07-Jun-2002 Spain Paraguay 07-Jun-2002 Sweden Nigeria 07-Jun-2002 England Argentina 31-May-2002 France loses to Senegal The 1998 World Cup Champion France lost the opening game to Senegal. It was Senegal's first appearance in a World Cup. This was a stunning upset for France. The team was playing without one of the stars, Zidane. Senegal France soccer1.jpg 05-Jun-2002 USA Wins The USA team upsets Portugal in its first game in Round 1 of the World Cup. The score was 3 to 2. Portugal was considered a superior team. This means that the USA will not finish last as it did in the previous outing. USA Portugal soccer2.jpg 04-Jun-2002 Korea Poland