Archive World Cup 2002 Match Reports
Copa America - Honduras 2 Uruguay 2 - Honduras win 5-4 on penalties (Jul 30, 2001)
Honduras had more Copa America joy as they edged out Uruguay 5-4 on penalties to claim third pace at the rescheduled tournament. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Colombia 1 Mexico 0 (Jul 30, 2001)
In the end Colombia got their Copa America and the title itself with a 1-0 win over Mexico in Bogota. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Nigeria 3 Ghana 0 (Jul 30, 2001)
Nigeria set up a night of celebration for their fans with a comfortable 3-0 win over Ghana in Port Harcourt to claim a place at the 2002 World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Colombia 2 Honduras 0 (Jul 27, 2001)
Hosts Colombia will contest the Copa America final after a 2-0 semi final win in Manizales over Honduras. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Mexico 2 Uruguay 1 (Jul 26, 2001)
Four red cards in Pereira marred this semi final as each team lost two players. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Brazil 0 Honduras 2 (Jul 24, 2001)
Honduras found it easier than expected to defeat Brazil's reserve team and the shock for the Copa holders could last a long time. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Colombia 3 Peru 0 (Jul 24, 2001)
Colombia beat Peru 3-0 with two goals from Victor Hugo Aristazabal to reach the Copa America semi finals. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Uruguay 2 Costa Rica 1 (Jul 23, 2001)
Uruguay needed luck and faith in their negative tactics to dump late entrants Costa Rica out of the Copa America. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Nambia 0 Senegal 5 (Jul 22, 2001)
Senegal have reached the World Cup finals for the first time after the 5-0 demolition of Namibia in Windhoek. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Mexico 2 Chile 0 (Jul 22, 2001)
Mexico reached the Copa America semi finals with an easy 2-0 win over Chile. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Algeria 1 Egypt 1 (Jul 22, 2001)
Egypt flopped in Annaba to blow their chances of reaching the 2002 World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Brazil 3 Paraguay 0 (Jul 19, 2001)
Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari and his assistant Flavio Murtuso were both sent off as four red cards were shown in Cali. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Peru 1 Mexico 0 (Jul 19, 2001)
Peru reached the last eight of the Copa America with a 1-0 win over Mexico. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Colombia 2 Chile 0 (Jul 18, 2001)
Colombia ended their first round matches at the Copa America with a bad tempered game against Chile. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Ecuador 4 Venezuela 0 (Jul 18, 2001)
Ecuador hammered Venezuela 4-0 and could now reach the quarter finals of the Copa America. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Honduras 2 Bolivia 0 (Jul 17, 2001)
Honduras beat Bolivia 2-0 but both sides must now get third place to make more progress at the Copa America. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Costa Rica 1 Uruguay 1 (Jul 17, 2001)
Costa Rica and Uruguay both qualified for the Copa America quarter finals with a 1-1 draw in Medellin. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Brazil 2 Peru 0 (Jul 16, 2001)
Brazil ended a run of six matches without a win to beat Peru 2-0 in Cali with a second string team. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Colombia 1 Ecuador 0 (Jul 15, 2001)
Host nation Colombia beat Ecuador 1-0 to clinch a place in the quarter finals. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - DR Congo 0 Tunisia 3 (Jul 15, 2001)
Tunisia reached the 2002 World Cup finals with a 3-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa and the failure of the Ivory Coast to beat Congo. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Congo 1 Ivory Coast 1 (Jul 15, 2001)
Ivory Coast saw their World Cup hopes end as they failed to beat Congo. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Chile 1 Venezuela 0 (Jul 15, 2001)
Chile reached the last eight of the Copa America with a 1-0 win over Venezuela. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Egypt 8 Namibia 2 (Jul 14, 2001)
Egypt retain a tiny chance of reaching the 2002 World Cup finals after an 8-2 hammering of Namibia in Alexandria helped by a hat-trick in six minutes at the end of the first half from Bassiouny. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Senegal 1 Morocco 0 (Jul 14, 2001)
Morocco blew their chance to seal a place in the 2002 World Cup finals by losing 1-0 in Dakar to Senegal. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Sierra Leone 0 Liberia 1 (Jul 14, 2001)
George Weah scored the winning goal after returning to the Liberia squad following his threat to quit two weeks ago. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - South Africa 2 Malawi 0 (Jul 14, 2001)
South Africa sealed their qualification for the 2002 World Cup finals on July 1st but rounded out their matches in group E with a 2-0 win over Malawi in Durban. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Uruguay 1 Bolivia 0 (Jul 14, 2001)
Uruguay fielded a second-string team in Medellin and managed a narrow 1-0 win over Bolivia. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Costa Rica 1 Honduras 0 (Jul 14, 2001)
Paolo Wanchope scored the winner as Costa Rica beat Honduras for the second time this month. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Peru 3 Paraguay 3 (Jul 13, 2001)
Paraguay scored an injury-time equaliser to draw 3-3 in Cali with Peru. . . . more . . .
Copa America - Colombia 2 Venezuela 0 (Jul 12, 2001)
Copa America hosts Colombia got off to a winning start on Bogota against ten-man Venezuela. . . . more . . .
Kirin Cup - Japan 1 Yugoslavia 0 (Jul 04, 2001)
Japan won the Kirin Cup with a Junichi Inamoto goal to beat Yugoslavia in Oita. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Mexico 1 US 0 (Jul 02, 2001)
Facing old rivals the US, Mexico managed to end a run of six defeats in a row to get their World Cup campaign back on track. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Uruguay 1 Brazil 0 (Jul 02, 2001)
Another defeat for Brazil and a losing start for new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari means there is no end to the slump in form for the former greats. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Honduras 2 Costa Rica 3 (Jul 02, 2001)
Costa Rica won a great game in Tegucigalpa to boost their chances of qualifying for the World Cup finals for only the second time. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Trinidad and Tobago 1 Jamaica 2 (Jul 02, 2001)
Jamaica handed former coach Reen Simoes a defeat and joined Hmduras in fourth place in the CONCACAF qualifying section. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Burkina Faso 1 South Africa 1 (Jul 02, 2001)
South Africa drew 1-1 with Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou to clinch their place at the 2002 World Cup finals next year. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Liberia 1 Ghana 2 (Jul 02, 2001)
Liberia lost top place in group B to Nigeria after a 2-1 defeat in Ghana. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Ivory Coast 6 Madagascar 0 (Jul 02, 2001)
Three goals from Ibahim Bakayoko helped the Ivory Coast to hammer Madagascar 6-0 in Abidjan. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Cameroon 2 Togo 0 (Jul 01, 2001)
Cameroon became the first African country to qualify for the 2002 World Cup finals with a 2-0 win over Togo in Yaounde. . . . more . . .
Kirin Cup - Japan 2 Paraguay 0 (Jul 01, 2001)
Japan beat Paraguay comfortably in Sapporo with two goals from Atsushi Yanagisawa. . . . more . . .
2002 World Cup - Morocco 1 Egypt 0 (Jul 01, 2001)
Morocco need one more point to reach the 2002 World Cup finals after a 1-0 win over Egypt in Rabat. . . . more . . .
