Archive World Cup 2002 Match Reports
China 0 Slovenia 0 - Slovenia win 4-3 on penalties (Feb 15, 2002)
China lost again on penalties for the second time this week with Slovenia beating them 4-3 with spot kicks after a 0-0 draw in Hong Kong. . . . more . . .
Mexico 1 Yugoslavia 2 (Feb 15, 2002)
Mexico lost 2-1 to Yugoslavia in Phoenix, Arizona in a game dominated by the European side. . . . more . . .
Spain 1 Portugal 1 (Feb 14, 2002)
Spain carried the game to Portugal in the Montjuic stadium but ended level with the visitors. . . . more . . .
Uruguay 2 South Korea 1 (Feb 14, 2002)
South Korea lost again on their progress to the World Cup finals in May. . . . more . . .
Poland 4 Northern Ireland 1 (Feb 14, 2002)
Poland got their World Cup year underway by hitting four goals past Northern Ireland in a Limassol friendly. . . . more . . .
Paraguay 2 Bolivia 2 (Feb 14, 2002)
Former Italy and Milan coach Cesare Maldini's first game in charge of World Cup hopefuls Paraguay ended in a draw against Bolivia. . . . more . . .
Wales 1 Argentina 1 (Feb 13, 2002)
Wales roughed up World Cup favourites Argentina to hold them to a draw. . . . more . . .
Germany 7 Israel 1 (Feb 13, 2002)
Rudi Voller's Germany side gave Israel a generous goal start in Kaiserslautern but then wrecked their defence with three goals from 'Lautern star Miroslav Klose. . . . more . . .
Italy 1 United States 0 (Feb 13, 2002)
Italy needed a second half strike from substitute Alessandro Del Piero to squeek past the United States in Sicily. . . . more . . .
France 2 Romania 1 (Feb 13, 2002)
Holders France started their World Cup preparations in earnest with a 2-1 win in Paris over Romania. . . . more . . .
Republic of Ireland 2 Russia 0 (Feb 13, 2002)
The Irish Republic scored twice in the first twenty minutes to win this friendly in front of 42,000 fans in Dublin. . . . more . . .
Holland 1 England 1 (Feb 13, 2002)
A goal on his debut from Aston Villa striker Darius Vassell earned England a deserved draw in Amsterdam. . . . more . . .
Saudi Arabia 0 Denmark 1 (Feb 13, 2002)
Ebbe Sand hit a great header for Denmark to win in Riyadh. . . . more . . .
Greece 2 Sweden 2 (Feb 13, 2002)
Sweden allowed Greece to level twice in the absence of star striker Henrik Larsson and Greece were worthy of the draw. . . . more . . .
Croatia 0 Bulgaria 0 (Feb 13, 2002)
Croatia started their World Cup preparations with a miserable draw in Rijeka. . . . more . . .
Ecuador 1 Turkey 0 (Feb 13, 2002)
Ecuador started their World Cup year with a 1-0 win over Turkey in Phoenix. . . . more . . .
Slovenia 1 Honduras 5 (Feb 12, 2002)
Slovenia crashed to a 5-1 defeat against Honduras in Hong Kong with striker Saul Martinez scoring four goals. . . . more . . .
Hong Kong 1 China 1 - Hong Kong win 4-3 on penalties (Feb 12, 2002)
China ended a 1-1 draw in Hong Kong with a 4-3 penalty shootout defeat at the start of the Lunar New Year. . . . more . . .
African Nations Cup Final - Cameroon 0 Senegal 0 - Cameroon win 3-2 on penalties (Feb 10, 2002)
Cameroon retained the African Nations Cup title with a penalty shootout win over Senegal in Mali capital Bamako. . . . more . . .
African Nations Cup - Mali 0 Nigeria 1 (Feb 09, 2002)
Nigeria won a scrappy game against host nation Mali to end their African Nations Cup. . . . more . . .
Saudi Arabia 0 Brazil 1 (Feb 07, 2002)
Brazil beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 in a Riyadh friendly with midfielder Djalminha scoring the winner in the 72nd minute. . . . more . . .
African Nations Cup - Mali 0 Cameroon 3 (Feb 07, 2002)
Holders Cameroon will defend their African Nations Cup title in Sunday's final after knocking out hosts Mali 3-0. . . . more . . .
African Nations Cup - Senegal 2 Nigeria 1 (Feb 07, 2002)
Senegal reached their first ever African Nations Cup final with a 2-1 extra time win over tournament favourites Nigeria. . . . more . . .
African Nations Cup - Senegal 2 DR Congo 0 (Feb 05, 2002)
Senegal reached the African Nations Cup semi finals later this week with a 2-0 win over the Democratic Republic of Congo who were reduced to ten men. . . . more . . .
African Nations Cup - Nigeria 1 Ghana 0 (Feb 04, 2002)
Favourites Nigeria reached the semi finals of the African Nations Cup in Bamako after a late goal from midfielder Garba Lawal won the game against Ghana. . . . more . . .
African Nations Cup - Cameroon 1 Egypt 0 (Feb 04, 2002)
Holders Cameroon saw striker Patrick Mboma score the only goal of the game to send them into the African nations Cup semi finals with a 1-0 win over Egypt. . . . more . . .
African Nations Cup - Mali 2 South Africa 0 (Feb 04, 2002)
Hosts Mali continued their African Nations Cup dream by easing past a well-beaten South Africa. . . . more . . .
Gold Cup - Canada 2 South Korea 1 (Feb 03, 2002)
Canada defeated South Korea to end up in third place at the Gold Cup largely thanks to an own goal by Kim Do-Hoon who also scored for his own side. . . . more . . .
Gold Cup Final - US 2 Costa Rica 0 (Feb 03, 2002)
The United States won the Gold Cup with a 2-0 victory over Costa Rica in the Rose Bowl stadium. . . . more . . .
Brazil 6 Bolivia 0 (Feb 01, 2002)
Brazil hammered Bolivia 6-0 in Goiania to start their preparations for the World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
