Mark Shield (Australia), Man of the Match: Argentina and Nigeria failed to advance. One game could be held in Wales and the other one could be held in Argentina. Last updated on 19 October 201419 October 2014.From the section Football. A third place match is included and played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals. Argentina awarded full caps for the match but Wales did not. Man of the Match: Henrik Larsson (Sweden), Assistant referees: Fourth official: Euro 2020 draw: Germany, France and Portugal together; England, Croatia meet again It raises the prospect of the world's most expensive player, Welshman Gareth Bale, facing arguably the world's best player, Argentina's Lionel Messi. Next year will mark the 150th anniversary of Welsh settlers arriving in the southern region of Patagonia. Evzen Amler (Czech Republic) Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia) Argentina and Nigeria failed to advance. The two sides were level on points, but Sweden won the tie-break on goals scored, and so won the group with England in second place. Michael Raggonath (Trinidad and Tobago) Jorge Oliveira (Brazil) Craig Bellamy scored for Wales, but Julio Ricardo Cruz secured a 1-1 draw for Argentina. The last time Wales played against Argentina in a friendly match at the Millennium Stadium was in 2002. Fourth official: Markus Merk (Germany), Assistant referees: Fourth official: Fourth official: The two sides were level on points, but Sweden won the tie-break on goals scored, and so won the group with England in second place. Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Heiner Müller (Germany) Toru Kamikawa (Japan), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2002_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_F&oldid=969880612, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Sweden advanced to play Senegal (runner-up of, England advanced to play Denmark (winner of, This page was last edited on 27 July 2020, at 22:29. Bale and Messi's club sides Real Madrid and Barcelona meet on Saturday in the first El Clasico of the Spanish season. Craig Bellamy scored for Wales, but Julio Ricardo Cruz secured a 1-1 draw for Argentina. The Football Association of Wales is in talks with Argentina about hopes of at least one friendly in 2015. Wales national rugby union team first played Argentina in 1968 when they undertook a two-test tour of the latter country. Group F was considered by several commentators to be a 'group of death'[citation needed] due to the high rankings, and World Cup records of the teams in the group. Frédéric Arnault (France) Bellamy fed Davies, and Wales' footballer of the year found the perfect angle to beat Buffon. Brian Hall (United States), Assistant referees: The Group F of the 2002 FIFA World Cup lasted from 2 to 12 June 2002. The top two teams from each group (16 total) advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. The first match that both teams awarded full caps was in 1991, during the Rugby World Cup. Wales v Italy 2002. Argentina won the series winning the first match and drawing the second. Sweden won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with England. On tour to the South American country in 2006, Wales went to the site of the settlers' landing in Patagonia and lost the Test in Puerto Madryn 27-25.