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	0-1	Spain	6	6-2	Brazil	6	6-1	Korea R.	4	3-1
Senegal	4	2-1	Slovenia	0	1-4	Turkey	1	2-3	Poland	0	0-6
Uruguay	1	1-2	Paraguay	1	3-5	China PR	0	0-6	USA	4	4-3
Denmark	4	3-2	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	4	9-1	Argentina	3	1-1	Italy	3	3-2	Japan	4	3-2
S. Arabia	0	0-9	Nigeria	0	1-3	Ecuador	0	1-4	Belgium	2	3-3
Ireland	2	2-2	England	4	2-1	Croatia	3	2-2	Russia	3	2-1
Cameroon	4	2-1	Sweden	4	3-2	Mexico	6	3-2	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: Brazil, Spain, possibly Mexico (see talk)

Eliminated: Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Slovenia, Ecuador, China, Poland.

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 1:0 (0:0)

June 10:

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

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

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

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External links:

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