2002 FIFA World Cup
- For the official video game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, see 2002 FIFA World Cup (video game).
2002 FIFA 월드컵 한국/일본 2002 FIFAワールドカップ 韓国/日本 |
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2002 FIFA World Cup official logo
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Tournament details | |
Host countries | South Korea Japan |
Dates | 31 May – 30 June (31 days) |
Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 20 (in 20 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Brazil (5th title) |
Runners-up | Germany |
Third place | Turkey |
Fourth place | South Korea |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 161 (2.52 per match) |
Attendance | 2,705,197 (42,269 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ronaldo (8 goals) |
Best player | Oliver Kahn |
Best young player | Landon Donovan |
Best goalkeeper | Oliver Kahn |
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup which took place from 31 May to 30 June 2002 in South Korea and Japan. It was the first World Cup to be held in Asia, the first to be held on a continent other than Europe or the Americas, the last World Cup during which the golden goal rule was in force and the only World Cup to be jointly hosted by more than one nation as FIFA amended its statutes in 2004 to officially forbid co-hosting bids.[1] Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, winning the final against Germany 2–0.[2] The victory meant Brazil qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the fifth time, representing the World. In the third place play-off match against South Korea, Turkey won 3-2 taking third place in their only second ever FIFA World Cup finals.[3] China PR, Ecuador, Senegal and Slovenia made their first appearances at the finals with Turkey making its first appearance since 1954.
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 and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage. Additionally, Turkey surprisingly took third place and South Korea managed to reach the semi-finals, beating Spain, Italy and Portugal en route. Another big shock came in the opening match of the tournament when underdog debutantes Senegal defeated defending champions France, going on to reach the quarter-finals only to be beaten by Turkey. However, the most potent team at the tournament, Brazil, prevailed and they became the first ever nation to win five World Cups.
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Host selection
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South Korea and Japan were selected as hosts by FIFA on 31 May 1996. Initially, South 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 final tournament are Italy in 1934 and Qatar in 2022. (Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930 so there was no prior tournament. They were defending Olympic champions from 1928).
The unusual choice of host proved an issue for football fans in Europe, used to watching international matches on or close to their time zone.[4] With games taking place in the European morning, some schools and businesses chose to open late on match days or set up communal watching events before the start of work.[5][6]
Qualification
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A total of 199 teams attempted to qualify for the 2002 World Cup which qualification process began with the preliminary draw held in Tokyo on 7 December 1999. Defending champions France and co-hosts South Korea and Japan qualified automatically and did not have to play any qualification matches. This was the final World Cup in which the defending champions qualified automatically.
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. As of 2014, this was the last time Turkey, China, Republic of Ireland and Senegal qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals.
Turkey qualified for the first time since 1954, and both Poland 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).
List of qualified teams
The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings,[7] qualified for the final tournament:
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Seeds
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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.[8] 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 |
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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 a 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 the group of death, as it brought together Argentina, England, Nigeria and Sweden.
Ranking criteria
If teams were level on points, they were ranked on the following criteria in order:
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- Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches
- If teams remained level after those criteria, a mini-group would be formed from those teams, who would be ranked on:
- Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie
- Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie
- Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie
- If teams remained level after all these criteria, FIFA would hold a drawing of lots
In the original version of the rules for the final tournament, the ranking criteria were in a different order, with head-to-head results taking precedence over total goal difference. The rules were changed to the above in advance of the tournament, but older versions were still available on the FIFA and UEFA websites, causing some confusion among those trying to identify the correct criteria.[9]
Summary
First round
The World Cup started with a 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, South Korea.[10] In their second Group A game, France were held to a goalless draw by Uruguay after star striker Thierry Henry was sent off.[11] A 2–0 defeat by Denmark in their last group game sealed France's fate.[12] 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 (in 1934 Uruguay refused to defend the title).[13] 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.[14]
Spain in Group B became one of only two teams to pick up maximum points, seeing off both Paraguay and Slovenia 3–1 before beating South Africa 3–2.[15] 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.[16]
The other team to win all their group games was Brazil in Group C.[17][18] Turkey advanced to the next round, too, beating Costa Rica on goal difference.[19] 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.[20]
Group D saw United States beat Portugal 3–2. Then, goalkeeping by Brad Friedel earned the Americans a 1–1 draw with South Korea. South Korea, who 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 defeated Saudi Arabia 8–0 in Group E. Ireland, playing without captain Roy Keane, who had walked out of the team before the World Cup, but led by his unrelated namesake Robbie, claimed second place at the expense of African champions Cameroon.
In Group F 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 Cup champions second place in the group. Ecuador beat Croatia 1–0.
Co-hosts Japan won Group H, joined by Belgium. Russia and Tunisia failed to qualify.
Second round and quarter-finals
In the second round, Germany beat Paraguay 1–0 with a goal by Oliver Neuville while England defeated 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 beat CONCACAF rival Mexico 2–0 thanks to the goals of Brian McBride and Landon Donovan. Brazil defeated 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, with many controversial decisions by the referee in favour of the Asian team.[21] 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 scored Brazil's second goal as they beat England 2–1. The United States lost to Germany 1–0 by a Michael Ballack goal in the 39th minute. United States demanded the referee give a penalty for a goal-line handball 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 with controversial decisions.[21] 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 defeated Senegal with a 1–0 golden goal victory.
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.[22] Ronaldo scored his sixth of the competition for Brazil, who beat Turkey 1–0 in a replay of their Group C encounter.[23][24]
In the third-place match, Turkey beat the South Koreans 3–2, 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.
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 matches that there were a significant number of empty seats.[25] It was gradually revealed that the World Cup Ticketing Bureau (WCTB) 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.[26] 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.
Venues
South Korea and Japan each provided 10 venues, the vast majority of them newly built for the tournament. Groups A-D played all their matches in South Korea, and Groups E-H played all their matches in Japan.[27]
South Korea | ||||
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Seoul | Daegu | Busan | Incheon | Ulsan |
Seoul World Cup Stadium Capacity: 63,961[28] Group/Knock-out |
Daegu World Cup Stadium Capacity: 68,014[29] Group/Knock-out/third place |
Busan Asiad Stadium Capacity: 55,982[30] Group |
Incheon Munhak Stadium Capacity: 52,179[31] Group |
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Capacity: 43,550[32] Group/Knock-out |
Suwon | Gwangju | Jeonju | Daejeon | Jeju |
Suwon World Cup Stadium Capacity: 43,188[33] Group/Knock-out |
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 42,880[34] Group/Knock-out |
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 42,391[35] Group/Knock-out |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Capacity: 40,407[36] Group/Knock-out |
Jeju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 42,256[37] Group/Knock-out |
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Yokohama | Saitama | Shizuoka | Osaka | Miyagi |
International Stadium Yokohama Capacity: 70,000[38] Group/Knock-out/Final |
Saitama Stadium 2002 Capacity: 63,000[39] Group/Knock-out |
Shizuoka "Ecopa" Stadium Capacity: 50,600[40] Group/Knock-out |
Nagai Stadium Capacity: 50,000[41] Group/Knock-out |
Miyagi Stadium Capacity: 49,000[42] Group/Knock-out |
Ōita | Niigata | Ibaraki | Kobe | Sapporo |
Ōita Stadium Capacity: 43,000[43] Group/Knock-out |
Niigata Stadium Capacity: 42,300[44] Group/Knock-out |
Kashima Soccer Stadium Capacity: 42,000[45] Group |
Kobe Wing Stadium Capacity: 42,000[46] Group/Knock-out |
Sapporo Dome Capacity: 42,000[47] Group |
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Match officials
There was much controversy over the refereeing in the tournament. Questionable decisions in the Italy-South Korea match resulted in 400,000 complaints, and featured in ESPN's 10 most fabled world cup controversies.[48] The Spain-South Korea match featured two controversially disallowed Spanish goals, which Iván Helguera referred to as "a robbery" and led to Spanish press brandishing the officials "thieves of dreams," though FIFA dismissed the incident as human error.[49]
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.
Group stage
All times are Korea Standard Time and Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Groups A, B, C, D based in South 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 |
Group A
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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.[50]
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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 |
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France | 0–1 | Senegal | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul |
1 June 2002 | |||
Uruguay | 1–2 | Denmark | Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan |
6 June 2002 | |||
Denmark | 1–1 | Senegal | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu |
France | 0–0 | Uruguay | Asiad Main Stadium, Busan |
11 June 2002 | |||
Denmark | 2–0 | France | Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon |
Senegal | 3–3 | Uruguay | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon |
Group B
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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.
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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 | |||
Paraguay | 2–2 | South Africa | Asiad Main Stadium, Busan |
Spain | 3–1 | Slovenia | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju |
7 June 2002 | |||
Spain | 3–1 | Paraguay | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju |
8 June 2002 | |||
South Africa | 1–0 | Slovenia | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu |
12 June 2002 | |||
South Africa | 2–3 | Spain | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon |
Slovenia | 1–3 | Paraguay | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju |
Group C
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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.
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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 | |||
Brazil | 2–1 | Turkey | Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan |
4 June 2002 | |||
China PR | 0–2 | Costa Rica | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju |
8 June 2002 | |||
Brazil | 4–0 | China PR | Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju |
9 June 2002 | |||
Costa Rica | 1–1 | Turkey | Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon |
13 June 2002 | |||
Costa Rica | 2–5 | Brazil | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon |
Turkey | 3–0 | China PR | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul |
Group D
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United States'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 United States in their final game.
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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 | |||
South Korea | 2–0 | Poland | Asiad Main Stadium, Busan |
5 June 2002 | |||
United States | 3–2 | Portugal | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon |
10 June 2002 | |||
South Korea | 1–1 | United States | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu |
Portugal | 4–0 | Poland | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju |
14 June 2002 | |||
Portugal | 0–1 | South Korea | Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon |
Poland | 3–1 | United States | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon |
Group E
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Saudi Arabia were eliminated as the worst team in tournament, after three defeats and no goals scored, including an 8–0 loss to Germany. Germany qualified, knocking out Cameroon in the process. Robbie Keane was one of only two players to score against Germany in the whole World Cup (the other being Ronaldo of Brazil in the final), scoring in additional time to help Republic of Ireland claim second place in the group.
Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
1 June 2002 | |||
Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | Cameroon | Niigata Stadium, Niigata |
Germany | 8–0 | Saudi Arabia | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
5 June 2002 | |||
Germany | 1–1 | Republic of Ireland | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki |
6 June 2002 | |||
Cameroon | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
11 June 2002 | |||
Cameroon | 0–2 | Germany | Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka |
Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | Republic of Ireland | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
Group F
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Like favourites France, second favourites Argentina were eliminated following a 1–1 draw with Sweden in their third game. They needed a victory following their second game loss to England to secure a second round berth. Sweden topped the group, having scored more goals than England, while Nigeria had already been eliminated before drawing with England in their final match.
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
2 June 2002 | |||
Argentina | 1–0 | Nigeria | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki |
England | 1–1 | Sweden | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
7 June 2002 | |||
Sweden | 2–1 | Nigeria | Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe |
Argentina | 0–1 | England | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
12 June 2002 | |||
Sweden | 1–1 | Argentina | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
Nigeria | 0–0 | England | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
Group G
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Mexico effectively qualified for the round of 16 after two wins in their first two games. Italy also progressed thanks to Ecuador's win over Croatia in Yokohama, and would have qualified even had Alessandro Del Piero not scored the equaliser against the Mexicans in the group's final match. This left Croatia and World Cup debutants Ecuador, who picked up their maiden World Cup win against the Croats, as the two teams that did not advance.
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
3 June 2002 | |||
Croatia | 0–1 | Mexico | Niigata Stadium, Niigata |
Italy | 2–0 | Ecuador | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
8 June 2002 | |||
Italy | 1–2 | Croatia | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki |
9 June 2002 | |||
Mexico | 2–1 | Ecuador | Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
13 June 2002 | |||
Mexico | 1–1 | Italy | Ōita Stadium, Ōita |
Ecuador | 1–0 | Croatia | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
Group H
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Hosts Japan topped the group with two wins and a draw. Belgium also qualified after a see-saw match with the Russians, while Tunisia was also eliminated after picking up just one point.
Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
4 June 2002 | |||
Japan | 2–2 | Belgium | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama |
5 June 2002 | |||
Russia | 2–0 | Tunisia | Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe |
9 June 2002 | |||
Japan | 1–0 | Russia | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama |
10 June 2002 | |||
Tunisia | 1–1 | Belgium | Ōita Stadium, Ōita |
14 June 2002 | |||
Tunisia | 0–2 | Japan | Nagai Stadium, Osaka |
Belgium | 3–2 | Russia | Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka |
Knockout stage
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For the second round, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the qualifiers from Groups A, C, F, and H played their games in Japan while the qualifiers from Groups B, D, E, and G played their games in South Korea. Daegu, South Korea, hosted the third-place match while Yokohama, Japan, hosted the final.
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
15 June – Seogwipo | ||||||||||||||
Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
21 June – Ulsan | ||||||||||||||
Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
17 June – Jeonju | ||||||||||||||
United States | 0 | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||||||||
25 June – Seoul | ||||||||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
16 June – Suwon | ||||||||||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
Spain (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
22 June – Gwangju | ||||||||||||||
Republic of Ireland | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
18 June – Daejeon | ||||||||||||||
South Korea (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
South Korea (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
30 June – Yokohama | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||
Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
15 June – Niigata | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||||||
Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||
21 June – Shizuoka | ||||||||||||||
England | 3 | |||||||||||||
England | 1 | |||||||||||||
17 June – Kobe | ||||||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 2 | |||||||||||||
26 June – Saitama | ||||||||||||||
Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||||||||||
16 June – Ōita | ||||||||||||||
Turkey | 0 | Third Place | ||||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||
22 June – Osaka | 29 June – Daegu | |||||||||||||
Senegal (aet) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Senegal | 0 | South Korea | 2 | |||||||||||
18 June – Miyagi | ||||||||||||||
Turkey (aet) | 1 | Turkey | 3 | |||||||||||
Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||
Turkey | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
16 June 2002
20:30 |
Spain | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Republic of Ireland |
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Morientes 8' | Report | Keane 90' (pen.) |
Penalties | ||
Hierro Baraja Juanfran Valerón Mendieta |
3–2 | Keane Holland Connolly Kilbane Finnan |
18 June 2002
20:30 |
South Korea | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Italy |
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Seol Ki-hyeon 88' Ahn Jung-hwan 117' |
Report | Vieri 18' |
Quarter-finals
22 June 2002
15:30 |
Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
---|---|---|
Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Hierro Baraja Xavi Joaquín |
3–5 | Hwang Sun-hong Park Ji-sung Seol Ki-Hyeon Ahn Jung-hwan Hong Myung-Bo |
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
29 June 2002
20:00 |
South Korea | 2–3 | Turkey |
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Lee Eul-yong 9' Song Chong-gug 90+3' |
Report | Hakan Ş. 1' İlhan 13', 32' |
Final
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Statistics
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Goalscorers
Ronaldo won the Golden Boot after scoring eight goals. In total, 161 goals were scored by 109 different players, with three of them credited as own goals. Two of those own goals were in the same match, marking the first time in FIFA World Cup history that own goals had been scored by both teams in the same match.
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 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
- Own goals
- Jorge Costa (against the United States)
- Carles Puyol (against Paraguay)
- Jeff Agoos (against Portugal)
Source: FIFA[51]
Assists
Michael Ballack won the assists table with four assists.
- 4 assists
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- Juan Sebastián Verón
- Branko Strupar
- Johan Walem
- Cafu
- Edmílson
- Rivaldo
- Samuel Eto'o
- Geremi
- Rónald Gómez
- Mauricio Wright
- Robert Jarni
- Niko Kovač
- Martin Jørgensen
- Stig Tøfting
- Ulises de la Cruz
- Agustín Delgado
- Nicky Butt
- Torsten Frings
- Miroslav Klose
- Cristiano Doni
- Vincenzo Montella
- Daisuke Ichikawa
- Shinji Ono
- Atsushi Yanagisawa
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco
- Ramón Morales
- Joseph Yobo
- Francisco Arce
- Denis Caniza
- Marek Koźmiński
- Jacek Krzynówek
- Capucho
- Luís Figo
- João Pinto
- Matt Holland
- Gary Kelly
- Niall Quinn
- Steve Staunton
- Aleksandr Kerzhakov
- Khalilou Fadiga
- Milenko Ačimovič
- Quinton Fortune
- Siyabonga Nomvethe
- Lee Young-pyo
- Joaquín
- Carles Puyol
- Anders Svensson
- Yıldıray Baştürk
- Ümit Davala
- İlhan Mansız
- Ergün Penbe
- Hakan Şükür
- Eddie Lewis
- Clint Mathis
- John O'Brien
- Tony Sanneh
- Josh Wolff
- Pablo García
Source: FIFA[52]
Awards
Golden Boot[53] | Golden Ball[53] | Yashin Award[53] | Best Young Player[53] | FIFA Fair Play Trophy[53] | Most Entertaining Team[53] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ronaldo | Oliver Kahn1 | Oliver Kahn | Landon Donovan | Belgium | South Korea |
1Oliver Kahn is the only goalkeeper to have won the Golden Ball in FIFA World Cup history.[54]
All-star team
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
---|---|---|---|
Sol Campbell |
Michael Ballack |
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Source: USA Today, 29 June 2002 |
Final standings
After the tournament, FIFA published a ranking of all teams that competed in the 2002 World Cup finals based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition.[55]
R | Team | G | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
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1 | Brazil | C | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 21 |
2 | Germany | E | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 16 |
3 | Turkey | C | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 13 |
4 | South Korea | D | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 |
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5 | Spain | B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 11 |
6 | England | F | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 |
7 | Senegal | A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
8 | United States | D | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Eliminated in the round of 16 | ||||||||||
9 | Japan | H | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
10 | Denmark | A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
11 | Mexico | G | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
12 | Republic of Ireland | E | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
13 | Sweden | F | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
14 | Belgium | H | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
15 | Italy | G | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Paraguay | B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 |
Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
17 | South Africa | B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
18 | Argentina | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
19 | Costa Rica | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
20 | Cameroon | E | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
21 | Portugal | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
22 | Russia | H | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
23 | Croatia | G | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
24 | Ecuador | G | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
25 | Poland | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
26 | Uruguay | A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
27 | Nigeria | F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
28 | France | A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
29 | Tunisia | H | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
30 | Slovenia | B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
31 | China PR | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
32 | Saudi Arabia | E | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Sponsorship
The sponsors of the 2002 FIFA World Cup are divided into two categories: FIFA World Cup Sponsors and Japan and Korea Supporters.[56]
FIFA World Cup sponsors | Japan Supporters | Korea Supporters |
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Cultural event
The official FIFA cultural event of the 2002 World Cup was a flag festival called, "Poetry of the Winds".[58] Held in Nanjicheon Park, a region of Word Cup Park with close proximity to the stadium,[59][60] Poetry of the Winds was exhibited from 29 May to 25 June in order to wish success upon the World Cup and promote a festive atmosphere. During the flag art festival, hand-painted flags from global artists were displayed as a greeting to international guests in a manner that was designed to promote harmony (2002 Flag Art Festival Executive Committee).[58]
See also
- Adidas Fevernova – match ball
- The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
- The Doraemons movies: Goal! Goal! Goal!! (2002 FIFA World Cup movies)
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- 2002 FIFA World Cup BBC Coverage
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