World Cup 2002 Qualifiers : Sweden defeats Azerbaijan 1-0
BAKU, Sep. 2, 2000 (AMP) — Korea Japan 2002 (European Qualifiers) : Sweden defeated Azerbaijan by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2002 FIFA World Cup on Saturday night.
The result put the Swedish third in Group 4 with 3 points. In their next game, Sweden will meet group leaders Turkey on October 6, while Azerbaijan will face Macedonia.
Fixtures and Results : Group 4
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Overview
Azerbaijan at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 2 participations in the qualifications (first in 1998)
Sweden at the World Cup
- 9 appearances (first in 1934)
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1958) Third Place (1950, 1994) Fourth Place (1938)
Azerbaijan
0:1
Sweden
0:1 (0:0)
- 2 September 2000
- 19:45
- Baku
Group 4
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Slovakia | 3 |
 Turkey | 3 |
| Sweden | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 0 |
 Macedonia | 0 |
 Moldova | 0 |
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