South Korea / Japan 2002
SOUTH KOREA / JAPAN 2002
If the 1994 and 1998 World Cup Finals were disappointing for the lack of progression on behalf of the African teams, then 2002 will be remembered for the way in which Senegal laid down a new marker for African Football.
Cameroon had secured the Africa Cup of Nations earlier in the year and were expected to be Africas foremost team. Senegal, however, had other ideas
Defending World Champions France were expected to bulldoze their way past the African rookies in the opening match of the tournament, but a 30th minute goal from Pape Bouba Diop gave Senegal a lead that they held for the rest of the match.
It was an upset to rival Cameroons incredible defeat of Argentina in 1990 and set the tone for a remarkable debut appearance by the Terranga Lions. Second place in Group A meant a Last 16 encounter with Sweden.
It seemed as if the fairytale was due to end when Hendrik Larsson gave the Europeans an early lead, but a brace by Henri Camara, the second being a Golden Goal in extra time, secured a Quarterfinal place.
A hard-fought match with Turkey saw Senegals World Cup dreams shattered by an Ilhan Mansiz Golden Goal.
The other African teams all disappointed, as they failed to progress from the group stages. Tunisia and Nigeria finished bottom of Groups H and F respectively, while Cameroon fell to a bitterly fought 2-0 defeat to eventual finalists
Germany in their final group game, condemning them to 3rd place in the group behind the Germans and the Irish in Group E.
South Africa missed out on the second round by the smallest of margins: Bafana Bafana finished on 4 points, level with Paraguay and with the same goal difference, but the South Americans advanced because they had scored 6 goals to South Africas 5.
| Group A |
|
31 May 2002, Seoul |
| 6 June 2002, Daegu Denmark (1) 1 (Jon Dahl Tomasson 16 pen) Senegal (0) 1 (Salif Diao 52) Referee: Carlos Bartes (Guatemala) Cautions: Ebbe Sand 7, Jon Dahl Tomasson 20, Thomas Helveg 82, Christian Poulsen 84; Khalilou Fadiga 10 Dismissal: Salif Diao 80 Senegal: Tony Sylva, Omar Daf, Lamine Diatta, Ferdinand Coly, Pape Sarr (Henri Camara 46), Pape Malick Diop, Salif Diao, Moussa Ndiaye (Souleymane Camara 46 [Habib Beye 83]), Pape Bouba Diop, Khalilou Fadiga, El Hadji Diouf Coach: Bruno Metsu |
| 11 June 2002, Suwon Senegal (3) 3 (Khalilou Fadiga 20 pen, Papa Bouba Diop 26, 38) Uruguay (0) 3 (Richard Morales 46, Diego Forlan 69, Alvaro Recoba 88 pen) Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) Cautions: Henri Camara 2, Omar Daf 4, Ferdinand Coly 39, Papa Bouba Diop 69, El Hadji Diouf 82, Khalilou Fadiga 87, Habib Beye 87; Marcelo Romero 8, Fabian Carini 19, Pablo Garcia 35, Dario Rodriguez 40, Paolo Montero 82 Senegal: Tony Sylva, Omar Daf, Ferdinand Coly (Habib Beye 63), Papa Malick Diop, Aliou Cisse, Lamine Diatta, Alassane Ndour (Amdy Faye 76), Henri Camara (Moussa Ndiaye 67), Papa Bouba Diop, Khalilou Fadiga, El Hadji Diouf Coach: Bruno Metsu |
| GROUP STANDINGS |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
| Denmark |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
| Senegal |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Uruguay |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
| France |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Group B |
|
2 June 2002, Busan |
| 8 June 2002, Daegu Slovenia (0) 0 South Africa (1) 1 (Siyabonga Nomvete 4) Referee: Angel Sanchez (Argentina) Cautions: Muamer Vugdalic 35, Zeljko Milinovic 52, Ales Ceh 62, Miran Pavlin 75; Lucas Radebe 12, Tebeho Mokoena 59 Dismissal: Srecko Katanec (coach) 48 South Africa: Andre Arendse, Aaron Mokoena, Lucas Radebe, Bradley Carnell, Cyril Nzama, MacBeth Sibaya, Tebeho Mokoena, Quinton Fortune (Jabu Pule 84), Sibusiso Zuma, Siyabonga Nomvete (Delron Buckley 71), Benedict McCarthy (George Koumantarakis 80) Coach: Jomo Sono |
| 12 June 2002, Daejeon South Africa (1) 2 (Benni McCarthy 31, Lucas Radebe 53) Spain (2) 3 (Raul 4, 56, Gaizka Mendieta 44) Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait) Cautions: Cyril Nzama 16, Bradley Carnell 67, Siyabonga Nomvete 69, Aaron Mokoena 81 South Africa: Andre Arendse, Aaron Mokoena, Lucas Radebe (Thabang Molefe 80), Bradley Carnell, Cyril Nzama, MacBeth Sibaya, Tebeho Mokoena, Quinton Fortune (Jacob Lekgetho 83), Sibusiso Zuma, Siyabonga Nomvete (George Koumantarakis 74), Benedict McCarthy Coach: Jomo Sono |
| GROUP STANDINGS |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
| Spain |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
| Paraguay |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
| South Africa |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
| Slovenia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
| Group E |
|
1 June 2002, Niigata |
| 6 June 2002, Saitama Cameroon (0) 1 (Samuel Etoo 66) Saudi Arabia (0) 0 Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway) Cautions: Pierre Wome 10; Al Hasan Al Yami 59 Cameroon: Boukar Alioum, Bill Tchato, Pierre Wome (Pierre Njanka 84), Rigobert Song, Raymond Kalla, Geremi Fotso Njitap, Lauren Etame Mayer, Marc-Vivien Foe, Daniel Ngom Kome (Salomon Olembe 46), Samuel Etoo, Patrick Mboma (Pius Ndiefi 74) Coach: Winfried Schafer |
| 11 June 2002, Shizuoka Cameroon (0) 0 Germany (0) 2 (Marco Bode 50, Miroslav Klose 79) Referee: Antonio Lopez Nieto (Spain) Cautions: Marc-Viven Foe 8, Rigobert Song 42, Bill Tchato 44, Geremi Fotso Njitap 56, Salomon Olembe 58, Lauren Etame Mayer 81; Carsten Jancker 9, Dietmar Hamann 29, Michael Ballack 31, Oliver Kahn 42, Christian Ziege 72, Torsten Frings 74 Dismissals: Patrick Suffo 72; Carsten Ramelow 40 Cameroon: Boukar Alioum, Bill Tchato (Patrick Suffo 53), Pierre Wome, Rigobert Song, Raymond Kalla, Geremi Fotso Njitap, Lauren Etame Mayer, Marc-Vivien Foe, Salomon Olembe (Daniel Ngom Kome 64), Samuel Etoo, Patrick Mboma (Joseph-Desire Job 80) Coach: Winfried Schafer |
| GROUP STANDINGS |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
| Germany |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
7 |
| Ireland |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
| Cameroon |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
| Group F |
|
2 June 2002, Ibaraki |
| 7 June 2002, Kobe Nigeria (1) 1 (Julius Aghahowa 27) Sweden (1) 2 (Henrik Larsson 35, 63 pen) Referee: Rene Ortube (Bolivia) Cautions: Taribo West 80; Johan Mjallby 31, Niclas Alexandersson 69 Nigeria: Ike Shorunmu, Joseph Yobo, Celestine Babayaro (Nwankwo Kanu 65), Isaac Okoronkwo, Taribo West, Ifeanyi Udeze, Justice Christopher, Austin Okocha, John Utaka, Bartholomew Ogbeche (Pius Ikedia 70), Julius Aghahowa Coach: Adegboye Onigbinde |
| 12 June 2002, Osaka England 0 Nigeria 0 Referee: Brian Hall (USA) Nigeria: Vincent Enyeama, Joseph Yobo, Isaac Okoronkwo, Ifeanyi Udeze, Efetobore Sodje, Justice Christopher, Austin Okocha, Femi Opabumi (Pius Ikedia 86), Benedict Akwuegbu, James Obiorah, Julius Aghahowa Coach: Adegboye Onigbinde. |
| GROUP STANDINGS |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
| Sweden |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
| England |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Argentina |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Nigeria |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Group H |
|
5 June 2002, Kobe |
| 10 June 2002, Oita Belgium (1) 1 (Marc Wilmots 13) Tunisia (1) 1 (Raouf Bouzaiene 17) Referee: Mark Shield (Australia) Cautions: Daniel van Buyten 40; Hassen Gabsi 22, Kaies Ghodhbane 43, Hatem Trabelsi 68, Mourad Melki 69 Tunisia: Ali Boumnijel, Khaled Badra, Radhi Jaidi, Raouf Bouzaiene, Hatem Trabelsi, Hassen Gabsi (Adel Sellimi 67), Kaies Ghodhbane, Riadh Bouazizi, Slim Benachour, Mourad Melki (Zoubier Baya 88), Ziad Jaziri (Ali Zitouni 77) Coach: Ammar Souayeh |
| 14 June 2002, Osaka Japan (0) 2 (Hiroaki Morishima 48, Hidetoshi Nakata 75) Tunisia (0) 0 Referee: Gilles Veissure (France) Cautions: Riadh Bouazizi 21, Khaled Badra 81 Tunisia: Ali Boumnijel, Khaled Badra, Radhi Jaidi, Raouf Bouzaiene (Ali Zitouni 78), Hatem Trabelsi, Clayton (Imed Mhadhebi 61), Kaies Ghodhbane, Riadh Bouazizi, Slim Benachour, Mourad Melki (Zoubier Baya 46), Ziad Jaziri (Ali Zitouni 77) Coach: Ammar Souayeh |
| GROUP STANDINGS |
P |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
| Japan |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
| Belgium |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
| Russia |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Tunisia |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
| Second Round |
|
16 June 2002, Oita |
| Quarter Final |
|
16 June 2002, Oita |
| Squads |
|
Cameroon: |
| Nigeria: Ike Shorunmu (FC Luzern, SWITZERLAND), Joseph Yobo (Olympique Marseille, FRANCE), Celestine Babayaro (Chelsea, ENGLAND), Nwankwo Kanu (Arsenal, ENGLAND), Isaac Okoronkwo (Shakhtar Donetsk, UKRAINE), Taribo West (Kaiserslautern, ENGLAND), Pius Ikedia (Ajax Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS), Mutiu Adepoju (Salamanca, SPAIN), Bartholomew Ogbeche , Austin Okocha (both Paris St Germain, FRANCE), Garba Lawal (Roda JC Kerkrade, NETHERLANDS), Austin Ejide (Gabros International), Rabiu Afolabi (Standard Liege, BELGIUM), Ifeanyi Udeze (PAOK Salonika, GREECE), Justice Christopher (Antwerp, BEGLIUM), Efetobore Sodje (Crewe Alexandria, ENGLAND), Julius Aghahowa (Shakhtar Donetsk, UKRAINE), Benedict Akwuegbu (Shenyang Haishi, CHINA), Eric Ejiofor (Maccabi Haifa, ISRAEL), James Obiorah (Lokomotiv Moscow, RUSSIA), John Utaka (Al Saad, QATAR), Vincent Enyeama (Enyimba, NIGERIA), Femi Opabumi (Shooting Stars) |
| Senegal: Tony Sylva (Monaco, FRANCE), Omar Daf (Sochaux, FRANCE), Pape Sarr (Lens, FRANCE), Pape Malick Diop (Lorient, FRANCE), Alassane Ndour (St Etienne, FRANCE), Aliou Cisse (Montpellier, FRANCE), Henri Camara (Sedan, FRANCE), Amara Traore (Gueugnon, FRANCE), Souleymane Camara (Monaco, FRANCE), Khalilou Fadiga (Auxerre, FRANCE), El Hadji Diouf (Lens, FRANCE), Amdy Faye (Auxerre, FRANCE), Lamine Diatta (Rennes, FRANCE), Moussa Ndiaye, Salif Diao (both Sedan, FRANCE), Omar Diallo (Olympqiue Khouribga, MOROCCO), Ferdinand Coly (Lens, FRANCE), Pape Thiaw (Strasbourg, FRANCE), Pape Bouba Diop (Lens, FRANCE), Sylvain Ndiaye (Lille, FRANCE), Habib Beye (Strasbourg, FRANCE), Kalidou Cissokho (Jeanne dArc), Makhtar Ndiaye (Rennes, FRANCE) |
| South Africa: Hans Vonk (SC Heerenveen, NETHERLANDS), Cyril Nzama (Kaizer Chiefs), Bradley Carnell (VfB Stuttgart, GERMANY), Aaron Mokoena (Germinal Beerschot, BELGIUM), Jacob Lekgetho (Lokomotiv Moscow, RUSSIA), MacBeth Sibaya (Jomo Cosmos), Quinton Fortune (Manchester United, ENGLAND), Thabo Mngomeni (Orlando Pirates), McDonald Mukansi (Lokomotiv Plovdiv, BULGARIA), Benedict Mnguni (Lokomotiv Moscow, RUSSIA), Jabu Pule (Kaizer Chiefs), Tebeho Mokoena (St Gallen, SWITZERLAND), Pierre Issa (Watford, ENGLAND), Siyabonga Nomvete (Udinese, ITALY), Sibusiso Zuma (FC Copenhagen, DENMARK), Andre Arendse (Santos), Benedict McCarthy (FC Porto, PORTUGAL), Delron Buckley (VfL Bochum, GERMAY), Lucas Radebe (Leeds United, ENGLAND), Calvin Marlin (Ajax Cape Town), Steven Pienaar (Ajax Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS), Thabang Molefe (Jomo Cosmos), George Koumantarakis (FC Basle, SWITZERLAND) |
| Tunisia: Ali Boumnijel (Bastia, FRANCE), Khaled Badra (Esperance), Zoubier Baya (Besiktas, TURKEY), Mohamed Mkacher, Ziad Jaziri (both Etoile Sahel), Hatem Trabelsi (Ajax Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS), Imad Mhadhabi, Hassen Gabsi (Genova, ITALY), Riadh Jelassi (Club Africain), Kaies Ghodhbane (Etoile Sahel), Adel Sellimi (SC Freiburg, GERMANY), Raouf Bouzaiene (Club Africain), Riadh Bouazizi (Bursaspor, TURKEY), Hamdi Marzouki (Club Africain), Radhi Jaidi (Esperance), Hassen Bejaoui (CA Bizerte), Tarek Thabet (Esperance), Slim Benachour (Martigues, FRANCE), Emir Mkademi (Etoile Sahel), Ali Zitouni, Mourad Melki (Esperance), Ahmed Jaouachi (US Monastir), Clayton (Esperance) |
