2002 FIFA World Cup Group F explained

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.^[1]

Standings

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


GK	12	Pablo Cavallero
CB	4	Mauricio Pochettino
CB	6
CB	13	Diego Placente
RM	8	Javier Zanetti
CM	14
CM	11	Juan Sebastián Verón (c)
LM	3	Juan Pablo Sorín
RF	10	Ariel Ortega
CF	9
LF	7
Substitutions:
MF	18
MF	16
FW	19
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa


GK	1	Ike Shorunmu
RB	16
CB	6	Taribo West
CB	5	Isaac Okoronkwo
LB	3	Celestine Babayaro
DM	2	Joseph Yobo
CM	10	Jay-Jay Okocha (c)
CM	11	Garba Lawal
RW	17	Julius Aghahowa
LW	9	Bartholomew Ogbeche
CF	4
Substitutions:
MF	7
MF	15
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


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Danny Mills
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand
CB	6
LB	3	Ashley Cole
RM	7	David Beckham (c)
CM	18	Owen Hargreaves
CM	8	Paul Scholes
LM	11	Emile Heskey
CF	20
CF	10	Michael Owen
Substitutions:
MF	23
MF	19
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson


GK	1	Magnus Hedman
RB	2	Olof Mellberg
CB	15
CB	4	Johan Mjällby (c)
LB	16	Teddy Lučić
RM	7	Niclas Alexandersson
CM	6	Tobias Linderoth
CM	17
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	10
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF	8
FW	22
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


GK	1	Magnus Hedman
RB	2	Olof Mellberg
CB	15	Andreas Jakobsson
CB	4	Johan Mjällby (c)
LB	16	Teddy Lučić
RM	7
CM	6	Tobias Linderoth
CM	8
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	10
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
FW	22
MF	17
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg


GK	1	Ike Shorunmu
RB	2	Joseph Yobo
CB	6
CB	5	Isaac Okoronkwo
LB	14	Ifeanyi Udeze
RM	10	Jay-Jay Okocha (c)
CM	15	Justice Christopher
CM	21	John Utaka
LM	3
CF	17	Julius Aghahowa
CF	9
Substitutions:
FW	4
MF	7
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


GK	12	Pablo Cavallero
CB	4	Mauricio Pochettino
CB	6	Walter Samuel
CB	13	Diego Placente
RM	8	Javier Zanetti
CM	14	Diego Simeone
CM	11	Juan Sebastián Verón (c)
LM	3	Juan Pablo Sorín
RF	10	Ariel Ortega
CF	9
LF	18
Substitutions:
MF	16
FW	19
FW	7
Manager:
Marcelo Bielsa


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Danny Mills
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand
CB	6	Sol Campbell
LB	3
RM	7	David Beckham (c)
CM	18
CM	21	Nicky Butt
LM	8	Paul Scholes
CF	10
CF	11
Substitutions:
MF	4
FW	17
DF	14
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


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
CM	6	Tobias Linderoth
LM	17
CF	11
CF	10
Substitutions:
FW	22
MF	18
FW	21
Managers:
Lars Lagerbäck Tommy Söderberg


GK	12	Pablo Cavallero
CB	22
CB	6	Walter Samuel
CB	4	Mauricio Pochettino
DM	5
RM	8	Javier Zanetti
LM	3
AM	16	Pablo Aimar
RF	10	Ariel Ortega
CF	9	Gabriel Batistuta (c)
LF	7	Claudio López
Substitutions:
FW	19
MF	11
MF	18
FW	21
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


GK	22	Vincent Enyeama
RB	16	Efe Sodje
CB	2	Joseph Yobo
CB	5	Isaac Okoronkwo
LB	14	Ifeanyi Udeze
RM	10	Jay-Jay Okocha (c)
CM	15	Justice Christopher
CM	20	James Obiorah
LM	23
CF	17	Julius Aghahowa
CF	18	Benedict Akwuegbu
Substitutions:
MF	7
Manager:
Festus Onigbinde


GK	1	David Seaman
RB	2	Danny Mills
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand
CB	6	Sol Campbell
LB	3
RM	7	David Beckham (c)
CM	21	Nicky Butt
CM	8	Paul Scholes
LM	4	Trevor Sinclair
CF	11
CF	10
Substitutions:
FW	17
FW	20
DF	14
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)

External links

Results

Notes and References

BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP | Argentina v England | England's sweet revenge http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/argentina_v_england/default.stm