2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was the 17th tournament. As decided by FIFA in May 1996 in Zurich, for the first time in its history, the World Cup was organised by two countries. It was also the first time it was held outside Europe or the Americas.

The co-hosting also meant that for the first time three teams (South Korea and Japan as co-hosts and 1998 World Cup champion France) received automatic places in the tournament. This auto-qualifying benefit for the previous champion was abolished after this tournament.

The tournament was won by Brazil for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2-0 in the final.

Venues

South Korea and Japan each provided ten stadiums, the vast majority of them brand new as they had been built for the tournament.

South Korea

Big Bird Stadium, Suwon - 43,188 May 2001
Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu - 68,014 May 2001
Seoul Sangam Stadium, Seoul - 63,961 December 2001
Busan Asiad Stadium, Busan - 55,982 July 2001
Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon - 52,179 December 2001
Munsu Stadium, Ulsan - 43,550 May 2001
Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju - 42,880 September 2001 (renamed Guus Hiddink Stadium immediately after the 2002 World Cup)
Jeonju Castle, Jeonju - 42,391 September 2001
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju - 42,256 December 2001
Purple Arena, Daejeon - 40,407 September 2001

Japan

International Stadium, Yokohama - 70,000 October 1997
Saitama Stadium, Saitama - 63,000 July 2001
Ecopa Stadium, 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 Stadium, Ibaraki - 42,000 May 2001
Wing Stadium, Kobe - 42,000 October 2001

Qualification

The following 32 teams, shown by region, qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan. Of the 32 teams, defending 1998 World Cup champions France and co-hosts South Korea and Japan automatically qualified and did not have to play any qualification matches. The number in brackets is the country's FIFA World Rankings as of June 2002, before the start of the tournament:

Africa (CAF)
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- ^* (first-time qualifier)
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Asia (AFC)
- ^* (first-time qualifier)
- ^* (co-hosts)
- ^* (co-hosts)
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South America (CONMEBOL)
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- ^* (first-time qualifier)
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Europe (UEFA)
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- ^* (defending champion)
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- ^* (first-time qualifier)
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North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF)
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Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2002 FIFA World Cup (squads)

Tournament

The format of the competition was similar to the 1998 World Cup; thirty-two teams were split into eight groups of four. Sixteen teams (eight group winners and eight second place finishers) would qualify for the knockout competition. The main difference was that teams from groups A-D and E-H, respectively, would not meet until the final. Consequently teams that finished first and second in the same group could meet again in the semi-final (as did Brazil and Turkey). In the 1998 World Cup, and again in the 2006 World Cup the first and second placed teams from any group can only meet again in the final.

The tournament featured the unexpected early elimination of many of the most highly regarded teams, with France, Portugal, and Argentina not surviving the first round and Italy and Spain defeated by South Korea during the knockout phase. Particulary, the Italians were eliminated in a debatable and controversial match against host South Korea. ^* Spain's elimination also proved controversial, as the referee made several erroneous decisions in South Korea's favor.

Co-hosts South Korea became the first Asian country to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, and co-hosts Japan reached the second round of the tournament before losing to Turkey. Particularly notable were enthusiasm of the "Red Devils", the generic name for South Korean football fans. During the tournament, the entire nation became a sea of red and was a driving force behind South Korea's advantage.

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. It was also the first World Cup in which China, Ecuador, Senegal, and Slovenia participated.The team representing Slovenia is considered by FIFA to be a distinct entity from the one that represented Yugoslavia from 1930-1990.

There was a controversy during the group C match between Brazil and Turkey with the unsporting behaviour of Brazilian player Rivaldo. Turkish defender Hakan Ünsal kicked a ball towards him, who was waiting at the corner flag and hit his thigh. Rivaldo fell over holding his hands to his face instead. The referee sent the Turkish player off. After a video review Rivaldo was fined $4,500 (USD) by FIFA for 'simulation'.

In the end, 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. The 2002 final was the first time Brazil and Germany had ever faced one another at a World Cup. Ronaldo, who suffered a famously poor final four years earlier, was the hero for the Seleção, scoring both goals of the game. He ended up with a total of eight goals in the tournament to win the Golden Boot. This was the third highest total in a FIFA World Cup since Just Fontaine scored thirteen times in Sweden '58, behind only Eusébio's nine in England '66 and Gerd Müller's ten in Mexico '70.

The competition is widely regarded as the most controversial world cup ever due to the decisions made in favour of South Korea by referees. it is also widely rumoured that the hosts were allowed to progress in the competition in order to increase investment in the country.

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

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	1		5	2	+3
5	3	1	2		5	4	+1
2	3		2	1	4	5	-1
1	3		1	2		3	-3

Group B

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	3	3			9	4	+5
4	3	1	1	1	6	6	0
4	3	1	1	1	5	5	0
0	3			3	2	7	-5

Group C

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	3	3			11	3	+8
4	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2
4	3	1	1	1	5	6	-1
0	3			3		9	-9

Group D

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	1		4	1	+3
4	3	1	1	1	5	6	-1
3	3	1		2	6	4	+2
3	3	1		2	3	7	-4

Group E

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	1		11	1	+10
5	3	1	2		5	2	+3
4	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1
0	3			3		12	-12

Group F

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	3	1	2		4	3	+1
5	3	1	2		2	1	+1
4	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
1	3		1	2	1	3	-2

Group G

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	1		4	2	+2
4	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
3	3	1		2	2	3	-1
3	3	1		2	2	4	-2

Group H

Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	1		5	2	+3
5	3	1	2		6	5	+1
3	3	1		2	4	4	0
1	3		1	2	1	5	-4

Knockout stages

Second Round

Matches in South Korea:

Matches in Japan:

Quarter-finals

Matches in South Korea:

Matches in Japan:

Semi-finals

Match in South Korea:

Match in Japan:

Third place match

Final

Awards

BRAZIL
Fifth title

2002 World Cup Winners

Golden Shoe Winner:	Golden Ball Winner:	Yashin Award:	FIFA Fair Play Trophy:	Most Entertaining Team:
Ronaldo	Oliver Kahn	Oliver Kahn

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards

Goal scorers

158 goals were scored.

8 goals

Ronaldo

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Trivia

This was the last World Cup in which the previous tournament's champions automatically qualified.

Brazil became the second team to win seven matches in a single World Cup, and the first to do it without the need for a penalty shootout.

The Round of 16 match between Mexico and the USA was the first to feature two nations from a single continental federation other than UEFA or CONMEBOL.

Hakan Şükür from Turkey scored the fastest goal ever in (10.8 seconds after kickoff) a World Cup finals match during the third-place game of the 2002 World Cup against South Korea.

Brazil's Cafu became the first man to play three FIFA World Cup final matches consecutively.

Notes

This was the first World Cup that featured squads of 23 players. It was also insisted by FIFA that the teams have three goalkeepers.

External links

2002 FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup tournaments | Sport in South Korea | Sports festivals hosted in Japan | Japanese-Korean relations

Venues

South Korea

Japan

Qualification

Squads

Tournament

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stages

Second Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Awards

All-Star Team

Goal scorers

Trivia

Notes

See also

External links

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Venues

South Korea

Japan

Qualification

Squads

Tournament

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stages

Second Round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Awards

All-Star Team

Goal scorers

Trivia

Notes

See also

External links