Soccer Nostalgia: Compendium to ‘Soccernostalgia Talk Podcast’-Episode 257- Uruguay vs. Australia World Cup Qualifying Playoffs in November 2001.

World Cup Qualifying Playoffs (Oceania vs. South America)

November 20, 2001, World Cup Qualifier, Melbourne, Australia 1-Uruguay 0 (Kevin Muscat 79 pen)

November 25, 2001, World Cup Qualifier, Montevideo, Uruguay 3- Australia 0 (Harry Kewell 32, Aurelio Vidmar 48 / Karim Bagheri 75, Khodadad Azizi 80)

Date: November 20, 2001

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier- Playoffs, First Leg (Oceania vs. South America)

Result: Australia 1-Uruguay 0

Venue: Melbourne- Melbourne Cricket Ground

Attendance: 84,656

Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy)

Linesmen: Marco Ivaldi and Aniello Di Mauro (both Italy)

Kick-off time: 20:15

Goalscorers:

(Australia): Kevin Muscat 79 pen

(Uruguay): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (79^th minute, Australia): Kewell crossed from the left side, and Dario Rodriguez pulled down Agostino. Muscat scored from the ensuing penalty kick.

Lineups:

Australia:

1-Mark Schwarzer (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)

14-Shaun Murphy (Sheffield United Football Club / England)

3-Craig Moore (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

2-Kevin Muscat (Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club / England)

5-Tony Vidmar (Rangers Football Club-Glasgow / Scotland)

4-Paul Okon (Middlesbrough Football Club / England)

11-Stan Lazaridis (Birmingham City Football Club / England) (18-Paul Agostino (Turn- und Sportverein München von 1860 e.V. / Germnay) 46)

7-Brett Emerton (Feyenoord Rotterdam / Holland)

8-Josip Skoko (Koninklijke Racing Club Genk / Belgium)

10-Harry Kewell (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

9-Mark Viduka (Leeds United Association Football Club / England)

Coach: Frank Farina

Booked: Kevin Muscat 85

Other Substitutes:

6-Tony Popovic (Crystal Palace Football Club-London / England)

12- Zeljko Kalac (Roda JC (Juliana Combinatie) Kerkrade / Holland)

13-Marco Bresciano (Empoli Football Club / Italy)

16-Steve Horvat (Melbourne Knights)

17-Steve Corica (Sanfrecce Hiroshima / Japan)

21-John Aloisi (Club Atlético Osasuna / Spain)

Team Captain: Paul Okon

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Adidas

Uniform Colors: Green Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks

Uruguay:

1- Héctor Fabián Carini Hernández (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)

2- Washington Eduardo Tais Bidegain (Real Betis Balompié -Sevilla / Spain)

3- Daniel Alejandro Lembo Bentancor (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)

4- Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias (Juventus Football Club –Torino / Italy)

6- Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

7- Gianni Bismark Guigou Martínez (Associazione Sportiva Roma / Italy)

5- Pablo Gabriel García Pérez (Associazione Calcio Venezia / Italy)

8- Gonzalo De Los Santos Da Rosa (Valencia Club de Fútbol / Spain)

20- Alvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (Internazionale Football Club- Milano / Italy)

19- Ernesto Javier Chevantón Espinosa (Unione Sportiva Lecce / Italy) (15- Mario Ignacio Regueiro Pintos (Real Racing Club de Santander / Spain) 77)

11- Gerardo Federico Magallanes González (Associazione Calcio Venezia / Italy) (16- Guillermo Gonzalo Giacomazzi Suárez (Unione Sportiva Lecce / Italy) 72)

Coach: Victor Haroldo Púa

Booked: Octavio Darío Rodríguez Peña 34

Other Substitutes:

12- Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)

14- Joe Emerson Bizera Bastos (Club Atlético Peñarol Montevideo)

18- Richard Javier Morales Aguirre (Club Nacional de Fútbol Montevideo)

9- Diego Martín Alonso López (Club Atlético de Madrid / Spain)

10- Andrés Nicolás Olivera (Sevilla Fútbol Club / Spain)

Team Captain: Ronald Paolo Montero Iglesias

Official Kit Supplier/Designer: Meta

Uniform Colors: Sky Blue Shirts, Black Shorts, Black Socks

Today in 2001 - @Uruguay 🇺🇾 lost 1-0 to @Socceroos 🇦🇺 in Melbourne for the 1st leg of the World Cup qualifying playoff

• La Celeste would go on to win the return leg 3-0 and advance to Korea/Japan '02 pic.twitter.com/3brtC1IO7O
— Uruguay Football ENG (@UruguayFootENG) November 20, 2024

Photo From: El Muno Deportivo, November 21, 2001

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: France Football, Issue 2928, May 21, 2002

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, January 2002

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: World Soccer, April 2002

(Uruguay squad, November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(Uruguay squad, November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: Magazine source unknown

(Uruguay squad, November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: El Pais, November 21, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

(November 20, 2001, World Cup qualifier, Australia 1-Uruguay 0)

Photo From: Últimas Noticias, Diario Deportivo, November 24, 2001 (Provided by Mr. Rosdom Belian)

Date: November 25, 2001

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifier- Playoffs, Second Leg (Oceania vs. South America)

Result: Uruguay 3-Australia 0

Venue: Montevideo- Estadio Centenario – ‘Monumento al Fútbol Mundial’

Attendance: 68,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) (In another source, Ahmed Yaqqob Mohamed of United Arab Emirates is listed as the referee.)

Linesmen: Ali Abdulla Makhlouf and Fourth official: Musallam Al Bloushi (both United Arab Emirates)

Kick-off time: 16:00

Goalscorers:

(Uruguay): Debray Darío Silva Pereira 14, Richard Javier Morales Aguirre 70, 90

(Australia): None

Summary of goals:

1:0 (14^th minute, Uruguay): A long cross form the Uruguayan half from the right reached Dario Silva in the box, who advanced to score.

2:0 (70^th minute, Uruguay): Recoba’s free kick from the left side was headed in by Morales.

3:0 (90^th minute, Uruguay): Recoba’s pass from the left side was struck in by Morales.