The FIFA World Cup 2002 was staged in Japan and Korea. It was the first time in history that Asian countries were chosen to host the tournament. During the first rounds of the World Cup 2002 there were a lot of surprises as African teams such asSenegal upset heavy favored France. Senegal ended up making it all the way to the quarter finals before being defeated by Turkey. Another upset occurred when the United States national soccer team beat Portugal by a score of 3-2. However the biggest match of the opening rounds of the 2002 World Cup was Argentina vs. England as they competed in order to advanced past the group of death.
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