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.^[1]

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	Advance to knockout stage
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 1]}	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 2]}

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 3]}	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 4]}

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 5]}	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 6]}	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)

References

^ Manaschev, Erlan (3 July 2008). "World Cup 2002 – Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 April 2026.

Reports

^
- "Republic of Ireland vs Cameroon | Group Stage | 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Republic of Ireland v Cameroon". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "Match Report – Group E – Republic of Ireland v Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA. 1 June 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "Germany vs Saudi Arabia | Group Stage | 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Germany v Saudi Arabia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "Match Report – Group E – Germany v Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 1 June 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 October 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "Germany vs Republic of Ireland | Group Stage | 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Germany v Republic of Ireland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "Match Report – Group E – Germany v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). FIFA. 5 June 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia | Group Stage | 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Cameroon v Saudi Arabia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "Match Report – Group E – Cameroon v Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 6 June 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "Cameroon vs Germany | Group Stage | 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Cameroon v Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "Match Report – Group E – Cameroon v Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
^
- "Saudi Arabia vs Republic of Ireland | Group Stage | 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan". FIFA. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Saudi Arabia v Republic of Ireland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- "Match Report – Group E – Saudi Arabia v Republic of Ireland" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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[1]

[Report 1]

[Report 2]

[Report 3]

[Report 4]

[Report 5]

[Report 6]

2002 FIFA World Cup
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Broadcasting Discipline Referees Seeding Sponsorship Squads

2002 FIFA World Cup finalists
Champions	Brazil
Runners-up	Germany
Third place	Turkey
Fourth place	South Korea
Quarter-finals	England Senegal Spain United States
Round of 16	Belgium Denmark Italy Japan Mexico Paraguay Republic of Ireland Sweden
Group stage	Argentina Cameroon China Costa Rica Croatia Ecuador France Nigeria Poland Portugal Russia Saudi Arabia Slovenia South Africa Tunisia Uruguay

Standings

Matches

Republic of Ireland vs Cameroon

Germany vs Saudi Arabia

Germany vs Republic of Ireland

Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia

Cameroon vs Germany

Saudi Arabia vs Republic of Ireland

See also

References

Reports