2002 FIFA World Cup Group A

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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.

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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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 321052+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 312054+15
3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 30214512
4Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 30120331
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

All times are local (UTC+9)

France vs Senegal

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg0–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
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Senegal
GK16 Fabien Barthez
RB15 Lilian Thuram
CB18 Frank Leboeuf
CB8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM4 Patrick Vieira
CM17 Emmanuel Petit Yellow card.svg 45+2'
RW11 Sylvain Wiltord Sub off.svg 81'
AM6 Youri Djorkaeff Sub off.svg 60'
LW12 Thierry Henry
CF20 David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW21 Christophe Dugarry Sub on.svg 60'
FW9 Djibril Cissé Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
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GK1 Tony Sylva
RB17 Ferdinand Coly
CB13 Lamine Diatta
CB4 Pape Malick Diop
LB2 Omar Daf
DM6 Aliou Cissé (c)Yellow card.svg 51'
RM14 Moussa N'Diaye
CM19 Papa Bouba Diop
CM15 Salif Diao
LM10 Khalilou Fadiga
CF11 El Hadji Diouf
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 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

Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg1–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg47' Report Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg45', 83'
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
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Denmark
GK1 Fabián Carini
RB2 Gustavo Méndez Yellow card.svg 25'
CB14 Gonzalo Sorondo
CB4 Paolo Montero (c)
LB6 Darío Rodríguez Sub off.svg 87'
RM8 Gustavo Varela
CM5 Pablo García
LM7 Gianni Guigou
AM20 Álvaro Recoba Sub off.svg 80'
CF9 Darío Silva
CF13 Sebastián Abreu Sub off.svg 88'
Substitutions:
FW17 Mario Regueiro Sub on.svg 80'
FW11 Federico Magallanes Sub on.svg 87'
FW18 Richard Morales Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
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GK1 Thomas Sørensen
RB6 Thomas Helveg
CB4 Martin Laursen Yellow card.svg 51'
CB3 René Henriksen
LB5 Jan Heintze (c)Yellow card.svg 34'Sub off.svg 58'
CM2 Stig Tøfting
CM7 Thomas Gravesen
RW19 Dennis Rommedahl
AM9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW8 Jesper Grønkjær Sub off.svg 70'
CF11 Ebbe Sand Sub off.svg 89'
Substitutions:
DF12 Niclas Jensen Sub on.svg 58'
FW10 Martin Jørgensen Sub on.svg 70'
MF17 Christian Poulsen Sub on.svg 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

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg16' (pen.) Report Diao Soccerball shade.svg52'
Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu
Attendance: 43,500
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
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Denmark
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Senegal
GK1 Thomas Sørensen
RB6 Thomas Helveg Yellow card.svg 82'
CB4 Martin Laursen
CB3 Rene Henriksen
LB5 Jan Heintze (c)
CM2 Stig Tøfting
CM7 Thomas Gravesen Sub off.svg 62'
RW19 Dennis Rommedahl Sub off.svg 89'
AM9 Jon Dahl Tomasson Yellow card.svg 20'
LW8 Jesper Grønkjær Sub off.svg 50'
CF11 Ebbe Sand Yellow card.svg 7'
Substitutions:
FW10 Martin Jørgensen Sub on.svg 50'
MF17 Christian Poulsen Yellow card.svg 84'Sub on.svg 62'
FW18 Peter Løvenkrands Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
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GK1 Tony Sylva
RB17 Ferdinand Coly
CB13 Lamine Diatta
CB4 Pape Malick Diop (c)
LB2 Omar Daf
RM14 Moussa N'Diaye Sub off.svg 46'
CM3 Pape Sarr Sub off.svg 46'
CM15 Salif Diao Yellow card.svg 62' Red card.svg 80'
CM19 Papa Bouba Diop
LM10 Khalilou Fadiga Yellow card.svg 10'
CF11 El Hadji Diouf
Substitutions:
FW7 Henri Camara Sub on.svg 46'
FW9 Souleymane Camara Sub on.svg 46'Sub off.svg 83'
DF21 Habib Beye Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 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

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg0–0Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
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Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
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Uruguay
GK16 Fabien Barthez
RB15 Lilian Thuram
CB18 Frank Leboeuf Sub off.svg 16'
CB8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM4 Patrick Vieira
CM17 Emmanuel Petit Yellow card.svg 45+2'
RW11 Sylvain Wiltord Sub off.svg 90+3'
AM22 Johan Micoud
LW12 Thierry Henry Red card.svg 25'
CF20 David Trezeguet Sub off.svg 81'
Substitutions:
DF2 Vincent Candela Sub on.svg 16'
FW9 Djibril Cissé Sub on.svg 81'
FW21 Christophe Dugarry Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
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GK1 Fabián Carini
RB3 Alejandro Lembo
CB4 Paolo Montero (c)
CB14 Gonzalo Sorondo
LB6 Darío Rodríguez Sub off.svg 73'
RM8 Gustavo Varela
CM5 Pablo García Yellow card.svg 11'
LM16 Marcelo Romero Yellow card.svg 45+3'Sub off.svg 71'
AM20 Álvaro Recoba
CF9 Darío Silva Yellow card.svg 47'Sub off.svg 60'
CF13 Sebastián Abreu Yellow card.svg 45+2'
Substitutions:
FW11 Federico Magallanes Sub on.svg 60'
MF22 Gonzalo de los Santos Sub on.svg 71'
MF7 Gianni Guigou Sub on.svg 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

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2–0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Rommedahl Soccerball shade.svg22'
Tomasson Soccerball shade.svg67'
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Denmark
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France
GK1 Thomas Sørensen
RB6 Thomas Helveg
CB4 Martin Laursen
CB3 Rene Henriksen (c)
LB12 Niclas Jensen Yellow card.svg 71'
CM2 Stig Tøfting Sub off.svg 79'
CM17 Christian Poulsen Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 76'
CM7 Thomas Gravesen
RW19 Dennis Rommedahl
LW10 Martin Jørgensen Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutions:
FW8 Jesper Grønkjær Sub on.svg 46'
DF20 Kasper Bøgelund Sub on.svg 76'
MF23 Brian Steen Nielsen Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
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GK16 Fabien Barthez
RB2 Vincent Candela
CB15 Lilian Thuram
CB8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM4 Patrick Vieira Sub off.svg 71'
CM7 Claude Makélélé
RW11 Sylvain Wiltord Sub off.svg 83'
AM10 Zinedine Zidane
LW21 Christophe Dugarry Yellow card.svg 8'Sub off.svg 54'
CF20 David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW9 Djibril Cissé Sub on.svg 54'
MF22 Johan Micoud Sub on.svg 71'
MF6 Youri Djorkaeff Sub on.svg 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

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–3Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Fadiga Soccerball shade.svg20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop Soccerball shade.svg26', 38'
Report Morales Soccerball shade.svg46'
Forlán Soccerball shade.svg69'
Recoba Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 33,681
Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
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Uruguay
GK1 Tony Sylva
RB17 Ferdinand Coly Yellow card.svg 39'Sub off.svg 63'
CB13 Lamine Diatta
CB4 Pape Malick Diop
LB2 Omar Daf Yellow card.svg 4'
RM19 Papa Bouba Diop Yellow card.svg 69'
CM6 Aliou Cissé (c)
CM5 Alassane N'Dour Sub off.svg 76'
LM10 Khalilou Fadiga Yellow card.svg 87'
CF7 Henri Camara Yellow card.svg 2'Sub off.svg 67'
CF11 El Hadji Diouf Yellow card.svg 82'
Substitutions:
DF21 Habib Beye Yellow card.svg 87'Sub on.svg 63'
MF14 Moussa N'Diaye Sub on.svg 67'
MF12 Amdy Faye Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Bruno Metsu
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GK1 Fabián Carini Yellow card.svg 19'
RB3 Alejandro Lembo
CB4 Paolo Montero (c)Yellow card.svg 82'
CB14 Gonzalo Sorondo Sub off.svg 32'
LB8 Gustavo Varela
RM16 Marcelo Romero Yellow card.svg 8'Sub off.svg 46'
CM5 Pablo García Yellow card.svg 35'
LM6 Darío Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 40'
AM20 Álvaro Recoba
CF9 Darío Silva
CF13 Sebastián Abreu Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW17 Mario Regueiro Sub on.svg 32'
FW18 Richard Morales Sub on.svg 46'
FW21 Diego Forlán Sub on.svg 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