Group A was one of eight groups at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It consisted of defending champions France, two-time winners Uruguay, Denmark and debutants Senegal. The group's first match was played on 31 May 2002 and the last 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 Senegalese equaliser in Daegu prevented them from qualifying for the round of 16 with a match to spare. Instead, they were forced to play France, knowing that a draw would see them through to the next round. They won 2–0 and finished top of the group thanks to Senegal's draw with Uruguay.
Dark horses Uruguay never really got going, with their high point being a goalless draw with a sub-par French side. They did manage to put three goals past Senegal in a high-scoring draw, but their loss to Denmark in their opening match had dashed any hopes they may have had of reaching the next round.
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Group A was one of eight groups at the 2002 FIFA World Cup It consisted of defending champions France two time winners Uruguay Denmark and debutants Senegal The group s first match was played on 31 May 2002 and the last 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 Senegalese equaliser in Daegu prevented them from qualifying for the round of 16 with a match to spare Instead they were forced to play France knowing that a draw would see them through to the next round They won 2 0 and finished top of the group thanks to Senegal s draw with Uruguay Dark horses Uruguay never really got going with their high point being a goalless draw with a sub par French side They did manage to put three goals past Senegal in a high scoring draw but their loss to Denmark in their opening match had dashed any hopes they may have had of reaching the next round Contents 1 Standings 2 Matches 2 1 France vs Senegal 2 2 Uruguay vs Denmark 2 3 Denmark vs Senegal 2 4 France vs Uruguay 2 5 Denmark vs France 2 6 Senegal vs Uruguay 3 See also 4 External linksStandings editPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Denmark 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 7 Advance to knockout stage2 nbsp Senegal 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 53 nbsp Uruguay 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 24 nbsp France 3 0 1 2 0 3 3 1Source FIFARules for classification Tie breaking criteria Denmark advanced to play England runner up of Group F in the round of 16 Senegal advanced to play Sweden winner of Group F in the round of 16 Matches editAll times are local UTC 9 France vs Senegal edit 31 May 200220 30France nbsp 0 1 nbsp SenegalReport Bouba Diop nbsp 30 Seoul World Cup Stadium SeoulAttendance 62 561Referee Ali Bujsaim United Arab Emirates nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp France nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SenegalGK 16 Fabien BarthezRB 15 Lilian ThuramCB 18 Frank LeboeufCB 8 Marcel Desailly c LB 3 Bixente LizarazuCM 4 Patrick VieiraCM 17 Emmanuel Petit nbsp 45 2 RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord nbsp 81 AM 6 Youri Djorkaeff nbsp 60 LW 12 Thierry HenryCF 20 David TrezeguetSubstitutions FW 21 Christophe Dugarry nbsp 60 FW 9 Djibril Cisse nbsp 81 Manager Roger Lemerre nbsp GK 1 Tony SylvaRB 17 Ferdinand ColyCB 13 Lamine DiattaCB 4 Pape Malick DiopLB 2 Omar DafDM 6 Aliou Cisse c nbsp 51 RM 14 Moussa N DiayeCM 19 Papa Bouba DiopCM 15 Salif DiaoLM 10 Khalilou FadigaCF 11 El Hadji DioufManager nbsp Bruno MetsuMan 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 edit 1 June 200218 00Uruguay nbsp 1 2 nbsp DenmarkRodriguez nbsp 47 Report Tomasson nbsp 45 83 Munsu Cup Stadium UlsanAttendance 30 157Referee Saad Mane Kuwait nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Uruguay nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp DenmarkGK 1 Fabian CariniRB 2 Gustavo Mendez nbsp 25 CB 14 Gonzalo SorondoCB 4 Paolo Montero c LB 6 Dario Rodriguez nbsp 87 RM 8 Gustavo VarelaCM 5 Pablo GarciaLM 7 Gianni GuigouAM 20 Alvaro Recoba nbsp 80 CF 9 Dario SilvaCF 13 Sebastian Abreu nbsp 88 Substitutions FW 17 Mario Regueiro nbsp 80 FW 11 Federico Magallanes nbsp 87 FW 18 Richard Morales nbsp 88 Manager Victor Pua nbsp GK 1 Thomas SorensenRB 6 Thomas HelvegCB 4 Martin Laursen nbsp 51 CB 3 Rene HenriksenLB 5 Jan Heintze c nbsp 34 nbsp 58 CM 2 Stig ToftingCM 7 Thomas GravesenRW 19 Dennis RommedahlAM 9 Jon Dahl TomassonLW 8 Jesper Gronkjaer nbsp 70 CF 11 Ebbe Sand nbsp 89 Substitutions DF 12 Niclas Jensen nbsp 58 FW 10 Martin Jorgensen nbsp 70 MF 17 Christian Poulsen nbsp 89 Manager Morten OlsenMan of the Match Jon Dahl Tomasson Denmark Assistant referees Awni Hassouneh Jordan Dramane Dante Mali Fourth official Byron Moreno Ecuador Denmark vs Senegal edit 6 June 200215 30Denmark nbsp 1 1 nbsp SenegalTomasson nbsp 16 pen Report Diao nbsp 52 Daegu World Cup Stadium DaeguAttendance 43 500Referee Carlos Batres Guatemala nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Denmark nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SenegalGK 1 Thomas SorensenRB 6 Thomas Helveg nbsp 82 CB 4 Martin LaursenCB 3 Rene HenriksenLB 5 Jan Heintze c CM 2 Stig ToftingCM 7 Thomas Gravesen nbsp 62 RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl nbsp 89 AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson nbsp 20 LW 8 Jesper Gronkjaer nbsp 50 CF 11 Ebbe Sand nbsp 7 Substitutions FW 10 Martin Jorgensen nbsp 50 MF 17 Christian Poulsen nbsp 84 nbsp 62 FW 18 Peter Lovenkrands nbsp 89 Manager Morten Olsen nbsp GK 1 Tony SylvaRB 17 Ferdinand ColyCB 13 Lamine DiattaCB 4 Pape Malick Diop c LB 2 Omar DafRM 14 Moussa N Diaye nbsp 46 CM 3 Pape Sarr nbsp 46 CM 15 Salif Diao nbsp 62 nbsp 80 CM 19 Papa Bouba DiopLM 10 Khalilou Fadiga nbsp 10 CF 11 El Hadji DioufSubstitutions FW 7 Henri Camara nbsp 46 FW 9 Souleymane Camara nbsp 46 nbsp 83 DF 21 Habib Beye nbsp 83 Manager nbsp Bruno MetsuMan of the Match Khalilou Fadiga Senegal Assistant referees Ferenc Szekely Hungary Visva Krishnan Singapore Fourth official Kim Young Soo South Korea France vs Uruguay edit 6 June 200220 30France nbsp 0 0 nbsp UruguayReportBusan Asiad Main Stadium BusanAttendance 38 289Referee Felipe Ramos Mexico nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp France nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp UruguayGK 16 Fabien BarthezRB 15 Lilian ThuramCB 18 Frank Leboeuf nbsp 16 CB 8 Marcel Desailly c LB 3 Bixente LizarazuCM 4 Patrick VieiraCM 17 Emmanuel Petit nbsp 45 2 RW 11 Sylvain Wiltord nbsp 90 3 AM 22 Johan MicoudLW 12 Thierry Henry nbsp 25 CF 20 David Trezeguet nbsp 81 Substitutions DF 2 Vincent Candela nbsp 16 FW 9 Djibril Cisse nbsp 81 FW 21 Christophe Dugarry nbsp 90 3 Manager Roger Lemerre nbsp GK 1 Fabian CariniRB 3 Alejandro LemboCB 4 Paolo Montero c CB 14 Gonzalo SorondoLB 6 Dario Rodriguez nbsp 73 RM 8 Gustavo VarelaCM 5 Pablo Garcia nbsp 11 LM 16 Marcelo Romero nbsp 45 3 nbsp 71 AM 20 Alvaro RecobaCF 9 Dario Silva nbsp 47 nbsp 60 CF 13 Sebastian Abreu nbsp 45 2 Substitutions FW 11 Federico Magallanes nbsp 60 MF 22 Gonzalo de los Santos nbsp 71 MF 7 Gianni Guigou nbsp 73 Manager Victor PuaMan of the Match Fabien Barthez France Assistant referees Vladimir Fernandez El Salvador Curtis Charles Antigua and Barbuda Fourth official Urs Meier Switzerland Denmark vs France edit 11 June 200215 30Denmark nbsp 2 0 nbsp FranceRommedahl nbsp 22 Tomasson nbsp 67 ReportIncheon Munhak Stadium IncheonAttendance 48 100Referee Vitor Melo Pereira Portugal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Denmark nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp FranceGK 1 Thomas SorensenRB 6 Thomas HelvegCB 4 Martin LaursenCB 3 Rene Henriksen c LB 12 Niclas Jensen nbsp 71 CM 2 Stig Tofting nbsp 79 CM 17 Christian Poulsen nbsp 27 nbsp 76 CM 7 Thomas GravesenRW 19 Dennis RommedahlLW 10 Martin Jorgensen nbsp 46 CF 9 Jon Dahl TomassonSubstitutions FW 8 Jesper Gronkjaer nbsp 46 DF 20 Kasper Bogelund nbsp 76 MF 23 Brian Steen Nielsen nbsp 79 Manager Morten Olsen nbsp GK 16 Fabien BarthezRB 2 Vincent CandelaCB 15 Lilian ThuramCB 8 Marcel Desailly c LB 3 Bixente LizarazuCM 4 Patrick Vieira nbsp 71 CM 7 Claude MakeleleRW 11 Sylvain Wiltord nbsp 83 AM 10 Zinedine ZidaneLW 21 Christophe Dugarry nbsp 8 nbsp 54 CF 20 David TrezeguetSubstitutions FW 9 Djibril Cisse nbsp 54 MF 22 Johan Micoud nbsp 71 MF 6 Youri Djorkaeff nbsp 83 Manager Roger LemerreMan of the Match Zinedine Zidane France Assistant referees Carlos Matos Portugal Elise Doriri Vanuatu Fourth official Ľubos Micheľ Slovakia Senegal vs Uruguay edit 11 June 200215 30Senegal nbsp 3 3 nbsp UruguayFadiga nbsp 20 pen Bouba Diop nbsp 26 38 Report Morales nbsp 46 Forlan nbsp 69 Recoba nbsp 88 pen Suwon World Cup Stadium SuwonAttendance 33 681Referee Jan Wegereef Netherlands nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Senegal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp UruguayGK 1 Tony SylvaRB 17 Ferdinand Coly nbsp 39 nbsp 63 CB 13 Lamine DiattaCB 4 Pape Malick DiopLB 2 Omar Daf nbsp 4 RM 19 Papa Bouba Diop nbsp 69 CM 6 Aliou Cisse c CM 5 Alassane N Dour nbsp 76 LM 10 Khalilou Fadiga nbsp 87 CF 7 Henri Camara nbsp 2 nbsp 67 CF 11 El Hadji Diouf nbsp 82 Substitutions DF 21 Habib Beye nbsp 87 nbsp 63 MF 14 Moussa N Diaye nbsp 67 MF 12 Amdy Faye nbsp 76 Manager nbsp Bruno Metsu nbsp GK 1 Fabian Carini nbsp 19 RB 3 Alejandro LemboCB 4 Paolo Montero c nbsp 82 CB 14 Gonzalo Sorondo nbsp 32 LB 8 Gustavo VarelaRM 16 Marcelo Romero nbsp 8 nbsp 46 CM 5 Pablo Garcia nbsp 35 LM 6 Dario Rodriguez nbsp 40 AM 20 Alvaro RecobaCF 9 Dario SilvaCF 13 Sebastian Abreu nbsp 46 Substitutions FW 17 Mario Regueiro nbsp 32 FW 18 Richard Morales nbsp 46 FW 21 Diego Forlan nbsp 46 Manager Victor PuaMan of the Match Papa Bouba Diop Senegal Assistant referees Jaap Pool Netherlands Ferenc Szekely Hungary Fourth official Kyros Vassaras Greece See also editDenmark at the FIFA World Cup France at the FIFA World Cup Senegal at the FIFA World Cup Uruguay at the FIFA World CupExternal links editResults Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 FIFA World Cup Group A amp oldid 1186921012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,