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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

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The five teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Italy qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Romania advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Slovenia. Italy conceded two unexpected draws against the lowest-ranked sides in the group, but won the big matches comfortably, and were established as group winners long before the end of the campaign. Romania lost both games against Italy but had five wins out of six in the other matches, and second place was likewise ensured early.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Italy 8 6 2 0 16 3 +13 20 Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup — 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–0
2   Romania 8 5 1 2 10 7 +3 16 Advance to UEFA play-offs 0–2 — 1–1 2–0 1–0
3   Georgia 8 3 1 4 12 12 0 10 1–2 0–2 — 3–1 2–0
4   Hungary 8 2 2 4 14 13 +1 8 2–2 0–2 4–1 — 1–1
5   Lithuania 8 0 2 6 3 20 −17 2 0–0 1–2 0–4 1–6 —
Source: [1]

Matches

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Hungary  2–2  Italy
Horváth   29', 78' Report Inzaghi   26', 35'
Attendance: 57,000
Romania  1–0  Lithuania
Ganea   89' Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Morgan Norman (Sweden)
Italy  3–0  Romania
Inzaghi   13'
Delvecchio   17'
Totti   42'		 Report
Attendance: 54,297
Lithuania  0–4  Georgia
Report Ketsbaia   19', 35'
Kinkladze   46'
A. Arveladze   84'
Attendance: 2,317
Italy  2–0  Georgia
Del Piero   47' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 26,000
Lithuania  1–6  Hungary
Buitkus   71' Report Illés   25'
M. Fehér   36', 61', 72'
Horváth   67'
Lisztes   84'
Attendance: 498
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)
Romania  0–2  Italy
Report Inzaghi   29', 33'
Attendance: 24,000
Hungary  1–1  Lithuania
V. Sebők   70' (pen.) Report Ražanauskas   74'
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Vasiliy Melnichuk (Ukraine)
Italy  4–0  Lithuania
Inzaghi   17', 64'
Del Piero   49', 79'		 Report
Attendance: 14,800
Georgia  0–2  Romania
Report D. Munteanu   69'
Contra   80'
Attendance: 27,000
Georgia  1–2  Italy
Gakhokidze   80' Report Delvecchio   45'
Totti   66'
Attendance: 28,000
Romania  2–0  Hungary
M. Niculae   5', 54' Report
Attendance: 20,526
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
Lithuania  1–2  Romania
Fomenka   86' Report A. Ilie   31'
V. Moldovan   49'
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Anton Stredak (Slovakia)
Hungary  4–1  Georgia
Mátyus   40'
V. Sebők   45' (pen.)
A. Korsós   55', 62'		 Report Kobiashvili   77'
Attendance: 7,325
Lithuania  0–0  Italy
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Georgia  3–1  Hungary
S. Arveladze   32'
Jamarauli   53'
Iashvili   64'		 Report Mátyus   43'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)
Hungary  0–2  Romania
Report A. Ilie   11'
M. Niculae   27'
Attendance: 6,000
Georgia  2–0  Lithuania
Iashvili   81', 83' Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Haim Yakov (Israel)
Italy  1–0  Hungary
Del Piero   45' Report
Attendance: 20,545
Romania  1–1  Georgia
Gh. Popescu   88' Report Iashvili   55'
Attendance: 16,500

Goalscorers

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There were 55 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

7 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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