2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 8

The five teams in this group played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner Italy qualified for the 17th FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan. The runner-up Romania advanced to the UEFA Play-off and played against Slovenia. Italy conceded two unexpected draws against the lowest-ranked sides in the group, but won the big matches comfortably, and were established as group winners long before the end of the campaign. Romania lost both games against Italy but had five wins out of six in the other matches, and second place was likewise ensured early.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 8 6 2 0 16 3 +13 20 Qualification to 2002 FIFA World Cup — 3–0 2–0 1–0 4–0
2  Romania 8 5 1 2 10 7 +3 16 Advance to UEFA play-offs 0–2 — 1–1 2–0 1–0
3  Georgia 8 3 1 4 12 12 0 10 1–2 0–2 — 3–1 2–0
4  Hungary 8 2 2 4 14 13 +1 8 2–2 0–2 4–1 — 1–1
5  Lithuania 8 0 2 6 3 20 −17 2 0–0 1–2 0–4 1–6 —
Source:

Results
Hungary 2–2 Italy
Horváth 29', 78' Report Inzaghi 26', 35'
Attendance: 60,000
Romania 1–0 Lithuania
Ganea 89' Report
Referee: Morgan Norman (Sweden)
Italy 2–0 Georgia
Del Piero 47' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Report
Lithuania 1–6 Hungary
Buitkus 71' Report Illés 25'
M. Fehér 36', 61', 72'
Horváth 67'
Lisztes 84'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)
Romania 0–2 Italy
Report Inzaghi 29', 33'
Hungary 1–1 Lithuania
V. Sebők 70' (pen.) Report Ražanauskas 74'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Vasiliy Melnichuk (Ukraine)
Italy 4–0 Lithuania
Inzaghi 17', 64'
Del Piero 49', 79'		 Report
Romania 2–0 Hungary
M. Niculae 5', 54' Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
Lithuania 1–2 Romania
Fomenka 86' Report A. Ilie 31'
V. Moldovan 49'
Referee: Anton Stredak (Slovakia)
Hungary 4–1 Georgia
Mátyus 40'
V. Sebők 45' (pen.)
A. Korsós 55', 62'		 Report Kobiashvili 77'
Attendance: 7,325
Georgia 3–1 Hungary
S. Arveladze 32'
Jamarauli 53'
Iashvili 64'		 Report Mátyus 43'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)
Hungary 0–2 Romania
Report A. Ilie 11'
M. Niculae 27'
Attendance: 7,000
Georgia 2–0 Lithuania
Iashvili 81', 83' Report
Referee: Haim Yakov (Israel)
Italy 1–0 Hungary
Del Piero 45' Report
Attendance: 20,805

Goalscorers
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
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2 goals
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