| Last updated: 28-November-2001 |
| ASIAN (AFC) CONFEDERATION |
Group A Table & Matches
| Teams | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | | Saudi Arabia* | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 17 | | Iran** | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | | Bahrain | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 | | Iraq | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 7 | | Thailand | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
| *Saudi Arabia Qualify For Finals in Korea/Japan |
| **Iran Qualify For Confederation Play-Off |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 17-Aug-2001 | | Baghdad | | | Husham Fiead (23,74)
Emad Ridha (69)
Laith Hussain Shaaib (84) | |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 17-Aug-2001 | | Prince Faisal Bin Fahad, Riyadh | | 45,000 | | | | | | Saudi Arabia | 1 (0) | Bahrain | 1 (1) |
| Obeid Al Dossary (83) | Mohammad Salmeen (18) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 23-Aug-2001 | | National Stadium, Manama | | 35,000 | Talal Yusuf Mohamed (60)
Ghazi al Kuwarie (82) | |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 24-Aug-2001 | | Azadi, Teheran | | 120,000 | | | | | | Iran | 2 (0) | Saudi Arabia | 0 (0) |
| Red Card | Saleh Al Saqri (59) (Saudi Arabia) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 31-Aug-2001 | | National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain | | 10,000 | | | | | | Saudi Arabia | 1 (1) | Iraq | 0 (0) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 01-Sep-2001 | | National Stadium, Bangkok | | 30,000 |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 06-Sep-2001 | | National Stadium, Manama | | 35,000 | | | | | | Bahrain | 1 (1) | Thailand | 1 (1) |
| Khaled Al Doseri (16) | Senamuang Kiatisuk (63) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 07-Sep-2001 | | Al-Shaab, Baghdad | | 40,000 | Emad Ridha (20)
| Ali Karimi (29)
Ali Daei (83) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 14-Sep-2001 | | Azadi, Teheran | | 50,000 |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 15-Sep-2001 | | National Stadium, Bangkok | | 18,000 | | | | | | Thailand | 1 (1) | Saudi Arabia | 3 (0) |
Pituratana Sakesan (28)
| Sami Al Jaber (47)
Abdullah Bin Shehan (63)
Obeid Al Dossary (71) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 21-Sep-2001 | | National Stadium, Manama | | 35,000 | | | | | | Bahrain | 0 (0) | Saudi Arabia | 4 (3) |
| | Obeid Al Dossary (26)
Abdullah Bin Shehan (28)
Abdullah Al Shahrani (39)
Sami Al Jaber (88) |
| Red Card | Hamad Al Ruwaie (77) (Bahrain) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 22-Sep-2001 | | National Stadium, Bangkok | | 17,000 | | Suksomkit Sutee (38) | Emad Ridha (62) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 28-Sep-2001 | | Baghdad | | 15,000 |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 28-Sep-2001 | | Youth Welfare, Jeddah | | 30,000 | | | | | | Saudi Arabia | 2 (1) | Iran | 2 (1) |
Abdullah Al Shahrani (20)
Al Hassan Al Yami (59) | Ali Daei (42)
Sirous Dinmohammadi (84) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 05-Oct-2001 | | Azadi, Teheran | | 75,000 | | Alireza Vahedinikbakht (32) | |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | 05-Oct-2001
| | King Hussein Sport Complex
Amman, Jordan | | 17,000
| | | | | | Iraq | 1 (1) | Saudi Arabia | 2 (1) |
| Abdulwahab Aboulheil (31) | Abdullah Bin Shehan (1, 80) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 12-Oct-2001 | | Azadi, Teheran | | 100,000 | Mehdi Mahdavikia (27)
Ali Karimi (70) | Qathan Drain (51)
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| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 16-Oct-2001 | | National Stadium, Bangkok | | 20,000 | | | | | | Thailand | 1 (1) | Bahrain | 0 (0) |
| Srimaka Worrawoot (21) | Mohammad Salmeen (93) |
| Red Card | Promrut Choketawee (74) (Thailand) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 21-Oct-2001 | | National Stadium, Manama | | 25,000 | Abdulla Abdulrahman Mohamed (7)
Husain Ali Ahmed (45)
Mohamed Husain Mohamed (90) | Ali Daei (81)
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Red Card
| Sirous Dinmohammadi (73) (Iran)
Abdulla Abdulrahman Mohamed (79) (Bahrain)
Alireza Vahedinikbakht (81) (Iran) |
| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 21-Oct-2001 | | Prince Faisal Bin Fahad, Riyadh | | 27,000 | | | | | | Saudi Arabia | 4 (1) | Thailand | 1 (0) |
Abdullah Bin Shehan (41)
Abdullah Al Dosary (50)
Sami Al Jaber (67)
Ibrahim Al Harbi (73) | Pituratana Sakesan (58)
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| Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 25-Oct-2001 | | Azadi, Teheran | | 40,000 | | Match Date | | Stadium/Venue | | Attendance | | 31-Oct-2001 | | Al Wahda, Abu Dhabi | | 18,000 |
| | Ali Daei (7)
Karim Bagheri (76)
Mehrdad Minavad (79) |
Red Card
| Pehzman Janshidi (8) (Iran)
Jaleel Abdul Rahman (52) (U.A.E.) |
| Winner on Aggregate | Iran | 4 - 0 |
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