Archive World Cup 2002 Match Reports
Inzaghi back to fitness for Italy (May 31, 2002)
Italy striker Filippo Inzaghi has played himself back into contention for the opening World Cup tie against Ecuador on Monday with four goals in five minutes against a junior team. . . . more . . .
Lemerre: "It's not all over for France" (May 31, 2002)
France coach Roger Lemerre knows his side face a tough fight to stay in the World Cup finals after losing their opening game against Senegal in Seoul today. . . . more . . .
Ljungberg losing England fitness battle (May 31, 2002)
Sweden star Fredrik Ljungberg limped out of training nursing his sore hip and is a doubt to face England in their opening game at Saitama on Sunday. . . . more . . .
Senegal's Metsu: "It's a dream" (May 31, 2002)
Senegal coach Bruno Metsu says their World Cup win in the opening game against France in Seoul today is "a dream". . . . more . . .
Goalkeeper crisis for Paraguay (May 31, 2002)
Paraguay are running out of goalkeepers after second choice Riccardo Tavarelli damaged a finger in training. . . . more . . .
Miyamoto injury blow for Japan (May 31, 2002)
Japan defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto may miss the opening game of the World Cup finals for the co-hosts after breaking his nose yesterday. . . . more . . .
Denmark 2 Tunisia 1 (May 26, 2002)
Denmark defeated Tunisia 2-1 in Wakayama to end their World Cup preparations. . . . more . . .
Life without Beckham upsets England (May 26, 2002)
Cameroon outplayed England for long spells but then threw away a win in the last seconds as Robbie Fowler produced the second equaliser of the game. . . . more . . .
Inzaghi injury worry for Italy after Totti super show (May 26, 2002)
Striker Filippo Inzaghi injured his left knee in a 2-1 friendly win for Italy over Kashima Antlers in Tokyo. . . . more . . .
South Korea 2 France 3 (May 26, 2002)
A late goal from centre back Franck Leboeuf beat South Korea 3-2 as the long road from Paris 1998 to Seoul ended. . . . more . . .
Belgium 1 Costa Rica 0 (May 26, 2002)
Belgium followed up their win in Paris against France last week by overcoming Costa Rica 1-0 in Kumamoto. . . . more . . .
Singapore 1 Uruguay 2 (May 21, 2002)
Two goals from Richard Morales helped Uruguay overcome Singapore with a stumbling performance. . . . more . . .
South Korea 1 England 1 (May 21, 2002)
England conceded a lead given to them by Michael Owen to draw 1-1 Owen scored from close range after 25 minutes to put England into the lead against the World Cup co-hosts. . . . more . . .
Hong Kong XI 0 Turkey 2 (May 20, 2002)
Turkey geared up for their first showing at a World Cup finals in 42 years with an easy win over a Hong Kong XI. . . . more . . .
Scotland 0 South Africa 2 (May 20, 2002)
Four games and four defeats for new Scotland coach Berti Vogts but at least his side will be away from the glare of the World Cup finals unlike South African counterpart Jono Somo whose team were poor in this Hong Kong kickabout. . . . more . . .
France 1 Belgium 2 (May 19, 2002)
World Cup holders France showed the wear and tear of a long season to lose 2-1 to Belgium in a Paris friendly. . . . more . . .
Germany 6 Austria 2 (May 19, 2002)
Goals and injuries have dominated Germany's preparations for the World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
Catalonia XI 1 Brazil 3 (May 19, 2002)
Ronaldinho scored twice in front of a big Camp Nou crowd to defeat a Catalonia XI in Barcelona. . . . more . . .
Czech Republic 1 Italy 0 (May 19, 2002)
Italy went down to a 1-0 defeat thanks to a Vladmir Smicer goal to hand coach Giovanni Trapattoni only his second reverse in nearly two years of matches. . . . more . . .
US 0 Holland 2 (May 19, 2002)
The United States had their defence exposed twice by Holland. . . . more . . .
China 0 PSV Eindhoven 1 (May 19, 2002)
China lost a 1-0 friendly in Shanhai to Dutch side PSV Eindhoven in a poor performance ahead of their debut next month at a World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
Russia 1 Yugoslavia 1 (May 19, 2002)
Russia most 6-5 on penalties in Moscow after a 1-1 draw with Yugoslavia to continue a poor run in recent friendlies. . . . more . . .
Sweden 1 Paraguay 2 (May 18, 2002)
Paraguay won their first game under coach Cesare Maldini at the Raasunda Stadium as the South American side tore up the form book. . . . more . . .
Russia 1 Belarus 1 (May 18, 2002)
Russia lost 5-4 on penalties to Belarus after a 1-1 draw to go out of a friendly tournament at the semi finals. . . . more . . .
Espanyol 'B' 0 Brazil 5 (May 17, 2002)
Brazil easily defeated Espanyol's reserve team at Barcelona's Lluis Companys stadium. . . . more . . .
US 5 Jamaica 0 (May 17, 2002)
Two goals from Josh Wolff helped the US demolish Jamaica in East Ruetherford but he was then involved in an injury score along with top scorer Clint Mathis. . . . more . . .
China 0 Uruguay 2 (May 16, 2002)
China were only let down by a weak period in the second half as they hosted Uruguay in Shenyang. . . . more . . .
Republic of Ireland 1 Nigeria 2 (May 16, 2002)
Nigeria saw goals from striker Julius Aghahowa and defender Efe Sodje send the Republic of Ireland to a rare defeat in Dublin. . . . more . . .
South Korea 4 Scotland 1 (May 16, 2002)
South Korea hammered a tired Scotland team 4-1 in Busan. . . . more . . .
Saudi Arabia 3 Senegal 2 (May 15, 2002)
Saudi Arabia edged a 3-2 win over Senegal to continue their decent progress to the World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
Wales 1 Germany 0 (May 15, 2002)
A 46th minute goal from diminutive Robert Earnshaw on his debut sent Germany to defeat in cardiff. . . . more . . .
Belgium 0 Algeria 0 (May 15, 2002)
Belgium disappointed in a 0-0 draw with a weak Algeria side and lack of goals is threatening their World Cup hopes of progress. . . . more . . .
Japan 0 Norway 3 (May 15, 2002)
Japan's recent unbeaten run came to a halt against Norway. . . . more . . .
Ecuador lose at Atletico (May 15, 2002)
World Cup finalists Ecuador went down 2-1 in Madrid to Atletico with a poor defensive showing. . . . more . . .
South Africa 1 Madagascar 0 (May 12, 2002)
South Africa scored early to win a game that saw coach Jomo Sono use 23 players by its conclusion. . . . more . . .
US 2 Uruguay 1 (May 12, 2002)
The US scored twice in the first half to defeat fellow World Cup finalists Uruguay in Washington D.C. . . . more . . .
Mexico 2 Colombia 1 (May 12, 2002)
Mexico defeated Colombia 2-1 in the Azteca stadium with second half goals from Jared Borgetti and Rafael Marquez. . . . more . . .
China 3 Thailand 1 (May 11, 2002)
China came from a goal down in Kunming with three goals from striker Su Maozheng. . . . more . . .
Costa Rica 1 Colombia 2 (May 10, 2002)
Costa Rica lost to Colombia in San Jose before their World Cup trip starts. . . . more . . .
Germany 7 Kuwait 0 (May 10, 2002)
Three goals from Oliver Bierhoff helped Germany forget about recent injury problems for a heavy win in Freiburg Rudi Voller's side demolished Kuwait without players from Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke 04 who all had UEFA Cup, German Cup and Champions League duty this week and next. . . . more . . .
Ecuador 1 Yugoslavia 0 (May 09, 2002)
Ecuador scored a 1-0 win over 9-man Yugoslavia in New Jersey as coach Hernan Dario Gomez' World Cup preparations go on. . . . more . . .
Hungary 0 Croatia 2 (May 08, 2002)
Croatia brushed aside Hungary in Pecs ahead of their departure for the World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
Japan 3 Honduras 3 (May 02, 2002)
World Cup co-hosts Japan were given a thorough workout by Honduras in Kobe as the Kirin Cup concluded. . . . more . . .
