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England in World Cup 2002
Preparation Matches

 

FIFA's Country Codes

World Cup 2002 Teams' Preparation Matches
Team Dec/Jan Feb Mar Apr May
England

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 13-Feb-Ned-AD-1-1 27-Mar-Ita-H 17-Apr-Par-H 21-May-Kor-A
26-May-Cam-N
Argentina

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 13-Feb-Wal-AD-1-1   17-Apr-Ger-A

NK-May-Chn?-N
The Argentina football association has announced friendlies with Belgium and Cameroon but did not specify the dates.
Belgium

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 13-Feb-Nor-HW-1-0 27-Mar-Gre-A 17-Apr-Svk-H 14-May-Sen-H
18-May-Fra-A
The Argentina football association has announced a friendly with Belgium but did not specify the date.
Brazil 31-Jan-Bol-HW-6-0 06-Feb-Ksa-AW-1-0 07-Mar-Ice-H
27-Mar-Yug-H		 17-Apr-Por-A 18-May-Catalonia XI-A
25-May-NK-NK
Cameroon 07-Jan-Bfa-AW-3-1
11-Jan-Tun-AW-1-0
20-Jan-Cod-NW-1-0
25-Jan-Civ-NW-1-0
29-Jan-Tog-NW-3-0-adv.		 04-Feb-Egy-NW-1-0-adv.
07-Feb-Mli-AW-3-0-adv.
10-Feb-Sen-ND-0-0-won Af. Nat.Cup on p.k.		     17-May-Den-A
26-May-Eng-N
The Argentina football association has announced a friendly with Cameroon but did not specify the date.
Team December/January February March April May
China

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 12-Feb-HkgLgXI-AD-1-1-elim. on p.k.
15-Feb-Svn-ND-0-0-lost 3rd place in Hong Kong Trn. on p.k.		   27-Apr-Kor-A NK-May-Arg?-N
12/19-May-Rsa-H
16-May-PSV Eindhoven-NK
22-May-Uru-H
25-May-Por?-H
Costa Rica 11-Jan-CamU21-HW-2-1
18-Jan-Martinique-NW-2-0
20-Jan-Tri-ND-1-1
25-Jan-Hai-NW-2-1
30-Jan-Kor-NW-3-1		 02-Feb-Usa-AL-0-2-2nd place in Gold Cup 14-Mar-Den-H
24-Mar-Bol-NK		 17-Apr-Jpn-A
20-Apr-Kor-A		  


The Cameroon team that played in Costa Rica on 11 January was in substance the under-21 team, the Cameroon senior squad having played Tunisia on the same date.  Costa Rica is seeking refund of moneys paid to Cameroon for breach of promise to send the senior team.
Croatia

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 13-Feb-Bul-HD-0-0 27-Mar-Svn-H 17-Apr-Kuw-NK 14-May-Hun-A
Denmark

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 13-Feb-Ksa-AW-1-0 14-Mar-Crc-A
27-Mar-Irl-A		 17-Apr-Isr-H 17-May-Cam-H
26-May-Tun-N
Ecuador 12-Jan-Gua-HW-1-0
20-Jan-Hai-NL-0-2
22-Jan-Can-NW-2-0-elim. on coin toss		 12-Feb-Tur-NW-1-0 10-Mar-Usa-A NK-Apr-Chi?-N  
Team December/January February March April May
France

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 13-Feb-Rom-HW-2-1 27-Mar-Sco-H 17-Apr-Rus-H 18-May-Bel-H
26-May-Kor-A
Germany

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 13-Feb-Isr-HW-7-1 27-Mar-Usa-H 17-Apr-Arg-H 09-May-Kuw-H
14-May-Wal-A
18-May-Aut-H
Italy

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  13-Feb-Usa-HW-1-0 27-Mar-Eng-A 17-Apr-Uru-H 18-May-Cze-A
Japan

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 21-Mar-Ukr-H
27-Mar-Pol-A		 17-Apr-Crc-H
29-Apr-Hon-H 		 02-May-Svk-H
07-May-Real Madrid-A
14-May-Norway-A
25-May-Swe-H
México 19-Jan-Slv-NW-1-0
21-Jan-Gua-NW-3-1
27-Jan-Kor-ND-0-0-elim. on pk		 13-Feb-Yug-NL-1-2
23-Feb-Rom/Geo-N		 16-Mar-Bol-N 03-Apr-Usa-A
17-Apr-Bul-N		 12-May-Col-H
16-May-Uru-N
Team December/January February March April May
Nigeria 12-Jan-Civ-AD-1-1
21-Jan-Alg-NW-1-0
24-Jan-Mli-AD-0-0
28-Jan-Lbr-NW-1-0-adv.		 03-Feb-Gha-NW-1-0
07-Feb-Sen-NL-1-2-elim.
09-Feb-Mli-AW-1-0-3rd place		 27-Mar-EspXI-NK 13-Apr-Aut-A
16-Apr-Sco?-NK		 13-May-Ned-H
16-May-Irl-A
Paraguay

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  13-Feb-Bol-HD-2-2   17-Apr-Eng-A 02-May-Rsa?-NK
17-May-Swe-A
26-May-Urawa-A
Poland

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 10-Feb-Fro-NW-2-1
13-Feb-Nir-NW-4-1		 14-19-Mar-Nations Prize Trn.
27-Mar-Jpn-H		 17-Apr-Rom-H 18-May-Est-H
Portugal

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 13-Feb-Esp-AD-1-1 27-Mar-Fin-H 17-Apr-Bra-H 25-May-Chn?-A
Republic of Ireland

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 13-Feb-Rus-HW-2-0 27-Mar-Den-H 17-Apr-Usa-H 16-May-Nga-H
25-May-Hiroshima-A
Team December/January February March April May
Russia

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 13-Feb-Irl-AL-0-2 14-19-Mar-Nations Prize Trn.
27-Mar-Est-A		 17-Apr-Fra-A 17 to 19-May-4-nation tournament 
Saudi Arabia 30-Dec-Zim-HL-2-0
10-Jan-Ice-HW-1-0
16-Jan-Kuw-HD-1-1
20-Jan-Bhr-HW-3-1
24-Jan-Uae-HW-1-0
27-Jan-Oma-HW-2-0
30-Jan-Qat-HW-3-1-1st		 06-Feb-Bra-HL-0-1
13-Feb-Den-HL-0-1		 10-Mar-Bul-N
14-Mar-Est-N
20-Mar-Rsa-N
27-Mar-Uru-H		 17-Apr-Tun?-A   
Senegal 26-Dec-Bfa-HL-2-4
29-Dec-Alg-HW-1-0
20-Jan-Egy-NW-1-0
26-Jan-Zam-NW-1-0
31-Jan-Tun-ND-0-0-adv.		 04-Feb-Cod-NW-2-0
07-Feb-Nga-NW-2-1-adv.
10-Feb-Cam-ND-0-0-lost on p.k.-2nd in Af. Nat. Cup		     14-May-Bel?-A 
Slovenia

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 12-Feb-Hon-NL-1-5-elim.
15-Feb-Chn-ND-0-0-won 3rd place in Hong Kong Trn. on p.k.		 27-Mar-Cro-A 17-Apr-Tun?-A NK-May-Jam, Ice or Jor?-NK
South Africa 15-Jan-Ang-HW-1-0
20-Jan-Bfa-ND-0-0
24-Jan-Gha-ND-0-0
30-Jan-Mar-NW-3-1-adv.		 03-Feb-Mli-AL-0-2-elim. 16-Mar-Bot-A
20-Mar-Ksa-N		   02-May-Par?-NK
12/19-May-Chn-A
Team December/January February March April May
South Korea 09-Dec-Usa-HW-1-0
16-Jan-Los Angeles Galaxy-AL-0-1
19-Jan-Usa-AL-1-2
23-Jan-Cub-ND-0-0
27-Jan-Mex-ND-0-0-adv on pk
30-Jan-Crc-NL-1-3-elim.		 02-Feb-Can-NL-1-2-4th place in Gold Cup
13-Feb-Uru-AL-1-2		 13-Mar-Tun-A
20-Mar-Fin-A
26-Mar-Tur-N		 20-Apr-Crc-H
27-Apr-Chn-H		 21-May-Eng-H
26-May-Fra-H
Spain

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 13-Feb-Por-HD-1-1 NK-Mar?-Bra-NK
27-Mar-Ned-A		 17-Apr-Nir-A  
Sweden

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 13-Feb-Gre-AD-2-2 27-Mar-Swi-H 17-Apr-Nor-A 17-May-Par-H
25-May-Jpn-A
Tunisia 27-Dec-Andalucia XI-AD-3-3
30-Dec-Lbr-HW-7-2
11-Jan-Cam-HL-0-1
16-Jan-FC Cologne-NW-2-1
21-Jan-Zam-ND-0-0
25-Jan-Egy-NL-0-1
31-Jan-Sen-ND-0-0-elim.		   13-Mar-Kor-H
25-Mar-Nor-NK		 17-Apr-Svn or Ksa-H 26-May-Den-N
Turkey

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 12-Feb-Ecu-NL-0-1 26-Mar-Kor-N 10-Apr-Chi-N  
U.S.A. 09-Dec-Kor-AL-0-1
19-Jan-Kor-HW-2-1
21-Jan-Cub-HW-1-0
27-Jan-Slv-HW-4-0
30-Jan-Can-HD-0-0-adv. on p.k.		 02-Feb-Crc-HW-2-0-won Gold Cup tourn.
13-Feb-Ita-AL-0-1		 02-Mar-Hon-HW-4-0
10-Mar-Ecu-H
27-Mar-Ger-A		 03-Apr-Mex-H
17-Apr-Irl-A		 12-May-Uru-H
16-May-Jam-H
19-May-Ned-H
Uruguay

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 13-Feb-Kor-HW-2-1 27-Mar-Ksa-A 17-Apr-Ita-A 07/08-NK-H
12-May-Usa-A
16-May-Mex-N
22-May-Chn-A
25-May-Yokohama-A

Notes

The table lists the friendly and tournament matches the 32 World Cup 2002 teams will play in preparation for the final tournament.  The teams are still making their fixture arrangements, many of which are tentative.  Where a match date, the opposition or the venue is not known, we have used the abbreviation "NK."  We have indicated unconfirmed fixtures with a question mark.  We will post changes as they occur. 

A warning:  unlike our own Football Association,--which waits until every i is dotted and t crossed and usually announces fixtures long after they are known to the public--some of the world's football federations confirm matches before they are really fixed, and hence even a listed match lacking a question mark after it may be subject to alteration.

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