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		Group B		Group C		Group D
France	1 pt	Spain	6 pt	Brazil	6 pt	Korea Republic	3 pt
Senegal	4 pt	Slovenia	0 pt	Turkey	0 pt	Poland	0 pt
Uruguay	1 pt	Paraguay	1 pt	China PR	0 pt	USA	3 pt
Denmark	4 pt	South Africa	4 pt	Costa Rica	3 pt	Portugal	0 pt
Group E		Group F		Group G		Group H
Germany	4 pt	Argentina	3 pt	Italy	3 pt	Japan	1 pt
Saudi Arabia	0 pt	Nigeria	0 pt	Ecuador	0 pt	Belgium	1 pt
Ireland	2 pt	England	4 pt	Croatia	3 pt	Russia	3 pt
Cameroon	4 pt	Sweden	4 pt	Mexico	6 pt	Tunisia	0 pt

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

6 points guarantee qualification. (not necessarily - see talk)

Qualified: Brazil, Spain, Mexico (not necessarily - see talk)

Eliminated: Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Slovenia, Ecuador.

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)

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)

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

June 6:

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

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)

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

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External links:

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