2002 FIFA World Cup
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The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama. A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup, which was the first to be held in Asia, the first to be held outside of the Americas or Europe, as well as the first to be jointly hosted by more than one nation. Four teams (China, Ecuador, Senegal, and Slovenia) made their World Cup debuts, with Senegal being the only debutant to advance from the Group Stages and make it to the quarter-finals. The tournament had several upsets and surprise results, which included the defending champions France being eliminated in the group stage after earning a single point without scoring a goal, and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage. South Korea managed to reach the semi-finals, beating Poland, Portugal, Italy and Spain en route. They became the first team from outside of the UEFA, CONMEBOL, and CONCACAF regions to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup. Along with South Korea, Turkey made its first appearance in the semi-finals as well. However, the most potent team at the tournament, Brazil, prevailed, winning the final against Germany 2–0, making them the first and only country to have won the World Cup five times. In the third-place match against South Korea, Turkey won 3–2, taking third place in only their second ever FIFA World Cup, and scored the fastest goal in the FIFA World Cup history (10.8 seconds after kick-off). The 2002 World Cup was also the last one to use the golden goal rule and the last one to use the same ball for all matches. Starting in 2006 and continuing to the present, a ball with the same technical specifications but different colors has been used in the final.
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| South Korea | |||||
| Daegu | Seoul | Busan | Incheon | Ulsan | |
| Daegu World Cup Stadium | Seoul World Cup Stadium | Busan Asiad Stadium | Incheon World Cup Stadium | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | |
| Capacity: 68,014 | Capacity: 63,961 | Capacity: 55,982 | Capacity: 52,179 | Capacity: 43,550 | |
| | | | | | |
| Suwon | Gwangju | Jeonju | Seogwipo | Daejeon | |
| Suwon World Cup Stadium | Gwangju World Cup Stadium | Jeonju World Cup Stadium | Jeju World Cup Stadium | Daejeon World Cup Stadium | |
| Capacity: 43,188 | Capacity: 42,880 | Capacity: 42,391 | Capacity: 42,256 | Capacity: 40,407 | |
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| Japan | |||||
| Yokohama | Saitama | Shizuoka(Fukuroi, Shizuoka) | Osaka | Miyagi(Rifu, Miyagi) | |
| International Stadium Yokohama | Saitama Stadium | Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA | Nagai Stadium | Miyagi Stadium | |
| Capacity: 72,327 | Capacity: 63,000 | Capacity: 50,600 | Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 49,000 | |
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| Ōita | Niigata | Kashima | Kobe | Sapporo | |
| Ōita Stadium† | Niigata Stadium | Kashima Stadium | Kobe Wing Stadium | Sapporo Dome† | |
| Capacity: 43,000 | Capacity: 42,300 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | Capacity: 42,000 | |
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| List of match officials by confederation and country | ||
| Referees AFC Lu Jun (China) Toru Kamikawa (Japan) Saad Mane (Kuwait) Kim Young-joo (South Korea) Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) CAF Coffi Codjia (Benin) Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) Falla N'Doye (Senegal) Mourad Daami (Tunisia) CONCACAF William Mattus (Costa Rica) Carlos Batres (Guatemala) Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) Felipe Ramos (Mexico) Brian Hall (United States) CONMEBOL Ángel Sánchez (Argentina) René Ortubé (Bolivia) Carlos Simon (Brazil) Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) Byron Moreno (Ecuador) Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay) OFC Mark Shield (Australia) UEFA Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) Graham Poll (England) Gilles Veissière (France) Markus Merk (Germany) Kyros Vassaras (Greece) Pierluigi Collina (Italy) Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) Terje Hauge (Norway) Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) Hugh Dallas (Scotland) Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) Antonio López Nieto (Spain) Anders Frisk (Sweden) Urs Meier (Switzerland) Assistant referees AFC Komaleeswaran Sankar (India) Awni Hassaouneh (Jordan) Haidar Koleit (Lebanon) Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia) Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Ali Al-Traifi (Saudi Arabia) Visva Krishnan (Singapore) CAF Wagih Farag (Egypt) Dramane Dante (Mali) Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia) Ali Tomusange (Uganda) Brighton Mudzamiri (Zimbabwe) CONCACAF Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda) Héctor Vergara (Canada) Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador) Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago) CONMEBOL Jorge Rattalino (Argentina) Jorge Oliveira (Brazil) Bomer Fierro (Ecuador) Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay) OFC Paul Smith (New Zealand) Elise Doriri (Vanuatu) UEFA Egon Bereuter (Austria) Yury Dupanov (Belarus) Roland Van Nylen (Belgium) Evžen Amler (Czech Republic) Jens Larsen (Denmark) Philip Sharp (England) Frédéric Arnault (France) Heiner Müller (Germany) Ferenc Székely (Hungary) Jaap Pool (Netherlands) Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland) Carlos Matos (Portugal) Igor Šramka (Slovakia) Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
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| DC + hosts + top 5 seeds) | Pot 2Europe(UEFA) | Pot 3Asia & South America(AFC & CONMEBOL) | Pot 4Africa & North America(CAF & CONCACAF) |
| mw- France (1998 winner, group A1) South Korea (co-hosts, group D1) Japan (co-hosts, group H1) Brazil (1) Argentina (2) Italy (3) Germany (4) Spain (6) | Belgium Croatia Denmark England Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Russia Slovenia Sweden Turkey | China Ecuador Paraguay Saudi Arabia Uruguay | Cameroon Costa Rica Mexico Nigeria Senegal South Africa Tunisia United States |
| Pos | Team |
| A1 | France |
| A2 | Senegal |
| A3 | Uruguay |
| A4 | Denmark |
| Pos | Team |
| B1 | Spain |
| B2 | Slovenia |
| B3 | Paraguay |
| B4 | South Africa |
| Pos | Team |
| C1 | Brazil |
| C2 | Turkey |
| C3 | China |
| C4 | Costa Rica |
| Pos | Team |
| D1 | South Korea |
| D2 | Poland |
| D3 | United States |
| D4 | Portugal |
| Pos | Team |
| E1 | Germany |
| E2 | Saudi Arabia |
| E3 | Republic of Ireland |
| E4 | Cameroon |
| Pos | Team |
| F1 | Argentina |
| F2 | Nigeria |
| F3 | England |
| F4 | Sweden |
| Pos | Team |
| G1 | Italy |
| G2 | Ecuador |
| G3 | Croatia |
| G4 | Mexico |
| Pos | Team |
| H1 | Japan |
| H2 | Belgium |
| H3 | Russia |
| H4 | Tunisia |
| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
| Matchday 1 | 31 May – 5 June 2002 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
| Matchday 2 | 5–10 June 2002 | 1 v 3, 4 v 2 |
| Matchday 3 | 11–14 June 2002 | 4 v 1, 2 v 3 |
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| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| List of goalscorers by number of goals and by country |
| There were 161 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2 .mw- .mw- Ronaldo 5 goals Rivaldo Miroslav Klose 4 goals Jon Dahl Tomasson Christian Vieri 3 goals Marc Wilmots Michael Ballack Robbie Keane Pauleta Fernando Morientes Raúl Papa Bouba Diop Henrik Larsson İlhan Mansız 2 goals Ronaldinho Rónald Gómez Michael Owen Junichi Inamoto Jared Borgetti Nelson Cuevas Henri Camara Ahn Jung-hwan Fernando Hierro Ümit Davala Hasan Şaş Landon Donovan Brian McBride 1 goal Gabriel Batistuta Hernán Crespo Wesley Sonck Peter Van Der Heyden Johan Walem Edmílson Júnior Roberto Carlos Samuel Eto'o Patrick M'Boma Winston Parks Paulo Wanchope Mauricio Wright Ivica Olić Milan Rapaić Dennis Rommedahl Agustín Delgado Édison Méndez David Beckham Sol Campbell Rio Ferdinand Emile Heskey Oliver Bierhoff Marco Bode Carsten Jancker Thomas Linke Oliver Neuville Bernd Schneider Alessandro Del Piero Hiroaki Morishima Hidetoshi Nakata Takayuki Suzuki Cuauhtémoc Blanco Gerardo Torrado Julius Aghahowa Francisco Arce Jorge Campos Roque Santa Cruz Paweł Kryszałowicz Emmanuel Olisadebe Marcin Żewłakow Beto Rui Costa Gary Breen Damien Duff Matt Holland Vladimir Beschastnykh Valeri Karpin Dmitri Sychev Yegor Titov Salif Diao Khalilou Fadiga Milenko Ačimovič Sebastjan Cimirotič Quinton Fortune Benni McCarthy Teboho Mokoena Siyabonga Nomvethe Lucas Radebe Hwang Sun-hong Lee Eul-yong Park Ji-sung Seol Ki-hyeon Song Chong-gug Yoo Sang-chul Gaizka Mendieta Juan Carlos Valerón Niclas Alexandersson Anders Svensson Raouf Bouzaiene Emre Belözoğlu Bülent Korkmaz Hakan Şükür Clint Mathis John O'Brien Diego Forlán Richard Morales Álvaro Recoba Darío Rodríguez 1 own goal Luis Marín (against Brazil) Jorge Costa (against the United States) Carles Puyol (against Paraguay) Jeff Agoos (against Portugal)Source: FIFA |
| Golden Boot | Golden Ball | Yashin Award | Best Young Player | FIFA Fair Play Trophy | Most Entertaining Team |
| Ronaldo | Oliver Kahn1 | Oliver Kahn | Landon Donovan | Belgium | South Korea |
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Oliver Kahn Rüştü Reçber | Sol Campbell Fernando Hierro Hong Myung-bo Alpay Özalan Roberto Carlos | Michael Ballack Claudio Reyna Rivaldo Ronaldinho Yoo Sang-chul | El Hadji Diouf Miroslav Klose Ronaldo Hasan Şaş |
| Source: USA Today, 29 June 2002 | |||
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
| 1 | C | Brazil | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 21 | 1st |
| 2 | E | Germany | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 16 | 2nd |
| 3 | C | Turkey | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 | 3rd |
| 4 | D | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | 4th |
| 5 | B | Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 | Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
| 6 | F | England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | |
| 7 | A | Senegal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | |
| 8 | D | United States | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 9 | H | Japan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Eliminated in the round of 16 |
| 10 | A | Denmark | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| 11 | G | Mexico | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 12 | E | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 13 | F | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 14 | H | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 | |
| 15 | G | Italy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | B | Paraguay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 17 | B | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 18 | F | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 19 | C | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 20 | E | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 21 | D | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 22 | H | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 23 | G | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 24 | G | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 25 | D | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 26 | A | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 27 | F | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 28 | A | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
| 29 | H | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 30 | B | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |
| 31 | C | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |
| 32 | E | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
| List of sponsors for the tournament | ||
| FIFA World Cup sponsors | South Korea sponsors | Japan sponsors |
| Adidas Avaya Budweiser Coca-Cola Fuji Xerox Fujifilm Gillette Duracell Hyundai JVC MasterCard McDonald's Philips Toshiba Yahoo! | Hyundai Marine and Fire Insurance KCC Corporation Kookmin Bank Korea Telecom Korean Air KTF Lotte Hotel | Asahi Shimbun Nippon Life Insurance Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Nissin Foods Nomura Securities NTT DoCoMo Tokyo Electric Power Company Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance |
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