The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in Republic of Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0 in the final. Turkey beat Korea Republic(South Korea) 3–2 in the third place match.
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[edit]Host selection
Main article: FIFA World Cup hosts
Korea and Japan were selected as hosts by FIFA on May 31, 1996. Initially, Korea, Japan, and Mexico presented three rival bids. However, the two Asian countries agreed to unite their bids shortly before the decision was made, and they were chosen unanimously in preference to Mexico. This was the first (and so far the only) World cup to be hosted by two countries.
At the time the decision was made, Japan had never qualified for a World Cup finals (although the Japanese did subsequently qualify for the 1998 competition). The only other countries to have been awarded a World Cup without previously having competed in a Finals tournament are Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and Qatar in 2022.
[edit]Qualification
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
A total of 199 teams attempted to qualify for the 2002 World Cup which qualification process began with the preliminary draw in 1999. Defending World ChampionsFrance and co-hosts Republic of Korea (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).
14 places were contested by UEFA teams (Europe), five by CAF teams (Africa), four by CONMEBOL teams (South America), four by AFC teams (Asia), and three by CONCACAF teams (North and Central America and Caribbean). The remaining two places were decided by playoffs between AFC and UEFA and between CONMEBOL and OFC (Oceania). Four nations qualified for the finals for the first time: China, Ecuador, Senegal, and Slovenia.
Turkey qualified for the first time since 1954, and Portugal for the first time since 1986. 1998 semi-finalists the Netherlands failed to qualify, while South Korea set a record by appearing in a fifth successive finals tournament, the first nation from outside Europe or the Americas to achieve this feat.
All seven previous World Cup-winning nations (Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy and Uruguay) qualified, the first time so many previous champions had been present at a finals tournament (all these nations had also appeared at the 1986 tournament, but France had not yet won the competition).
[edit]Seeds
Further information: 2002 FIFA World Cup seeding
The eight seeded teams for the 2002 tournament were announced on 28 November 2001. The seeds comprised Pot A in the draw. Pot B contained the remaining 11 European sides; Pot C contained five unseeded qualifiers from CONMEBOL and AFC. Pot D contained unseeded sides from the CONCACAF region and Africa.[1] This was the last FIFA World Cup with the defending champion in Group A. Since 2006, the Host nation has been in Group A.
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|
Before the draw, it was arranged that the last three teams in Pot B would be drawn into four groups which did not already contain two European teams and one would be left without second European team. This was ultimately Group C.
On 1 December 2001, the draw was held and the group assignments and order of fixtures were determined. Group F was considered thegroup of death, as it brought together Argentina, England, Nigeria and Sweden.
[edit]Summary
[edit]First round
The World Cup started with a shock 1–0 defeat of defending champions France, playing without the injured Zinedine Zidane, by tournament newcomers Senegal in the tournament's opening match held in Seoul, Korea. In their second Group A game, France were held to a goalless draw by Uruguay after star striker Thierry Henry was sent off. A 2–0 defeat by Denmark in their last group game sealed France's fate. The world champions went out of the Cup without even managing to score a goal and earned the unwanted record of the worst World Cup performance by a defending champion since 1934 (when Uruguay refused to defend the title). An impressive Denmark won the group, joined by Senegal to move on to the next round. Senegal drew with Denmark and Uruguay to clinch its place in the second round. Despite coming back from 3–0 down to draw with Senegal in their last group game, the South Americans couldn't find the fourth goal that would have kept them in the Cup and thus were out of the tournament.
Spain in Group B became one of only two teams to pick up maximum points, seeing off both Paraguay andSlovenia 3–1 before beating South Africa 3–2. Paraguay needed a late goal against another newcomer, Slovenia, to tie with South Africa on goal difference (they were already tied on points) and move to the second round on the next tiebreaker, goals scored.
The other team to win all their group games was Brazil in Group C. Turkey advanced to the next round, too, beating Costa Rica on goal difference. China, coached by Bora Milutinović (the fifth national team he 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 Portugal, whom many had tipped to win the tournament, 3–2. Then, goalkeeping by Brad Friedel earned the Americans a 1–1 draw with Korea Republic. Korea Republic (South Korea), which previously beat Poland 2–0, beat Portugal in the deciding third match to send the Europeans home and also give the United States a ticket into the second round, despite them losing to Poland in the 3rd match.
Germany thrashed Saudi Arabia 8–0 in Group E thanks to three goals from Miroslav Klose. Ireland were playing without 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 favouritesArgentina 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 Cup champions second place in the group. Ecuador could still enjoy a victory on their first World Cup, beating Croatia 1–0.
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.
[edit]Second round and quarter-finals
In the second round, Germany beat Paraguay 1–0 on a late goal by Oliver Neuville in a tense, defence-dominated encounter while England thrashed previously-impressive Denmark 3–0. In the Spain-Ireland match, the two teams drew 1–1 and penalties gave Spain a place in the quarter-finals. Sweden and Senegal had a 1–1 match and it took a Golden goal from Henri Camara in extra time to settle the game for Senegal. The United States overcame Mexico 2–0 thanks to the goals of Brian McBride and Landon Donovan. Brazil defeated a surprising Belgium 2–0, while Turkey ended co-hosts Japan's run with a 1–0 win. The other co-hosts, South Korea, beat Italy 2–1 in sudden-death extra time. 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 of the same tournament.
In the quarter-finals, Ronaldinho's free kick sailed over the stunned David Seaman as Brazil beat England 2–1. The United States lost to Germany 1–0 by a Michael Ballack goal in the 39th minute. The USA demanded the referee give a penalty for a goal-line hand ball by Torsten Frings in the 49th minute, but to no avail. South Korea got another win, beating Spain on penalties after a 0–0 draw in which the Spaniards twice thought they had scored; however, the efforts were disallowed by the referee. The hosts became the first team in the Asian Football Confederation to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, eclipsing the record of their North Korean counterparts who reached the quarter-finals in 1966. Turkey continued their remarkable run, stopping Senegal's own with a 1–0 golden goal victory.
[edit]Semi-finals, third-place match, and final
The semi-finals saw two 1–0 games; first, Ballack's goal was enough for Germany to defeat 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 in a very spirited match for third place, their first goal coming from Hakan Şükür straight from the opening kick-off (even though South Korea kicked off) in 10.8 seconds, the fastest ever goal in World Cup history.
In the final match held in Yokohama, Japan, two goals from Ronaldo secured the World Cup for Brazil as they claimed victory over Germany. Ronaldo scored twice in the second half and, after the game, won the Golden Shoe award for the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals. This was the fifth time Brazil had won the World Cup, cementing their status as the most successful national team in the history of the competition. Brazil became the only team since Argentina in 1986 to win the trophy without needing to win a penalty shootout at some stage during the knockout phase, and the total number of penalty shootouts (2) was the lowest since the four-round knockout format was introduced in 1986. Brazil also became the first team to win every match at a World Cup Finals since 1970, and set a new record for highest aggregate goal difference (+14) for a World Cup winner. Brazil's captain Cafu, who became the first player to appear in three successive World Cup finals, accepted the trophy on behalf of the team.
[edit]Ticket sales problem
The original domestic ticket allocation had fully sold out and the organising committee completed sales of tickets returned from the international allocation by the end of April. However, it was obvious at the opening two matches in Japan that there was a significant number of empty seats,[2] and it was gradually revealed that the WCTB, World Cup Ticketing Bureau, still had unsold tickets in its possession. After FIFA agreed to sell this inventory, JAWOC undertook sales over telephone and WCTB handled the internet sales.[3] For the second round Japan vs. Turkey match in Miyagi in particular, although it was reported by both parties that all tickets had been sold, some 700 seats remained empty.
[edit]Venues
Korea Republic and Japan each provided ten stadia, the vast majority of them newly built for the tournament.
[edit]Korea
| Seoul | Daegu | Busan | Incheon | Ulsan |
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| Seoul World Cup Stadium Capacity: 68,476 | Daegu World Cup Stadium Capacity: 66,422 | Busan Asiad Stadium Capacity: 55,983 | Incheon Munhak Stadium Capacity: 52,179 | Munsu Cup Stadium Capacity: 43,550 |
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| Suwon | Gwangju | Jeonju | Daejeon | Seogwipo |
| Suwon World Cup Stadium Capacity: 43,288 | Gwangju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 44,118 | Jeonju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 42,477 | Daejeon World Cup Stadium Capacity: 40,535 | Jeju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 42,256 |
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[edit]Japan
| Yokohama | Saitama | Shizuoka | Osaka | Miyagi |
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| International Stadium Yokohama Capacity: 72,327 | Saitama Stadium 2002 Capacity: 63,700 | Shizuoka "Ecopa" Stadium Capacity: 50,889 | Nagai Stadium Capacity: 50,000 | Miyagi Stadium Capacity: 49,133 |
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| Ōita | Niigata | Ibaraki | Kobe | Sapporo |
| Ōita Stadium Capacity: 43,000 | Niigata Stadium Capacity: 42,300 | Kashima Stadium Capacity: 42,000 | Kobe Wing Stadium Capacity: 42,000 | Sapporo Dome Capacity: 53,845 |
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[edit]Referees
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[edit]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.
[edit]Results
All kick-off times local (UTC+9)
[edit]Group stage
Groups A, B, C, D based inSouth Korea. Groups E, F, G, H based in Japan.
In the following tables:
- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
- Pts = total points accumulated
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Round of 16 | |
[edit]Group A
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group A
Defending champions France were eliminated from Group A without scoring a goal after defeats to Denmark and debutants Senegal, who both progressed at the expense of two-time champions Uruguay.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
 Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
 Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
 France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| 31 May 2002 20:30 | France | 0 – 1 | Senegal | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 62,561 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
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| (Report) | Bouba Diop  30' |
| 1 June 2002 18:00 | Uruguay | 1 – 2 | Denmark | Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance: 30,157 Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait) |
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| Rodríguez 47' | (Report) | Tomasson 45', 83' |
| 6 June 2002 15:30 | Denmark | 1 – 1 | Senegal | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala) |
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| Tomasson 16' (pen.) | (Report) | Diao 52' |
| 6 June 2002 20:30 | France | 0 – 0 | Uruguay | Asiad Main Stadium, Busan Attendance: 38,289 Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico) |
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| 11 June 2002 15:30 | Denmark | 2 – 0 | France | Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon Attendance: 48,100 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
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| Rommedahl 22' Tomasson 67' | (Report) |
| 11 June 2002 15:30 | Senegal | 3 – 3 | Uruguay | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 33,681 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
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| Fadiga 20' (pen.) Bouba Diop 26' 38' | (Report) | Morales 46' Forlán 69'Recoba 88' (pen.) |
[edit]Group B
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group B
Spain won all three games to progress to the Round of 16, while Slovenia were eliminated with no points. Nelson Cuevas' second goal against Slovenia was enough to send Paraguay through by virtue of having scored more goals than South Africa.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 |
 Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
 South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| 2 June 2002 16:30 | Paraguay | 2 – 2 | South Africa | Asiad Main Stadium, Busan Attendance: 25,186 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
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| Santa Cruz 39' Arce 55' | (Report) | T. Mokoena 63' Fortune 90+1' (pen.) |
| 2 June 2002 20:30 | Spain | 3 – 1 | Slovenia | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju Attendance: 28,598 Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) |
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| Raúl 44' Valerón 74'Hierro 87' (pen.) | (Report) | Cimirotič 82' |
| 7 June 2002 18:00 | Spain | 3 – 1 | Paraguay | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
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| Morientes 53', 69' Hierro 83' (pen.) | (Report) | Puyol 10' (o.g.) |
| 8 June 2002 15:30 | South Africa | 1 – 0 | Slovenia | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance: 47,226 Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina) |
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| Nomvethe 4' | (Report) |
| 12 June 2002 20:30 | South Africa | 2 – 3 | Spain | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon Attendance: 31,024 Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait) |
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| McCarthy 31' Radebe 53' | (Report) | Raúl 4', 56' Mendieta 45+1' |
| 12 June 2002 20:30 | Slovenia | 1 – 3 | Paraguay | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo Attendance: 30,176 Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico) |
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| Ačimovič 45+1' | (Report) | Cuevas 65', 84' Campos 73' |
[edit]Group C
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group C
Brazil won all three games to progress, whilst China PR were eliminated without a goal or a point. Costa Rica's leaky defense led to them being eliminated on goal difference, allowing Turkey to claim the runner-up spot.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 9 |
 Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
 Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
 China PR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| 3 June 2002 18:00 | Brazil | 2 – 1 | Turkey | Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance: 33,842 Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea) |
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| Ronaldo 50' Rivaldo 87' (pen.) | (Report) | Hasan 45+2' |
| 4 June 2002 15:30 | China PR | 0 – 2 | Costa Rica | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju Attendance: 27,217 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
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| (Report) | Gómez 61' Wright 65' |
| 8 June 2002 20:30 | Brazil | 4 – 0 | China PR | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo Attendance: 36,750 Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden) |
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| Roberto Carlos 15' Rivaldo 32'Ronaldinho 45' (pen.)Ronaldo 55' | (Report) |
| 9 June 2002 18:00 | Costa Rica | 1 – 1 | Turkey | Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon Attendance: 42,299 Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin) |
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| Parks 86' | (Report) | Emre B. 56' |
| 13 June 2002 15:30 | Costa Rica | 2 – 5 | Brazil | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 38,524 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) |
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| Wanchope 39' Gómez 56' | (Report) | Ronaldo 10', 13' Edmílson 38'Rivaldo 62'Júnior 64' |
| 13 June 2002 15:30 | Turkey | 3 – 0 | China PR | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 43,605 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) |
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| Hasan 6' Bülent 9'Ümit D. 85' | (Report) |
[edit]Group D
Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group D
The USA's shock 3-2 win over Portugal, together with a draw against South Korea was enough to send them through, even though they lost 1-3 against Poland. Portugal were eliminated with one win and two losses, including one against South Korea. Poland were also eliminated, despite beating the USA in their final game.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
 United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
 Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
 Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| 4 June 2002 20:30 | South Korea | 2 – 0 | Poland | Asiad Main Stadium, Busan Attendance: 48,760 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) |
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| Hwang Sun-Hong 26' Yoo Sang-Chul 53' | (Report) |
| 5 June 2002 18:00 | United States | 3 – 2 | Portugal | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 37,306 Referee: Byron Moreno (Ecuador) |
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| O'Brien 4' J. Costa 29' (o.g.)McBride 36' | (Report) | Beto 39' Agoos 71' (o.g.) |
| 10 June 2002 15:30 | South Korea | 1 – 1 | United States | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance: 60,778 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland) |
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| Ahn Jung-Hwan 78' | (Report) | Mathis 24' |
| 10 June 2002 20:30 | Portugal | 4 – 0 | Poland | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland) |
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| Pauleta 14', 65', 77' R. Costa 88' | (Report) |
| 14 June 2002 20:30 | Portugal | 0 – 1 | South Korea | Munhak Stadium, Incheon Attendance: 50,239 Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina) |
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| (Report) | Park Ji-Sung 70' |
| 14 June 2002 20:30 | Poland | 3 – 1 | United States | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon Attendance: 26,482 Referee: Lu Jun (China) |
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| Olisadebe 3' Kryszałowicz 5'Marcin Żewłakow 66' | (Report) | Donovan 83' |
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