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FRANCE 0 : 1 SENEGAL
FIFA World Cup™ debutantes Senegal kicked off the 2002 edition of the world's greatest sporting event by shocking holders France 0 : 1 in Seoul, Korea through a first-half goal from Papa Bouba Diop.
The French-speaking African side came out bravely, and behind the dangerous El Hadji Diouf, proved that they were not going to be intimidated. France increased their pressure but their finishing failed to break down a solid Senegalese defence. Considering that France hit the woodwork twice, Senegal coach Bruno Metsu could not be more pleased about the end result of the long-awaited match. Never has the loss of Zidane's magic wand been felt more cruelly by the French.
Senegal did not seem intimidated at all by the FIFA World Cup holders in the early going, and El Hadji Diouf created the first chance for Senegal when he beat Marcel Desailly to the by-line and laid the ball back for Khalilou Fadiga, whose low shot rolled right to France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.
Shortly after France had a half-chance, when a Barthez punt was knocked on to a streaking David Trezeguet behind the Senegal defence. But the Juventus striker’s first touch let him down.
Trezeguet’s touch failed him again minutes later as he struck the right post with a powerful, curling shot from the top of the penalty area (24’).
Senegal shocked France with the tournament’s first goal at the half-hour mark, just when it seemed that the French offside trap had Diouf in fits. The Senegalese striker rounded Frank Leboeuf and laid a dangerous ball across the face of the goal. It took deflections from Emmanuel Petit and Barthez before sitting up wonderfully for Papa Bouba Diop, who easily knocked the ball into the open net from his backside (0:1, 30’).
After giving up the goal, France finished out the half by creating a flurry of dangerous situations, but they never managed to truly test Sylva.
France opened the second half with a string of chances. They went close when Lilian Thuram served a cross from the right side, and Trezeguet’s glancing header couldn’t stay inside the left post (55’).
France missed an even better opportunity soon after. Sylvain Wiltord served a cross from the right side, and Henry couldn’t keep his header down, sailing it over an open goal. Then it was Youri Djorkaeff’s turn to have a go. His shot from 25 metres was stopped by Sylva, who had to scramble to punch the rebound over the by-line for a corner.
Vieira then rose up to meet a corner from the right side and sent a powerful header on goal, forcing Sylva to make a nice diving save to his right (58’).
Senegal had their first good chance of the half off the foot of Fadiga, whose rocket from 10 metres caromed off the top of the crossbar and out for a goal kick (65’). Then Henry came right back with a shot of his own off the woodwork, the spirited action flying from end to end (66’).
France seemed to run out of steam after that, demoralized and frustrated by their inability to take advantage of so many chances, and they didn’t threaten again until stoppage time, when Henry and Leboeuf each blasted shots from inside the area, forcing two nice saves from Sylva.

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Match #1: France : Senegal
1st Round Group A
Score: 0:1 (0:1)
Goals: SEN 19 DIOP Papa Bouba (30')
Date: 31 May 2002, 20:30
Referee: BUJSAIM Ali
Match Stats
FRA SEN
15 Shots 6
10 Corners 0
18 Fouls 22
1 Cautions 1
0 Expulsions 0

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Germany – Saudi Arabia
This match heralds a first for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™: Three-time world champions Germany and three-time Asia Cup winners Saudi Arabia have never met in a major tournament. In fact, the two teams have only played each other once before, when Germany triumphed 3-0 in February 1998.
“Germany are still one of the best teams in the world, though they are not as strong as they were in 1998,” said Saudi coach Nassar Al-Johar, who hopes to deliver an early shock against Germany in the opening game of Group E in Sapporo.
German fans must wait with baited breath to see how coach Rudi Völler copes with the absence of midfield playmaker Mehmet Scholl, midfielder Sebastian Deisler, and defensive stalwart Jens Nowotny. However, no matter what team Völler fields in this fixture, his team will be odds-on favourites. And the 41-year-old is keen to make a successful FIFA World Cup finals coaching debut against the outsiders and take a major step toward the last 16.
“We owe it to ourselves to get this result. We mustn’t make ourselves out to be any smaller or weaker than we are. I believe in this team,” said Völler.
On the other hand, the Saudi Arabian underdogs have nothing to lose against Germany. The “Sons of the Desert”, participating in their third successive finals, have high hopes and are ambitious to repeat their success at the 1994 FIFA World Cup when they surprised everybody by securing two victories to reach the last 16. And they would love to start by beating Germany.
If their dreams are to be fulfilled, the nation ranked 34th by FIFA must rely on the skills of star goal-scorer Sami Al-Jaber. The 29-year-old, who has played club football for English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers, has announced that Korea/Japan will be his last major tournament, as he will hang up his international boots after this campaign.

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Match #4: Germany : Saudi Arabia
1st Round Group E
Score: 8:0 (4:0)
Goals: GER
11 KLOSE Miroslav (20')
11 KLOSE Miroslav (25')
13 BALLACK Michael (40')
9 JANCKER Carsten (46'+)
11 KLOSE Miroslav (70')
2 LINKE Thomas (73')
20 BIERHOFF Oliver (84')
19 SCHNEIDER Bernd (91')
Date: 1 June 2002, 20:30
Referee: AQUINO Ubaldo
Match Stats
GER KSA
26 Shots 3
10 Corners 1
22 Fouls 11
2 Cautions 1
0 Expulsions 0

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URUGUAY 1 : 2 DENMARK
Scoring chances came in bundles Saturday evening in Ulsan, Korea as Uruguay and Denmark played in their opening match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™. Jon Dahl Tomasson found the net late in each half to lead the Danes to an emotional victory.
The game began with end-to-end action, and no one was surprised when Tomasson and Uruguay’s Dario Rodriguez scored on either side of half-time. Tomasson completed his double in the closing minutes, placing Denmark atop Group A along side Senegal. France and Uruguay are now facing long-odds as they share the bottom of the table with no points.
Neither side seemed to be showing any nerves as they both got off to bright starts. Dario Silva and Sebastian Abreu had half chances within the first five minutes for Uruguay, and just after, Dennis Rommedahl’s left-footer gave Denmark hope on their end.
Again good chances were exchanged when Alvaro Recoba curled a patented left-footed free kick just around the right post (9’), while Ebbe Sand had the best chance of the half at the other end. But, the unmarked Schalke man watched his diving header bounce on the pitch and up off the top of the crossbar (12’).
After the early flurry, the match settled down, though both teams continued to be attack-minded and skilful when moving forward on the break. Generally, Uruguay preferred to work quickly through the middle, while Denmark exploited space on the wings to send in some dangerous crosses.
The half continued slowly until near the whistle. Recoba looped a lovely ball to Silva whose header was cut out (40’), and Rommedahl’s shot was cleared as well (41’). Denmark followed up with more pressure and were rewarded when Jesper Gronkjaer set up Jon Dahl Tomasson, who made no mistake with his shot from 10 yards out (0:1, 45’).
The second half started with an immediate response from the celestes, as Dario Rodriguez curled a stunning left-foot volley into the top corner of the Danish net (1:1, 47’). From a Recoba corner, the ball was only partially cleared and it eventually fell to the Penarol defender 20 metres out.
The sides remained relatively even, though the quickness of Recoba, Abreu, and Silva caused occasional problems for the Danish defence. Recoba’s running blast from 30 metres was caught well by a diving Thomas Sorensen (64’).
However, Gronkjaer and substitute Martin Jorgensen were doing well on each flank for Denmark. In the 80th minute, Jorgensen beat a couple of players in the Uruguayan box, but the Uruguayan defence, led captain Paolo Montero, scrapped their way through.
That is until Tomasson’s perfectly placed header hit off the underside of the crossbar and into the Uruguayan net (1:2, ’83). Yet another cross from the left by Jorgensen set the unmarked player up, and Uruguayan goalkeeper Fabian Carini was left flat-footed by the superb placement of the ball.
The Danes ran out the final ten minutes of the match knowing that they had launched their World Cup adventure in the best way possible.

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Match #3: Uruguay : Denmark
1st Round Group A
Score: 1:2 (0:1)
Goals:
Den 9 TOMASSON Jon Dahl (45')
Uru 6 RODRIGUEZ Dario (47')
Den 9 TOMASSON Jon Dahl (83')
Date: 1 June 2002, 18:00
Referee: MANE Saad
Match Stats
URU DEN
7 Shots 10
8 Corners 7
13 Fouls 8
1 Cautions 2
0 Expulsions 0

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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1 : 1 CAMEROON
The 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™ kicked off in Japan with Cameroon and Ireland fighting to a tense Group E draw in Niigata. Both sides had their fair share of good chances, but Patrick Mboma and Matt Holland were the only names on the score sheet in the end.
Watched by colourful fans on both sides, it was a match of contradictory halves, as the Indomitable Lions looked far and away the better side in the first. However, Mick McCarthy’s team, without sent home captain Roy Keane, recovered bravely after the break and drew level early in the second half. The Irish will now face group-favourites Germany, while Cameroon take on Saudi Arabia in Saitama on 6 June.
A cautious start by both teams produced little in the opening minutes, until Ireland’s Matt Holland dived in hard at Marc-Vivien Foe, getting a piece of the ball but more of the Cameroon midfielder’s right knee (7’). The collision seemed to spark the Africans, as they began to gain an edge in possession.
Samuel Etoo created the first real chance of the match when he worked a one-two with Patrick Mboma near midfield to get free. As he raced into the box, charging Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given came out hard to smother the attempt (19’).
Etoo produced another strong chance after running onto a lob into the right side of the penalty area. At the corner of the goal box, he turned and lofted a shot over Given, but off target and out for a goal kick (32’).
Etoo began to create more danger from that point on and was integral in breaking the deadlock when he beat a defender at the by-line on the right side, and his pass found the foot of Mboma, who easily slotted the ball into the empty net (0:1, 39’).
Late in the half, Ireland’s Ian Harte whipped a free kick into the box from the right side that was nearly knocked into the Cameroon goal by defender Rigobert Song, but goalkeeper Boukar Alioum smothered the ball to prevent the own goal (45’).
But that was the only real chance allowed by Cameroon in the first 45 minutes, as they did their part to earn the lead going into the dressing room.
The hard-working Irish side started the second half in search of an early goal and almost had one when Kevin Kilbane’s glancing header from Ian Harte’s cross skidded wide of the back post (49’).
Just after Geremi narrowly missed the far post after winning possession deep in the Irish half, Ireland found their equaliser through Matt Holland. Kilbane’s cross from the left side was only half cleared by Cameroon, and Holland drilled a solid right-footer from 25 metres into the left corner (1:1, 52’).
The goal really sparked Ireland and they almost went ahead when a ball played into the goal mouth for Robbie Keane was blocked towards goal by Rigobert Song, and only a desperate dive from goalkeeper Boukar Alioum kept the game level (63’).
Through most of the second half, neither side consistently had the better run of play, but Ireland seemed to sense victory as the match drew to a close and gained momentum.
Robbie Keane looked to take advantage of some more poor work by the Cameroon defence. Standing at the edge of the penalty area, Keane coolly controlled a driven clearance with one touch, and his quick right-footed drive crashed off the far post (84’).
As the clock neared full time, Ireland had another opportunity to go ahead but Steven Reid’s powerful free kick was tipped over the bar by Alioum (90’).

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Match #2: Rep. of Ireland : Cameroon
1st Round Group E
Score: 1:1 (0:1)
Goals: IRL CMR
8 HOLLAND Matt (52')
10 MBOMA Patrick (39')
Date: 1 June 2002, 15:30
Referee: KAMIKAWA Toru
Match Stats
IRL CMR
10 Shots 10
8 Corners 8
9 Fouls 14
3 Cautions 1
0 Expulsions 0