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Football World Cup 2002

The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. It was the 17th edition of the tournament. For the first time in history it was organised by two countries, and also for the first time it was not held in Europe or the Americas.

The 2002 edition of the tournament was dedicated to the children of the world.

The tournament featured the unexpected early elimination of many of the best regarded teams, with France and Argentina not surviving the first round and Italy and Spain defeated by the Republic of Korea. Three teams reached the quarter-finals for the first time: Turkey, Senegal and Korea, with Turkey and Korea reaching the semi-finals. However, the finals saw the all-time winningest national team, Brazil, defeat the second-winningest team, Germany, 2-0 for their record fifth title.

32 teams qualified and 8 groups of 4 teams were drawn in December 2001. From each group, the two top teams qualified for the second round. Teams that qualified are in italics. Qualification order was determined using the following criteria, in descending order of preference:

Points (Wins are worth 3 points, ties 1 point, losses 0 points)
Goal differential (goals for, subtract goals against)
Goals for
Head-to-head results (not needed in 2002)
Random draw (not needed in 2002)

Group A	pts	goals	Group B	pts	goals	Group C	pts	goals	Group D	pts	goals
France	1	0-3	Spain	9	9-4	Brazil	9	11-3	Korea R.	7	4-1
Senegal	5	5-4	Slovenia	0	2-7	Turkey	4	5-3	Poland	3	3-7
Uruguay	2	4-5	Paraguay	4	6-6	China PR	0	0-9	USA	4	5-6
Denmark	7	5-2	S. Africa	4	5-5	C. Rica	4	5-6	Portugal	3	6-4
Group E	pts	goals	Group F	pts	goals	Group G	pts	goals	Group H	pts	goals
Germany	7	11-1	Argentina	4	2-2	Italy	4	4-3	Japan	7	5-2
S. Arabia	0	0-12	Nigeria	1	1-3	Ecuador	3	2-4	Belgium	5	6-5
Ireland	5	5-2	England	5	2-1	Croatia	3	2-1	Russia	3	4-4
Cameroon	4	2-3	Sweden	5	4-3	Mexico	7	4-2	Tunisia	1	1-5

Table of contents

1 Results - Group Stage:

2 Results Stage 2

2.1 Round of 16
2.2 Quarter-finals
2.3 Semi-finals
2.4 Third place
2.5 Final

3 Top Scorers

4 Highest Qualifiers

5 External links:

Results - Group Stage:

Group: Team A - Team B Goals A:Goals B (Halftime Goals A:Halftime Goals B)

May 31:

Group A: France - Senegal 0:1 (0:1)

Has there ever been a bigger upset on the opening day of the tournament? The World and European champions are upstaged by a French-based Senegal side

June 1:

Group E: Ireland - Cameroon 1:1 (0:1)

The Irish set the tone for their World Cup rollercoaster by taking a point from the much-fancied Cameroon team- without the grit of Roy Keane

Group A: Uruguay - Denmark 1:2 (0:1)

Group E: Germany - Saudi Arabia 8:0 (4:0)

Germany puts on a master class at the expense of the hapless Saudi Arabia, scoring four goals each half. Miroslav Klose emerges as a surprise candidate for the Golden Boot

June 2:

Group F: Argentina - Nigeria 1:0 (0:0)

Group B: Paraguay - South Africa 2:2 (1:0)

Group F: England - Sweden 1:1 (1:0)

A superb first half, followed by a dreadful second, means England get off to a rocky start.

Groub B: Spain - Slovenia 3:1 (1:0)

June 3:

Group G: Croatia - Mexico 0:1 (0:0)

Blanco (M) 60

Group C: Brazil - Turkey 2:1 (0:1)

An early goal from Hasan Sas puts the frighteners into the Brazilians, until Rivaldo taints the game with a shocking example of gamesmanship

Group G: Italy - Ecuador 2:0 (2:0)

Vieri (I) 7', 27

June 4:

Group C: China - Costa Rica 0:2 (0:0)

Group H: Japan - Belgium 2:2 (0:0)

Arsenal's forgotten man, Junichi Inamoto, emerges as the hero with a late equaliser against a solid Belgian side

Group D: South Korea - Poland 2:0 (1:0)

June 5:

Group H: Russia - Tunisia 2:0 (0:0)

Group D: USA - Portugal 3:2 (3:1)

O'Brian (U) 4', Jorge Costa (U,OG) 29', McBride (U) 36', Beto (P) 39', Agoos (P,OG) 71

USA upsets Portugal in a high-paced game.

Group E: Germany - Ireland 1:1 (1:0)

Ireland scores in additional time at the end of the match to achieve this stunning tie.

June 6:

Group A: France - Uruguay 0:0 (0:0)

After a questionable red card reduces their team to 10 men, demoralized France plays to a scoreless tie with aggressive Uruguay.

Group E: Cameroon - Saudi Arabia 1:0 (0:0)

Group A: Denmark - Senegal 1:1 (1:0)

June 7:

Group F: Sweden - Nigeria 2:1 (1:1)

Group B: Spain - Paraguay 3:1 (0:1)

Group F: Argentina - England 0:1 (0:1)

England lay past ghosts to rest with a Beckham penalty that leaves Argentina in need of a win in the last game.

June 8:

Group B: South Africa - Slovenia 1:0 (1:0)

Group G: Italy - Croatia 1:2 (0:0)

Vieri (I) 55', Olic (C) 73', Rapaic (C) 76

With two goals disallowed Italy loses the match

Group C: Brazil - China 4:0 (3:0)

June 9:

Group G: Mexico - Ecuador 2:1 (1:1)

Delgado (E) 5', Borgetti (M) 28', Torrado (M) 57

Group C: Costa Rica - Turkey 1:1 (0:0)

Group H: Japan - Russia 1:0 (0:0)

June 10:

Group D: South Korea - USA 1:1 (0:1)

Mathis (U) 24', Ahn (K) 78

USA withstands an impressive assault by South Korea on its home turf behind the extraordinary goalkeeping of Brad Friedel[?]

Group H: Tunisia - Belgium 1:1 (1:1)

Group D: Portugal - Poland 4:0 (1:0)

June 11:

Group A: Denmark - France 2:0 (1:0)

Rommedahl (D) 22', Tomasson (D) 67

Even with the return of Zinedine Zidane, France is unable to score even one goal and crash out of the tournament

Group A: Senegal - Uruguay 3:3 (3:0)

Fadiga (S) 20', Diop (S) 26', Diop (S) 38', Morales (U) 46', Forlan (U) 69', Recoba (U)88

A thrilling 3-3 draw puts Senegal into the playoffs

Group E: Cameroon - Germany 0:2 (0:0)

Bode (G) 50', Klose (G) 79

Germany beats Cameroon with strength and skill.

Group E: Saudi Arabia - Ireland 0:3 (0:1)

Keane (I) 7', Breen (I) 61', Duff (I) 87

Ireland scores more than one goal for the first time in the World Cup.

June 12:

Group B: South Africa - Spain 2:3 (1:2)

Raul (Sp) 4', McCarthy (SA) 30', Mendieta (Sp) 44', Redebe (SA) 42', Raul (Sp) 56

Group B: Slovenia - Paraguay 1:3 (1:0)

Acimovic (Sl) 45'+1', Cuevas (P) 66', Campos (P) 74', Cuevas (P) 84

Group F: Sweden - Argentina 1:1 (0:0)

A. Svensson (S) 58', Crespo (A) 88

Group F: Nigeria - England 0:0 (0:0)

A dire game that gets England into the next round

June 13:

Group C: Costa Rica - Brazil 2:5 (1:3)

Ronaldo (B) 10' 13', Edmilson (B) 38', Wanchope (C) 39', Gomes (C) 56', Rivaldo (B) 62', Junior (B) 64'

Group C: Turkey - China 3:0 (2:0)

Sas (T) 6', Korkmaz (T) 9', Davala (T) 85

Group G: Mexico - Italy 1:1 (1:0)

Borgetti (M) 34' , Del Piero (I) 85

Just one regular score nullified, this time, and Italy draws

Group G: Ecuador - Croatia 1:0 (0:0)

Mendez (E) 48

June 14:

Group D: Portugal - Korea 0:1 (0:0)

Group D: Poland - USA 3:1 (2:0)

Group H: Tunisia - Japan 0:2 (0:0)

Morishima (J) 48', Nakata (J) 75

Group H: Belgium - Russia 3:2 (1:0)

Walem (B) 7', Beschastnykh (R) 52', Sonck (B) 78', Wilmots (B) 82', Sychev (R) 88

Results Stage 2

Round of 16

June 15:

1 - Germany - Paraguay 1:0 (0:0)

2 - Denmark - England 0:3 (0:3)

A comprehensive win for England over a nervous-looking Danish side

June 16:

3 - Sweden - Senegal 1:2 (golden goal) (1:1, 1:1)

4 - Spain - Ireland 3:2 (penalties AET) (1:1, 1:0)

With some of the most ineffective penalty taking ever seen, Ireland do themselves little justice as they lose to Spain

June 17:

5 - Mexico - USA 0:2 (0:1)

McBride 8', Donovan 65

6 - Brazil - Belgium 2:0 (0:0)

Rivaldo 67', Ronaldo 88

Belgium a little unlucky as their veteran striker exposes Brazilian defensive weaknesses

June 18:

7 - Japan - Turkey 0:1 (0:1)

Davala 12

8 - Korea R. - Italy 2:1 (golden goal) (1:1, 0:1)

Christian Vieri 18', Seol Ki-Hyeon 88', Ahn Jung-Hwan 116

Continuing the trend of shocks, a dubious series of linesman decisions send the Azzuri home early- while the Koreans go marching on

Quarter-finals

June 21:

9 - England - Brazil 1:2 (1:1)

Owen 23', Rivaldo 47'+, Ronaldinho 50

A fluke goal/moment of genius from Ronaldinho is too much for a tiring England side.

10 - Germany - USA 1:0 (1:0)

Ballack 38'

USA unlucky to be knocked out as controversial refereeing denies them a certain penalty

June 22:

11 - Spain - Korea R. 3:5 (penalties AET) (0:0, 0:0)

12 - Senegal - Turkey 0:1 (golden goal) (0:0, 0:0)

Mansiz 94'

Semi-finals

June 25:

13 - Germany - Korea R. 1:0 (0:0)

Ballack 74

Michael Ballack's booking rules him out of the final, but his goal puts Germany through

June 26:

14 - Brazil - Turkey 1:0 (0:0)

Ronaldo 49

Ronaldo's toepoke is enough to get the Brazilians within touching distance of their fifth world title.

Third place

June 29:

Korea R. 2 - Turkey 3 (1:3)

Sukur 1', Lee 9', Mansiz 13',32', Song 93'+

Final

June 30:

Germany 0 - Brazil 2 (0:0)

Ronaldo (B) 67', 79

The legend that is Ronaldo finally comes good in a World Cup final, scoring two and humbling the mighty Oliver Kahn in the German goal. Germany surprise a few people by taking the game to Brazil in the first half and creating some good scoring chances; in the end, however, almost everyone outside of Deutschland celebrates a victory for the beautiful game