June 5, 2002
Arenaacclaims ‘deserved’ USA victory
Bruce Arena has described his side's victory over Portugal as the United States' biggest win in the modern era.
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June 4, 2002
Concentrationlapse cost us dear admits China captain
China's captain Ma Mingyu admits that his side lost concentration during the second-half of their 2-0 defeat to Costa Rica.
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June 4, 2002
We’veonly got ourselves to blame, says Figo
Portugal playmaker Luis Figo admits that the players can only blame themselves for their shock defeat to the United States.
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June 4, 2002
Hiddinksalutes historic moment for South Korea
South Korea coach Guus Hiddink has described his team's well-deserved 2-0 win over Poland as an historic moment for football in Korea.
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June 4, 2002
FIFAto investigate ticket fiasco
Japan coach Philippe Troussier pronounced himself satisfied with his side's performance following their 2-2 draw with Belgium but admitted that inexperience played its' part in Belgium's equaliser.
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June 4, 2002
‘Webattered them’ says McCarthy
Ireland coach Mick McCarthy believes his team deserved at least a draw in their dramatic Group E match with Germany.
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June 4, 2002
Vieriangered by ‘amateur’ linesman
Christian Vieri has criticised the referee's assistant at the centre of two hotly disputed decisions during Italy's 2-1 defeat to Croatia.
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June 4, 2002
Vollerangry and frustrated
German coach Rudi Voller could barely conceal his frustration after watching his side concede a last minute equalliser to the Republic of Ireland.
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June 4, 2002
Zahovicapologises after insluting coach
Slovenia's star player Zlatko Zahovic has apologised to coach Srecko Katanec for verbally abusing insults at him after being substituted during Sunday's 1-3 defeat to Spain.
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June 3, 2002
Brazilmust improve says Scolari
Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has admitted that his side will need to improve if they are to win the World Cup for a fifth time.
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June 3, 2002
FIFAto investigate ticket fiasco
FIFA has called a crisis meeting with members of the organising committes from hosts Korea and Japan in a bid to solve the ticket problems which threaten to overshadow the tournament.
