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Qualifying countries
The '2002
FIFA World Cup', the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in
South Korea and
Japan from
May 31 to
June 30. The two countries were chosen as
hosts by
FIFA in May 1996. For the first time in its history, the World Cup was organized by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in
Asia, and the first held outside
South America,
Europe, and
North America.
Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating
Germany 2-0 in the final.
Qualification
The following 32 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Of the 32 teams, defending
1998 FIFA World Cup champions
France and co-hosts
South Korea and
Japan automatically qualified and did not have to play any qualification matches. (This was the last time that the defending champions automatically qualified.) The number in brackets is the country's
FIFA World Rankings as of June 2002, before the start of the tournament:
★ 'Africa (CAF)'
★
★ [17]
★
★ [27]
★
★ [37]
★
★ [42] (first-time qualifier)
★
★ [31]
★ 'Asia (AFC)'
★
★ [50] (first-time qualifier)
★
★ [32] (co-hosts)
★
★ [40] (co-hosts)
★
★ [34]
★ 'South America (CONMEBOL)'
★
★ [3]
★
★ [2]
★
★ [36] (first-time qualifier)
★
★ [18]
★
★ [24] |
★ 'Europe (UEFA)'
★
★ [23]
★
★ [21]
★
★ [20]
★
★ [12]
★
★ [1] (defending champions)
★
★ [11]
★
★ [15]
★
★ [6]
★
★ [38]
★
★ [5]
★
★ [8]
★
★ [28]
★
★ [25] (first-time qualifier)
★
★ [19]
★
★ [22]
★ 'North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)'
★
★ [29]
★
★ [7]
★
★ [13] |
Summary
The World Cup started with a shock, as defending champions
France, playing without the injured
Zinedine Zidane, were beaten by tournament newcomers
Senegal, 1-0 - the match's only goal scored by
Papa Bouba Diop. In fact, the French failed to score a goal during the entire tournament finishing last in Group A. Their only point came from a goalless draw with
Uruguay. An impressive
Denmark won the group, joined by Senegal to move on to the next round.
Spain had an easy time sweeping Group B, with
Paraguay needing a late goal against another newcomer,
Slovenia, to tie
South Africa on goal difference (they were already tied on points) and move to the second round on the next tiebreaker, goals scored while
Brazil swept Group C. Turkey advanced to the next round, too, beating
Costa Rica on goal difference.
China, coached by
Bora Milutinović (the fifth team he has coached in five consecutive World Cups), failed to get a point or even score a goal. Group D saw several surprises as the
United States beat the traditionally strong
Portuguese side 3-2. Then, goalkeeping by
Brad Friedel earned the Americans a 1-1 draw with
South Korea. South Korea, already assured of advancing after topping
Poland 2-0, beat Portugal to send the Europeans home and give the United States a ticket into the second round.
Germany thrashed
Saudi Arabia 8-0 in Group E thanks to three goals from
Miroslav Klose.
Ireland were playing without ex-captain
Roy Keane, sent home days before the World Cup, but led by his unrelated namesake
Robbie claimed second place at the expense of
African champions Cameroon.
Other than France's failures, the biggest shock of the tournament came in the ''Group of Death'', Group F as pre-tournament favorites
Argentina failed to move out of the group. A loss to
England 1-0 on a
David Beckham penalty and a subsequent draw with
Sweden kept the South Americans from advancing. The Scandinavians won the group, with England also going through.
Nigeria finished last. In Group G,
Italy,
Croatia, and
Ecuador all beat each other once, but the Italians' draw against group winners
Mexico, while the other two lost to the North Americans, gave the three-time World champions second place in the group. Co-hosts
Japan breezed through Group H, joined by
Belgium.
Russia and
Tunisia were two of the disappointments of the tournament, in what was considered the weakest group of the tournament.
In the last 16, Germany beat Paraguay 1-0 on a late goal by
Oliver Neuville in a tense, defensive encounter. England thrashed previously-impressive Denmark 3-0. Senegal continued their impressive run with a
golden goal victory over Sweden, 2-1. Robbie Keane's late equalizer for Ireland to make it 1-1 was not enough as Spain won on
penalty kicks. In the all-North American affair, the United States defeated Mexico 2-0 behind the goals of
Brian McBride and
Landon Donovan. Belgium played well against Brazil, but was at the wrong end of the 2-0 score. Turkey ended co-hosts Japan's run with a 1-0 win. The other co-hosts, South Korea, beat Italy, in a very controversial game, on a golden goal, 2-1.
South Korea's win ensured that, for the very first time in the Cup's history, teams from each of Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia reached the quarter-finals. In the quarterfinals,
Ronaldinho's free kick sailed over the stunned
David Seaman as Brazil beat England 2-1. The United States lost to Germany 1-0 on a
Michael Ballack goal. They outplayed the Germans everywhere but the scoreboard, and demanded the referee give a penalty for a goal-line hand ball (to no avail). South Korea got another win, beating Spain on penalties after a 0-0 draw, in another very controversial win for South Korea and becoming the first Asian team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, eclipsing the record of their
North Korean counterparts when they reached the quarter-finals in
1966. Turkey continued their remarkable run, stopping Senegal's own with a 1-0 golden goal victory.
The semifinals saw two 1-0 games; first, Ballack's goal was enough for Germany to top South Korea. However, Ballack received a yellow card during the match, which forced him to miss the final based on accumulated yellow cards.
Ronaldo scored his sixth of the competition for Brazil, who beat Turkey 1-0 in a replay of their Group C encounter. In the third-place match, Turkey beat the South Koreans 3-2 for third place, their first goal coming from
Hakan Şükür straight off the opening kickoff, which is the fastest-ever in World Cup history.
Two goals from
Ronaldo secured the World Cup for
Brazil as they claimed a deserved victory over
Germany in the final in
Yokohama. The
F.C. Internazionale Milano star struck twice in the second half to settle an entertaining contest. It was the fifth time Brazil had won football's ultimate prize, cementing their status as the most successful team in the history of the competition. Brazil captain
Cafu, who became the first player to appear in three successive finals, accepted the trophy: The victory completed a remarkable journey for
Luiz Felipe Scolari's team, who had been written off before the World Cup following a poor qualification campaign while Ronaldo confirmed his reputation as the world's best striker by winning the
Golden Boot award for the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals.
American singer
Anastacia sang the official song of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, entitled
Boom.
Venues
South Korea and Japan each provided ten stadia, the vast majority of them newly built for the tournament.
South Korea
| 'City' | 'Stadium' | 'Capacity' | 'Opened' |
| Busan | Busan Asiad Stadium | 55,983 | July 2001 |
| Daegu | Daegu World Cup Stadium | 68,014 | May 2001 |
| Daejeon | Purple Arena | 40,407 | September 2001 |
| Gwangju | Guus Hiddink Stadium | 42,880 | September 2001 |
| Incheon | Incheon Munhak Stadium | 52,179 | December 2001 |
| Jeonju | Jeonju Castle | 42,391 | September 2001 |
| Seogwipo | Jeju World Cup Stadium | 42,256 | December 2001 |
| Seoul | Seoul Sang-am Stadium | 64,677 | March 2001 |
| Suwon | Suwon Bigbird Stadium | 43,188 | May 2001 |
| Ulsan | Munsu Cup Stadium | 43,550 | 28 Apr 2001 |
Japan
| 'City' | 'Stadium' | 'Capacity' | 'Opened' |
| Fukuroi, Shizuoka | Shizuoka Stadium | 50,600 | March 2001 |
| Kashima, Ibaraki | Kashima Stadium | 42,000 | May 2001 |
| Kobe, Hyogo | Kobe Wing Stadium | 42,000 | October 2001 |
| Niigata, Niigata | Niigata Stadium | 42,300 | March 2001 |
| Ōita, Ōita | Ōita Stadium | 43,000 | March 2001 |
| Osaka, Osaka | Nagai Stadium | 50,000 | May 1996 |
| Rifu, Miyagi | Miyagi Stadium | 49,000 | March 2000 |
| Saitama, Saitama | Saitama Stadium | 63,000 | July 2001 |
| Sapporo, Hokkaido | Sapporo Dome | 42,000 | May 2001 |
| Yokohama, Kanagawa | International Stadium Yokohama | 70,000 | October 1997 |
Match officials
;Africa
★
Gamal Al-Ghandour
★
Coffi Codjia
★
Mourad Daami
★
Mohamed Guezzaz
★
Falla N'Doye
;Asia
★
Ali Bujsaim
★
Toru Kamikawa
★
Young-Joo Kim
★
Jun Lu
★
Saad Mane¨
;Europe
★
Pierluigi Collina
★
Hugh Dallas
★
Anders Frisk
★
Terje Hauge
★
Antonio López Nieto
★
Urs Meier
★
Vítor Melo Pereira
★
Markus Merk
★
Ľuboš Micheľ
★
Kim Milton Nielsen
★
Graham Poll
★
Kyros Vassaras
★
Gilles Veissière
★
Jan Wegereef
;North, Central America and Caribbean
★
Carlos Batres
★
Brian Hall
★
William Mattus
★
Peter Prendergast
★
Felipe Ramos
;Oceania
★
Mark Shield
;South America
★
Ubaldo Aquino
★
Byron Moreno
★
René Ortube
★
Óscar Ruiz
★
Ángel Sánchez
★
Carlos Eugênio Simon
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see ''
2002 FIFA World Cup squads''. This was the first World Cup that featured squads of 23 players, an increase from 22 previously. Of the 23 players, 3 must be goalkeepers.
Results
First round
Groups A, B, C, D based in
South Korea. Groups E, F, G, H based in
Japan.
All kick-off times local (
UTC+9)
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|
| '7' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| '5' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| '2' | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| '1' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|
| '9' | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| '0' | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
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Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|
| '9' | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| '0' | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
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Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|
| '7' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
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Group E
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|
| '7' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| '5' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| '0' | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -12 |
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Group F
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|
| '5' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| '5' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| '1' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
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Group G
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|
| '7' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| '4' | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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Group H
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|
| '7' | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| '5' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| '3' | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| '1' | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
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Knockout stage
Main articles: 2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage was a
single-elimination tournament involving the sixteen teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Final. There was also a play-off to decide third/fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, a draw was followed by thirty minutes of
extra time (two fifteen minute halves); if scores were still level there would be a
penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. Scores after extra time are indicated by (AET), and penalty shoot outs are indicated by (PSO).
Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Third place match
Final
Awards
| 2002 World Cup Winners |
|---|
 Brazil
'Brazil'
'Fifth title' |
All-star team
Scorers
Notes
1. Includes a goal against Costa Rica that was originally given as an own goal. Ronaldo wins goal protest, BBC Sport, 2002-06-14
See also
★
2002 FIFA World Cup hosting controversy
External links
★
2002 FIFA World Cup at FIFA.com
★
RSSSF Archive of finals
★
Planet World Cup - Korea/Japan 2002
★
RSSSF Archive of qualifying rounds
★
World Cup 2002 News
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