Seoul, May 31 (Yonhap) -- Pape Bouba Diop scored the only goal as rookies Senegal stunned defending champions France 1-0 in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup on Friday.
The Senegalese midfielder scored the 30th minute winner by poking the ball home after a cross from teammate El Hadji Diouf deflected off French defender Emmanuel Petit and then goalkeeper Fabien Barthez.
Lacking injured playmaker Zinedine Zidane, the French missed many chances throughout the match at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
One of the best scoring chances came in the 22nd minute when striker Trezeguet fired a right-foot hard shot that crashed into the right goalpost. A shot by Thierry Henry also knocked the crossbar in the 65th minute.
France will take on Uruguay in Busan next Thursday and Denmark in Incheon on June 11 while Senegal are to play Denmark in Daegu next Thursday and Uruguay in Suwon June 11.
- Scorers:
France - None
Senegal - Pape Bouba Diop 30
- Red Cards: None
- Halftime: 0-1
- Attendance: 62,561
- Teams:
France - 16-Fabien Barthez (GK), 3-Bixente Lizarazu, 4-Patrick Vieira, 6-Youri Djorkaeff (21-Christophe Dugarry 60), 8-Marcel Desailly, 11-Sylvain Wiltord (6-Aliou Cisse 81), 12-Thierry Henry, 15-Lilian Thuram, 17-Emmanuel Petit, 18-Frank Leboeuf, 20-David Trezeguet
Senegal - 1-Tony Sylva (GK), 2-Omar Daf, 4-Pape Malick Diop, 6-Aliou Cisse, 10-Khalilou Fadiga, 11-El Hadji Diouf, 13-Lamine Diatta, 14-Moussa Ndiaye, 15-Salif Diao, 17-Ferdinand Coly, 19-Pape Bouba Diop
- Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
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