2002 FIFA World Cup Group E
# 2002 FIFA World Cup Group E

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

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 | |

* Germany advanced to play Paraguay (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16.
* Republic of Ireland advanced to play Spain (winner of Group B) in the round of 16.

## Matches

All times local (UTC+9)

### Republic of Ireland vs Cameroon

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

* Man of the Match:
* Matt Holland (Republic of Ireland)
* Assistant referees:
* Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)
* Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
* Fourth official:
* Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

### Germany vs Saudi Arabia

| Germany | Saudi Arabia |
| - | - |
| 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 ||
| GK | 1 | Mohammed Al-Deayea |
| RB | 12 | Ahmed Al-Dokhi |
| CB | 3 | Redha Tukar |
| CB | 4 | Abdullah Zubromawi |
| LB | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
| 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 Al-Khathran | | 46' |
| FW | 15 | Abdullah Al-Jumaan | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Nasser Al-Johar ||

* Man of the Match:
* Miroslav Klose (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
* Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Fourth official:
* René Ortubé (Bolivia)

### Germany vs Republic of Ireland

| Germany | Republic of Ireland |
| - | - |
| 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 ||
| 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 ||

* Man of the Match:
* Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland)
* Assistant referees:
* Jens Larsen (Denmark)
* Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
* Fourth official:
* Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

### Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia

| Cameroon | Saudi Arabia |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Boukar Alioum |
| CB | 4 | Rigobert Song (c) |
| CB | 5 | Raymond Kalla |
| CB | 2 | Bill Tchato |
| RWB | 8 | Geremi |
| LWB | 3 | Pierre Womé | 10' | 84' |
| CM | 12 | Lauren |
| CM | 17 | Marc-Vivien Foé |
| CM | 23 | Daniel N'Gom Kome | | 46' |
| CF | 10 | Patrick M'Boma | | 74' |
| CF | 9 | Samuel Eto'o |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Salomon Olembé | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Pius N'Diefi | | 74' |
| DF | 6 | Pierre Njanka | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Winfried Schäfer ||
| GK | 1 | Mohamed Al-Deayea (c) |
| CB | 3 | Redha Tukar |
| CB | 6 | Fouzi Al-Shehri |
| CB | 4 | Abdullah Zubromawi | | 72' |
| RWB | 2 | Mohammed Al-Jahani |
| LWB | 13 | Hussein Abdulghani |
| RM | 17 | Abdullah Al-Waked |
| CM | 18 | Nawaf Al-Temyat |
| CM | 7 | Ibrahim Al-Shahrani |
| LM | 14 | Abdulaziz Al-Khathran | | 86' |
| CF | 11 | Obeid Al-Dosari | | 35' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Al-Hasan Al-Yami | 59' | 35' |
| MF | 15 | Abdullah Al-Jumaan | | 72' |
| MF | 8 | Mohammed Noor | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Nasser Al-Johar ||

* Man of the Match:
* Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)
* Assistant referees:
* Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
* Maciej Wierzbowsky (Poland)
* Fourth official:
* Carlos Simon (Brazil)

### Cameroon vs Germany

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

* Man of the Match:
* Miroslav Klose (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
* Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)
* Fourth official:
* Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

### Saudi Arabia vs Republic of Ireland

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

* Man of the Match:
* Damien Duff (Republic of Ireland)
* Assistant referees:
* Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
* Frédéric Arnault (France)
* Fourth official:
* Lu Jun (China)
