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Let the games begin!

The 2002 World Cup got under way in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday with the opening ceremony and a match between France and Senegal. Senegal knocked off the defending champions 1-0 in one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. Click on the images below for pictures from the opening ceremony and the first day of action.

 


 
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