What a stunning result it is - the referee blows the final whistle and defending champions France have lost 1-0 to Senegal. An extraordinary result, an extraordinary performance

Dugarry flicks, Sylva gathers. Surely that's it now... What a stunning opening result this could be

This time Leboeuf gets a shot in, and again Sylva is there to save well. About 40 seconds remaining

Lizarazu now... he finds Petit, whose mishit shot goes towards Henry but is scrambled behind. It's a corner

Three minutes of stoppage time... Desailly hits the ball long, but Petit wants too much time and Senegal step in and hammer it away

Stoppage time, and Henry gets into the area for France. The shot's powerful, the save from Sylva excellent

Last minute of normal time, and Diatta wins a throw for Senegal. N'Diaye likes the idea so much that he wins another

Hold on - here's Henry... not for long, though, and N'Diaye goes to the other end and crosses too long

France have a free-kick inside their own half... Daf gets the ball back to his keeper Sylva and Senegal are within touching distance of glory now

France just can't find any zip and spark to their game against a side defending with real unity and determination

Fadiga crosses towards Diouf, who is narrowly offside. Barthez is trying to hurry his team-mates forward, but Dugarry concedes a free-kick

This could be like Argentina v Cameroon 1990 all over again... Leboeuf hits a long-ranger, but it's too close to Sylva, who saves

This time Desailly gets his head to it, but it's poor, it's weak and it's wide. Five minutes and counting

Henry crosses, Cisse follows up, Daf gets there with a good challenge. Corner. Again. But France really aren't making much of them

Cisse can't keep a long ball forward in play, and Diatta makes another good interception when the champions win it back again

Trezeguet gets his head to the cross, but the ball lands on the top of the net rather than going in. Still no equaliser, not much time

Diatta heads the ball away powerfully, N'Diaye clears the follow-up. Another corner, and the late pressure is growing

Djibril Cisse comes on for Wiltord as Lemerre tries to boost his side's firepower... Cisse is fouled by Daf down the right and it's another free-kick

Great defending from N'Diaye, who cuts off Lizarazu's dangerous-looking break down the left

Wiltord crosses, Henry flicks, France are frustrated once more as the ball trickles away from danger

Bouba Diop lashes in a shot after an excellent 1-2 with Fadiga... Diouf was unmarked in the middle, but Diop didn't see him

Dugarry tries to get on the end of a loose ball inside the area, but he can't and the seconds are ticking away for the - so far - disappointing champions

Lizarazu makes a last-ditch challenge as N'Diaye gets into the area after some slick Senegalese football

...Sylva, as calm as his defensive colleagues, comes out and catches with aplomb

Henry fires in another cross, and Diatta is there to usher it away for a corner

It's rather uncertainly cleared: Petit, though, slices his attempt to cross the ball back in and it arcs woefully over the top

Petit masterminding... it's deflected off goalscorer Diop and France have a corner

Petit loses control of the ball in midfield, but Thuram picks up the pieces and earns France a free-kick

Diouf - what a game he's had - manages to hang on to it for long enough to get a cross in, but the ball is too long to cause any danger

Senegal are hardly seeing anything of the ball at all, but they won't care - they're winning

Trezeguet flicks the ball on, but it goes nowhere. 20 minutes and counting

Henry runs into traffic as he weaves his way towards the Senegal goal. The referee is unimpressed by his artistic meeting with the ground, and gives no free-kick

Yet more good defending by Senegal - their spirit and organisation at the back cannot be questioned

Petit floats an intelligent ball forward, which Vieira controls. He hits it goalwards, and another good block means another France corner

A typically classy effort from Henry, and it looked for all the world like an equaliser

France were almost staring at an unthinkable 2-0 deficit: but seconds later Henry nearly levels with a bending shot which hits the bar

...he cracks in a shot - it's a superb effort - and the ball hits the top of the bar. Nearly, nearly...

Most of the possession is with the team in blue - but suddenly Fadiga is racing into the area for Senegal...

Wiltord is sent crashing to the ground by Daf's challenge on half way - France waste the free-kick, and some uncharacteristic sloppiness is coming into their passing

Dugarry volleys in a cross which just eludes his colleagues. France haven't really created all that much - they need to

Dugarry, the new man, is robbed as he tries to make an impact. Senegal look forward quickly: Diouf is offside, about the 463rd time that's happened to him today

Lizarazu crosses for France, and Senegal clear their lines. Half an hour stands between them and a memorable, incredible win

Djorkaeff is coming off, and Christophe Dugarry is introduced by coach Roger Lemerre

Barthez punches clear with tremendous power and distance, and it looks as though France are about to make a substitution

They've got other things to worry about now - a free-kick to Senegal in a promising position

From nowhere, they have upped the tempo after making a pretty slow start to the second period

From the corner, Sylva clutches a Patrick Vieira header. France so close to equalising

Djorkaeff shoots low, Sylva parries and then scrambles the ball behind as Trezeguet closes in on the rebound

Henry makes a typically dazzling run - he crosses low and it eludes everyone... Wiltord floats the ball back in and Henry heads over when he should have done much better

Thuram races forward and finds Trezeguet with a lovely cross - he flicks it wide of the mark

It's hit long, and Leboeuf is there to clear the danger

We restart, and Senegal have another dead ball situation, just inside the France half this time

Cisse's still down: when he eventually gets to his feet, he looks more than a little shaken by the challenge

Vieira hacks down Cisse: free-kick to Senegal inside their own half

Not for the first time, however, the French delivery is poor and Senegal don't have to work too hard to get it away

Cisse fouls Desailly and is booked... Desailly was coming forward with some purpose for France then, and they have a free-kick

Petit whips the ball in, and goalscorer Diop heads it clear well

Chance for France to cause some danger - Djorkaeff and Petit sizing up the situation

Coly plays one forward for Senegal, and Leboeuf deals with it rather shakily... France come forward and Djorkaeff is fouled by Cisse on the edge of the area

Leboeuf, though, overhits an attempted ball out wide and it goes out for a throw

Desailly carries the ball forward for France, who are passing it calmly as they strive for a leveller

Following it, N'Diaye crosses but the offside flag goes up

The Arsenal man is unable to hold onto the ball, and Senegal win it back. Diao is fouled, giving them a free-kick just inside the France half

We're under way in the second half, and Vieira tries to get things going for France...

Leboeuf gets a foot in as Diouf threatens again - and that's the last action of the first half. Senegal go into the break in front: can champions France respond in the second half?

Another clearance - Daf the man stepping in. Petit then lunges at Diouf, and becomes the first player to be booked in World Cup 2002

Another French free-kick, another chance to cross the ball deep into the Senegal area

We're into first half stoppage time - there will be two minutes of that. Senegal, against all expectations, lead the champions 1-0

The referee about the only person around who didn't see that as a foul. But then again, life would be boring if we were all the same

Diouf looks to have been fouled by Vieira as he bursts towards the penaly area again - not so, says the referee

The French, though, are upping the pressure in the first half's dying stages

Wiltord launches into a good run at the heart of Senegal's back line: he ends it with a low, skidding shot which is too close to Sylva to cause any problems

...and by a reasonably large margin, what's more

Djorkaeff tries his luck from distance after the ball ricochets back to him - that's over the top

That's well cleared, and Senegal are putting together some increasingly confident passing moves as the game wears on. This one ends with France scrambling the ball away

Thuram hurls a long throw into the penalty area, but the Senegal defence copes well again. The end result is another corner

It's a poor kick and easily cleared. France then give away a free-kick as Diouf causes problems once again

Henry tries to change that, and forces a corner on the right

In the end, it's Djorkaeff who tries his luck. Sylva saves comfortably and Senegal still hold their unlikely lead

Senegal lining up the wall: Leboeuf looks interested

Wiltord is fouled about 35 yards out and central... no Zidane today, so what can France do with this?

Diouf is caught narrowly offside from another through ball. Senegal always capable of troubling France with pace

France lump it forward - keeper Sylva comes wandering again, and again it works as he gets there first to thwart the champions

Senegal scrape it away and N'Diaye will lead the breakaway

Djorkaeff will mastermind this one: he's going to swing it in

France win a free-kick inside the Senegal half as they try to find a way back into the game...

N'Diaye attempts to cross as Senegal comes forward again: the ball floats over Barthez and over the bar as well

Leboeuf was taken to the cleaners in that move - Senegal ripping into the heart of the France defence to devastating effect

...he beats Leboeuf down the left and Bouba Diop, at the second attempt, sweeps the ball past Barthez. France are stunned - Senegal lead 1-0 against the champions!

Coming up to the half hour, no goals... France have come closest, but here comes Diouf...

Diouf and Leboeuf collide: France have the ball, but Wiltord is robbed... keeper Sylva comes out of his area to head clear as France play it back in

Barthez fumbles but recovers the ball - Lizarazu crosses at the other end, and Cisse is in the right place to clear for Senegal

Diouf then wins a free-kick - it's a good crossing position...

...and now it's Senegal's turn to keep the ball for a while. That doesn't last and Coly is required to make another important interception inside his own half

Another spell of excellent passing from France - they're beginning to up their game now. Diouf intercepts on this occasion...

Excellent football created the chance, and Trezeguet seemed to have done everything right

France within inches of scoring the competition's first goal

Henry frees Trezeguet, who hits a superb shot from the edge of the area. It crashes back out off the post with Sylva utterly beaten

Fadiga shows great control to trap a long crossfield pass - then he overdoes things and France break...

Wiltord looks for Djorkaeff through the middle, but the ball just eludes the France forward

Another offside against Senegal, this time against N'Diaye

Petit takes, keeper Sylva gets a touch and Cisse clears - Trezeguet chases the ball back in and collides with Sylva, but the referee is happy with that challenge

Here come France again as Wiltord beats Daf and crosses - it's blocked, and the defending champions have a corner...

Former Norwich player Pape Diop - yes, it's true - does superbly to rob Vieira as he attempts to find a crossing position on the right for France

Djorkaeff embarks on a mazy run: Cisse can't be doing with that and steps in to win the ball midway inside his own half

Ndiaye motors down the right after a great flick frees him - alas for Senegal, the offside flag brings an enterprising move to a halt

At the other end, Djorkaeff swings a free-kick in and it's headed clear well

Good play by Fadiga allows Senegal to keep the ball, but their attempts to move forward peter out

It's swung into the area and headed clear by Lizarazu - but the whistle had gone for a foul in any case

Leboeuf brings down Diouf as he runs deep into the France half - what can Senegal create from this?

Not masses to talk about in the way of chances - it has been an interesting game so far but has still to really get going

Petit is making life tough for defender Ferdinand Coly: he and his colleagues combine to get the ball out of harm's way in the end

France on the ball again, building from the back... Petit swings a pass towards Henry, but more good defending by Senegal clears the danger

Djorkaeff lurks on the right - the attempted pass to him is overhit and flies out of play

Bouba Diop tries a heart-warmingly optimistic effort from several miles out - it skids through to Barthez, who was never going to be troubled by that

Leboeuf, never short of belief in his own abilties, tries to set Wiltord free - the ball is just too long and slides out for a goal-kick

Bouba Diop concedes a free-kick inside the France half - from it, France sweep the ball wide to Djorkaeff and there's a little confusion before Senegal clear their lines

Talking of pace, Thierry Henry gets the ball for France and attacks down the left - the cross, however, swings out of play

Bright stuff from Senegal, who have the pace and power to trouble their illustrious opponents

He pulls the ball back, and Barthez makes a save from the resulting low shot

...Lizarazu is there to win it back and try to get the champions moving. They don't, and Diouf races away

France building again - Senegal get the ball away with some purpose

...but Trezeguet, well-positioned, scuffs his shot wide of the post. A decent chance goes begging

Thuram races away down the right - the first real burst of pace. He crosses...

Ndiaye is fouled by Lizarazu - the free-kick is hit long into the France half, but comes to nothing

Now Djorkaeff for France - they try to get neat passing going, but Senegal are pressing well and win the ball back

It's floated in and flicked on by Diouf, but keeper Barthez gathers

They win the tournament's first free-kick, around 40 yards out...

Senegal get the opening game under way - the World Cup is here!

We're just seconds away from kick off in the 2002 World Cup: a fantastic atmosphere in a fantastic stadium

All the action as the holders begin the defence of their crown against first-time finalists Senegal. Kick-off 12.30 BST