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The historic tradition to seed the hosts (Japan and South Korea) and holders (France) was upheld; while the remaining five seeds were granted to the other five of the top six teams, ranked by their results in the last three FIFA World Cups (ratio 3:2:1) and their FIFA World Ranking position in the last month of the past three years (equal ratio).
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- Brazil (5th title)
World Cup holders France were eliminated in the group stage in 2002, losing games against Senegal and Denmark as they finished bottom of Group A. The game was played at the International Stadium in Yokohama, where three other matches in the World Cup were previously held.
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Jul 28, 2015 · Features. The story of France’s failure at World Cup 2002. 28/07/2015 by Gareth Bland. The 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea was a tournament of shocks and surprises, with a touch of genuine quirkiness thrown in for good measure.
- Gareth Bland
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May 31, 2022 · Twenty years ago, on 31 May, France went into their opening encounter of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™ against tournament debutants Senegal as reigning world and European...
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At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, each national association was required to name a squad of 23 players, expanded from 22 in previous tournaments. The players' ages, caps and clubs are as of 31 May 2002, the opening day of the tournament. Group A. Denmark. Head coach: Morten Olsen. France. Head coach: Roger Lemerre. Senegal. Head coach: Bruno Metsu.
