2002 OFC Nations Cup qualification
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==Qualified teams==
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|- align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!width=160|Team
!width=80|Appearance
!width=50|Streak
!width=80|Previous appearance
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|AUS}}
|5th||5||[[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]]
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|FIJ}}
|4th||1||[[Oceania Nations Cup 1998|1998]]
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NCL}}
|3rd||1||[[Oceania Nations Cup 1980|1980]]
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NZL}}
|6th||6||[[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]]
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SOL}}
|4th||2||[[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]]
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PNG}}
|2nd||1||[[Oceania Nations Cup 1980|1980]]
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TAH}}
|6th||6||[[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]]
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|VAN}}
|5th<sup>('''[[#1|1]]''')</sup>||2||[[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]]
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<div id="1"><sup>'''1'''</sup>Includes two pre-independence appearances as the ''New Hebrides''</div>
==Qualification Procedure==
With the end of the [[Polynesia Cup|Polynesian]] and [[Melanesia Cup|Melanesian]] Cups between the [[Oceania Nations Cup 2000|2000]] and [[Oceania Nations Cup 2002|2002]] tournaments, (the two competitions formerly served a secondary function as qualifiers for the [[Oceania Nations Cup]]), a new format was created to decide the teams which would be accepted for the Nations Cup. Retaining their [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] group qualifier style, the [[OFC]] this time chose to adopt the FIFA rankings to order all the entrants. With [[New Caledonia national football team|New Caledonia]] not yet a FIFA member, they were placed last by default. The lowest six teams were then made to compete for two places via a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] group stage, with the highest-placed two teams qualifying for the Oceania Nations Cup.
The Rankings of all the teams involved in the [[OFC Nations Cup]] are below. The positions were taken as of October, 2001, with the eleven ranked teams appearing in the following order:
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!Rank!!Team!!Points by Oct 2001
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|48||{{fb|AUS}}||586
|-
|84||{{fb|NZL}}||477
|-
|123||{{fb|FIJ}}||349
|-
|128||{{fb|TAH}}||336
|-
|134||{{fb|SOL}}||309
|-
|168||{{fb|VAN}}||182
|-
|172||{{fb|SAM}}||158
|-
|175||{{fb|TGA}}||151
|-
|176||{{fb|COK}}||147
|-
|195||{{fb|PNG}}||56
|-
|201||{{fb|ASA}}||16
|-
|}
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