2002 FIFA World Cup Qualification - Qualified Teams

Qualified Teams

The following 32 teams qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup:

Team Finals appearance Streak Last appearance
Argentina 13th 8 1998
Belgium 11th 6 1998
Brazil 17th 17 1998
Cameroon 5th 4 1998
China PR 1st 1
Costa Rica 2nd 1 1990
Croatia 2nd 2 1998
Denmark 3rd 2 1998
Ecuador 1st 1
England 11th 2 1998
France (c) 11th 2 1998
Germany 15th(1) 13(1) 1998
Italy 15th 11 1998
Japan (h) 2nd 2 1998
South Korea (h) 6th 5 1998
Mexico 12th 3 1998
Senegal 1st 1
Nigeria 3rd 3 1998
Paraguay 6th 2 1998
Poland 6th 1 1986
Portugal 3rd 1 1986
Republic of Ireland 3rd 1 1994
Russia 2nd(2) 1 1994
Saudi Arabia 3rd 3 1998
Slovenia 1st 1
South Africa 2nd 2 1998
Spain 11th 7 1998
Sweden 10th 1 1994
Tunisia 3rd 2 1998
Turkey 2nd 1 1954
United States 7th 4 1998
Uruguay 10th 1 1990

(h) - qualified automatically as co-hosts

(c) - qualified automatically as defending champions

1Includes 10 appearances by DFB representing West Germany between 1954 and 1990. Excludes 1 appearance by DVF representing East Germany between 1954 and 1990. 2Excludes appearances by USSR. If those are counted together, this is their 9th appearance.

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