World Cup 2002 Qualifiers : Slovenia hold Yugoslavia to 1-1
LJUBLJANA, Mar. 28, 2001 (AMP) — Korea Japan 2002 (European Qualifiers) : Slovenia tied 1-1 with Yugoslavia (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2002 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday night.
The result put the Slovenians third in Group 1 with 7 points. Yugoslavia is fourth with 5 points. In their next game, Slovenia will meet Luxembourg on June 2, while Yugoslavia will face Russia.
Fixtures and Results : Group 1
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Overview
Slovenia at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
Yugoslavia at the World Cup
- 9 appearances (first in 1930)
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1930)
- Statistics: Fourth Place (1962)
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Slovenia
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1:1
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Yugoslavia
1:1 (0:0)
- 28 March 2001
- 19:15
- Ljubljana
Group 1
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 10 |
![]() | 8 |
![]() | 7 |
![]() | 5 |
![]() | 4 |
![]() | 0 |
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