June 8, 2002
Scolariand Milutinovic happy with performances
Brazilian coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has admitted that he told his team to absorb early Chinese pressure before imposing their game to their opponents.
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June 7, 2002
Penaltycloses St Etienne chapter for Beckham
England captain David Beckham admitted that his penalty in the 1-0 victory over Argentina here on Friday had laid to rest the ghosts from the 1998 World Cup tournament.
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June 7, 2002
Camachotakes plaudits for tactical switches
Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho was content to take the credit for Spain's second-half comeback against Paraguay following his decision to introduce Fernando Morientes and Ivan Helguera at half-time.
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June 6, 2002
ConfidentBielsa names Argentina team
Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa has made one change from the side that beat Nigeria on Sunday for Friday's encounter with England.
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June 6, 2002
Schaferrelishing Germany challenge
Cameroon boss Winfried Schafer has admitted that he is hoping to take his team through to the next stage at the expense of his homeland Germany.
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June 6, 2002
Lemerrestill optimistic as France hopes hang in the balance
France coach Roger Lemerre ramains optimistic his side can still qualify for the next phase, despite picking up just one point from their opening two matches.
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June 6, 2002
Metsuoptimistic about Senegal going through
Senegal coach Bruno Metsu believes his side's 1-1 draw with Denmark, gives his team a great chance of progressing to the last 16.
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June 6, 2002
Zahovicsent home
In an incident with echoes of Roy Keane's departure from the Ireland camp, Slovenia have sent home their captain and star player Zlatko Zahovic after the Benfica player was accused of "behaving rudely" and "betraying…
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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.
