2002 FIFA World Cup Group E

Group E of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place on 11 June 2002. Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with the Republic of Ireland. Cameroon and Saudi Arabia failed to advance.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	11	1	+10	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Republic of Ireland	3	1	2	0	5	2	+3	5
3	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	0	3	0	12	−12	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

• Germany advanced to play Paraguay (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16.
• Republic of Ireland advanced to play Spain (winner of Group B) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (UTC+9)

Republic of Ireland vs Cameroon

1 June 2002

15:30

Republic of Ireland	1–1	Cameroon
Holland 52'	Report	M'Boma 39'

Niigata Stadium, Niigata

Attendance: 33,679

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Republic of Ireland

Cameroon

GK 1 Shay Given RB 18 Gary Kelly CB 14 Gary Breen CB 5 Steve Staunton (c) LB 3 Ian Harte  77' RM 7 Jason McAteer  30'  46' CM 12 Mark Kinsella CM 8 Matt Holland LM 11 Kevin Kilbane CF 10 Robbie Keane CF 9 Damien Duff Substitutions: DF 2 Steve Finnan  51'  46' MF 21 Steven Reid  82'  77' Manager: Mick McCarthy

GK 1 Boukar Alioum CB 4 Rigobert Song (c) CB 5 Raymond Kalla  89' CB 2 Bill Tchato RWB 8 Geremi LWB 3 Pierre Womé CM 12 Lauren CM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé CM 20 Salomon Olembé CF 9 Samuel Eto'o CF 10 Patrick M'Boma  69' Substitutions: FW 18 Patrick Suffo  69' Manager: Winfried Schäfer

Man of the Match: Matt Holland (Republic of Ireland) Assistant referees: Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia) Roland Van Nylen (Belgium) Fourth official: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Germany vs Saudi Arabia

1 June 2002

20:30

Germany	8–0	Saudi Arabia
Klose 20', 25', 70' Ballack 40' Jancker 45+1' Linke 73' Bierhoff 84' Schneider 90+1'	Report

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

Attendance: 32,218

Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

Germany

Saudi Arabia

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) CB 2 Thomas Linke CB 5 Carsten Ramelow  46' CB 21 Christoph Metzelder RM 22 Torsten Frings CM 19 Bernd Schneider CM 8 Dietmar Hamann  83' LM 6 Christian Ziege  43' AM 13 Michael Ballack CF 11 Miroslav Klose  76' CF 9 Carsten Jancker  67' Substitutions: MF 16 Jens Jeremies  46' FW 20 Oliver Bierhoff  67' FW 7 Oliver Neuville  76' Manager: Rudi Völler

GK 1 Mohammed Al-Deayea RB 12 Ahmed Al-Dokhi CB 3 Redha Tukar CB 4 Abdullah Zubromawi LB 13 Hussein Abdulghani RM 8 Mohammed Noor  90+1' CM 16 Khamis Al-Dosari  46' CM 17 Abdullah Al-Waked LM 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat  46' CF 9 Sami Al-Jaber (c) CF 20 Al-Hasan Al-Yami  77' Substitutions: MF 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani  46' MF 14 Abdulaziz Al-Khathran  46' FW 15 Abdullah Al-Jumaan  77' Manager: Nasser Al-Johar

Man of the Match: Miroslav Klose (Germany) Assistant referees: Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay) Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

Germany vs Republic of Ireland

5 June 2002

20:30

Germany	1–1	Republic of Ireland
Klose 19'	Report	Robbie Keane 90+2'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki

Attendance: 35,854

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Germany

Republic of Ireland

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c) CB 2 Thomas Linke CB 5 Carsten Ramelow CB 21 Christoph Metzelder CM 22 Torsten Frings CM 8 Dietmar Hamann RW 19 Bernd Schneider  89' AM 13 Michael Ballack LW 6 Christian Ziege CF 11 Miroslav Klose  85' CF 9 Carsten Jancker  75' Substitutions: FW 20 Oliver Bierhoff  75' MF 17 Marco Bode  85' MF 16 Jens Jeremies  89' Manager: Rudi Völler

GK 1 Shay Given RB 2 Steve Finnan CB 14 Gary Breen CB 5 Steve Staunton (c)  87' LB 3 Ian Harte  73' RM 18 Gary Kelly  73' CM 12 Mark Kinsella CM 8 Matt Holland LM 11 Kevin Kilbane CF 10 Robbie Keane CF 9 Damien Duff Substitutions: FW 17 Niall Quinn  73' MF 21 Steven Reid  73' DF 4 Kenny Cunningham  87' Manager: Mick McCarthy

Man of the Match: Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland) Assistant referees: Jens Larsen (Denmark) Evzen Amler (Czech Republic) Fourth official: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia

6 June 2002

18:00

Cameroon	1–0	Saudi Arabia
Eto'o 66'	Report

Saitama Stadium, Saitama

Attendance: 52,328

Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Cameroon

Saudi Arabia

GK 1 Boukar Alioum CB 4 Rigobert Song (c) CB 5 Raymond Kalla CB 2 Bill Tchato RWB 8 Geremi LWB 3 Pierre Womé  10'  84' CM 12 Lauren CM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé CM 23 Daniel N'Gom Kome  46' CF 10 Patrick M'Boma  74' CF 9 Samuel Eto'o Substitutions: MF 20 Salomon Olembé  46' FW 11 Pius N'Diefi  74' DF 6 Pierre Njanka  84' Manager: Winfried Schäfer

GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea (c) CB 3 Redha Tukar CB 6 Fouzi Al-Shehri CB 4 Abdullah Zubromawi  72' RWB 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani LWB 13 Hussein Abdulghani RM 17 Abdullah Al-Waked CM 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat CM 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani LM 14 Abdulaziz Al-Khathran  86' CF 11 Obeid Al-Dosari  35' Substitutions: FW 20 Al-Hasan Al-Yami  59'  35' MF 15 Abdullah Al-Jumaan  72' MF 8 Mohammed Noor  86' Manager: Nasser Al-Johar

Man of the Match: Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) Assistant referees: Roland Van Nylen (Belgium) Maciej Wierzbowsky (Poland) Fourth official: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Cameroon vs Germany

11 June 2002

20:30

Cameroon	0–2	Germany
	Report	Bode 50' Klose 79'

Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka

Attendance: 47,085

Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Cameroon

Germany

GK 1 Alioum Boukar CB 4 Rigobert Song (c)  42' CB 5 Raymond Kalla CB 2 Bill Tchato  44'  53' RWB 8 Geremi  56' LWB 3 Pierre Womé CM 12 Lauren  81' CM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé  8' CM 20 Salomon Olembé  58'  64' CF 9 Samuel Eto'o CF 10 Patrick M'Boma  80' Substitutions: FW 18 Patrick Suffo  60'  77'  53' MF 23 Daniel N'Gom Kome  64' FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job  80' Manager: Winfried Schäfer

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)  42' CB 2 Thomas Linke CB 5 Carsten Ramelow  37'  40' CB 21 Christoph Metzelder CM 22 Torsten Frings  74' CM 8 Dietmar Hamann  29' RW 19 Bernd Schneider  80' AM 13 Michael Ballack  31' LW 6 Christian Ziege  72' CF 11 Miroslav Klose  84' CF 9 Carsten Jancker  9'  46' Substitutions: MF 17 Marco Bode  46' MF 16 Jens Jeremies  80' FW 7 Oliver Neuville  84' Manager: Rudi Völler

Man of the Match: Miroslav Klose (Germany) Assistant referees: Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Jorge Oliveira (Brazil) Fourth official: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Saudi Arabia vs Republic of Ireland

11 June 2002

20:30

Saudi Arabia	0–3	Republic of Ireland
	Report	Robbie Keane 7' Breen 61' Duff 87'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 65,320

Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

Saudi Arabia

Republic of Ireland

GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea (c) CB 3 Redha Tukar CB 6 Fouzi Al-Shehri CB 4 Abdullah Zubromawi  68' RWB 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani  79' LWB 13 Hussein Abdulghani RM 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat  61' CM 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani CM 16 Khamis Al-Dosari LM 14 Abdulaziz Al-Khathran  67' CF 20 Al-Hasan Al-Yami Substitutions: MF 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub  67' MF 15 Abdullah Al-Jumaan  68' DF 12 Ahmed Al-Dokhi  79' Manager: Nasser Al-Johar

GK 1 Shay Given RB 2 Steve Finnan CB 14 Gary Breen CB 5 Steve Staunton (c)  70' LB 3 Ian Harte  46' RM 18 Gary Kelly  80' CM 12 Mark Kinsella  89' CM 8 Matt Holland LM 11 Kevin Kilbane CF 10 Robbie Keane CF 9 Damien Duff Substitutions: FW 17 Niall Quinn  46' MF 7 Jason McAteer  80' MF 22 Lee Carsley  89' Manager: Mick McCarthy

Man of the Match: Damien Duff (Republic of Ireland) Assistant referees: Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland) Frédéric Arnault (France) Fourth official: Lu Jun (China)

See also

• Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup
• Germany at the FIFA World Cup
• Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup
• Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup

External links

• Results