Round robin; each team played the other three teams in its group once. Note that three points were awarded for a win and one point for a tie. (*) indicates team advanced to second round.
| Group A |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Denmark |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| *Senegal |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
| Uruguay |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
| France |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| Results |
| Date |
Site (attendance) |
Result |
| May 31 |
Seoul (62,561) |
Senegal 1, France 0 |
| June 1 |
Ulsan (30,157) |
Denmark 2, Uruguay 1 |
| June 6 |
Busan (38,289) |
France 0, Uruguay 0 |
| June 6 |
Daegu (43,500) |
Denmark 1, Senegal 1 |
| June 11 |
Incheon (48,100) |
Denmark 2, France 0 |
| June 11 |
Suwon (33,681) |
Senegal 3, Uruguay 3 |
| Group B |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Spain |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
| *Paraguay |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| South Africa |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
| Slovenia |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
| Results |
| Date |
Site (attendance) |
Result |
| June 2 |
Busan (25,186) |
Paraguay 2, South Africa 2 |
| June 2 |
Gwangju (28,598) |
Spain 3, Slovenia 1 |
| June 7 |
Jeonju (24,000) |
Spain 3, Paraguay 1 |
| June 8 |
Daegu (47,226) |
South Africa 1, Slovenia 0 |
| June 12 |
Daejeon (31,024) |
Spain 3, South Africa 2 |
| June 12 |
Seogwipo (30,176) |
Paraguay 3, Slovenia 1 |
| Group C |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Brazil |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
3 |
| *Turkey |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
| Costa Rica |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| China |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Results |
| Date |
Site (attendance) |
Result |
| June 3 |
Ulsan (33,842) |
Brazil 2, Turkey 1 |
| June 4 |
Gwangju (27,217) |
Costa Rica 2, China 0 |
| June 8 |
Seogwipo (36,750) |
Brazil 4, China 0 |
| June 9 |
Incheon (42,299) |
Costa Rica 1, Turkey 1 |
| June 13 |
Suwon (38,524) |
Brazil 5, Costa Rica 2 |
| June 13 |
Seoul (43,605) |
Turkey 3, China 0 |
| Group D |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *South Korea |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
| *United States |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| Portugal |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
| Poland |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
| Results |
| Date |
Site (attendance) |
Result |
| June 4 |
Busan (48,760) |
South Korea 2, Poland 0 |
| June 5 |
Suwon (37,306) |
United States 3, Portugal 2 |
| June 10 |
Daegu (60,778) |
South Korea 1, United States 1 |
| June 10 |
Jeonju (31,000) |
Portugal 4, Poland 0 |
| June 14 |
Incheon (50,239) |
South Korea 1, Portugal 0 |
| June 14 |
Daejeon (26,482) |
Poland 3, United States 1 |
| Group E |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Germany |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
11 |
1 |
| *Ireland |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
| Cameroon |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Saudi Arabia |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Results |
| Date |
Site (attendance) |
Result |
| June 1 |
Niigata (33,679) |
Ireland 1, Cameroon 1 |
| June 1 |
Sapporo (32,218) |
Germany 8, Saudi Arabia 0 |
| June 5 |
Ibaraki (35,854) |
Germany 1, Ireland 1 |
| June 6 |
Saitama (52,328) |
Cameroon 1, Saudi Arabia 0 |
| June 11 |
Shizuoka (47,085) |
Germany 2, Cameroon 0 |
| June 11 |
Yokohama (65,320) |
Ireland 3, Saudi Arabia 0 |
| Group F |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Sweden |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
| *England |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| Argentina |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| Nigeria |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Results |
| Date |
Site (attendance) |
Result |
| June 2 |
Saitama (52,721) |
England 1, Sweden 1 |
| June 2 |
Ibaraki (34,050) |
Argentina 1, Nigeria 0 |
| June 7 |
Kobe (36,194) |
Sweden 2, Nigeria 1 |
| June 7 |
Sapporo (35,927) |
England 1, Argentina 0 |
| June 12 |
Miyagi (45,777) |
Argentina 1, Sweden 1 |
| June 12 |
Osaka (44,864) |
England 0, Nigeria 0 |
| Group G |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Mexico |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
| *Italy |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Croatia |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Ecuador |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| Results |
| Date |
Site (attendance) |
Result |
| June 3 |
Niigata (32,239) |
Mexico 1, Croatia 0 |
| June 3 |
Sapporo (31,081) |
Italy 2, Ecuador 0 |
| June 8 |
Ibaraki (36,472) |
Croatia 2, Italy 1 |
| June 9 |
Miyagi (45,610) |
Mexico 2, Ecuador 1 |
| June 13 |
Oita (39,291) |
Mexico 1, Italy 1 |
| June 13 |
Yokohama (65,862) |
Ecuador 1, Croatia 0 |
| Group H |
W |
L |
T |
Pts |
GF |
GA |
| *Japan |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
| *Belgium |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
| Russia |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
| Tunisia |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Results |
| Date |
Site (attendance) |
Result |
| June 4 |
Saitama (55,256) |
Japan 2, Belgium 2 |
| June 5 |
Kobe (30,957) |
Russia 2, Tunisia 0 |
| June 9 |
Yokohama (66,108) |
Japan 1, Russia 0 |
| June 10 |
Oita (39,700) |
Tunisia 1, Belgium 1 |
| June 14 |
Osaka (45,213) |
Japan 2, Tunisia 0 |
| June 14 |
Shizuoka (46,640) |
Belgium 3, Russia 2 |
