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2002 World Cup - Uzbekistan 2 Jordan 2 (Apr 27, 2001)

Jordan threw away a 2-0 lead in Tashkent to draw 2-2 with Uzbekistan but had the excuse of being down to ten men. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Brazil 1 Peru 1 (Apr 26, 2001)

Brazil failed again to convince their fans that they have a good chance of reaching the 2002 World Cup finals and were booed from the field in Sao Paolo after another grim display. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Jamaica 1 Honduras 1 (Apr 26, 2001)

Jamaica failed to take advantage of some good chances and had to settle for a 1-1 draw in Kingston against Honduras. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Bolivia 3 Argentina 3 (Apr 26, 2001)

Argentina scored two late goals to draw 3-3 with Bolivia in La Paz. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Trinidad and Tobago 1 Mexico 1 (Apr 26, 2001)

Mexico came from behind to draw in Port of Spain but trail the US by five points in CONCACAF's final round of World Cup qualifying matches. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - US 1 Costa Rica 0 (Apr 26, 2001)

A 70th minute goal from Josh Wolff saw the US make it three wins from three matches in the final CONCACAF World Cup qualifying round. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Uzbekistan 1 Turkmenistan 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

Uzbekistan recorded their second World Cup qualifying win with a 1-0 beating of Turkmenistan in Tashkent. . . . more . . .

Croatia 2 Greece 2 (Apr 25, 2001)

A last minute goal from Miki Rapaic saved Croatia from defeat against Greece. . . . more . . .

Moldova 0 Estonia 0 (Apr 25, 2001)

Moldova and Estonia drew 0-0 in this low key friendly in Chisinau. . . . more . . .

Romania 0 Slovakia 0 (Apr 25, 2001)

Romania were held 0-0 by Slovakia but dominated this Ploiesti friendly. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Yugoslavia 0 Russia 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

Russia claimed a narrow away win in Belgrade to edge nearer a place in the 2002 World Cup finals but Yugoslavia are almost certainly out of contention. . . . more . . .

Poland 1 Scotland 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

Ten man Poland were held 1-1 by Scotland in a Bydgoszcz friendly that was a sour spectacle. . . . more . . .

Denmark 3 Slovenia 0 (Apr 25, 2001)

Denmark marked Peter Schmeichel's retirement with an easy 3-0 win over Slovenia in Copenhagen. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Iceland 4 Malta 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

Iceland overcame Malta by 4-1 after conceding an early lead to the home team. . . . more . . .

Norway 2 Bulgaria 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

Norway can thank midfielder Oyvind Leonhardsen for the two goals that won this Oslo friendly. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Austria 2 Liechtenstein 0 (Apr 25, 2001)

Austria did enough with two goals to go to the top of World Cup qualifying group seven. . . . more . . .

Czech Republic 1 Belgium 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

An offside goal was allowed by the Czech Republic as they drew 1-1 in Prague with Belgium. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Holland 4 Cyprus 0 (Apr 25, 2001)

New Manchester United record signing Ruud van Nistelrooy almost scored a hat trick after returning to the Dutch team as a 71st minute substitute. . . . more . . .

Italy 1 South Africa 0 (Apr 25, 2001)

AS Roma star Vincenzo Montella scored the only goal in Perugia. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Republic of Ireland 3 Andorra 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

The Republic of Ireland conceded a lead to Andorra in Dublin but responded with three goals of their own in a laboured performance in the rain. . . . more . . .

France 4 Portugal 0 (Apr 25, 2001)

Zinedine Zidane produced an exceptional first half display to help France outclass Portugal. . . . more . . .

Spain 1 Japan 0 (Apr 25, 2001)

Valencia midfielder Ruben Baraja scored an injury time winner to hand Spain a fortunate victory over Japan. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Kazakhstan 1 Iraq 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

Iraq survived a wild finish in Almaty to clinch a place in the second stage of the Asian qualifying zone. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Ecuador 2 Paraguay 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

Ecuador have maintained their momentum in the quest for a place at next year's World Cup finals by coming from behind to beat Paraguay in Quito while suffering two red cards The nine-man Ecuador also saw inspirational midfield leader Alex Aguinaga miss most of the game with injury. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Chile 0 Uruguay 1 (Apr 25, 2001)

Uruguay needed an own goal on his debut from Italo Diaz to defeat Chile in Santiago. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Venezuela 2 Colombia 2 (Apr 25, 2001)

Colombia scrambled a draw in San Cristobal with two late goals against Venezuela. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Australia 11 Samoa 0 (Apr 16, 2001)

Australia hit 11 goals past Samoa in Coffs Harbour to make their Oceania group record 66 goals in a week. . . . more . . .

Israel name new squad (Apr 16, 2001)

Israel have named their squad to play a friendly next week against Georgia. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Cambodia 1 Maldives 1 (Apr 15, 2001)

Cambodia drew 1-1 in Phnom Penh with the Maldives to pick up their first 2002 World Cup qualifying point. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - India 1 Yemen 1 (Apr 15, 2001)

India failed to make home advantage count in Bangalore and drew 1-1 with Yemen. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Australia 2 Fiji 0 (Apr 14, 2001)

Australia have won their Oceania World Cup qualifying group with a 2-0 victory over Fiji in Coffs Harbour. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Australia 31 American Samoa 0 (Apr 11, 2001)

Australia set their second world scoring record in three days with a 31-0 win over American Samoa in their Oceania group one World Cup qualifying zone with striker Archie Thompson scoring 13 goals. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Australia 22 Tonga 0 (Apr 09, 2001)

Australia may not have achieved much in world football terms but they now have a unique record in the history of the game after a 22-0 win over Tonga in a 2002 World Cup qualifier in Coffs Harbour. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Fiji 13 American Samoa 0 (Apr 07, 2001)

Substitute Shailemdra Lal came on as early as the 16th minute and then hit five goals as Fiji demolished American Samoa 13-0. . . . more . . .

2002 World Cup - Maldives 6 Cambodia 0 (Apr 01, 2001)

The Maldives have hammered Cambodia 6-0 at the start of their 2002 World Cup qualifying matches. . . . more . . .