# 2002 FIFA World Cup Group A

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.

## 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
* 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

All times are local (UTC+9)

### France vs Senegal

| France | Senegal |
| GK | 16 | Fabien Barthez |
| RB | 15 | Lilian Thuram |
| CB | 18 | Frank Leboeuf |
| CB | 8 | Marcel Desailly (c) |
| LB | 3 | Bixente Lizarazu |
| CM | 4 | Patrick Vieira |
| CM | 17 | Emmanuel Petit | 45+2' |
| RW | 11 | Sylvain Wiltord | | 81' |
| AM | 6 | Youri Djorkaeff | | 60' |
| LW | 12 | Thierry Henry |
| CF | 20 | David Trezeguet |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Christophe Dugarry | | 60' |
| FW | 9 | Djibril Cissé | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Roger Lemerre ||
| GK | 1 | Tony Sylva |
| RB | 17 | Ferdinand Coly |
| CB | 13 | Lamine Diatta |
| CB | 4 | Pape Malick Diop |
| LB | 2 | Omar Daf |
| DM | 6 | Aliou Cissé (c) | 51' |
| RM | 14 | Moussa N'Diaye |
| CM | 19 | Papa Bouba Diop |
| CM | 15 | Salif Diao |
| LM | 10 | Khalilou Fadiga |
| CF | 11 | El Hadji Diouf |
| Manager: ||
| 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 | Denmark |
| GK | 1 | Fabián Carini |
| RB | 2 | Gustavo Méndez | 25' |
| CB | 14 | Gonzalo Sorondo |
| CB | 4 | Paolo Montero (c) |
| LB | 6 | Darío Rodríguez | | 87' |
| RM | 8 | Gustavo Varela |
| CM | 5 | Pablo García |
| LM | 7 | Gianni Guigou |
| AM | 20 | Álvaro Recoba | | 80' |
| CF | 9 | Darío Silva |
| CF | 13 | Sebastián Abreu | | 88' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Mario Regueiro | | 80' |
| FW | 11 | Federico Magallanes | | 87' |
| FW | 18 | Richard Morales | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Víctor Púa ||
| GK | 1 | Thomas Sørensen |
| RB | 6 | Thomas Helveg |
| CB | 4 | Martin Laursen | 51' |
| CB | 3 | René Henriksen |
| LB | 5 | Jan Heintze (c) | 34' | 58' |
| CM | 2 | Stig Tøfting |
| CM | 7 | Thomas Gravesen |
| RW | 19 | Dennis Rommedahl |
| AM | 9 | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
| LW | 8 | Jesper Grønkjær | | 70' |
| CF | 11 | Ebbe Sand | | 89' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 12 | Niclas Jensen | | 58' |
| FW | 10 | Martin Jørgensen | | 70' |
| MF | 17 | Christian 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 | Senegal |
| GK | 1 | Thomas Sørensen |
| RB | 6 | Thomas Helveg | 82' |
| CB | 4 | Martin Laursen |
| CB | 3 | Rene Henriksen |
| LB | 5 | Jan Heintze (c) |
| CM | 2 | Stig Tøfting |
| CM | 7 | Thomas Gravesen | | 62' |
| RW | 19 | Dennis Rommedahl | | 89' |
| AM | 9 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | 20' |
| LW | 8 | Jesper Grønkjær | | 50' |
| CF | 11 | Ebbe Sand | 7' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Martin Jørgensen | | 50' |
| MF | 17 | Christian Poulsen | 84' | 62' |
| FW | 18 | Peter Løvenkrands | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Morten Olsen ||
| GK | 1 | Tony Sylva |
| RB | 17 | Ferdinand Coly |
| CB | 13 | Lamine Diatta |
| CB | 4 | Pape Malick Diop (c) |
| LB | 2 | Omar Daf |
| RM | 14 | Moussa N'Diaye | | 46' |
| CM | 3 | Pape Sarr | | 46' |
| CM | 15 | Salif Diao | 62' 80' |
| CM | 19 | Papa Bouba Diop |
| LM | 10 | Khalilou Fadiga | 10' |
| CF | 11 | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Henri Camara | | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Souleymane Camara | | 46' | 83' |
| DF | 21 | Habib Beye | | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruno Metsu ||
* Man of the Match:
* Khalilou Fadiga (Senegal)
* Assistant referees:
* Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)
* Visva Krishnan (Singapore)
* Fourth official:
* Kim Young-Soo (South Korea)

### France vs Uruguay

| France | Uruguay |
| GK | 16 | Fabien Barthez |
| RB | 15 | Lilian Thuram |
| CB | 18 | Frank Leboeuf | | 16' |
| CB | 8 | Marcel Desailly (c) |
| LB | 3 | Bixente Lizarazu |
| CM | 4 | Patrick Vieira |
| CM | 17 | Emmanuel Petit | 45+2' |
| RW | 11 | Sylvain Wiltord | | 90+3' |
| AM | 22 | Johan Micoud |
| LW | 12 | Thierry Henry | 25' |
| CF | 20 | David Trezeguet | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Vincent Candela | | 16' |
| FW | 9 | Djibril Cissé | | 81' |
| FW | 21 | Christophe Dugarry | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Roger Lemerre ||
| GK | 1 | Fabián Carini |
| RB | 3 | Alejandro Lembo |
| CB | 4 | Paolo Montero (c) |
| CB | 14 | Gonzalo Sorondo |
| LB | 6 | Darío Rodríguez | | 73' |
| RM | 8 | Gustavo Varela |
| CM | 5 | Pablo García | 11' |
| LM | 16 | Marcelo Romero | 45+3' | 71' |
| AM | 20 | Álvaro Recoba |
| CF | 9 | Darío Silva | 47' | 60' |
| CF | 13 | Sebastián Abreu | 45+2' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Federico Magallanes | | 60' |
| MF | 22 | Gonzalo de los Santos | | 71' |
| MF | 7 | Gianni Guigou | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Víctor Púa ||
* Man of the Match:
* Fabien Barthez (France)
* Assistant referees:
* Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador)
* Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)
* Fourth official:
* Urs Meier (Switzerland)

### Denmark vs France

| Denmark | France |
| GK | 1 | Thomas Sørensen |
| RB | 6 | Thomas Helveg |
| CB | 4 | Martin Laursen |
| CB | 3 | Rene Henriksen (c) |
| LB | 12 | Niclas Jensen | 71' |
| CM | 2 | Stig Tøfting | | 79' |
| CM | 17 | Christian Poulsen | 27' | 76' |
| CM | 7 | Thomas Gravesen |
| RW | 19 | Dennis Rommedahl |
| LW | 10 | Martin Jørgensen | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 8 | Jesper Grønkjær | | 46' |
| DF | 20 | Kasper Bøgelund | | 76' |
| MF | 23 | Brian Steen Nielsen | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Morten Olsen ||
| GK | 16 | Fabien Barthez |
| RB | 2 | Vincent Candela |
| CB | 15 | Lilian Thuram |
| CB | 8 | Marcel Desailly (c) |
| LB | 3 | Bixente Lizarazu |
| CM | 4 | Patrick Vieira | | 71' |
| CM | 7 | Claude Makélélé |
| RW | 11 | Sylvain Wiltord | | 83' |
| AM | 10 | Zinedine Zidane |
| LW | 21 | Christophe Dugarry | 8' | 54' |
| CF | 20 | David Trezeguet |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Djibril Cissé | | 54' |
| MF | 22 | Johan Micoud | | 71' |
| MF | 6 | Youri 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 | Uruguay |
| GK | 1 | Tony Sylva |
| RB | 17 | Ferdinand Coly | 39' | 63' |
| CB | 13 | Lamine Diatta |
| CB | 4 | Pape Malick Diop |
| LB | 2 | Omar Daf | 4' |
| RM | 19 | Papa Bouba Diop | 69' |
| CM | 6 | Aliou Cissé (c) |
| CM | 5 | Alassane N'Dour | | 76' |
| LM | 10 | Khalilou Fadiga | 87' |
| CF | 7 | Henri Camara | 2' | 67' |
| CF | 11 | El Hadji Diouf | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 21 | Habib Beye | 87' | 63' |
| MF | 14 | Moussa N'Diaye | | 67' |
| MF | 12 | Amdy Faye | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruno Metsu ||
| GK | 1 | Fabián Carini | 19' |
| RB | 3 | Alejandro Lembo |
| CB | 4 | Paolo Montero (c) | 82' |
| CB | 14 | Gonzalo Sorondo | | 32' |
| LB | 8 | Gustavo Varela |
| RM | 16 | Marcelo Romero | 8' | 46' |
| CM | 5 | Pablo García | 35' |
| LM | 6 | Darío Rodríguez | 40' |
| AM | 20 | Álvaro Recoba |
| CF | 9 | Darío Silva |
| CF | 13 | Sebastián Abreu | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Mario Regueiro | | 32' |
| FW | 18 | Richard Morales | | 46' |
| FW | 21 | Diego 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)