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.

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 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.

Standings

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

All times local (UTC+9)

France vs Senegal

France  0–1  Senegal
Report Diop  30'
Attendance: 62,561
France
Senegal
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB18Frank Leboeuf
CB8Marcel Desailly (c)
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM17Emmanuel PetitYellow card 45+2'
RW11Sylvain Wiltord 81'
AM6Youri Djorkaeff 60'
LW12Thierry Henry
CF20David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW21Christophe Dugarry 60'
FW9Djibril Cissé 81'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK1Tony Sylva
RB17Ferdinand Coly
CB13Lamine Diatta
CB4Papa Malick Diop
LB2Omar Daf
DM6Aliou Cissé (c)Yellow card 51'
RM14Moussa N'Diaye
CM19Papa Bouba Diop
CM15Salif Diao
LM10Khalilou Fadiga
CF11El 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

Uruguay  1–2  Denmark
Rodríguez  47' Report Tomasson  45', 83'
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
Uruguay
Denmark
GK1Fabián Carini
RB2Gustavo MéndezYellow card 25'
CB14Gonzalo Sorondo
CB4Paolo Montero (c)
LB6Darío Rodríguez 87'
RM8Gustavo Varela
CM5Pablo García
LM7Gianni Guigou
AM20Álvaro Recoba 80'
CF9Darío Silva
CF13Sebastián Abreu 88'
Substitutions:
FW17Mario Regueiro 80'
FW11Federico Magallanes 87'
FW18Richard Morales 88'
Manager:
Víctor Púa
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Thomas Helveg
CB4Martin LaursenYellow card 51'
CB3René Henriksen
LB5Jan Heintze (c)Yellow card 34' 58'
CM2Stig Tøfting
CM7Thomas Gravesen
RW19Dennis Rommedahl
AM9Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW8Jesper Grønkjær 70'
CF11Ebbe Sand 89'
Substitutions:
DF12Niclas Jensen 58'
FW10Martin Jørgensen 70'
MF17Christian 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

Denmark  1–1  Senegal
Tomasson  16' (pen.) Report Diao  52'
Attendance: 43,500
Denmark
Senegal
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Thomas HelvegYellow card 82'
CB4Martin Laursen
CB3Rene Henriksen
LB5Jan Heintze (c)
CM2Stig Tøfting
CM7Thomas Gravesen 62'
RW19Dennis Rommedahl 89'
AM9Jon Dahl TomassonYellow card 20'
LW8Jesper Grønkjær 50'
CF11Ebbe SandYellow card 7'
Substitutions:
FW10Martin Jørgensen 50'
MF17Christian PoulsenYellow card 84' 62'
FW18Peter Løvenkrands 89'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK1Tony Sylva
RB17Ferdinand Coly
CB13Lamine Diatta
CB4Papa Malick Diop (c)
LB2Omar Daf
RM14Moussa N'Diaye 46'
CM3Papa Sarr 46'
CM15Salif DiaoYellow cardRed card 62', 80'
CM19Papa Bouba Diop
LM10Khalilou FadigaYellow card 10'
CF11El Hadji Diouf
Substitutions:
FW7Henri Camara 46'
FW9Souleymane Camara 46' 83'
DF21Habib 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

France  0–0  Uruguay
Report
Attendance: 38,289
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
France
Uruguay
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB15Lilian Thuram
CB18Frank Leboeuf 16'
CB8Marcel Desailly (c)
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
CM4Patrick Vieira
CM17Emmanuel PetitYellow card 45+2'
RW11Sylvain Wiltord 90+3'
AM22Johan Micoud
LW12Thierry HenryRed card 25'
CF20David Trezeguet 81'
Substitutions:
DF2Vincent Candela 16'
FW9Djibril Cissé 81'
FW21Christophe Dugarry 90+3'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK1Fabián Carini
RB3Alejandro Lembo
CB4Paolo Montero (c)
CB14Gonzalo Sorondo
LB6Darío Rodríguez 73'
RM8Gustavo Varela
CM5Pablo GarcíaYellow card 11'
LM16Marcelo RomeroYellow card 45+3' 71'
AM20Álvaro Recoba
CF9Darío SilvaYellow card 47' 60'
CF13Sebastián AbreuYellow card 45+2'
Substitutions:
FW11Federico Magallanes 60'
MF22Gonzalo de los Santos 71'
MF7Gianni 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

Denmark  2–0  France
Rommedahl  22'
Tomasson  67'		 Report
Attendance: 48,100
Denmark
France
GK1Thomas Sørensen
RB6Thomas Helveg
CB4Martin Laursen
CB3Rene Henriksen (c)
LB12Niclas JensenYellow card 71'
CM2Stig Tøfting 79'
CM17Christian PoulsenYellow card 27' 76'
CM7Thomas Gravesen
RW19Dennis Rommedahl
LW10Martin Jørgensen 46'
CF9Jon Dahl Tomasson
Substitutions:
FW8Jesper Grønkjær 46'
DF20Kasper Bøgelund 76'
MF23Brian Steen Nielsen 79'
Manager:
Morten Olsen
GK16Fabien Barthez
RB2Vincent Candela
CB15Lilian Thuram
CB8Marcel Desailly (c)
LB3Bixente Lizarazu
CM4Patrick Vieira 71'
CM7Claude Makélélé
RW11Sylvain Wiltord 83'
AM10Zinedine Zidane
LW21Christophe DugarryYellow card 8' 54'
CF20David Trezeguet
Substitutions:
FW9Djibril Cissé 54'
MF22Johan Micoud 71'
MF6Youri 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

Senegal  3–3  Uruguay
Fadiga  20' (pen.)
Bouba Diop  26', 38'		 Report Morales  46'
Forlán  69'
Recoba  88' (pen.)
Attendance: 33,681
Senegal
Uruguay
GK1Tony Sylva
RB17Ferdinand ColyYellow card 39' 63'
CB13Lamine Diatta
CB4Papa Malick Diop
LB2Omar DafYellow card 4'
RM19Papa Bouba DiopYellow card 69'
CM6Aliou Cissé (c)
CM5Alassane N'Dour 76'
LM10Khalilou FadigaYellow card 87'
CF7Henri CamaraYellow card 2' 67'
CF11El Hadji DioufYellow card 82'
Substitutions:
DF21Habib BeyeYellow card 87' 63'
MF14Moussa N'Diaye 67'
MF12Amdy Faye 76'
Manager:
France Bruno Metsu
GK1Fabián CariniYellow card 19'
RB3Alejandro Lembo
CB4Paolo Montero (c)Yellow card 82'
CB14Gonzalo Sorondo 32'
LB8Gustavo Varela
RM16Marcelo RomeroYellow card 8' 46'
CM5Pablo GarcíaYellow card 35'
LM6Darío RodríguezYellow card 40'
AM20Álvaro Recoba
CF9Darío Silva
CF13Sebastián Abreu 46'
Substitutions:
FW17Mario Regueiro 32'
FW18Richard Morales 46'
FW21Diego 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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