Senegal beats Sweden on golden goal to reach World Cup quarterfinals

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OITA, Jun. 16, 2002 (AMP) — Korea Japan 2002 : Senegal qualified to the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup on Sunday afternoon at the Oita Stadium.

Henri Camara scored dual goals

The score was still 1-1 after the 90 minutes of regulation time, after goals from Henrik Larsson ('11) for Sweden and Henri Camara ('37) for Senegal, and both teams had to wait for overtime to settle the issue. In the 104th minute, it was ultimately the Senegalese striker Henri Camara who brought the Lions of Teranga to victory by scoring the winning “golden goal”.

Fixtures and Results : Second round

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Overview

Sweden at the World Cup

  • 10 appearances (first in 1934)
  • 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
  • Statistics: Runners-up (1958) Third Place (1950, 1994) Fourth Place (1938)

Senegal at the World Cup

  • First appearance
  • 8 participations in the qualifications (first in 1970)
2002 World Cup Poster
Sweden
1:2
Senegal
1:2 (golden goal), 1:1 (1:1)
  • 16 June 2002
  • 15:30
  • Oita

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