2002 FIFA World Cup Group A

Group A was one of eight groups at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It consisted of defending champions France, two-time winners Uruguay, Denmark and debutants Senegal. The group's first match was played on 31 May 2002 and the last on 11 June 2002.

From the outset, it was apparent that the group would not pan out as expected, as Senegal beat France 1–0 in the opening match of the tournament. France followed this with a goalless draw against Uruguay, in a match in which their star striker Thierry Henry was sent off, before rounding out the group with another defeat to Denmark. Senegal's other two matches finished as draws, including a well-earned point against Denmark and a bad-tempered game against Uruguay, in which 12 players were booked.

Denmark started the group well, beating Uruguay in Ulsan, before a late Senegalese equaliser in Daegu prevented them from qualifying for the round of 16 with a match to spare. Instead, they were forced to play France, knowing that a draw would see them through to the next round. They won 2–0 and finished top of the group thanks to Senegal's draw with Uruguay.

Dark horses Uruguay never really got going, with their high point being a goalless draw with a sub-par French side. They did manage to put three goals past Senegal in a high-scoring draw, but their loss to Denmark in their opening match had dashed any hopes they may have had of reaching the next round.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3   Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4   France 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

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All times are local (UTC+9)

France vs Senegal

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France  0–1  Senegal
Report Bouba Diop   30'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 18 Frank Leboeuf
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit   45+2'
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord   81'
AM 6 Youri Djorkaeff   60'
LW 12 Thierry Henry
CF 20 David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry   60'
FW 9 Djibril Cissé   81'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
 
GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17 Ferdinand Coly
CB 13 Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Pape Malick Diop
LB 2 Omar Daf
DM 6 Aliou Cissé (c)   51'
RM 14 Moussa N'Diaye
CM 19 Papa Bouba Diop
CM 15 Salif Diao
LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga
CF 11 El Hadji Diouf
Manager:
  Bruno Metsu

Man of the Match:
El Hadji Diouf (Senegal)

Assistant referees:
Ali Al-Traifi (Saudi Arabia)
Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Uruguay vs Denmark

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Uruguay  1–2  Denmark
Rodríguez   47' Report Tomasson   45', 83'
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denmark
GK 1 Fabián Carini
RB 2 Gustavo Méndez   25'
CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)
LB 6 Darío Rodríguez   87'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García
LM 7 Gianni Guigou
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba   80'
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu   88'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Mario Regueiro   80'
FW 11 Federico Magallanes   87'
FW 18 Richard Morales   88'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
 
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen   51'
CB 3 René Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c)   34'   58'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær   70'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand   89'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Niclas Jensen   58'
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen   70'
MF 17 Christian Poulsen   89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen

Man of the Match:
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)

Assistant referees:
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Dramane Dante (Mali)
Fourth official:
Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

Denmark vs Senegal

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Denmark  1–1  Senegal
Tomasson   16' (pen.) Report Diao   52'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg   82'
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c)
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen   62'
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl   89'
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson   20'
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær   50'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand   7'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen   50'
MF 17 Christian Poulsen   84'   62'
FW 18 Peter Løvenkrands   89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
 
GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17 Ferdinand Coly
CB 13 Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Pape Malick Diop (c)
LB 2 Omar Daf
RM 14 Moussa N'Diaye   46'
CM 3 Pape Sarr   46'
CM 15 Salif Diao   62'   80'
CM 19 Papa Bouba Diop
LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga   10'
CF 11 El Hadji Diouf
Substitutions:
FW 7 Henri Camara   46'
FW 9 Souleymane Camara   46'   83'
DF 21 Habib Beye   83'
Manager:
  Bruno Metsu

Man of the Match:
Khalilou Fadiga (Senegal)

Assistant referees:
Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)
Visva Krishnan (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Kim Young-Soo (South Korea)

France vs Uruguay

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France  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 18 Frank Leboeuf   16'
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit   45+2'
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord   90+3'
AM 22 Johan Micoud
LW 12 Thierry Henry   25'
CF 20 David Trezeguet   81'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Vincent Candela   16'
FW 9 Djibril Cissé   81'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry   90+3'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
 
GK 1 Fabián Carini
RB 3 Alejandro Lembo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)
CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo
LB 6 Darío Rodríguez   73'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García   11'
LM 16 Marcelo Romero   45+3'   71'
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba
CF 9 Darío Silva   47'   60'
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu   45+2'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Federico Magallanes   60'
MF 22 Gonzalo de los Santos   71'
MF 7 Gianni Guigou   73'
Manager:
Víctor Púa

Man of the Match:
Fabien Barthez (France)

Assistant referees:
Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador)
Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Denmark vs France

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Denmark  2–0  France
Rommedahl   22'
Tomasson   67'
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denmark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen (c)
LB 12 Niclas Jensen   71'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting   79'
CM 17 Christian Poulsen   27'   76'
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
LW 10 Martin Jørgensen   46'
CF 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutions:
FW 8 Jesper Grønkjær   46'
DF 20 Kasper Bøgelund   76'
MF 23 Brian Steen Nielsen   79'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
 
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 2 Vincent Candela
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira   71'
CM 7 Claude Makélélé
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord   83'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
LW 21 Christophe Dugarry   8'   54'
CF 20 David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 9 Djibril Cissé   54'
MF 22 Johan Micoud   71'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff   83'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:
Carlos Matos (Portugal)
Elise Doriri (Vanuatu)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Senegal vs Uruguay

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Senegal  3–3  Uruguay
Fadiga   20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop   26', 38'
Report Morales   46'
Forlán   69'
Recoba   88' (pen.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Uruguay
GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17 Ferdinand Coly   39'   63'
CB 13 Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Pape Malick Diop
LB 2 Omar Daf   4'
RM 19 Papa Bouba Diop   69'
CM 6 Aliou Cissé (c)
CM 5 Alassane N'Dour   76'
LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga   87'
CF 7 Henri Camara   2'   67'
CF 11 El Hadji Diouf   82'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Habib Beye   87'   63'
MF 14 Moussa N'Diaye   67'
MF 12 Amdy Faye   76'
Manager:
  Bruno Metsu
 
GK 1 Fabián Carini   19'
RB 3 Alejandro Lembo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)   82'
CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo   32'
LB 8 Gustavo Varela
RM 16 Marcelo Romero   8'   46'
CM 5 Pablo García   35'
LM 6 Darío Rodríguez   40'
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu   46'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Mario Regueiro   32'
FW 18 Richard Morales   46'
FW 21 Diego Forlán   46'
Manager:
Víctor Púa

Man of the Match:
Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal)

Assistant referees:
Jaap Pool (Netherlands)
Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)
Fourth official:
Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

See also

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