 Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Muna 2001 Australia yakakunda zvakare mutambo wokugadzirira FIFA World Cup ya2002. Mitezo yechipiri neyechitatu yakakwikwidza nyika dzezvitsuwa zviduku mumakwikwi akaita kuti Confederation isekwe, kusanganisira kukunda kwepasirese kwe22 0 kurwisa Tonga, ndokuzopwanya rekodhi iyoyo nekukunda kwe31 0pamusoro peAmerican Samoa mazuva maviri chete gare gare. Zvichiri kushayikwa Harry Kewell naMark Viduka, Australia yakarova New Zealand zvakanaka, tyisidziro yavo bedzi chaiyo muOceania confederation. Australia yakazofanira zvakare kukunda mutambo wemitambo miviri muna November, kuti ikwanise kupinda mumakwikwi eWorld Cup aizoitirwa kuSouth Korea neJapan. 