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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, which also meant that for the first time three teams received automatic berths in the tournament. It was also the first time it was not held in Europe or the Americas. The tournament was won by Brazil for a record fifth time.
The format of the competiton stayed the same as in 1998: 32 teams were split into eight groups of four. 16 teams: eight group winners and eight second place finishers would qualify for the knockout competition.
The tournament featured the unexpected early elimination of many of the best regarded teams, with France, Portugal and Argentina not surviving the first round and Italy and Spain defeated by the Republic of Korea. Three teams reached the quarterfinals for the first time: Turkey, Senegal and Korea, with Turkey and Korea reaching the semifinals. This World Cup tournament was Senegal's first, along with China, Ecuador, and Slovenia.
In the end, though, the finals saw the all-time World Cup winning country, Brazil, defeat the team with the second-best World Cup record, Germany, 2-0 for their record fifth title. Amazingly, the 2002 final was the first time Brazil and Germany had ever faced one another at a World Cup. Ronaldo won the Golden Boot by scoring eight goals.

Stadia
Each country provided 10 stadia, many of them brand new as they had been built for the tournament.

South Korea
World Cup Stadium, Daegu - 68,014 May 2001
Sangam Stadium, Seoul - 63,961 December 2001
Asiad Main Stadium, Busan - 55,982 July 2001
Munhak Stadium, Incheon - 52,179 December 2001
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan - 43,550 May 2001
Big Bird Stadium, Suwon - 43,188 May 2001
World Cup Stadium, Gwangju - 42,880 September 2001 (renamed Guus Hiddink Stadium immediately after the 2002 World Cup)
World Cup Stadium, Jeonju - 42,391 September 2001
World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju - 42,256 December 2001

Top Scorers

8 goals
Ronaldo

5 goals
Alessandro Del Piero
Miroslav Klose
Rivaldo

4 goals
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Christian Vieri

3 goals
Marc Wilmots
Pauleta
Papa Bouba Diop
İlhan Mansız
Robbie Keane
Michael Ballack
Fernando Morientes
Raúl
Henrik Larsson

Results

Final
Sun Jun 30 2002
Germany 0 - 2 Brazil

3rd/4th Place Playoff
Sat Jun 29 2002
South Korea 2 - 3 Turkey

Semi-Final
Wed Jun 26 2002
Brazil 1 - 0 Turkey
Tue Jun 25 2002
Germany 1 - 0 South Korea

Quarter-Final
Sat Jun 22 2002
Senegal 0 - 1 Turkey
Turkey win on Golden Goal Rule Spain 0 - 0 South Korea
South Korea win 5-3 on penalties
Fri Jun 21 2002 Germany 1 - 0 USA
England 1 - 2 Brazil

Second Round
Tue Jun 18 2002
South Korea 2 - 1 Italy
South Korea win on Golden Goal Rule Japan 0 - 1 Turkey
Mon Jun 17 2002
Brazil 2 - 0 Belgium
Mexico 0 - 2 USA
Sun Jun 16 2002
Spain 1 - 1 Rep of Ireland
Spain win 3-2 on penalties Sweden 1 - 2 Senegal
Senegal win on Golden Goal Sat Jun 15 2002 Denmark 0 - 3 England
Germany 1 - 0 Paraguay

Group Stage
Fri Jun 14 2002
Group H
Belgium 3 - 2 Russia
Group H
Tunisia 0 - 2 Japan
Group D
Poland 3 - 1 USA
Group D
Portugal 0 - 1 South Korea
Thu Jun 13 2002
Group C
Turkey 3 - 0 China
Group C
Costa Rica 2 - 5 Brazil
Group G
Ecuador 1 - 0 Croatia
Group G
Mexico 1 - 1 Italy
Wed Jun 12 2002
Group F
Nigeria 0 - 0 England
Group F
Sweden 1 - 1 Argentina
Group B
South Africa 2 - 3 Spain
Group B
Slovenia 1 - 3 Paraguay
Tue Jun 11 2002
Group A
Denmark 2 - 0 France
Group A
Senegal 3 - 3 Uruguay
Group E
Saudi Arabia 0 - 3 Rep of Ireland
Group E
Cameroon 0 - 2 Germany
Mon Jun 10 2002
Group D
Portugal 4 - 0 Poland
Group D
South Korea 1 - 1 USA
Group H
Tunisia 1 - 1 Belgium
Sun Jun 09 2002
Group G
Mexico 2 - 1 Ecuador
Group C
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Turkey
Group H
Japan 1 - 0 Russia
Sat Jun 08 2002
Group B
South Africa 1 - 0 Slovenia
Group G
Italy 1 - 2 Croatia
Group C
Brazil 4 - 0 China
Fri Jun 07 2002
Group F
Argentina 0 - 1 England
Group F
Sweden 2 - 1 Nigeria
Group B
Spain 3 - 1 Paraguay
Thu Jun 06 2002
Group A
France 0 - 0 Uruguay
Group A
Denmark 1 - 1 Senegal
Group E
Cameroon 1 - 0 Saudi Arabia
Wed Jun 05 2002
Group H
Russia 2 - 0 Tunisia
Group D
USA 3 - 2 Portugal
Group E
Germany 1 - 1 Rep of Ireland
Tue Jun 04 2002
Group C
China 0 - 2 Costa Rica
Group H
Japan 2 - 2 Belgium
Group D
South Korea 2 - 0 Poland
Mon Jun 03 2002
Group G
Italy 2 - 0 Ecuador
Group G
Croatia 0 - 1 Mexico
Group C
Brazil 2 - 1 Turkey
Sun Jun 02 2002
Group F
England 1 - 1 Sweden
Group F
Argentina 1 - 0 Nigeria
Group B
Spain 3 - 1 Slovenia
Group B
Paraguay 2 - 2 South Africa
Sat Jun 01 2002
Group E
Germany 8 - 0 Saudi Arabia
Group E
Rep of Ireland 1 - 1 Cameroon
Group A
Uruguay 1 - 2 Denmark
Fri May 31 2002
Group A
France 0 - 1 Senegal