2002 FIFA World Cup Group A#Denmark vs France

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

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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=

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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	{{yel\|45+2}}
RW	11	Sylvain Wiltord		{{suboff\|81}}
AM	6	Youri Djorkaeff		{{suboff\|60}}
LW	12	Thierry Henry
CF	20	David Trezeguet
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FW	21	Christophe Dugarry		{{subon\|60}}
FW	9	Djibril Cissé		{{subon\|81}}
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colspan="4"\|Roger Lemerre

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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)	{{yel\|51}}
RM	14	Moussa N'Diaye
CM	19	Papa Bouba Diop
CM	15	Salif Diao
LM	10	Khalilou Fadiga
CF	11	El Hadji Diouf
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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=

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GK	1	Fabián Carini
RB	2	Gustavo Méndez	{{yel\|25}}
CB	14	Gonzalo Sorondo
CB	4	Paolo Montero (c)
LB	6	Darío Rodríguez		{{suboff\|87}}
RM	8	Gustavo Varela
CM	5	Pablo García
LM	7	Gianni Guigou
AM	20	Álvaro Recoba		{{suboff\|80}}
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FW	11	Federico Magallanes		{{subon\|87}}
FW	18	Richard Morales		{{subon\|88}}
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GK	1	Thomas Sørensen
RB	6	Thomas Helveg
CB	4	Martin Laursen	{{yel\|51}}
CB	3	René Henriksen
LB	5	Jan Heintze (c)	{{yel\|34}}	{{suboff\|58}}
CM	2	Stig Tøfting
CM	7	Thomas Gravesen
RW	19	Dennis Rommedahl
AM	9	Jon Dahl Tomasson
LW	8	Jesper Grønkjær		{{suboff\|70}}
CF	11	Ebbe Sand		{{suboff\|89}}
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DF	12	Niclas Jensen		{{subon\|58}}
FW	10	Martin Jørgensen		{{subon\|70}}
MF	17	Christian Poulsen		{{subon\|89}}
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Man of the Match:

Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)

Assistant referees:

Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)

Dramane Dante (Mali)

Fourth official:

Byron Moreno (Ecuador)

=Denmark vs Senegal=

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GK	1	Thomas Sørensen
RB	6	Thomas Helveg	{{yel\|82}}
CB	4	Martin Laursen
CB	3	Rene Henriksen
LB	5	Jan Heintze (c)
CM	2	Stig Tøfting
CM	7	Thomas Gravesen		{{suboff\|62}}
RW	19	Dennis Rommedahl		{{suboff\|89}}
AM	9	Jon Dahl Tomasson	{{yel\|20}}
LW	8	Jesper Grønkjær		{{suboff\|50}}
CF	11	Ebbe Sand	{{yel\|7}}
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MF	17	Christian Poulsen	{{yel\|84}}	{{subon\|62}}
FW	18	Peter Løvenkrands		{{subon\|89}}
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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		{{suboff\|46}}
CM	3	Pape Sarr		{{suboff\|46}}
CM	15	Salif Diao	{{sent off\|1\|62\|80}}
CM	19	Papa Bouba Diop
LM	10	Khalilou Fadiga	{{yel\|10}}
CF	11	El Hadji Diouf
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FW	7	Henri Camara		{{subon\|46}}
FW	9	Souleymane Camara		{{subon\|46}}	{{suboff\|83}}
DF	21	Habib Beye			{{subon\|83}}
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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=

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GK	16	Fabien Barthez
RB	15	Lilian Thuram
CB	18	Frank Leboeuf		{{suboff\|16}}
CB	8	Marcel Desailly (c)
LB	3	Bixente Lizarazu
CM	4	Patrick Vieira
CM	17	Emmanuel Petit	{{yel\|45+2}}
RW	11	Sylvain Wiltord		{{suboff\|90+3}}
AM	22	Johan Micoud
LW	12	Thierry Henry	{{sent off\|0\|25}}
CF	20	David Trezeguet		{{suboff\|81}}
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DF	2	Vincent Candela		{{subon\|16}}
FW	9	Djibril Cissé		{{subon\|81}}
FW	21	Christophe Dugarry		{{subon\|90+3}}
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GK	1	Fabián Carini
RB	3	Alejandro Lembo
CB	4	Paolo Montero (c)
CB	14	Gonzalo Sorondo
LB	6	Darío Rodríguez		{{suboff\|73}}
RM	8	Gustavo Varela
CM	5	Pablo García	{{yel\|11}}
LM	16	Marcelo Romero	{{yel\|45+3}}	{{suboff\|71}}
AM	20	Álvaro Recoba
CF	9	Darío Silva	{{yel\|47}}	{{suboff\|60}}
CF	13	Sebastián Abreu	{{yel\|45+2}}
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FW	11	Federico Magallanes		{{subon\|60}}
MF	22	Gonzalo de los Santos		{{subon\|71}}
MF	7	Gianni Guigou		{{subon\|73}}
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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=

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GK	1	Thomas Sørensen
RB	6	Thomas Helveg
CB	4	Martin Laursen
CB	3	Rene Henriksen (c)
LB	12	Niclas Jensen	{{yel\|71}}
CM	2	Stig Tøfting		{{suboff\|79}}
CM	17	Christian Poulsen	{{yel\|27}}	{{suboff\|76}}
CM	7	Thomas Gravesen
RW	19	Dennis Rommedahl
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DF	20	Kasper Bøgelund		{{subon\|76}}
MF	23	Brian Steen Nielsen		{{subon\|79}}
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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		{{suboff\|71}}
CM	7	Claude Makélélé
RW	11	Sylvain Wiltord		{{suboff\|83}}
AM	10	Zinedine Zidane
LW	21	Christophe Dugarry	{{yel\|8}}	{{suboff\|54}}
CF	20	David Trezeguet
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FW	9	Djibril Cissé		{{subon\|54}}
MF	22	Johan Micoud		{{subon\|71}}
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Man of the Match:

Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:

Carlos Matos (Portugal)

Elise Doriri (Vanuatu)

Fourth official:

Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

=Senegal vs Uruguay=

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RB	17	Ferdinand Coly	{{yel\|39}}	{{suboff\|63}}
CB	13	Lamine Diatta
CB	4	Pape Malick Diop
LB	2	Omar Daf	{{yel\|4}}
RM	19	Papa Bouba Diop	{{yel\|69}}
CM	6	Aliou Cissé (c)
CM	5	Alassane N'Dour		{{suboff\|76}}
LM	10	Khalilou Fadiga	{{yel\|87}}
CF	7	Henri Camara	{{yel\|2}}	{{suboff\|67}}
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MF	14	Moussa N'Diaye		{{subon\|67}}
MF	12	Amdy Faye		{{subon\|76}}
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GK	1	Fabián Carini	{{yel\|19}}
RB	3	Alejandro Lembo
CB	4	Paolo Montero (c)	{{yel\|82}}
CB	14	Gonzalo Sorondo		{{suboff\|32}}
LB	8	Gustavo Varela
RM	16	Marcelo Romero	{{yel\|8}}	{{suboff\|46}}
CM	5	Pablo García	{{yel\|35}}
LM	6	Darío Rodríguez	{{yel\|40}}
AM	20	Álvaro Recoba
CF	9	Darío Silva
CF	13	Sebastián Abreu		{{suboff\|46}}
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FW	18	Richard Morales		{{subon\|46}}
FW	21	Diego Forlán		{{subon\|46}}
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