2002 - Senegal pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history yesterday, stunning defending champion France 1-0 in the opening match of soccer’s biggest show before a 64,640 sell-out in the South Korean capital. Papa Bouba Diop got Senegal’s winning goal in the 30th minute as the French, trying to become the first team in 40 years to defend the title, played without the world’s greatest player, injured midfielder Zinedine Zidane. The highly favoured French team failed to fill a creative vacuum left by Zidane and was disjointed against a powerful Senegal defence. Diop’s goal came on a play set up by teammate El Hadji Diouf, who beat French defender Frank Leboeuf racing down the left side. Diouf centred the ball with French defender Emmanuel Petit deflecting the pass into French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez, who was unable to control the ball as Diop slid in and knocked it home.
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