Schedule

Published December 2, 2001

Schedule (kick-off times in GMT):

Group A: France, Senegal, Uruguay, Denmark

Group B: Spain, Slovenia, Paraguay, South Africa

Group C: Brazil, Turkey, China, Costa Rica

Group D: South Korea, Poland, United States, Portugal

Group E: Germany, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Cameroon

Group F: Argentina, Nigeria, England, Sweden

Group G: Italy, Ecuador, Croatia, Mexico

Group H: Japan, Belgium, Russia, Tunisia

1ST RD: FRIDAY MAY 31

Seoul: France v Senegal (1130)

SATURDAY JUNE 1

Ulsan: Uruguay v Denmark (0900), Sapporo: Germany v Saudi Arabia (1130), Niigata: Ireland v Cameroon (0630)

SUNDAY JUNE 2

Pusan: Paraguay v South Africa (0730), Kwangju: Spain v Slovenia (1130), Ibaraki: Argentina v Nigeria (0930), Saitama: England v Sweden (0530)

MONDAY JUNE 3

Ulsan: Brazil v Turkey (0900), Sapporo: Italy v Ecuador (1130), Niigata: Croatia v Mexico (0630)

TUESDAY JUNE 4

Pusan: South Korea v Poland (1130), Kwangju: China v Costa Rica (0630), Saitama: Japan v Belgium (0900)

WEDNESDAY JUNE 5

Suwon: United States v Portugal (0900), Ibaraki: Germany v Ireland (1130), Kobe: Russia v Tunisia (0630)

THURSDAY JUNE 6

Pusan: France v Uruguay (0630), Taegu: Denmark v Senegal (1130), Saitama: Cameroon v Saudi Arabia (0900)

FRIDAY JUNE 7

Chonju: Spain v Paraguay (0900), Sapporo: Argentina v England (1130), Kobe: Sweden v Nigeria (0630)

SATURDAY JUNE 8

Taegu: South Africa v Slovenia (0630), Sogwipo: Brazil v China (1130), Ibaraki: Italy v Croatia (0900)

SUNDAY JUNE 9

Inchon: Costa Rica v Turkey (0900), Miyagi: Mexico v Ecuador (0630), Yokohama: Japan v Russia (1130)

MONDAY JUNE 10

Taegu: South Korea v United States (0630), Chonju: Portugal v Poland (1130), Oita: Tunisia v Belgium (0900)

TUESDAY JUNE 11

Suwon: Senegal v Uruguay (0630), Inchon: Denmark v France (0630), Yokohama: Saudi Arabia v Ireland (1130), Shizuoka: Cameroon v Germany (1130)

WEDNESDAY JUNE 12

Taejon: South Africa v Spain (1130), Sogwipo: Slovenia v Paraguay (1130), Miyagi: Sweden v Argentina (0630), Osaka: Nigeria v England (0630)

THURSDAY JUNE 13

Seoul: Turkey v China (0630), Suwon: Costa Rica v Brazil (0630), Oita: Mexico v Italy (1130), Yokohama: Ecuador v Croatia (1130)

FRIDAY JUNE 14

Taejon: Poland v United States (1130), Inchon: Portugal v South Korea (1130), Osaka: Tunisia v Japan (0630), Shizuoka: Belgium v Russia (0630)

2ND RD: SATURDAY JUNE 15

Match 1: Sogwipo: 1st E v 2nd B (0630), Match 5: Niigata: 1st A v 2nd F (1130)

SUNDAY JUNE 16

Match 2: Suwon: 1st B v 2nd E (1130), Match 6: Oita: 1st F v 2nd A (0630)

MONDAY JUNE 17

Match 3: Chonju: 1st G v 2nd D (0630), Match 7: Kobe: 1st C v 2nd H (1130)

TUESDAY JUNE 18

Match 4: Taejon: 1st D v 2nd G (1130), Match 8: Miyagi: 1st H v 2nd C (0630)

QUARTER-FINALS

FRIDAY JUNE 21

Match A: Ulsan: Winner Match 1 v winner match 3 (1130),

Match C: Shizuoka: WINNER MATCH 5 V WINNER MATCH 7 (0630)

SATURDAY JUNE 22

Match B: Kwangju: Winner match 2 v winner match 4 (0630),

Match D: Osaka: WINNER MATCH 6 V WINNER MATCH 8 (1130)

Semi-finals: Tuesday June 25

Seoul: Winner match A v winner match B (1130)

WEDNESDAY JUNE 26

Saitama: Winner match C v winner match D (1130)

SATURDAY JUNE 29

Taegu: Third-place play-off (1100)

SUNDAY JUNE 30

Yokohama: Final (1100).—AFP