to2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Ukraine | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 17 | Advance toUEFA play-offs | 1–3 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Belarus | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | 4–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | Norway | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 10 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 5 | Wales | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 9 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 6 | Armenia | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | — |
| Armenia | 2–3 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
Arthur Petrosyan 17',44' | Report | Shevchenko 45',59' Husin 55' |
| Norway | 0–1 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shevchenko 51' |
| Armenia | 2–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| Ar. Minasyan 39' A. Movsisyan 67' | Report | Hartson 40',48' |
| Poland | 4–0 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Michał Żewłakow 15' (pen.) Olisadebe 42'Marcin Żewłakow 81'Karwan 88' | Report |
| Wales | 1–1 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Hartson 12' | Report | Shevchenko 51' |
| Armenia | 1–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Petrosyan 11' | Report | Kałużny 4' |
| Poland | 3–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Kryszałowicz 45+1' Olisadebe 77'Marcin Żewłakow 88' | Report |
| Belarus | 0–2 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shevchenko 45',57' |
| Belarus | 4–1 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Vasilyuk 7',46',52',61' | Report | Marcin Żewłakow 78' |
| Ukraine | 3–0 | Armenia |
|---|---|---|
| Shevchenko 11' Vorobey 85',90' | Report |
| Norway | 3–2 | Wales |
|---|---|---|
| R. Johnsen 17' Carew 68'F. Johnsen 87' | Report | Savage 10' Bellamy 28' |
| Poland | 1–1 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Olisadebe 40' | Report | Shevchenko 81' |
There were 75 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.
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