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Game summary of the England vs. Sweden Fifa World Cup game, final score 1-1, from June 2, 2002 on ESPN.
England began their World Cup campaign with an unconvincing draw against a Sweden team who dominated the second half and could easily have snatched victory. Sol Campbell opened the scoring for England with a powerful header after 24 minutes, but Niclas Alexandersson deservedly equalised after 59 minutes following a Danny Mills blunder.
The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II . The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals ).
The 2002 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2002 World Cup, the 17th edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on 30 June 2002, and was contested by Germany and Brazil.
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The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama.
Jun 12, 2002 · Anders Svensson's brilliant free-kick ensured Sweden progress to the second round as Group F winners - and ended Argentina's World Cup dream. Argentina dominated the match and equalised when...
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Jun 2, 2002 · England v Sweden, 02 June 2002 - 11v11 match report. View England v Sweden head to head. Kick-off: 6.30pm local (10.30am BST) Assistant referees: Jorge Oliveira (Brazil) Yury Dupanov (Belarus) Fourth official: Mark Shield (Australia) Man of the Match: Sol Campbell (England) 1 England. Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson. 1 Sweden.
