# 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
* Sweden advanced to play Senegal (runner-up of Group A) in the round of 16.
* England advanced to play Denmark (winner of Group A) in the round of 16.

## Matches

All times local (UTC+9)

### Argentina vs Nigeria

| Argentina | Nigeria |
| GK | 12 | Pablo Cavallero |
| CB | 4 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| CB | 6 | Walter Samuel | 51' |
| CB | 13 | Diego Placente |
| RWB | 8 | Javier Zanetti |
| LWB | 3 | Juan Pablo Sorín |
| CM | 14 | Diego Simeone | 90' |
| CM | 11 | Juan Sebastián Verón (c) | | 78' |
| RF | 10 | Ariel Ortega |
| CF | 9 | Gabriel Batistuta | | 81' |
| LF | 7 | Claudio López | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Kily González | | 46' |
| MF | 16 | Pablo Aimar | | 78' |
| FW | 19 | Hernán Crespo | | 81' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||
| GK | 1 | Ike Shorunmu |
| RB | 2 | Joseph Yobo |
| CB | 6 | Taribo West |
| CB | 5 | Isaac Okoronkwo |
| LB | 3 | Celestine Babayaro |
| DM | 16 | Efe Sodje | 73' | 73' |
| RM | 10 | Jay-Jay Okocha (c) |
| LM | 11 | Garba Lawal |
| SS | 4 | Nwankwo Kanu | | 48' |
| CF | 17 | Julius Aghahowa |
| CF | 9 | Bartholomew Ogbeche |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Pius Ikedia | | 48' |
| MF | 15 | Justice 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 | Sweden |
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Danny Mills |
| CB | 5 | Rio Ferdinand |
| CB | 6 | Sol Campbell | 12' |
| LB | 3 | Ashley Cole |
| RM | 7 | David Beckham (c) | | 63' |
| CM | 18 | Owen Hargreaves |
| CM | 8 | Paul Scholes |
| LM | 20 | Darius Vassell | | 74' |
| CF | 11 | Emile Heskey |
| CF | 10 | Michael Owen |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 23 | Kieron Dyer | | 63' |
| MF | 19 | Joe Cole | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Sven-Göran Eriksson ||
| GK | 1 | Magnus Hedman |
| RB | 2 | Olof Mellberg |
| CB | 15 | Andreas Jakobsson | 73' |
| CB | 4 | Johan Mjällby (c) |
| LB | 16 | Teddy Lučić |
| RM | 7 | Niclas Alexandersson |
| CM | 6 | Tobias Linderoth |
| CM | 17 | Magnus Svensson | | 56' |
| LM | 9 | Freddie Ljungberg |
| CF | 10 | Marcus Allbäck | 45+2' | 80' |
| CF | 11 | Henrik Larsson |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Anders Svensson | | 56' |
| FW | 22 | Andreas 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 | Nigeria |
| GK | 1 | Magnus Hedman |
| RB | 2 | Olof Mellberg |
| CB | 15 | Andreas Jakobsson |
| CB | 4 | Johan Mjällby (c) | 31' |
| LB | 16 | Teddy Lučić |
| RM | 7 | Niclas Alexandersson | 69' |
| CM | 6 | Tobias Linderoth |
| CM | 8 | Anders Svensson | | 83' |
| LM | 9 | Freddie Ljungberg |
| CF | 10 | Marcus Allbäck | | 64' |
| CF | 11 | Henrik Larsson |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Andreas Andersson | | 64' |
| MF | 17 | Magnus Svensson | | 83' |
| Managers: ||
| Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg ||
| GK | 1 | Ike Shorunmu |
| RB | 2 | Joseph Yobo |
| CB | 6 | Taribo West | 80' |
| CB | 5 | Isaac Okoronkwo |
| LB | 14 | Ifeanyi Udeze |
| RM | 10 | Jay-Jay Okocha (c) |
| CM | 15 | Justice Christopher |
| LM | 3 | Celestine Babayaro | | 65' |
| AM | 21 | John Utaka |
| CF | 17 | Julius Aghahowa |
| CF | 9 | Bartholomew Ogbeche | | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 4 | Nwankwo Kanu | | 65' |
| MF | 7 | Pius 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 | England |
| GK | 12 | Pablo Cavallero |
| CB | 4 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| CB | 6 | Walter Samuel |
| CB | 13 | Diego Placente |
| RWB | 8 | Javier Zanetti |
| LWB | 3 | Juan Pablo Sorín |
| CM | 14 | Diego Simeone |
| CM | 11 | Juan Sebastián Verón (c) | | 46' |
| RF | 10 | Ariel Ortega |
| CF | 9 | Gabriel Batistuta | 13' | 60' |
| LF | 18 | Kily González | | 64' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Pablo Aimar | | 46' |
| FW | 19 | Hernán Crespo | | 60' |
| FW | 7 | Claudio López | | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Marcelo Bielsa ||
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Danny Mills |
| CB | 5 | Rio Ferdinand |
| CB | 6 | Sol Campbell |
| LB | 3 | Ashley Cole | 29' |
| RM | 7 | David Beckham (c) |
| CM | 18 | Owen Hargreaves | | 19' |
| CM | 21 | Nicky Butt |
| LM | 8 | Paul Scholes |
| CF | 10 | Michael Owen | | 80' |
| CF | 11 | Emile Heskey | 50' | 54' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 4 | Trevor Sinclair | | 19' |
| FW | 17 | Teddy Sheringham | | 54' |
| DF | 14 | Wayne 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 | Argentina |
| GK | 1 | Magnus Hedman |
| RB | 2 | Olof Mellberg |
| CB | 15 | Andreas Jakobsson |
| CB | 4 | Johan Mjällby (c) |
| LB | 16 | Teddy Lučić |
| RM | 7 | Niclas Alexandersson |
| CM | 8 | Anders Svensson | | 68' |
| CM | 6 | Tobias Linderoth |
| LM | 17 | Magnus Svensson | 65' |
| CF | 11 | Henrik Larsson | 78' | 88' |
| CF | 10 | Marcus Allbäck | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Andreas Andersson | | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Mattias Jonson | | 68' |
| FW | 21 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | | 88' |
| Managers: ||
| Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg ||
| GK | 12 | Pablo Cavallero |
| CB | 22 | José Chamot | 55' |
| CB | 6 | Walter Samuel |
| CB | 4 | Mauricio Pochettino |
| RWB | 8 | Javier Zanetti |
| LWB | 3 | Juan Pablo Sorín | | 63' |
| DM | 5 | Matías Almeyda | 58' | 63' |
| AM | 16 | Pablo Aimar |
| RF | 10 | Ariel Ortega |
| CF | 9 | Gabriel Batistuta (c) | | 58' |
| LF | 7 | Claudio López |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Hernán Crespo | | 58' |
| MF | 11 | Juan Sebastián Verón | | 63' |
| MF | 18 | Kily González | 75' | 63' |
| FW | 21 | Claudio 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 | England |
| GK | 22 | Vincent Enyeama |
| RB | 16 | Efe Sodje |
| CB | 2 | Joseph Yobo |
| CB | 5 | Isaac Okoronkwo |
| LB | 14 | Ifeanyi Udeze |
| DM | 15 | Justice Christopher |
| RM | 10 | Jay-Jay Okocha (c) |
| LM | 23 | Femi Opabunmi | 86' |
| AM | 20 | James Obiorah |
| CF | 17 | Julius Aghahowa |
| CF | 18 | Benedict Akwuegbu |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Pius Ikedia | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Festus Onigbinde ||
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Danny Mills |
| CB | 5 | Rio Ferdinand |
| CB | 6 | Sol Campbell |
| LB | 3 | Ashley Cole | 85' |
| RM | 7 | David Beckham (c) |
| CM | 21 | Nicky Butt |
| CM | 8 | Paul Scholes |
| LM | 4 | Trevor Sinclair |
| CF | 11 | Emile Heskey | 69' |
| CF | 10 | Michael Owen | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | Teddy Sheringham | 69' |
| FW | 20 | Darius Vassell | 77' |
| DF | 14 | Wayne 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)