Football World Cup 2002 / Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Spain	3	3	0	0	009: 400	+5	09
2.	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	006: 600	± 0	04th
3.	South Africa	3	1	1	1	005: 500	± 0	04th
4th	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	002: 700	−5	00

Group B of the Football World Cup 2002 :

Paraguay - South Africa 2: 2 (1: 0)

Paraguay		South Africa
	1st matchday June 2, 2002 at 4:30 p.m. in Busan ( Busan-Asia-Main-Stadion ) Spectators: 25,186 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia )   Match report
	Ricardo Tavarelli - Francisco Arce , Julio César Cáceres , Celso Ayala , Carlos Gamarra , Denis Caniza - Roberto Acuña , Estanislao Struway (86th Juan Carlos Franco ), Guido Alvarenga (66th Diego Gavilán ) - Jorge Luis Campos (72nd Gustavo Morínigo ) , Roque Santa Cruz Coach: Cesare Maldini ( Italy )	Andre Arendse - Aaron Mokoena , Pierre Issa (27th MacDonald Mukansi ), Lucas Radebe , Bradley Carnell - Cyril Nzama , MacBeth Sibaya , Teboho Mokoena , Quinton Fortune - Sibusiso Zuma , Benni McCarthy (78th George Koumantarakis ) Trainer: Jomo Sono
	1-0 Santa Cruz (39th) 2-0 Arce (55th)	2: 1 T. Mokoena (63.) 2: 2 Fortune (90. + 1 ', penalty)
	Cáceres (35th), Caniza (65th), Tavarelli (90th), Franco (90th + 3 ')	A. Mokoena (3rd), Issa (9th), McCarthy (38th), Zuma (45th + 2 ')
	Player of the Match: Francisco Arce (Paraguay)

Spain - Slovenia 3: 1 (1: 0)

Spain		Slovenia
	1st matchday June 2nd, 2002 at 8:30 p.m. in Gwangju ( Gwangju World Cup Stadium ) Spectators: 28,598 Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz ( Morocco )   Match report
	Iker Casillas - Carles Puyol , Fernando Hierro , Miguel Ángel Nadal , Juanfran (82nd Enrique Romero ) - Luis Enrique (74th Iván Helguera ), Rubén Baraja , Juan Carlos Valerón , Javier de Pedro - Diego Tristán (67th Fernando Morientes ), Raúl Coach: José Antonio Camacho	Marko Simeunovič - željko milinovič , Marinko Galič , Aleksander Knavs - Doni Novak (77. Sasa Gajser ), Ales Ceh , Miran Pavlin , Amir Karič - Zlatko Zahovič (63. Milenko Ačimovič ) - Milan Osterc (57. Sebastijan Cimirotič ), Mladen Rudonja Coach: Srečko Katanec
	1-0 Raúl (44th) 2-0 Valerón (74th) 3-1 Hierro (87th, penalty)	2: 1 Cimirotič (82nd)
	Valerón (36th)	Karič (45th + 1 '), Cimirotič (65th)
	Player of the Match: Raúl (Spain)

Spain - Paraguay 3: 1 (0: 1)

Spain		Paraguay
	2nd matchday June 7, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. in Jeonju ( Jeonju World Cup Stadium ) Spectators: 24,000 Referee: Gamal Ghandour ( Egypt )   Match report
	Iker Casillas - Carles Puyol , Fernando Hierro , Miguel Ángel Nadal , Juanfran - Luis Enrique (46th Iván Helguera ), Rubén Baraja , Juan Carlos Valerón (85th Xavi ), Javier de Pedro - Diego Tristán (46th Fernando Morientes ), Raúl Coach: José Antonio Camacho	José Luis Chilavert - Francisco Arce , Julio César Cáceres , Celso Ayala , Carlos Gamarra , Denis Caniza (78th Estanislao Struway ) - Roberto Acuña , Carlos Humberto Paredes , Diego Gavilán - José Cardozo (63rd Jorge Luis Campos ), Roque Santa Cruz coach : Cesare Maldini ( Italy )
	1: 1 Morientes (53rd) 2: 1 Morientes (69th) 3: 1 Hierro (83rd, penalty)	0: 1 Puyol (10th, own goal)
	Baraja (9.)	Arce (44th), Gavilán (60th), Santa Cruz (80th)
	Player of the Match: Fernando Morientes (Spain)

South Africa - Slovenia 1: 0 (1: 0)

South Africa		Slovenia
	2nd matchday June 8, 2002 at 3:30 p.m. in Daegu ( Daegu Stadium ) Spectators: 47,226 Referee: Angel Sanchez ( Argentina )   Match report
	Andre Arendse - Cyril Nzama , Aaron Mokoena , Lucas Radebe , Bradley Carnell - MacBeth Sibaya - Sibusiso Zuma , Teboho Mokoena , Quinton Fortune (84th Jabu Pule ) - Siyabonga Nomvethe (71st Delron Buckley ), Benni McCarthy (80th George Koumantarakis ) Trainer: Jomo Sono	Marko Simeunovič - željko milinovič , Muamer Vugdalič , Aleksander Knavs (60 spasoje bulajič ) - Doni Novak (77. Sasa Gajser ), Ales Ceh , Miran Pavlin , Amir Karič - Milenko Ačimovič (60. Nastja Ceh ) - Sebastijan Cimirotič (41st Milan Osterc ), Mladen Rudonja Trainer: Srečko Katanec
	1: 0 Nomvethe (4th)
	Radebe (12.), T. Mokoena (59.)	Vugdalič (35th), Milinović (52nd), A. Čeh (62nd), Pavlin (75th)
	Player of the Match: Quinton Fortune (South Africa)

South Africa - Spain 2: 3 (1: 2)

South Africa		Spain
	3rd matchday June 12, 2002 at 8:30 p.m. in Daejeon ( Daejeon World Cup Stadium ) Spectators: 31,024 Referee: Saad Mane ( Kuwait )   Match report
	Andre Arendse - Cyril Nzama , Aaron Mokoena , Lucas Radebe (80th Thabang Molefe ), Bradley Carnell - MacBeth Sibaya - Sibusiso Zuma , Teboho Mokoena , Quinton Fortune (83rd Jacob Lekgetho ) - Siyabonga Nomvethe (74th George Koumantarakis ), Benni McCarthy Trainer: Jomo Sono	Iker Casillas - Curro Torres , Iván Helguera , Miguel Ángel Nadal , Enrique Romero - Joaquín , David Albelda (53rd Sergio ), Xavi , Gaizka Mendieta - Fernando Morientes (77th Albert Luque ), Raúl (82nd Luis Enrique ) Coach: José Antonio Camacho
	1: 1 McCarthy (31st) 2: 2 Radebe (53rd)	0: 1 Raúl (4th) 1: 2 Mendieta (45th + 1 ') 2: 3 Raúl (56th)
	Nzama (16.), Carnell (67.), Nomvethe (69.), A. Mokoena (81.)
	Player of the Match: Raúl (Spain)

Slovenia - Paraguay 1: 3 (1: 0)

Slovenia		Paraguay
	3rd matchday June 12, 2002 at 8:30 p.m. in Seogwipo ( Jeju World Cup Stadium ) Spectators: 30,176 Referee: Felipe Ramos Rizo ( Mexico )   Match report
	Mladen Dabanovič - Spasoje Bulajič , Željko Milinović , Rajko Tavčar - Doni Novak , Aleš Čeh , Miran Pavlin (40th Mladen Rudonja ), Amir Karič - Milenko Ačimovič (62nd Nastja Čeh ) - Milan Osterc (77th Senad Tiganj ), Sebastijč Coach: Danilo Popivoda	José Luis Chilavert - Francisco Arce , Carlos Gamarra , Celso Ayala , Julio César Cáceres , Denis Caniza - Guido Alvarenga (53rd Jorge Luis Campos ), Roberto Acuña , Carlos Humberto Paredes - Roque Santa Cruz , José Cardozo (61st Nelson Cuevas / 90 . + 2 ' Juan Carlos Franco ) Coach: Cesare Maldini ( Italy )
	1: 0 Ačimovič (45th + 1 ')	1: 1 Cuevas (65.) 1: 2 Campos (73.) 1: 3 Cuevas (84.)
	Pavlin (15th), Karič (68th), Rudonja (69th), Milinović (79th)	Paredes (4.)
		Paredes (22.)
	N. Čeh (81.)
	Player of the Match: Nelson Cuevas (Paraguay)