Europe:

France, as defending champions, plus the winners of each of the nine groups: Russia, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Croatia, Spain, Italy and England, have qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

The second place teams of each group competed in a home-and-away playoff round. Eight teams from Europe played each other and the ninth team played against the third place team from Asia. Belgium, Germany, Turkey, Slovenia and Ireland, the winners of each playoff match, qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Playoff Games (score):

Belgium v Czech Republic (2:0)

Ukraine v Germany (2:5)

Austria v Turkey (0:6)

Slovenia v Romania (3:2)

Ireland v Iran (2:1)

Group 1	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-Russia	10	7	2	1	18:5	23
y-Slovenia	10	5	5	0	17:9	20
Yugoslavia	10	5	4	1	22:8	19
Switzerland	10	4	2	4	18:12	14
Faroe Islands	10	2	1	7	6:23	7
Luxembourg	10	0	0	10	4:28	0
Group 2	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-Portugal	10	7	3	0	33:7	24
y-Ireland	10	7	3	0	23:5	24
Netherlands	10	6	2	2	30:9	20
Estonia	10	2	2	6	10:26	8
Cyprus	10	2	2	6	13:31	8
Andorra	10	0	0	10	5:36	0
Group 3	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-Denmark	10	6	4	0	22:6	22
y-Czech Republic	10	6	2	2	20:8	20
Bulgaria	10	5	2	3	14:15	17
Iceland	10	4	1	5	14:20	13
Northern Ireland	10	3	2	5	11:12	11
Malta	10	0	1	9	4:24	1
Group 4	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-Sweden	10	8	2	0	20:3	26
y-Turkey	10	6	3	1	18:8	21
Slovakia	10	5	2	3	16:9	17
Macedonia	10	1	4	5	11:18	7
Moldova	10	1	3	6	6:20	6
Azerbaijan	10	1	2	7	4:17	5
Group 5	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-Poland	10	6	3	1	21:11	21
y-Ukraine	10	4	5	1	13:8	17
Belarus	10	4	3	3	12:11	15
Norway	10	2	4	4	12:14	10
Wales	10	1	6	3	10:12	9
Armenia	10	0	5	5	7:19	5
Group 6	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-Croatia	8	5	3	0	15:2	18
y-Belgium	8	5	2	1	25:6	17
Scotland	8	4	3	1	12:6	15
Latvia	8	1	1	6	5:16	4
San Marino	8	0	1	7	3:30	1
Group 7	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-Spain	8	6	2	0	21:4	20
y-Austria	8	4	3	1	10:8	15
Israel	8	3	3	2	11:7	12
Bosnia-Herzegovinia	8	2	2	4	12:12	8
Lichtenstein	8	0	0	8	0:23	0
Group 8	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-Italy	8	6	2	0	16:3	20
y-Romania	8	5	1	2	10:7	16
Georgia	8	3	1	4	12:12	10
Hungary	8	2	2	4	14:13	8
Lithuania	8	0	2	6	3:20	2
Group 9	Games	Wins	Draws	Lost	GF:GA	Pts
x-England	8	5	2	1	16:6	17
y-Germany	8	5	2	1	14:10	17
Finland	8	3	3	2	12:7	12
Greece	8	2	1	5	7:17	7
Albania	8	1	0	7	5:14	3

x = Qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup

y = Advanced to the Playoff Round