Box Score

WCS UPDATE

   FRANCE              0
   SENEGAL             1  	FINAL

   GOAL SCORING:
   FRANCE  - NONE
   SENEGAL - Papa Bouba Diop in the 30th minute

   BOOKING:
   FRANCE  - Emmanuel Petit in the 45th minute
   SENEGAL - Aliou Cisse in the 51st minute

   LINEUPS:

   SENEGAL                               FRANCE

   Tony Sylva, GK                        Fabien Barthez, GK
   Omar Daf, D                           Lilian Thuram, D
   Ferdinand Coly, D                     Frank Leboeuf, D
   Salif Alassane Diao, D                Marcel Desailly, D
   Elhadji Diouf, D                      Bixente Lizarazu, D
   Papa Bouba Diop, M                    Sylvain Wiltord, S
   Aliou Cisse, M                         Djibril Cisse, S (81)
   Lamine Diatta, M                      Emmanuel Petit, M
   Pape Malick Diop, M                   Youri Djorkaeff, M
   Moussa N'Diaye, S                      Christophe Dugarry, S (60)
   Khalilou Fadiga, S                    Patrick Vieira, M
                                         Thierry Henry, S
                                         David Trezeguet, S

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Game Story

SEOUL, South Korea (Ticker) -- A French colony just 42 years
ago, Senegal shocked the defending champion in the opening match
of the 2002 World Cup.

Pape Bouba Diop scored in the 30th minute and Senegal held on to
shock shorthanded France, 1-0, in a Group A matchup.

It marks the biggest upset in an opening match of a World Cup
since 1990, when Cameroon stunned then-defending champion
Argentina en route to the quarterfinals in Italy.

"This result is the biggest moment for our team and this World
Cup. This is the match we dreamed of, planned for and now we've
achieved it. We're delighted to have caused such an upset,"
Senegal coach Bruno Metsu said.

Though "Les Bleus" appeared to be taking control of the match,
Senegal, which was granted independence from France in 1960,
recorded the tournament's opening goal against the run of play.

El Hadji Diouf, the African Footballer of the Year, beat
defender Frank LeBoeuf on the left wing.  The striker sent in
the cross, France's Emmanuel Petit failed to clear and Diop put
it home.

"I'm delighted to have scored the first goal of the FIFA World
Cup," Diop said.  "That was my dream and I managed to keep
focused. I'm happy, I did my best and we beat the world
champions."

Senegal goalkeeper Tony Sylva made nine saves en route to the
shutout.

France played without Zinedine Zidane, the world's most
expensive player and perhaps the most instrumental in France's
triumph four years ago.  He suffered a small tear in his left
thigh muscle in Sunday's friendly victory over South Korea.  The
Real Madrid player also may be sidelined for France's second
Group A match against Uruguay on June 6.

"Their speed and spontaneity especially stood out. Throughout
the whole game, Senegal managed to maintain their strong
organization," France coach Roger Lemerre said.  "We will need
to re-strategize according to the situation in future matches.

"We don't have to panic. We have two more matches left. France
will go to the second round and at the present anything is
possible."

With 14 members of their successful crew from fours years ago
named to their 2002 World Cup squad, the French had plenty of
opportunities, outshooting the "The Lions of the Teranga," 15-6,
with world-class strikers David Trezeguet and Thierry Henry
combining to record seven shots.

Trezeguet, who helped Juventus capture the Italy's Serie A
title, smacked the right post 23 minutes into the contest with a
blast from the top of the box.  He then hit the crossbar with
24 minutes remaining.

"Les Bleus" had a flurry of chances just before the hour mark.

Henry, the top scorer for English league and cup double-winner
Arsenal, sent a free header in the 57th minute well over the
bar.

Sylva then got his left hand on an 18-yard drive from Youri
Djorkaeff, the fourth highest scorer in French international
history who got the start in place of Zidane, and knocked the
ball beyond the end line before an on-rushing Trezeguet got to
it.

From the ensuing corner, Arsenal's Patrick Vieira, who was born
in Senegal and struggled to stamp his authority on the midfield
in Zidane's absence, also saw his header stopped by Sylva.

The French were unable to take advantage of 10 corners as
Emmanuel Petit failed to threaten with most of his kicks.

Though France had the majority of the opportunities, Senegal
nearly doubled its lead in the 63rd minute.   Khalilou Fadiga,
who had charges against him dropped for allegedly stealing a
gold necklace from a jewelry store, got enough separation from
LeBoeuf to crack a drive past French goalkeeper Fabian Barthez,
but off the crossbar.

"Today's victory is a victory for all of Africa and Senegal,"
Diouf said.  "No one expected that Senegal could beat France,
but we did. I want to continue winning in the future. I passed
my chance to (Diop) and we were able to score. Let the
celebrations begin."

Sylva made a pair saves in injury time as "The Lions of the
Teranga" have yielded just seven goals in 22 matches since the
2000 African Nations Cup, with no team scoring more than one
goal against the Senegalese side.