2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 Football World Cup is being held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. It is the 17th edition of the tournament. For the first time in history it is being organised by two countries, and also for the first time it is not being held in Europe or one of the Americas.

32 teams have qualified and 8 groups of 4 teams were drawn in December 2001. From each group, the two top teams enter the 1/8 finals.

Group A	pts	goals	Group B	pts	goals	Group C	pts	goals	Group D	pts	goals
France	1	0-3	Spain	6	6-2	Brazil	6	6-1	Korea R.	4	3-1
Senegal	5	5-4	Slovenia	0	1-4	Turkey	1	2-3	Poland	0	0-6
Uruguay	2	4-5	Paraguay	1	3-5	China PR	0	0-6	USA	4	4-3
Denmark	7	5-2	S. Africa	4	3-2	C. Rica	4	3-1	Portugal	3	6-3
Group E	pts	goals	Group F	pts	goals	Group G	pts	goals	Group H	pts	goals
Germany	7	11-1	Argentina	4	2-2	Italy	3	3-2	Japan	4	3-2
S. Arabia	0	0-12	Nigeria	1	1-3	Ecuador	0	1-4	Belgium	2	3-3
Ireland	5	5-2	England	5	2-1	Croatia	3	2-2	Russia	3	2-1
Cameroon	4	2-3	Sweden	5	4-3	Mexico	6	3-1	Tunisia	1	1-3

Wins are worth 3 points, ties 1 point, losses 0 points.

6 points guarantee qualification except in the case of a three-way tie with 6-6-6-0 points. It is possible to qualify with as little as 2 points in a 3-way tie with 9-2-2-2 points.

Qualified for second round: Brazil, Spain, Denmark, Senegal, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, England

Eliminated: Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Slovenia, Ecuador, China, Poland, France, Uruguay, Cameroon, Argentina, Nigeria.

Results - Group Stage:

Group: Team A - Team B Goals A:Goals B (Halftime Goals A:Halftime Goals B)

May 31:

Group A: France - Senegal 0:1 (0:1)

June 1:

Group E: Ireland - Cameroon 1:1 (0:1)

Group A: Uruguay - Denmark 1:2 (0:1)

Group E: Germany - Saudi Arabia 8:0 (4:0)

Germany puts on a master class at the expense of the hapless Saudi Arabia, scoring four goals each period.

June 2:

Group F: Argentina - Nigeria 1:0 (0:0)

Group B: Paraguay - South Africa 2:2 (1:0)

Group F: England - Sweden 1:1 (1:0)

Groub B: Spain - Slovenia 3:1 (1:0)

June 3:

Group G: Croatia - Mexico 0:1 (0:0)

Group C: Brazil - Turkey 2:1 (0:1)

Group G: Italy - Ecuador 2:0 (2:0)

June 4:

Group C: China - Costa Rica 0:2 (0:0)

Group H: Japan - Belgium 2:2 (0:0)

Group D: South Korea - Poland 2:0 (1:0)

June 5:

Group H: Russia - Tunisia 2:0 (0:0)

Group D: USA - Portugal 3:2 (3:1)

USA upsets Portugal in a high-paced game.

Group E: Germany - Ireland 1:1 (1:0)

Ireland scores in additional time at the end of the match to achieve this stunning tie.

June 6:

Group A: France - Uruguay 0:0 (0:0)

After a questionable red card reduces their team to 10 men, demoralized France plays to a scoreless tie with aggressive Uruguay.

Group E: Cameroon - Saudi Arabia 1:0 (0:0)

Group A: Denmark - Senegal 1:1 (1:0)

June 7:

Group F: Sweden - Nigeria 2:1 (1:1)

Group B: Spain - Paraguay 3:1 (0:1)

Group F: Argentina - England 0:1 (0:1)

June 8:

Group B: South Africa - Slovenia 1:0 (1:0)

Group G: Italy - Croatia 1:2 (0:0)

Two regular scores nullified and Italy loses the match

Group C: Brazil - China 4:0 (3:0)

June 9:

Group G: Mexico - Ecuador 2:1 (1:1)

Group C: Costa Rica - Turkey 1:1 (0:0)

Group H: Japan - Russia 1:0 (0:0)

June 10:

Group D: South Korea - USA 1:1 (0:1)

USA withstands an impressive assault by South Korea on its home turf behind the extraordinary goalkeeping of Brad Friedel

Group H: Tunisia - Belgium 1:1 (1:1)

Group D: Portugal - Poland 4:0 (1:0)

June 11:

Group A: Denmark - France 2:0 (1:0)

Even with the return of Zidane, France is unable to score even one goal.

Group A: Senegal - Uruguay 3:3 (3:0)

Group E: Cameroon - Germany 0:2 (0:0)

Germany beats Cameroon with strength and skill.

Group E: Saudi Arabia - Ireland 0:3 (0:1)

Ireland scores more than one goal for the first time in the World Cup.

June 12:

Group B: South Africa - Spain

Group B: Slovenia - Paraguay

Group F: Sweden - Argentina 1:1 (0:0) A. Svensson (S) 58', Crespo (A) 88'

Group F: Nigeria - England 0:0 (0:0)

June 13:

Group C: Costa Rica - Brazil

Group C: Turkey - China

Group G: Mexico - Italy

Group G: Ecuador - Croatia

June 14:

Group D: Portugal - Korea

Group D: Poland - USA

Group H: Tunisia - Japan

Group H: Belgium - Russia

Results Stage 2

Round of 16

June 15:

Germany - 2nd B

Denmark - 2nd F

June 16:

1st F - Senegal

1st B - Ireland

June 17:

1st G - 2nd D

1st C - 2nd H

June 18:

1st H - 2nd C

1st D - 2nd G

Quarter-finals

June 21:

TBA - TBA

June 22:

TBA - TBA

Semi-finals

June 25:

TBA - TBA

June 26:

TBA - TBA

Third place

June 29:

TBA - TBA (losers of Semi-finals)

Final

June 30:

TBA - TBA (winners of Semi-finals)

TBA = To be announced

Highest Qualifiers

Germany & Denmark 7 points

Brazil & Spain 6 points

Possibly Mexico (see talk) 6 points

External links:

Official Site of The 2002 FIFA World Cup™ (English version): http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/