2002 FIFA World Cup Group E

Play in Group E of the 2002 FIFA World Cup completed on June 11, 2002. Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with the Republic of Ireland. Cameroon and Saudi Arabia failed to advance.

Contents
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7
 Republic of Ireland 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0

All times local (UTC+9)

Republic of Ireland vs Cameroon

2002-06-01
15:30
 Republic of Ireland  1 – 1  Cameroon Niigata Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 33,679
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Holland  52' (Report) Mboma  39'

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND:
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

CAMEROON:
GK 1 Boukar Alioum
CB 4 Rigobert Song (c)
CB 5 Raymond Kalla 89'
CB 2 Bill Tchato
RWB 8 Geremi
LWB 3 Pierre Wome
RM 12 Lauren
CM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé
LM 20 Salomon Olembé
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o
CF 10 Patrick Mboma 69'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Patrick Suffo 69'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

Assistant referees:
Mat Lazim Awang Hamat
Roland Van Nylen
Fourth official:
Peter Prendergast

Man of the Match:
Matt Holland

Germany vs Saudi Arabia

2002-06-01
20:30
 Germany  8 – 0  Saudi Arabia Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 32,218
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)
Klose  20', 25', 70'
Ballack  40'
Jancker  45+1'
Linke  73'
Bierhoff  84'
Schneider  90+1'		 (Report)

GERMANY:
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

SAUDI ARABIA:
GK 1 Mohammed Al-Deayea
RB 12 Ahmed Dukhi Al-Dosari
CB 3 Redha Tukar
CB 4 Abdullah Zubromawi
LB 13 Hussein Sulimani
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 Khathran 46'
FW 15 Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari 77'
Manager:
Nasser Al-Johar

Assistant referees:
Miguel Giacomuzzi
Michael Ragoonath
Fourth official:
René Ortube

Man of the Match:
Miroslav Klose

Germany vs Republic of Ireland

2002-06-05
20:30
 Germany  1 – 1  Republic of Ireland Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki
Attendance: 35,854
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Klose  19' (Report) Robbie Keane  90+2'

GERMANY:
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

IRELAND:
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

Assistant referees:
Jens Larsen
Evzen Amler
Fourth official:
Mourad Daami

Man of the Match:
Robbie Keane

Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia

2002-06-06
18:00
 Cameroon  1 – 0  Saudi Arabia Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 52,328
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
Eto'o  66' (Report)

CAMEROON:
GK 1 Boukar Alioum
CB 4 Rigobert Song (c)
CB 5 Raymond Kalla
CB 2 Bill Tchato
RWB 8 Geremi
LWB 3 Pierre Wome 10' 84'
RM 12 Lauren
CM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé
LM 23 Daniel Ngom Kome 46'
CF 10 Patrick Mboma 74'
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o
Substitutions:
MF 20 Salomon Olembé 46'
FW 11 Pius Ndiefi 74'
DF 6 Pierre Njanka 84'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

SAUDI ARABIA:
GK 1 Mohamed Al-Deayea (c)
RB 2 Mohammed Al-Jahani
CB 3 Redha Tukar
CB 6 Fouzi Al-Shehri
CB 4 Abdullah Zubromawi 72'
LB 13 Hussein Sulimani
RM 17 Abdullah Al-Waked
CM 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat
CM 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
LM 14 Abdulaziz Khathran 86'
CF 11 Obeid Al-Dosari 36'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Al Hasan Al-Yami 59' 36'
MF 15 Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari 72'
MF 8 Mohammed Noor 86'
Manager:
Nasser Al-Johar

Assistant referees:
Roland Van Nylen
Maciej Wierzbowsky
Fourth official:
Carlos Simon

Man of the Match:
Samuel Eto'o

Cameroon vs Germany

2002-06-11
20:30
 Cameroon  0 – 2  Germany Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka
Attendance: 47,085
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
(Report) Bode  50'
Klose  79'

CAMEROON:
GK 1 Boukar Alioum
CB 4 Rigobert Song (c) 42'
CB 5 Raymond Kalla
CB 2 Bill Tchato 44' 53'
RWB 8 Geremi 56'
LWB 3 Pierre Wome
RM 12 Lauren 81'
CM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé 8'
LM 20 Salomon Olembé 58' 64'
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o
CF 10 Patrick Mboma 80'
Substitutions:
FW 18 Patrick Suffo  60', 77' 53'
MF 23 Daniel Ngom Kome 64'
FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job 80'
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer

GERMANY:
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

Assistant referees:
Mohamed Saeed
Jorge Oliveira
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Collina

Man of the Match:
Miroslav Klose

Saudi Arabia vs Republic of Ireland

2002-06-11
20:30
 Saudi Arabia  0 – 3  Republic of Ireland International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 65,320
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
(Report) Robbie Keane  7'
Breen  61'
Duff  87'

SAUDI ARABIA:
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 Sulaimani
RM 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat 61'
CM 7 Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
CM 16 Khamis Al-Dosari
LM 14 Abdulaziz Khathran 67'
CF 20 Al Hasan Al-Yami
Substitutions:
MF 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 67'
MF 15 Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari 68'
DF 12 Ahmed Dokhi 79'
Manager:
Nasser Al-Johar

IRELAND:
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

Assistant referees:
Maciej Wierzbowsky
Frédéric Arnault
Fourth official:
Lu Jun

Man of the Match:
Damien Duff

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