FIFA World Cup 2002 Champions, matches, fact and achievements

FIFA World Cup 2002

FIFA World Cup 2002 was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men’s national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from May 31 to June 30 at various locations in South Korea and Japan, with the final match taking place at the International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan. During the opening ceremony, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung officially declared the championship open.

ChampionsRunners- UpThird PlaceFourth Place
Brazil Brazil (5th title)Germany GermanyTurkey TurkeySouth Korea South Korea

Golden Ball WinnerGolden Boot WinnerFIFA Fair Play Trophy
Germany Oliver KahnBrazil RonaldoBelgium Belgium

Best young player: United States Landon Donovan
Yashin Award (Best goalkeeper): Germany Oliver Kahn
Most Entertaining Team: South Korea South Korea

FIFA World Cup 2002 Group stage
Group A

PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
1. QualifiedDenmark Denmark321052+37
2. QualifiedSenegal Senegal312054+15
3Uruguay Uruguay302145−12
4France France301203−31

Group B
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
1. QualifiedSpain Spain330094+59
2. QualifiedParaguay Paraguay31116604
3South Africa South Africa31115504
4Slovenia Slovenia300327−50

Group C
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
1. QualifiedBrazil Brazil3300113+89
2. QualifiedTurkey Turkey311153+24
3Costa Rica Costa Rica311156−14
4China China300309−90

Group D
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
1. QualifiedSouth Korea South Korea (Host)321041+37
2. QualifiedUnited States United States311156−14
3Portugal Portugal310264+23
4Poland Poland310237−43

Group E
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
1. QualifiedGermany Germany3210111+107
2. QualifiedIreland Republic of Ireland312052+35
3Cameroon Cameroon311123−14
4Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia3003012−120

Group F
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
1. QualifiedSweden Sweden312043+15
2. QualifiedEngland England312021+15
3Argentina Argentina31112204
4Nigeria Nigeria301213−21

Group G
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
1. QualifiedMexico Mexico321042+27
2. QualifiedItaly Italy311143+14
3Croatia Croatia310223−13
4Ecuador Ecuador310224−23

Group H
PositionTeamPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
1. QualifiedJapan Japan (Host)321052+37
2. QualifiedBelgium Belgium312065+15
3Russia Russia31024403
4Tunisia Tunisia301215−41

FIFA World Cup 2002 Round of 16

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2
15 June 2002Germany Germany1–0Paraguay Paraguay
15 June 2002Denmark Denmark0–3England England
16 June 2002Sweden Sweden1–2 (a.e.t)Senegal Senegal
16 June 2002Spain Spain1–1 (a.e.t.)
3–2 (Penalties)
Ireland Republic of Ireland
17 June 2002Mexico Mexico0–2United States United States
17 June 2002Brazil Brazil2–0Belgium Belgium
18 June 2002Japan Japan0–1Turkey Turkey
18 June 2002South Korea South Korea2–1 (a.e.t)Italy Italy

FIFA World Cup 2002 Quarter finals

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2
21 June 2002England England1–2Brazil Brazil
21 June 2002Germany Germany1–0United States United States
22 June 2002Spain Spain0–0 (a.e.t.)
3–5 (penalties)
South Korea South Korea
22 June 2002Senegal Senegal0–1 (a.e.t.)Turkey Turkey

Semi finals
25 June 2002 20:30, Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Germany Germany 1 – 0 South Korea South Korea
Michael Ballack Football 75′

26 June 2002 20:30, Saitama Stadium, Saitama

Brazil Brazil 1 – 0 Turkey Turkey
Ronaldo Football 49′

Third place play-off
29 June 2002 20:00, Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

South Korea South Korea 2 – 3 Turkey Turkey
Lee Eul-yong Football 9′
Song Chong-gug Football 90+3′
Şükür Football 1′
İlhan Football 13′, 32′

FIFA World Cup 2002 final match
30 June 2002 20:00, International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Germany Germany 0 – 2 Brazil Brazil
Ronaldo Football 67′, 79′

Top goal scorers

RankPlayer NameCountryGoals
1Brazil RonaldoBrazil8
2Brazil RivaldoBrazil5
3Germany Miroslav KloseGermany5
4Denmark Jon Dahl TomassonDenmark4
5Italy Christian VieriItaly4
6Belgium Marc WilmotsBelgium3
7Germany Michael BallackGermany3
8Ireland Robbie KeaneRepublic of Ireland3
9Portugal PauletaPortugal3
10Spain Fernando MorientesSpain3
11Spain RaúlSpain3
12Senegal Papa Bouba DiopSenegal3
13Sweden Henrik LarssonSweden3
14Turkey İlhan MansızTurkey3

Most assist provider list
RankPlayer NameCountryAssist
1Germany Michael BallackGermany4
2Brazil RonaldinhoBrazil3
3England David BeckhamEngland3
4Germany Bernd SchneiderGermany3
5Germany Christian ZiegeGermany3
6Spain Francisco De PedroSpain3
7Turkey Hasan SasTurkey3

Note: Germany Oliver Kahn is the only goalkeeper to have won the Golden Ball in FIFA World Cup history.

FIFA World Cup 2002 all star team

GoalkeeperDefenderMidfielderForward
Germany Oliver KahnEngland Sol CampbellGermany Michael BallackSenegal El Hadji Diouf
Turkey Rüştü ReçberSpain Fernando HierroUnited States Claudio ReynaGermany Miroslav Klose
South Korea Hong Myung-boBrazil RivaldoBrazil Ronaldo
Turkey Alpay ÖzalanBrazil RonaldinhoTurkey Hasan Şaş
Brazil Roberto CarlosSouth Korea Yoo Sang-chul

FIFA World Cup 2002 Summary
A field of 32 teams qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, marking the first time the tournament was held in Asia, the first outside of the Americas or Europe, and the first to be jointly hosted by two nations. China, Ecuador, Senegal, and Slovenia made their World Cup debuts, with Senegal advancing to the quarterfinals as the only debutant to make it past the group stage.
The tournament featured several surprising outcomes, including defending champions France being eliminated in the group stage without scoring a goal and earning only one point, and second favorites Argentina also exiting in the group stage. South Korea achieved an impressive run to the semi-finals, defeating Poland, Portugal, Italy, and Spain along the way. They became the first team from outside UEFA, CONMEBOL, and CONCACAF regions, and one of the first Asian teams (along with Turkey in this World Cup), to reach the semi-finals.
Brazil emerged victorious, winning the final against Germany 2–0, securing their fifth World Cup title, a record. This victory qualified Brazil for the 2003 and 2005 FIFA Confederations Cups. Turkey claimed third place by defeating South Korea 3–2 in the third-place play-off, and they also scored the fastest goal in World Cup history, just 10.8 seconds after kick-off.
The 2002 World Cup was the last to feature the golden goal rule and the last to use the same ball for all matches. Since 2006, a ball with the same technical specifications but different colors has been used in the final.

FIFA World Cup 2002 Venues
South Korea and Japan each provided 10 venues, the vast majority of them newly built for the tournament.

StadiumCapacityCity (South Korea)
Daegu World Cup Stadium68,014Daegu
Seoul World Cup Stadium63,961Seoul
Busan Asiad Stadium55,982Busan
Incheon World Cup Stadium52,179Incheon
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium43,550Ulsan
Suwon World Cup Stadium43,188Suwon
Gwangju World Cup Stadium42,880Gwangju
Jeonju World Cup Stadium42,391Jeonju
Jeju World Cup Stadium42,256Seogwipo
Daejeon World Cup Stadium40,407Daejeon

StadiumCapacityCity (Japan)
International Stadium Yokohama72,327Yokohama
Saitama Stadium63,000Saitama
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA50,600Shizuoka
Nagai Stadium50,000Osaka
Miyagi Stadium49,000Miyagi
Ōita Stadium43,000Ōita
Niigata Stadium42,300Niigata
Kashima Stadium42,000Kashima
Kobe Wing Stadium42,000Kobe
Sapporo Dome42,000Sapporo

Qualification
A total of 199 teams attempted to qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, with the qualification process starting with a preliminary draw in Tokyo on December 7, 1999. Defending champions France, along with co-hosts South Korea and Japan, qualified automatically without participating in the qualification matches. This tournament was the last in which the defending champions received automatic qualification.
The allocation of places was as follows: 14 spots for UEFA (Europe), five for CAF (Africa), four for CONMEBOL (South America), four for AFC (Asia), and three for CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean). The remaining two spots were determined by playoffs between AFC and UEFA, and between CONMEBOL and OFC (Oceania). Four nations made their World Cup debuts: China, Ecuador, Senegal, and Slovenia. As of 2022, this remains the last time the Republic of Ireland and Turkey have qualified for the World Cup, and the only time for China. It was also the last time Australia and Switzerland failed to qualify.
Turkey qualified for the first time since 1954, Poland and Portugal for the first time since 1986, and Costa Rica and Uruguay for the first time since 1990. Sweden, Russia, and the Republic of Ireland returned after missing the 1998 World Cup. Notable absences included the Netherlands, Romania, Colombia, Bulgaria, Morocco, Norway, Austria, Chile, Iran, Jamaica, Scotland, and Yugoslavia. South Korea set a record by qualifying for a fifth consecutive finals tournament, becoming the first nation from outside Europe or the Americas to achieve this.
All seven previous World Cup-winning nations (Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy, and Uruguay) qualified, setting a record for the most previous champions at a tournament, which was broken again in 2014. The highest-ranked team that did not qualify was Colombia (ranked 4th), while the lowest-ranked team that did qualify was China PR (ranked 50th).

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