<page_title> 2002 FIFA World Cup </page_title> <section_title> Group E </section_title> <table> <cell> Republic of Ireland <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1–1 <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> Cameroon <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> Niigata Stadium, Niigata </cell> <cell> Germany <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8–0 <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> Saudi Arabia <col_header>  </col_header> </cell> <cell> Sapporo Dome, Sapporo </cell> </table>
Ireland and Cameroon started 2002 FIFA World Cup play in Niigata in a 1–1 draw, while Germany thrashed Saudi Arabia 8–0 in Sapporo.