2002 FIFA World Cup Group F

The Group F of the 2002 FIFA World Cup lasted from 2 to 12 June 2002. 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
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

Matches

All times local (UTC+9)

Argentina vs Nigeria
Argentina 1–0 Nigeria
Batistuta  63' Report
Attendance: 34,050
Argentina
Nigeria
GK12Pablo Cavallero
CB4Mauricio Pochettino
CB6Walter Samuel 51'
CB13Diego Placente
RM8Javier Zanetti
CM14Diego Simeone 90'
CM11Juan Sebastián Verón (c) 78'
LM3Juan Pablo Sorín
RF10Ariel Ortega
CF9Gabriel Batistuta 81'
LF7Claudio López 46'
Substitutions:
MF18Kily González 46'
MF16Pablo Aimar 78'
FW19Hernán Crespo 81'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa
GK1Ike Shorunmu
RB16Efe Sodje 73' 73'
CB6Taribo West
CB5Isaac Okoronkwo
LB3Celestine Babayaro
RM10Jay-Jay Okocha (c)
CM2Joseph Yobo
CM4Nwankwo Kanu 48'
LM11Garba Lawal
CF9Bartholomew Ogbeche
CF17Julius Aghahowa
Substitutions:
MF7Pius Ikedia 48'
MF15Justice 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
England 1–1 Sweden
Campbell  24' Report Alexandersson  59'
Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 52,721
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
England
Sweden
GK1David Seaman
RB2Danny Mills
CB5Rio Ferdinand
CB6Sol Campbell 12'
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c) 63'
CM18Owen Hargreaves
CM8Paul Scholes
LM11Emile Heskey
CF20Darius Vassell 74'
CF10Michael Owen
Substitutions:
MF23Kieron Dyer 63'
MF19Joe Cole 74'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK1Magnus Hedman
RB2Olof Mellberg
CB15Andreas Jakobsson 73'
CB4Johan Mjällby (c)
LB16Teddy Lučić
RM7Niclas Alexandersson
CM6Tobias Linderoth
CM17Magnus Svensson 56'
LM9Freddie Ljungberg
CF10Marcus Allbäck 45' 80'
CF11Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF8Anders Svensson 56'
FW22Andreas 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
Sweden 2–1 Nigeria
Larsson  35', 63' (pen.) Report Aghahowa  27'
Wing Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 36,194
Sweden
Nigeria
GK1Magnus Hedman
RB2Olof Mellberg
CB15Andreas Jakobsson
CB4Johan Mjällby (c) 31'
LB16Teddy Lučić
RM7Niclas Alexandersson 69'
CM6Tobias Linderoth
CM8Anders Svensson 83'
LM9Freddie Ljungberg
CF10Marcus Allbäck 64'
CF11Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
FW22Andreas Andersson 64'
MF17Magnus Svensson 83'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg
GK1Ike Shorunmu
RB2Joseph Yobo
CB6Taribo West 80'
CB5Isaac Okoronkwo
LB14Ifeanyi Udeze
RM10Jay-Jay Okocha (c)
CM15Justice Christopher
CM21John Utaka
LM3Celestine Babayaro 65'
CF17Julius Aghahowa
CF9Bartholomew Ogbeche 70'
Substitutions:
FW4Nwankwo Kanu 65'
MF7Pius 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
Argentina 0–1 England
Report Beckham  44' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,927
Argentina
England
GK12Pablo Cavallero
CB4Mauricio Pochettino
CB6Walter Samuel
CB13Diego Placente
RM8Javier Zanetti
CM14Diego Simeone
CM11Juan Sebastián Verón (c) 46'
LM3Juan Pablo Sorín
RF10Ariel Ortega
CF9Gabriel Batistuta 13' 60'
LF18Kily González 64'
Substitutions:
MF16Pablo Aimar 46'
FW19Hernán Crespo 60'
FW7Claudio López 64'
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa
GK1David Seaman
RB2Danny Mills
CB5Rio Ferdinand
CB6Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole 29'
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM18Owen Hargreaves 19'
CM21Nicky Butt
LM8Paul Scholes
CF10Michael Owen 80'
CF11Emile Heskey 50' 54'
Substitutions:
MF4Trevor Sinclair 19'
FW17Teddy Sheringham 54'
DF14Wayne 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
Sweden 1–1 Argentina
Svensson  59' Report Crespo  88'
Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
Attendance: 45,777
Sweden
Argentina
GK1Magnus Hedman
RB2Olof Mellberg
CB15Andreas Jakobsson
CB4Johan Mjällby (c)
LB16Teddy Lučić
RM7Niclas Alexandersson
CM8Anders Svensson 68'
CM6Tobias Linderoth
LM17Magnus Svensson 65'
CF11Henrik Larsson 78' 88'
CF10Marcus Allbäck 46'
Substitutions:
FW22Andreas Andersson 46'
MF18Mattias Jonson 68'
FW21Zlatan Ibrahimović 88'
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg
GK12Pablo Cavallero
CB22José Chamot 55'
CB6Walter Samuel
CB4Mauricio Pochettino
RM8Javier Zanetti
CM5Matias Almeyda 58' 63'
LM3Juan Pablo Sorín 63'
AM16Pablo Aimar
RF10Ariel Ortega
CF9Gabriel Batistuta (c) 58'
LF7Claudio López
Substitutions:
FW19Hernán Crespo 58'
MF11Juan Sebastián Verón 63'
MF18Kily González 75' 63'
FW21Claudio 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
Nigeria 0–0 England
Report
Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 44,864
Nigeria
England
GK22Vincent Enyeama
RB16Efe Sodje
CB2Joseph Yobo
CB5Isaac Okoronkwo
LB14Ifeanyi Udeze
RM10Jay-Jay Okocha (c)
CM15Justice Christopher
CM20James Obiorah
LM23Femi Opabunmi 86'
CF17Julius Aghahowa
CF18Benedict Akwuegbu
Substitutions:
MF7Pius Ikedia 86'
Manager:
Festus Onigbinde
GK1David Seaman
RB2Danny Mills
CB5Rio Ferdinand
CB6Sol Campbell
LB3Ashley Cole 85'
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM21Nicky Butt
CM8Paul Scholes
LM4Trevor Sinclair
CF11Emile Heskey 69'
CF10Michael Owen 77'
Substitutions:
FW17Teddy Sheringham 69'
FW20Darius Vassell 77'
DF14Wayne 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)

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