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 Yellow card 45+2'
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord downward-facing red arrow 81'
AM 6 Youri Djorkaeff downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 12 Thierry Henry
CF 20 David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 9 Djibril Cissé upward-facing green arrow 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) Yellow card 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:
France 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 Yellow card 25'
CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)
LB 6 Darío Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 87'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García
LM 7 Gianni Guigou
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba downward-facing red arrow 80'
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Mario Regueiro upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 11 Federico Magallanes upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 18 Richard Morales upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen Yellow card 51'
CB 3 René Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c) Yellow card 34' downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Niclas Jensen upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 17 Christian Poulsen upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 82'
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c)
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen downward-facing red arrow 62'
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl downward-facing red arrow 89'
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson Yellow card 20'
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær downward-facing red arrow 50'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand Yellow card 7'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen upward-facing green arrow 50'
MF 17 Christian Poulsen Yellow card 84' upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 18 Peter Løvenkrands upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 3 Pape Sarr downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 15 Salif Diao Yellow card 62' Red card 80'
CM 19 Papa Bouba Diop
LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga Yellow card 10'
CF 11 El Hadji Diouf
Substitutions:
FW 7 Henri Camara upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Souleymane Camara upward-facing green arrow 46' downward-facing red arrow 83'
DF 21 Habib Beye upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
France 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 downward-facing red arrow 16'
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit Yellow card 45+2'
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
AM 22 Johan Micoud
LW 12 Thierry Henry Red card 25'
CF 20 David Trezeguet downward-facing red arrow 81'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Vincent Candela upward-facing green arrow 16'
FW 9 Djibril Cissé upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 73'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García Yellow card 11'
LM 16 Marcelo Romero Yellow card 45+3' downward-facing red arrow 71'
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba
CF 9 Darío Silva Yellow card 47' downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu Yellow card 45+2'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Federico Magallanes upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 22 Gonzalo de los Santos upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 7 Gianni Guigou upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 71'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 17 Christian Poulsen Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
LW 10 Martin Jørgensen downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutions:
FW 8 Jesper Grønkjær upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 20 Kasper Bøgelund upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 23 Brian Steen Nielsen upward-facing green arrow 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 downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 7 Claude Makélélé
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord downward-facing red arrow 83'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
LW 21 Christophe Dugarry Yellow card 8' downward-facing red arrow 54'
CF 20 David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 9 Djibril Cissé upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 22 Johan Micoud upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff upward-facing green arrow 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 Yellow card 39' downward-facing red arrow 63'
CB 13 Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Pape Malick Diop
LB 2 Omar Daf Yellow card 4'
RM 19 Papa Bouba Diop Yellow card 69'
CM 6 Aliou Cissé (c)
CM 5 Alassane N'Dour downward-facing red arrow 76'
LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga Yellow card 87'
CF 7 Henri Camara Yellow card 2' downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF 11 El Hadji Diouf Yellow card 82'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Habib Beye Yellow card 87' upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 14 Moussa N'Diaye upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 12 Amdy Faye upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
France Bruno Metsu
GK 1 Fabián Carini Yellow card 19'
RB 3 Alejandro Lembo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c) Yellow card 82'
CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo downward-facing red arrow 32'
LB 8 Gustavo Varela
RM 16 Marcelo Romero Yellow card 8' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 5 Pablo García Yellow card 35'
LM 6 Darío Rodríguez Yellow card 40'
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Mario Regueiro upward-facing green arrow 32'
FW 18 Richard Morales upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 21 Diego Forlán upward-facing green arrow 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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