2002 Fifa World Cup Group B
Group B of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place between 2 and 12 June 2002.
Spain won the group and advanced to the second round along with Paraguay, who beat South Africa to finish in second place on goals scored. South Africa and Slovenia failed to advance.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
- Spain advanced to play Republic of Ireland (runner-up of Group E) in the round of 16.
- Paraguay advanced to play Germany (winner of Group E) in the round of 16.
Matches
All times are local (UTC+9)
Paraguay vs South Africa
| Paraguay | 2–2 | South Africa |
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Santa Cruz  39'Arce 55' | Report | T. Mokoena 63' Fortune 90+1' (pen.) |
          Paraguay |     South Africa |
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| Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Spain vs Slovenia
     Spain |    Slovenia |
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Spain vs Paraguay
This was a repeat of the two teams' second match at the 1998 tournament, a goalless draw.
| Spain |      Paraguay |
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South Africa vs Slovenia
| South Africa | 1–0 | Slovenia |
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| Nomvethe 4' | Report |
| South Africa |    Slovenia |
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South Africa vs Spain
    South Africa | Spain |
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Slovenia vs Paraguay
| Slovenia | Paraguay |
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See also
External links
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