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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
4 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  France 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

All times are local (UTC+9)

France vs Senegal

France 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A 0–12002 Fifa World Cup Group A  Senegal
Report Bouba Diop 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  30'
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France
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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 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  45+2'
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  81'
AM 6 Youri Djorkaeff 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  60'
LW 12 Thierry Henry
CF 20 David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  60'
FW 9 Djibril Cissé 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  81'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
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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) 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  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:
2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  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 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A 1–22002 Fifa World Cup Group A  Denmark
Rodríguez 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  47' Report Tomasson 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  45', 83'
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
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Uruguay
2002 Fifa World Cup Group A 
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Denmark
GK 1 Fabián Carini
RB 2 Gustavo Méndez 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  25'
CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)
LB 6 Darío Rodríguez 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  87'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García
LM 7 Gianni Guigou
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  80'
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  88'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Mario Regueiro 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  80'
FW 11 Federico Magallanes 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  87'
FW 18 Richard Morales 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  88'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
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GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  51'
CB 3 René Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c) 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  34' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  58'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  70'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  89'
Substitutions:
DF 12 Niclas Jensen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  58'
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  70'
MF 17 Christian Poulsen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  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 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A 1–12002 Fifa World Cup Group A  Senegal
Tomasson 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  16' (pen.) Report Diao 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  52'
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Denmark
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Senegal
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  82'
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c)
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  62'
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  89'
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  20'
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  50'
CF 11 Ebbe Sand 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  7'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Martin Jørgensen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  50'
MF 17 Christian Poulsen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  84' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  62'
FW 18 Peter Løvenkrands 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
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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 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46'
CM 3 Pape Sarr 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46'
CM 15 Salif Diao 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  62' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  80'
CM 19 Papa Bouba Diop
LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  10'
CF 11 El Hadji Diouf
Substitutions:
FW 7 Henri Camara 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46'
FW 9 Souleymane Camara 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  83'
DF 21 Habib Beye 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  83'
Manager:
2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  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 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A 0–02002 Fifa World Cup Group A  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
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Uruguay
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 18 Frank Leboeuf 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  16'
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 17 Emmanuel Petit 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  45+2'
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  90+3'
AM 22 Johan Micoud
LW 12 Thierry Henry 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  25'
CF 20 David Trezeguet 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  81'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Vincent Candela 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  16'
FW 9 Djibril Cissé 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  81'
FW 21 Christophe Dugarry 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  90+3'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
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GK 1 Fabián Carini
RB 3 Alejandro Lembo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)
CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo
LB 6 Darío Rodríguez 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  73'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  11'
LM 16 Marcelo Romero 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  45+3' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  71'
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba
CF 9 Darío Silva 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  47' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  60'
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  45+2'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Federico Magallanes 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  60'
MF 22 Gonzalo de los Santos 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  71'
MF 7 Gianni Guigou 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  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 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A 2–02002 Fifa World Cup Group A  France
Rommedahl 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  22'
Tomasson 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  67'
Report
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Denmark
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France
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen (c)
LB 12 Niclas Jensen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  71'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  79'
CM 17 Christian Poulsen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  27' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  76'
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl
LW 10 Martin Jørgensen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46'
CF 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutions:
FW 8 Jesper Grønkjær 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46'
DF 20 Kasper Bøgelund 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  76'
MF 23 Brian Steen Nielsen 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  79'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
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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 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  71'
CM 7 Claude Makélélé
RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  83'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane
LW 21 Christophe Dugarry 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  8' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  54'
CF 20 David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 9 Djibril Cissé 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  54'
MF 22 Johan Micoud 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  71'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  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 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A 3–32002 Fifa World Cup Group A  Uruguay
Fadiga 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  26', 38'
Report Morales 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46'
Forlán 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  69'
Recoba 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  88' (pen.)
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Senegal
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Uruguay
GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17 Ferdinand Coly 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  39' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  63'
CB 13 Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Pape Malick Diop
LB 2 Omar Daf 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  4'
RM 19 Papa Bouba Diop 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  69'
CM 6 Aliou Cissé (c)
CM 5 Alassane N'Dour 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  76'
LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  87'
CF 7 Henri Camara 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  2' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  67'
CF 11 El Hadji Diouf 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  82'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Habib Beye 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  87' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  63'
MF 14 Moussa N'Diaye 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  67'
MF 12 Amdy Faye 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  76'
Manager:
2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  Bruno Metsu
2002 Fifa World Cup Group A 
GK 1 Fabián Carini 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  19'
RB 3 Alejandro Lembo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c) 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  82'
CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  32'
LB 8 Gustavo Varela
RM 16 Marcelo Romero 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  8' 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46'
CM 5 Pablo García 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  35'
LM 6 Darío Rodríguez 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  40'
AM 20 Álvaro Recoba
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13 Sebastián Abreu 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Mario Regueiro 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  32'
FW 18 Richard Morales 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  46'
FW 21 Diego Forlán 2002 Fifa World Cup Group A  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

Tags:

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