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- Each confederation — the AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe) — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament. 199 teams entered the tournament qualification rounds, competing for 32 spots in the final tournament.
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A total of 193 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 777 qualifying matches were played, and 2452 goals were scored (an average of 3.17 per match). Summary of qualification. Confederation qualification. AFC.
199 teams attempted to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. The qualification process began with the preliminary draw held in Tokyo on 7 December 1999. Defending champions France and co-hosts South Korea and Japan qualified automatically and did not have to play any qualification matches.
The 50 teams were divided into nine groups, five groups of six teams and four groups of five teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would qualify.
2002 World Cup Qualifying Rounds. Previous Competition Next Competition. Host Country: Korea Republic, Japan. Gender: Male. Champion: br Brazil. Most Goals: Ronaldo (Brazil) - 8. Most Clean Sheets: Oliver Kahn (Germany) - 5. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. FIFA World Cup History.
51 teams entered the competition. 13 or 14 teams qualify. All nine groupwinners qualify directly. One runner-up will play-off the third best team in Asia for one spot in the finals. All the other eight runners-up play home/away knock-out matches for four more places. France are qualified automatically as defending champions.
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50 UEFA national teams entered qualification, and twelve teams will qualify for the 2002 World Cup. The draw for the qualification groups was held at the World Cup Preliminary Draw at the International Forum in Tokyo, Japan, on 7 December 1999. A record 199 teams entered, and 195 took part.
