Putting both Korea Republic and Japan in charge of the XVII World Cup was a controversial decision. The two countries were surprised and disappointed, as each of them wanted the tournament for themselves. The Japanese offered modern sports and recreation facilities, and Korea Republic's advantage was its sports achievements (participation in 4 World Cups, etc.). Eventually, FIFA decided, that the competition should be organized by the two countries together: half of the games (including the 3. place game) will be played in Korea Republic, and the other half (including the final) in Japan.
195 national teams entered the qualifiers, of which 29 went on to the finals. France (the defending champion) and the two host teams qualified automatically. The participants were divided into 8 groups, and within each group the teams played in a system "everyone vs. everyone". From each group 2 teams qualified to the next round. The next round was played as "play-offs".
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- World Cup 2002 - results -
| GROUP A | GROUP B |
| Senegal - France | 1:0 (1:0) | Paraguay - South Africa | 2:2 (1:0) |
| Denmark - Uruguay | 2:1 (1:0) | Spain - Slovenia | 3:1 (1:0) |
| France - Uruguay | 0:0 | Spain - Paraguay | 3:1 (0:1) |
| Denmark - Senegal | 1:1 (1:0) | South Africa - Slovenia | 1:0 (1:0) |
| Denmark - France | 2:0 (1:0) | Spain - South Africa | 3:2 (2:1) |
| Senegal - Uruguay | 3:3 (3:0) | Paraguay - Slovenia | 3:1 (0:1) |
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| GROUP C | GROUP D |
| Brazil - Turkey | 2:1 (0:1) | Korea Republic - Poland | 2:0 (1:0) |
| Costa Rica - China PR | 2:0 (0:0) | USA - Portugal | 3:2 (3:1) |
| Brazil - China PR | 4:0 (3:0) | Korea Republic - USA | 1:1 (0:1) |
| Costa Rica - Turkey | 1:1 (0:0) | Portugal - Poland | 4:0 (1:0) |
| Brazil - Costa Rica | 5:2 (3:1) | Korea Republic - Portugal | 1:0 (0:0) |
| Turkey - China PR | 3:0 (2:0) | Poland - USA | 3:1 (2:0) |
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| GROUP E | GROUP F |
| Ireland - Cameroon | 1:1 (0:1) | England - Sweden | 1:1 (1:0) |
| Germany - Saudi Arabia | 8:0 (4:0) | Argentina - Nigeria | 1:0 (0:0) |
| Germany - Ireland | 1:1 (1:0) | Sweden - Nigeria | 2:1 (1:1) |
| Cameroon - Saudi Arabia | 1:0 (0:0) | England - Argentina | 1:0 (1:0) |
| Germany - Cameroon | 2:0 (0:0) | Sweden - Argentina | 1:1 (0:0) |
| Ireland - Saudi Arabia | 3:0 (1:0) | Nigeria - England | 0:0 |
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| GROUP G | GROUP H |
| Mexico - Croatia | 1:0 (0:0) | Japan - Belgium | 2:2 (0:0) |
| Italy - Ecuador | 2:0 (2:0) | Russia - Tunisia | 2:0 (0:0) |
| Croatia - Italy | 2:1 (0:0) | Japan - Russia | 1:0 (0:0) |
| Mexico - Ecuador | 2:1 (1:1) | Tunisia - Belgium | 1:1 (1:1) |
| Mexico - Italy | 1:1 (1:0) | Japan - Tunisia | 2:0 (0:0) |
| Ecuador - Croatia | 1:0 (0:0) | Belgium - Russia | 3:2 (1:0) |
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| 1/8 FINALS |
| Germany - Paraguay | 1:0 (0:0) |
| England - Denmark | 3:0 (3:0) |
| Senegal - Sweden | 2:1 (1:1, 1:1) | golden goal |
| Spain - Ireland | 1:1 (1:1, 1:0) | penalties: 3:2 |
| USA - Mexico | 2:0 (1:0) |
| Brazil - Belgium | 2:0 (0:0) |
| Turkey - Japan | 1:0 (1:0) |
| Korea Republic - Italy | 2:1 (1:1, 0:1) | golden goal |
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| QUARTERFINALS |
| Brazil - England | 2:1 (1:1) |
| Germany - USA | 1:0 (1:0) |
| Korea Republic - Spain | 0:0 | penalties: 5:3 |
| Turkey - Senegal | 1:0 (0:0, 0:0) | golden goal |
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| SEMIFINALS |
| Germany - Korea Republic | 1:0 (0:0) |
| Brazil - Turkey | 1:0 (0:0) |
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| 3. PLACE GAME |
| Turkey - Korea Republic | 3:2 (3:1) |
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| FINAL |
| Brazil - Germany | 2:0 (0:0) |
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© 1999-2007 Wojciech Dzierzbicki
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| Did you know? |
For the first time in history the World Cup championship was played in two countries. Previously this was not allowed by the FIFA regulations. |
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It was the first World Cup to take place in Asia. The previous ones were played in Europe (9 times), in South America (4 times) and in North America (3 times). |
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All the games in World Cup 2002 were played on fields measuring 105 x 68 meters. |
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| Group A |
| Denmark |
7:1 |
5-2 |
| Senegal |
5:2 |
5-4 |
| Uruguay |
2:5 |
4-5 |
| France |
1:7 |
0-3 |
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| Group B |
| Spain |
9:0 |
9-4 |
| Paraguay |
4:4 |
6-6 |
| South Africa |
4:4 |
5-5 |
| Slovenia |
0-9 |
2-7 |
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| Group C |
| Brazil |
9:0 |
11-3 |
| Turkey |
4:4 |
5-3 |
| Costa Rica |
4:4 |
5-6 |
| China PR |
0:9 |
0-9 |
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| Group D |
| Korea Republic |
7:1 |
4-1 |
| USA |
4:4 |
5-6 |
| Portugal |
3:6 |
6-4 |
| Poland |
3:6 |
3-7 |
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| Group E |
| Germany |
7:1 |
11-1 |
| Ireland |
5:2 |
5-2 |
| Cameroon |
4:4 |
2-3 |
| Saudi Arabia |
0:9 |
0-12 |
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| Group F |
| Sweden |
5:2 |
4-3 |
| England |
5:2 |
2-1 |
| Argentina |
4:4 |
2-2 |
| Nigeria |
1:7 |
1-3 |
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| Group G |
| Mexico |
7:1 |
4-2 |
| Italy |
4:4 |
4-3 |
| Croatia |
3:6 |
2-3 |
| Ecuador |
3:6 |
2-4 |
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| Group H |
| Japan |
7:1 |
5-2 |
| Belgium |
5:2 |
6-5 |
| Russia |
3:6 |
4-4 |
| Tunisia |
1:7 |
1-5 |
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| Statistics |
| Number of games |
64 |
| Total goals scored |
161 |
| Average per game |
2,52 |
| Sendings off |
17 |
| Own goals |
3 |
| Total attendance |
2,715,197 |
| Average attendance |
42,425 |
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| Top scorers |
| Ronaldo (Brazil) |
8 |
Rivaldo (Brazil)
Miroslav Klose (Germany) |
5 |
Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)
Christian Vieri (Italy) |
4 |
Marc Wilmots (Belgium)
Michael Ballack (Germany)
Robbie Keane (Ireland)
Pauleta (Portugal)
Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal)
Fernando Morientes (Spain)
Raśl (Spain)
Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
Ilhan Mansiz (Turkey) |
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