World Cup 2002 Qualifiers : Tonga beats Samoa 1-0
COFFS HARBOUR, Apr. 7, 2001 (AMP) — Korea Japan 2002 (Oceania Qualifiers) : Tonga defeated Samoa by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2002 FIFA World Cup on Saturday afternoon.
The result put the Tongans top of Group 1 with 3 points. In their next game, Tonga will meet Australia on April 9, while Samoa will face the American Samoa.
Fixtures and Results : Group 1
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Overview
Samoa at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
Tonga at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
Samoa
0:1
Tonga
0:1 (0:0)
- 7 April 2001
- 16:30
- Coffs Harbour
Group 1
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Tonga | 3 |
 American Samoa | 0 |
 Australia | 0 |
 Fiji | 0 |
| Samoa | 0 |
Matches
- Samoa 0-1 Tonga
- Fiji - American Samoa 19:00
- Tonga - Australia 16:30
- American Samoa - Samoa 19:00
- Samoa - Fiji 16:30
- Australia - American Samoa 19:00
- Fiji - Australia 16:30
- American Samoa - Tonga 19:00
- Australia - Samoa 16:30
- Tonga - Fiji 19:00
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