2002 FIFA World Cup Group A

The 2002 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams divided into eight lettered groups. Group A comprised 1998 winners, France, two-time winners Uruguay, Denmark and FIFA World Cup debutants Senegal. The group's first match was played on 31 May 2002, and the last matches on 11 June 2002.

Overall competition

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 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 Senegal equaliser in Daegu prevented them from qualifying for the Round of 16 with a game to spare. Instead, they were forced to play France knowing that a draw would see them through to the next round. They won the game, 2–0, and finished top of the group, thanks to Senegal's draw with Uruguay.

Uruguay, as dark horses of the group, never really got going, their high point being a goalless draw with a sub-par France side. However, they did manage to put three goals past Senegal in a high-scoring draw, but their loss to Denmark in their opening game had dashed any hopes they may have had of qualifying for the Round of 16.

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 +37
 Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 +15
 Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 −12
 France 3 0 1 2 0 3 −31

All times local (UTC+9)

France vs Senegal

31 May 2002
20:30
France  0–1  Senegal
Report Diop  30'
France
Senegal
GK 16Fabien Barthez
RB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 18Frank Leboeuf
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 17Emmanuel Petit  45+2'
RW 11Sylvain Wiltord  81'
AM 6 Youri Djorkaeff  60'
LW 12Thierry Henry
CF 20David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 21Christophe Dugarry  60'
FW 9 Djibril Cissé  81'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17Ferdinand Coly
CB 13Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Papa Malick Diop
LB 2 Omar Daf
DM 6 Aliou Cissé (c)  51'
RM 14Moussa N'Diaye
CM 19Papa Bouba Diop
CM 15Salif Diao
LM 10Khalilou Fadiga
CF 11El 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

1 June 2002
18:00
Uruguay  1–2  Denmark
Rodríguez  47' Report Tomasson  45', 83'
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Uruguay
Denmark
GK 1 Fabián Carini
RB 2 Gustavo Méndez  25'
CB 14Gonzalo Sorondo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)
LB 6 Darío Rodríguez  87'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García
LM 7 Gianni Guigou
AM 20Álvaro Recoba  80'
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13Sebastián Abreu  88'
Substitutions:
FW 17Mario Regueiro  80'
FW 11Federico Magallanes  87'
FW 18Richard Morales  88'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg
CB 4 Martin Laursen  51'
CB 3 René Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c)  34'  58'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær  70'
CF 11Ebbe Sand  89'
Substitutions:
DF 12Niclas Jensen  58'
FW 10Martin Jørgensen  70'
MF 17Christian Poulsen  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

6 June 2002
15:30
Denmark  1–1  Senegal
Tomasson  16' (pen.) Report Diao  52'
Denmark
Senegal
GK 1 Thomas Sørensen
RB 6 Thomas Helveg  82'
CB 4 Martin Laursen
CB 3 Rene Henriksen
LB 5 Jan Heintze (c)
CM 2 Stig Tøfting
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen  62'
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl  89'
AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson  20'
LW 8 Jesper Grønkjær  50'
CF 11Ebbe Sand  7'
Substitutions:
FW 10Martin Jørgensen  50'
MF 17Christian Poulsen  84'  62'
FW 18Peter Løvenkrands  89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 1 Tony Sylva
RB 17Ferdinand Coly
CB 13Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Papa Malick Diop (c)
LB 2 Omar Daf
RM 14Moussa N'Diaye  46'
CM 3 Papa Sarr  46'
CM 15Salif Diao Yellow cardRed card 62', 80'
CM 19Papa Bouba Diop
LM 10Khalilou Fadiga  10'
CF 11El Hadji Diouf
Substitutions:
FW 7 Henri Camara  46'
FW 9 Souleymane Camara  46'  83'
DF 21Habib Beye  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 (Korea Republic)

France vs Uruguay

6 June 2002
20:30
France  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
France
Uruguay
GK 16Fabien Barthez
RB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 18Frank Leboeuf  16'
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 17Emmanuel Petit  45+2'
RW 11Sylvain Wiltord  90+3'
AM 22Johan Micoud
LW 12Thierry Henry Red card 25'
CF 20David Trezeguet  81'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Vincent Candela  16'
FW 9 Djibril Cissé  81'
FW 21Christophe Dugarry  90+3'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK 1 Fabián Carini
RB 3 Alejandro Lembo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)
CB 14Gonzalo Sorondo
LB 6 Darío Rodríguez  73'
RM 8 Gustavo Varela
CM 5 Pablo García  11'
LM 16Marcelo Romero  45+3'  71'
AM 20Álvaro Recoba
CF 9 Darío Silva  47'  60'
CF 13Sebastián Abreu  45+2'
Substitutions:
FW 11Federico Magallanes  60'
MF 22Gonzalo de los Santos  71'
MF 7 Gianni Guigou  73'
Manager:
Víctor Púa

Man of the Match:
Fabien Barthez (France)

Assistant referees:
Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador)
Curtis Charles (Netherlands Antilles)
Fourth official:
Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Denmark vs France

11 June 2002
15:30
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 12Niclas Jensen  71'
CM 2 Stig Tøfting  79'
CM 17Christian Poulsen  27'  76'
CM 7 Thomas Gravesen
RW 19Dennis Rommedahl
LW 10Martin Jørgensen  46'
CF 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutions:
FW 8 Jesper Grønkjær  46'
DF 20Kasper Bøgelund  76'
MF 23Brian Steen Nielsen  79'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK 16Fabien Barthez
RB 2 Vincent Candela
CB 15Lilian Thuram
CB 8 Marcel Desailly (c)
LB 3 Bixente Lizarazu
CM 4 Patrick Vieira  71'
CM 7 Claude Makélélé
RW 11Sylvain Wiltord  83'
AM 10Zinedine Zidane
LW 21Christophe Dugarry  8'  54'
CF 20David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW 9 Djibril Cissé  54'
MF 22Johan Micoud  71'
MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff  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

11 June 2002
15:30
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 17Ferdinand Coly  39'  63'
CB 13Lamine Diatta
CB 4 Papa Malick Diop
LB 2 Omar Daf  4'
RM 19Papa Bouba Diop  69'
CM 6 Aliou Cissé (c)
CM 5 Alassane N'Dour  76'
LM 10Khalilou Fadiga  87'
CF 7 Henri Camara  2'  67'
CF 11El Hadji Diouf  82'
Substitutions:
DF 21Habib Beye  87'  63'
MF 14Moussa N'Diaye  67'
MF 12Amdy Faye  76'
Manager:
France Bruno Metsu
GK 1 Fabián Carini  19'
RB 3 Alejandro Lembo
CB 4 Paolo Montero (c)  82'
CB 14Gonzalo Sorondo  32'
LB 8 Gustavo Varela
RM 16Marcelo Romero  8'  46'
CM 5 Pablo García  35'
LM 6 Darío Rodríguez  40'
AM 20Álvaro Recoba
CF 9 Darío Silva
CF 13Sebastián Abreu  46'
Substitutions:
FW 17Mario Regueiro  32'
FW 18Richard Morales  46'
FW 21Diego Forlán  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)

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