2002 Fifa World Cup Group F

Sweden won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with England. The two sides were level on points, but Sweden won the tie-break on goals scored, and so won the group with England in second place. Argentina and Nigeria failed to advance. Group F was considered by several commentators to be a 'group of death' due to the high rankings, and World Cup records of the teams in the group.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	England	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Argentina	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
4	Nigeria	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Sweden advanced to play Senegal (runner-up of Group A) in the round of 16.
England advanced to play Denmark (winner of Group A) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (UTC+9)

Argentina vs Nigeria

2 June 2002

14:30

Argentina	1–0	Nigeria
Batistuta 63'	Report

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki

Attendance: 34,050

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Argentina

Nigeria


GK	12	Pablo Cavallero
CB	4	Mauricio Pochettino
CB	6	Walter Samuel	51'
CB	13	Diego Placente
RM	8	Javier Zanetti
CM	14	Diego Simeone	90'
CM	11	Juan Sebastián Verón (c)		78'
LM	3	Juan Pablo Sorín
RF	10	Ariel Ortega
CF	9	Gabriel Batistuta		81'
LF	7	Claudio López		46'
Substitutions:
MF	18	Kily González		46'
MF	16	Pablo Aimar		78'
FW	19	Hernán Crespo		81'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa


GK	1	Ike Shorunmu
RB	16	Efe Sodje	73'	73'
CB	6	Taribo West
CB	5	Isaac Okoronkwo
LB	3	Celestine Babayaro
DM	2	Joseph Yobo
CM	10	Jay-Jay Okocha (c)
CM	11	Garba Lawal
RW	17	Julius Aghahowa
LW	9	Bartholomew Ogbeche
CF	4	Nwankwo Kanu		48'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Pius Ikedia		48'
MF	15	Justice Christopher		73'
Manager:
Festus Onigbinde

Man of the Match:
Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Frédéric Arnault (France)
Heiner Müller (Germany)
Fourth official:
Markus Merk (Germany)

England vs Sweden

2 June 2002

18:30

England	1–1	Sweden
Campbell 24'	Report	Alexandersson 59'

Saitama Stadium, Saitama

Attendance: 52,721

Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

England

Sweden


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Danny Mills
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand
CB	6	Sol Campbell	12'
LB	3	Ashley Cole
RM	7	David Beckham (c)		63'
CM	18	Owen Hargreaves
CM	8	Paul Scholes
LM	11	Emile Heskey
CF	20	Darius Vassell		74'
CF	10	Michael Owen
Substitutions:
MF	23	Kieron Dyer		63'
MF	19	Joe Cole		74'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson


GK	1	Magnus Hedman
RB	2	Olof Mellberg
CB	15	Andreas Jakobsson	73'
CB	4	Johan Mjällby (c)
LB	16	Teddy Lučić
RM	7	Niclas Alexandersson
CM	6	Tobias Linderoth
CM	17	Magnus Svensson		56'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	10	Marcus Allbäck	45+2'	80'
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF	8	Anders Svensson		56'
FW	22	Andreas Andersson		80'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg

Man of the Match:
Sol Campbell (England)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)
Yury Dupanov (Belarus)
Fourth official:
Mark Shield (Australia)

Sweden vs Nigeria

7 June 2002

15:30

Sweden	2–1	Nigeria
Larsson 35', 63' (pen.)	Report	Aghahowa 27'

Wing Stadium, Kobe

Attendance: 36,194

Referee: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

Sweden

Nigeria


GK	1	Magnus Hedman
RB	2	Olof Mellberg
CB	15	Andreas Jakobsson
CB	4	Johan Mjällby (c)	31'
LB	16	Teddy Lučić
RM	7	Niclas Alexandersson	69'
CM	6	Tobias Linderoth
CM	8	Anders Svensson		83'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	10	Marcus Allbäck		64'
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
FW	22	Andreas Andersson		64'
MF	17	Magnus Svensson		83'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg


GK	1	Ike Shorunmu
RB	2	Joseph Yobo
CB	6	Taribo West	80'
CB	5	Isaac Okoronkwo
LB	14	Ifeanyi Udeze
RM	10	Jay-Jay Okocha (c)
CM	15	Justice Christopher
CM	21	John Utaka
LM	3	Celestine Babayaro		65'
CF	17	Julius Aghahowa
CF	9	Bartholomew Ogbeche		70'
Substitutions:
FW	4	Nwankwo Kanu		65'
MF	7	Pius Ikedia		70'
Manager:
Festus Onigbinde

Man of the Match:
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)

Assistant referees:
Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Argentina vs England

7 June 2002

20:30

Argentina	0–1	England
	Report	Beckham 44' (pen.)

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

Attendance: 35,927

Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Argentina

England


GK	12	Pablo Cavallero
CB	4	Mauricio Pochettino
CB	6	Walter Samuel
CB	13	Diego Placente
RM	8	Javier Zanetti
CM	14	Diego Simeone
CM	11	Juan Sebastián Verón (c)		46'
LM	3	Juan Pablo Sorín
RF	10	Ariel Ortega
CF	9	Gabriel Batistuta	13'	60'
LF	18	Kily González		64'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Pablo Aimar		46'
FW	19	Hernán Crespo		60'
FW	7	Claudio López		64'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Danny Mills
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand
CB	6	Sol Campbell
LB	3	Ashley Cole	29'
RM	7	David Beckham (c)
CM	18	Owen Hargreaves		19'
CM	21	Nicky Butt
LM	8	Paul Scholes
CF	10	Michael Owen		80'
CF	11	Emile Heskey	50'	54'
Substitutions:
MF	4	Trevor Sinclair		19'
FW	17	Teddy Sheringham		54'
DF	14	Wayne Bridge		80'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Paul Scholes (England)

Assistant referees:
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
Fourth official:
Brian Hall (United States)

Sweden vs Argentina

12 June 2002

15:30

Sweden	1–1	Argentina
A. Svensson 59'	Report	Crespo 88'

Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi

Attendance: 45,777

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Sweden

Argentina


GK	1	Magnus Hedman
RB	2	Olof Mellberg
CB	15	Andreas Jakobsson
CB	4	Johan Mjällby (c)
LB	16	Teddy Lučić
RM	7	Niclas Alexandersson
CM	8	Anders Svensson		68'
CM	6	Tobias Linderoth
LM	17	Magnus Svensson	65'
CF	11	Henrik Larsson	78'	88'
CF	10	Marcus Allbäck		46'
Substitutions:
FW	22	Andreas Andersson		46'
MF	18	Mattias Jonson		68'
FW	21	Zlatan Ibrahimović		88'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg


GK	12	Pablo Cavallero
CB	22	José Chamot	55'
CB	6	Walter Samuel
CB	4	Mauricio Pochettino
DM	5	Matías Almeyda	58'	63'
RM	8	Javier Zanetti
LM	3	Juan Pablo Sorín		63'
AM	16	Pablo Aimar
RF	10	Ariel Ortega
CF	9	Gabriel Batistuta (c)		58'
LF	7	Claudio López
Substitutions:
FW	19	Hernán Crespo		58'
MF	11	Juan Sebastián Verón		63'
MF	18	Kily González	75'	63'
FW	21	Claudio Caniggia	45+2'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa

Man of the Match:
Johan Mjällby (Sweden)

Assistant referees:
Heiner Müller (Germany)
Michael Raggonath (Trinidad and Tobago)
Fourth official:
Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Nigeria vs England

12 June 2002

15:30

Nigeria	0–0	England
	Report

Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 44,864

Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

Nigeria

England


GK	22	Vincent Enyeama
RB	16	Efe Sodje
CB	2	Joseph Yobo
CB	5	Isaac Okoronkwo
LB	14	Ifeanyi Udeze
RM	10	Jay-Jay Okocha (c)
CM	15	Justice Christopher
CM	20	James Obiorah
LM	23	Femi Opabunmi	86'
CF	17	Julius Aghahowa
CF	18	Benedict Akwuegbu
Substitutions:
MF	7	Pius Ikedia	86'
Manager:
Festus Onigbinde


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Danny Mills
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand
CB	6	Sol Campbell
LB	3	Ashley Cole	85'
RM	7	David Beckham (c)
CM	21	Nicky Butt
CM	8	Paul Scholes
LM	4	Trevor Sinclair
CF	11	Emile Heskey	69'
CF	10	Michael Owen	77'
Substitutions:
FW	17	Teddy Sheringham	69'
FW	20	Darius Vassell	77'
DF	14	Wayne Bridge	85'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

Man of the Match:
Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

References

External links

Results

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2002 Fifa World Cup Group F

Standings

Matches

Argentina vs Nigeria

England vs Sweden

Sweden vs Nigeria

Argentina vs England

Sweden vs Argentina

Nigeria vs England

See also

References

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