Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Oceanian zone (OFC).

A total of 10 teams played in the competition for 0.5 allocated places out of 32 in the final tournament. Papua New Guinea chose not to participate.

Australia's 31–0 win over American Samoa established a World Cup record for the highest margin of victory in a qualifying match.

Format

There would be two rounds of play:

• First round: The 10 teams were divided into two groups of five teams each. The teams played against each other once. The group winners advanced to the second round.
• Second round: The two teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner advanced to the OFC–CONMEBOL inter-confederation play-off.

First round

Group 1

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Group 2

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Second round

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Australia won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the OFC–CONMEBOL play-off.

Inter-confederation play-off

Did not enter

•  Papua New Guinea

Goalscorers

There were 179 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 8.14 goals per match.

16 goals

14 goals

9 goals

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

• Tonga 0–22 Australia
• Australia 31–0 American Samoa

Notes

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