Turkey beats Senegal in extra time to advance to World Cup semifinals

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OSAKA, Jun. 22, 2002 (AMP) — Korea Japan 2002 : Turkey reached the semifinals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup courtesy of a 1-0 extra time victory over Senegal (following a 0-0 draw in regulation) on Saturday night at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka.

The score was still nil-all after the 90 minutes of regulation time and both teams had to wait for overtime to settle the issue. In the 94th minute, it was ultimately the Turkish striker İlhan Mansız who brought Turkey to victory by scoring the winning goal.

Fixtures and Results : Second round

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Overview

Senegal at the World Cup

  • First appearance
  • 8 participations in the qualifications (first in 1970)

Turkey at the World Cup

  • 2 appearance (1954)
  • 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1950)
2002 World Cup Poster
Senegal
0:1
Turkey
0:1 (a.e.t.), 0:0 (0:0)
  • 22 June 2002
  • 20:30
  • Osaka

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