World Cup 2002 Qualifiers : Faroe islands beats Luxembourg 1-0
TOFTIR, Sep. 1, 2001 (AMP) — Korea Japan 2002 (European Qualifiers) : The Faroe islands defeated Luxembourg 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 Faroese 5th in Group 1 with 7 points. Luxembourg is bottom with no points. In their next game, the Faroe islands will meet group leaders Russia on September 5, while Luxembourg will face Switzerland.
Fixtures and Results : Group 1
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Overview
Faroe islands at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 3 participations in the qualifications (first in 1994)
Luxembourg at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
Faroe islands
1:0
Luxembourg
1:0 (0:0)
- 1 September 2001
- 17:00
- Toftir
Group 1
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Russia | 17 |
 Slovenia | 13 |
 Yugoslavia | 12 |
 Switzerland | 11 |
| Faroe islands | 7 |
| Luxembourg | 0 |
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