2002 WAFF Championship
The 2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Syrian Capital of Damascus. Iraq won the final against Jordan 3–2 after extra time coming back from 0–2 at half time. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Syria. The draw was held on 13 August in Kuala Lumpur.
Participants
All 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament.| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| 2nd | Champions | |
| 2nd | Third place | |
| 2nd | Fourth place | |
| 2nd | Group stage | |
| 2nd | Group stage | |
| 2nd | Runners-up |
Venue
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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