2002 FIFA World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place between 2 and 12 June 2002. Spain won the group and advanced to the second round along with Paraguay, who beat South Africa to finish in second place on goals scored. South Africa and Slovenia failed to advance.

Standings

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

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

Matches

All times are local (UTC+9)

Paraguay vs South Africa

2 June 2002

16:30

Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan

Attendance: 25,186

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Spain vs Slovenia

2 June 2002

20:30

Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju

Attendance: 28,598

Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

Spain vs Paraguay

This was a repeat of the two teams' second match at the 1998 tournament, a goalless draw.

7 June 2002

18:00

Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

South Africa vs Slovenia

8 June 2002

15:30

Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

Attendance: 47,226

Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)

South Africa vs Spain

12 June 2002

20:30

Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon

Attendance: 31,024

Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)

Slovenia vs Paraguay

12 June 2002

20:30

Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo

Attendance: 30,176

Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

See also

External links

Results