2002 Football World Cup
The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. It was the 17th edition of the tournament. For the first time in history it was organised by two countries, and also for the first time it was not held in Europe or the Americas. The tournament was dedicated to the children of the world.
The format of the competiton stayed the same as in 1998: 32 teams were split into eight groups of four. 16 teams: eight group winners and eight second place finishers would qualify for the knockout competition.
The tournament featured the unexpected early elimination of many of the best regarded teams, with France and Argentina not surviving the first round and Italy and Spain defeated by the Republic of Korea. Three teams reached the quarter-finals for the first time: Turkey, Senegal and Korea, with Turkey and Korea reaching the semi-finals. In the end, though, the finals saw the all-time World Cup winning country, Brazil, defeat the team with the second-best World Cup record, Germany, 2-0 for their record fifth title. Amazingly, the 2002 final was the first time Brazil and Germany had ever faced one another at a World Cup. Ronaldo won the Golden Boot by scoring eight goals.
For full details of the competition, see 2002 World Cup Tournament article.
Stadia
Each country provided 10 stadia, many of them brand new as they had been built for the tournament.
Japan
- International Stadium , Yokohama - 70,000 October 1997
- Saitama Stadium, Saitama - 63,000 July 2001
- Stadium Epoca, Shizuoka - 50,600 March 2001
- Nagai Stadium, Osaka - 50,000 May 1996
- Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi - 49,000 March 2000
- Stadium Big Eye, Oita - 43,000 March 2001
- Stadium Big Swan, Niigata - 42,300 March 2001
- Sapporo Dome, Sapporo - 42,000 May 2001
- Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki - 42,000 May 2001
- Wing Stadium, Kobe - 42,000 October 2001
South Korea
- World Cup Stadium, Daegu - 68,014 May 2001
- World Cup Stadium, Seoul - 63,961 December 2001
- Asiad Main Stadium, Busan - 55,982 July 2001
- Munhak Stadium, Incheon - 52,179 December 2001
- Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan - 43,550 May 2001
- World Cup Stadium, Suwon - 43,188 May 2001
- World Cup Stadium, Gwangju - 42,880 September 2001 (renamed Guus Hiddink Stadium immediately after the 2002 World Cup)
- World Cup Stadium, Jeonju - 42,391 September 2001
- World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju - 42,256 December 2001
- World Cup Stadium, Daejeon - 40,407 September 2001
First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
| South Korea |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| USA |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Portugal |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Poland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group matches
- Half-time scores in brackets.
May 31:
- Group A: France (0) 0 - 1 (1) Senegal
- Mboma (C) 39', Roy Keane.
- Group A: Uruguay (0) 1 - 2 (1) Denmark
- Tomasson (D) 45', Rodríguez (U) 47', Tomasson (D) 83'
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- Group E: Germany (4) 8 - 0 (0) Saudi Arabia
- Klose (G) 20', Klose (G) 25', Ballack 40', Jancker 45'+, Klose (G) 70', Linke 73', Bierhoff 84', Miroslav Klose emerges as a surprise candidate for the Golden Boot.
June 2:
- Group F: Argentina (0) 1 - 0 (0) Nigeria
- Batistuta 63'
- A second half header by Gabriel Batistuta from a corner sealed the match for Argentina.
- Group B: Paraguay (1) 2 - 2 (0) South Africa
- Santa Cruz (P) 39', Arce (P) 55', Mokoena (SA) 63', Campbell (E) 24', Raúl (Sp) 44', Valerón (Sp) 74', Cimirotic (Sl) 82', Hierro (Sp) 87'
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June 3:
- Group G: Croatia (0) 0 - 1 (0) Mexico
- Blanco (M) 60'
- Boris Zivkovic’s foul on Cuauhtémoc Blanco resulted it Zivkovic’s sending off, and a penalty, which Blanco converted.
- Group C: Brazil (0) 2 - 1 (1) Turkey
- Şaş 47'+, Ronaldo 50', Rivaldo 87'
- An early goal from Hasan Sas puts the frighteners into the Brazilians, until Rivaldo taints the game with a shocking example of gamesmanship by feigning a head injury when the ball is kicked at him, getting the Turkish player Özalan sent off.
- Group G: Italy (2) 2 - 0 (0) Ecuador
- Vieri (I) 7', 27'
- Two first half goals from Christian Vieri gave Italy a comfortable win.
June 4:
- Group C: China (0) 0 - 2 (0) Costa Rica
- Gómez 61', Wilmots (B) 57', Suzuki (J) 59', O'Brien (U) 4', Jorge Costa (U,OG) 29', McBride (U) 36', Beto (P) 39', Agoos (P,OG) 71'
- USA upsets Portugal in a high-paced game.
- Group E: Germany (1) 1 - 1 (0) Ireland
- Klose (G) 19', Keane (I) 90'+
- Roy Keane may not be around, but Robbie is there to score in extra time at the end of the match to achieve this stunning tie.
June 6:
- Group A: France (0) 0 - 0 (0) Uruguay
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- After a questionable red card reduces their team to 10 men, demoralized France plays to a scoreless tie with aggressive Uruguay.
- Group E: Cameroon (0) 1 - 0 (0) Saudi Arabia
- Tomasson (D) 16', Aghahowa (N) 27', Larsson (S) 35', 63'
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- Group B: Spain (0) 3 - 1 (1) Paraguay
- Puyol (P,OG) 10', Morientes (S) 53', 69', Hierro (S) 83'
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- Group F: Argentina (0) 0 - 1 (1) England
- Beckham (E) 44'
- England lay past ghosts to rest with a Beckham penalty that leaves Argentina in need of a win in the last game.
June 8:
- Group B: South Africa (1) 1 - 0 (0) Slovenia
- Nomvete 4'
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- Group G: Italy (0) 1 - 2 (0) Croatia
- Vieri (I) 55', Olic (C) 73', Rapaić (C) 76'
- With two goals disallowed Italy lose the match.
- Group C: Brazil (3) 4 - 0 (0) China
- Roberto Carlos 15', Rivaldo 32', Ronaldinho 45', Ronaldo 55'
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June 9:
- Group G: Mexico (1) 2 - 1 (1) Ecuador
- Delgado (E) 5', Belözoğlu (T) 56', Mathis (U) 24', Brad Friedel.
- Group H: Tunisia (1) 1 - 1 (1) Belgium
- Pauleta (Por) 14', Pauleta (Por) 65', Pauleta (Por) 77', Rui Costa (Por) 88'
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June 11:
- Group A: Denmark (1) 2 - 0 (0) France
- Rommedahl (D) 22', Tomasson (D) 67'
- Even with the return of Zinedine Zidane, France are unable to score even one goal and crash out of the tournament.
- Group A: Senegal (3) 3 - 3 (0) Uruguay
- Fadiga (S) 20', Diop (S) 26', Diop (S) 38', Morales (U) 46', Forlan (U) 69', Bode (G) 50', Klose (G) 79'
- Germany beat Cameroon with strength and skill.
- Group E: Saudi Arabia (0) 0 - 3 (1) Ireland
- Keane (I) 7', Breen (I) 61', Duff (I) 87'
- Ireland scores more than one goal for the first time in the World Cup.
June 12:
- Group B: South Africa (1) 2 - 3 (2) Spain
- Raúl (Sp) 4', McCarthy (SA) 30', Mendieta (Sp) 44', Radebe (SA) 42', Raúl (Sp) 56'
- Group B: Slovenia (1) 1 - 3 (0) Paraguay
- Acimovic (Sl) 45'+1', Cuevas (P) 66', Campos (P) 74', Cuevas (P) 84'
- Group F: Sweden (0) 1 - 1 (0) Argentina
- A. Svensson (S) 58', Crespo (A) 88'
- Group F: Nigeria (0) 0 - 0 (0) England
- A dire game that gets England into the next round.
June 13:
- Group C: Costa Rica (1) 2 - 5 (3) Brazil
- Ronaldo (B) 10', 13', Edmilson (B) 38', Wanchope (C) 39', Gómez (C) 56', Rivaldo (B) 62', Junior (B) 64'
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- Group C: Turkey (2) 3 - 0 (0) China
- Şaş (T) 6', Korkmaz (T) 9', Borgetti (M) 34' , Del Piero (I) 85'
- Just one regular score nullified, this time, and Italy draws.
- Group G: Ecuador (0) 1 - 0 (0) Croatia
- Mendez (E) 48'
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June 14:
- Group D: Portugal (0) 0 - 1 (0) Korea
- Park Ji-Sung (K) 70'
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- Group D: Poland (2) 3 - 1 (0) USA
- Olisadebe (P) 3', Kryszalowicz (P) 5', Zewlakow (P) 66', Donovan (U) 83'
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- Group H: Tunisia (0) 0 - 2 (0) Japan
- Morishima (J) 48', Nakata (J) 75'
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- Group H: Belgium (1) 3 - 2 (0) Russia
- Walem (B) 7', Beschastnykh (R) 52', Sonck (B) 78', Wilmots (B) 82', Sychev (R) 88'
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Round of sixteen
June 15:
- 1 - Germany (0) 1 - 0 (0) Paraguay
- Neuville 88'
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- 2 - Denmark (0) 0 - 3 (0) England
- Ferdinand 5', Owen 22', Heskey 44'
- A comprehensive win for England over a nervous-looking Danish side.
June 16:
- 3 - Sweden (1) 1 - 2 (1) Senegal (Senegal win 2-1 AET)
- Larsson (Swe) 11', Camara (Sen) 37', Morientes (S) 8', Keane (I) 90'
- With some of the most ineffective penalty taking ever seen, Ireland do themselves little justice as they lose to Spain.
June 17:
- 5 - Mexico (0) 0 - 2 (1) USA
- McBride 8', Donovan 65'
- US scores twice against the run of play to frustrate their continental neighbors and add fuel to a growing rivalry.
- 6 - Brazil (0) 2 - 0 (0) Belgium
- Rivaldo 67', Ronaldo 88'
- Belgium are a little unlucky as their veteran striker exposes the Brazilian defensive weaknesses.
June 18:
- 7 - Japan (0) 0 - 1 (1) Turkey
- Vieri 18', Seol 88', Owen 23', Rivaldo 47'+, Ronaldinho 50'
- A fluke goal/moment of genius from Ronaldinho is too much for a tiring England side.
- 10 - Germany (1) 1 - 0 (0) USA
- Ballack 38'
- USA are unlucky to be knocked out as controversial refereeing denies them a certain penalty.
June 22:
- 11 - Spain (0) 0 - 0 (0) Korea R. (Korea win 5-3 on penalties)
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- Korea advances to the semifinal amid cries of bias as referee calls back two Spanish goals.
- 12 - Senegal (0) 0 - 1 (0) Turkey (Turkey win 1-0 AET)
- Mansiz 94'
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Semifinals
June 25:
- 13 - Germany (0) 1 - 0 (0) Korea R.
- Ballack 74'
- Michael Ballack's booking rules him out of the final, but his goal puts Germany through.
June 26:
- 14 - Brazil (0) 1 - 0 (0) Turkey
- Ronaldo 49'
- Ronaldo's toepoke is enough to get the Brazilians within touching distance of their fifth world title.
Third place match
June 29:
- Korea R. (1) 2 - 3 (3) Turkey
- Şükür 1', Lee 9', Mansiz 13', 32', Song 93'+
- A Korean kickoff followed by a backfield mistake leads to a goal for Turkey in a stunning 11 seconds. A feisty Korean side quickly equalize on a near-perfect free kick and a spirited game ensues.
Final
June 30:
- Germany (0) 0 - 2 (0) Brazil
- Ronaldo (B) 67', 79'
- The legend that is Ronaldo finally comes good in a World Cup final, scoring two and humbling the mighty Oliver Kahn in the German goal. Germany surprise a few people by taking the game to Brazil in the first half and creating some good scoring chances;
Top Scorers
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
