2002 FIFA World Cup
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2002 FIFA World Cup 2002 FIFA 월드컵 한국/일본 2002 FIFAワールドカップ 韓国/日本
Tournament details
Host countries	South Korea  Japan
Dates	31 May – 30 June
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	Korea Republic
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

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996. For the first time in its history, the World Cup was organized by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0 in the final.

Qualification

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Qualifying countries

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 Champions France 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).

Thirteen 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 CONCACAF and between CONMEBOL and OFC (Oceania). Four nations qualified for the finals for the first time: China, Ecuador, Senegal, and Slovenia.

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]

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.

Summary

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. 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 0-3 to tie Senegal in their last group game, the South Americans couldn't find the fourth goal that might have kept them in the Cup and thus were out of the tournament.

Spain became one of only two teams to pick up maximum points in the Group B, seeing off both Paraguay and Slovenia 3-1 before beating South Africa 3-2. Paraguay needed a late goal against another newcomer, Slovenia, to tie 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, who many had tipped to win the tournament, 3-2. Then, goalkeeping by Brad Friedel earned the Americans a 1-1 draw with South Korea. South Korea, already assured of advancing after topping Poland 2-0, beat Portugal to send the Europeans home and also give the United States a ticket into the second round, despite 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 ex-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 favorites 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 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.

The official 2002 FIFA World Cup poster.

Second round and quarter-finals

In the second round, Germany beat Paraguay 1-0 on a late goal by Oliver Neuville in a tense, defense-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 quarterfinals. Sweden and Senegal had a 1-1 match and it took a Golden goal from Henri Camara in extra time to settle the game. The United States won over Mexico 2-0 behind 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 on a golden goal, 2-1. 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.

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. They demanded the referee give a penalty for a goal-line hand ball by Torsten Frings, but to no avail. South Korea got another win, beating Spain on penalties after a 0-0 draw, becoming the first Asian team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, eclipsing the record of their North Korean counterparts when they reached the quarter-finals in 1966. There was much controversy over South Korea's second round and quarter-final victories being the results of match fixing scandals.^[2] However complaints were dismissed and the victories stood. Turkey continued their remarkable run, stopping Senegal's own 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 top 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 kickoff, the fastest ever 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 Boot 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's captain Cafu, who became the first player to appear in three successive World Cup finals, accepted the trophy on behalf of the team.

Venues

South Korea and Japan each provided ten stadia, the vast majority of them newly built for the tournament.

South Korea

Japan

Match officials

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.

Results

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

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
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

2002-05-31 20:30	France	0 – 1	Senegal	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul Attendance: 62,561 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
		(Report)	Bouba Diop  30'

2002-06-01 18:00	Uruguay	1 – 2	Denmark	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance: 30,157 Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
	Rodríguez  47'	(Report)	Tomasson  45'  83'

2002-06-06 15:30	Denmark	1 – 1	Senegal	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
	Tomasson  16' (pen.)	(Report)	Diao  52'

2002-06-06 20:30	France	0 – 0	Uruguay	Asiad Main Stadium, Busan Attendance: 38,289 Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
		(Report)

2002-06-11 15:30	Denmark	2 – 0	France	Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon Attendance: 48,100 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
	Rommedahl  22' Tomasson  67'	(Report)

2002-06-11 15:30	Senegal	3 – 3	Uruguay	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance: 33,681 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
	Fadiga  20' (pen.) Bouba Diop  26'  38'	(Report)	Morales  47' Forlán  69' Recoba  88' (pen.)

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' 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
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

2002-06-02 16:30	Paraguay	2 – 2	South Africa	Asiad Main Stadium, Busan Attendance: 25,186 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
	Santa Cruz  39' Arce  55'	(Report)	T. Mokoena  63' Fortune  90+1' (pen.)

2002-06-02 20:30	Spain	3 – 1	Slovenia	Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju Attendance: 28,598 Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
	Raúl  44' Valerón  74' Hierro  87' (pen.)	(Report)	Cimirotič  82'

2002-06-07 18:00	Spain	3 – 1	Paraguay	Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
	Morientes  53'  69' Hierro  83' (pen.)	(Report)	Puyol  10' (o.g.)

2002-06-08 15:30	South Africa	1 – 0	Slovenia	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance: 47,226 Referee: Ángel Sánchez (Argentina)
	Nomvethe  4'	(Report)

2002-06-12 20:30	South Africa	2 – 3	Spain	Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon Attendance: 31,024 Referee: Saad Mane (Kuwait)
	McCarthy  31' Radebe  53'	(Report)	Raúl  4'  56' Mendieta  45+1'

2002-06-12 20:30	Slovenia	1 – 3	Paraguay	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo Attendance: 30,176 Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
	Ačimovič  45+1'	(Report)	Cuevas  65'  84' Campos  73'

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 defence 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
Brazil	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	9