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For other uses, see 2002 World Cup ( disambiguation ). 2002 FIFA World Cup 2002 FIFA 월드컵 한국 / 일본 2002 FIFA Woldeu Keob Hanguk / Ilbon 2002 FIFA ワールド カップ 韓国 / 日本 2002 FIFA Waarudo Kappu Kankoku / Nihon 2002 FIFA World Cup official logo 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 South Korea 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 Best young player Landon Donovan Best goalkeeper Oliver Kahn Fair play award Belgium ← 1998 2006 → The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men 's national football teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama. A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup, which was the first to be held in Asia, the first to be held outside of the Americas or Europe, as well as the first to be jointly - hosted by more than one nation. China, Ecuador, Senegal and Slovenia made their World Cup debuts. The tournament had several upsets and surprise results, which included the defending champions France being eliminated in the group stage after earning a single point and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage. South Korea managed to reach the semi-finals, beating Spain, Italy and Portugal en route. However, the most potent team at the tournament, Brazil, prevailed, winning the final against Germany 2 -- 0, making them the first and only country to have won the World Cup five times. The victory qualified Brazil for the 2003 and subsequently 2005 FIFA Confederations Cups, its fourth and fifth Confederations Cup appearance in a row. In the third place play - off match against South Korea, Turkey won 3 -- 2, taking third place in only their second ever FIFA World Cup. Contents 1 Host selection 2 Qualification 2.1 List of qualified teams 3 Venues 4 Match officials 5 Squads 6 Seeds 7 Results 7.1 Group stage 7.1. 1 Group A 7.1. 2 Group B 7.1. 3 Group C 7.1. 4 Group D 7.1. 5 Group E 7.1. 6 Group F 7.1. 7 Group G 7.1. 8 Group H 7.2 Knockout stage 7.2. 1 Round of 16 and quarter - finals 7.2. 2 Semi-finals, third - place match, and final 7.2. 3 Round of 16 7.2. 4 Quarter - finals 7.2. 5 Semi-finals 7.2. 6 Third place play - off 7.2. 7 Final 8 Statistics 8.1 Goalscorers 8.2 Awards 8.3 All - star team 8.4 Final standings 9 Sponsorship 10 Ticket sales problem 11 Controversies 12 Cultural event 13 See also 14 References 15 External links Host selection Main article : FIFA World Cup hosts South Korea and Japan were selected as hosts by FIFA on 31 May 1996. Initially, South Korea, Japan, and Mexico presented three rival bids. FIFA officials brokered a united bid between the two Asian countries shortly before the decision was made, and they were chosen unanimously in preference to Mexico. This was the first World Cup to be hosted by more than one country, the second being the 2026 World Cup to be hosted by the U.S., Mexico, and Canada. The general secretary of South Korea 's bidding committee, Song Young - shik, stated that FIFA was interested in staging some matches in North Korea in order to aid Korean reunification, but it was ruled out. At the time the decision was made, Japan had never qualified for a World Cup finals ( although the Japanese did subsequently qualify for the 1998 competition ). The only other countries to have been awarded a World Cup without previously having competed in a final tournament are Italy in 1934 and Qatar in 2022. ( Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930 so there was no prior tournament. They were defending Olympic champions from 1928 ). The unusual choice of host proved an issue for football fans in Europe, used to watching international matches on or close to their time zone. With games taking place in the European morning, some schools and businesses chose to open late on match days or set up communal watching events before the start of work. Qualification Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 199 teams attempted to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. The qualification process began with the preliminary draw held in Tokyo on 7 December 1999. Defending champions France and co-hosts South Korea and Japan qualified automatically and did not have to play any qualification matches. This was the final World Cup in which the defending champions qualified automatically. 14 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 UEFA and between CONMEBOL and OFC ( Oceania ). Four nations qualified for the finals for the first time : China, Ecuador, Senegal, and Slovenia. As of 2018, this was the last time Republic of Ireland, Turkey and China qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals. Turkey qualified for the first time since 1954, Poland and Portugal both qualified for the first time since 1986 and Costa Rica and Uruguay qualified for the first time since 1990. Sweden, Russia and Republic of Ireland also returned after missing the 1998 World Cup. 1998 semi-finalists the Netherlands, three times 1990s participants Romania and Colombia and Norway, Bulgaria and Morocco, which had participated in the previous 2 finals, failed to qualify, while South Korea set a record by appearing in a fifth successive finals tournament, the first nation from outside Europe or the Americas to achieve this feat. All seven previous World Cup - winning nations ( Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Italy and Uruguay ) qualified, the first time so many previous champions had been present at a finals tournament ( all these nations had also appeared at the 1986 tournament, but France had not yet won the competition ). List of qualified teams The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for the final tournament : AFC ( 4 ) China PR ( 50 ) Japan ( 32 ) ( co-hosts ) Saudi Arabia ( 34 ) South Korea ( 40 ) ( co-hosts ) CAF ( 5 ) Cameroon ( 17 ) Nigeria ( 27 ) Senegal ( 42 ) South Africa ( 37 ) Tunisia ( 31 ) OFC ( 0 ) None qualified CONCACAF ( 3 ) Costa Rica ( 29 ) Mexico ( 7 ) United States ( 13 ) CONMEBOL ( 5 ) Argentina ( 3 ) Brazil ( 2 ) Ecuador ( 36 ) Paraguay ( 18 ) Uruguay ( 24 ) UEFA ( 15 ) Belgium ( 23 ) Croatia ( 21 ) Denmark ( 20 ) England ( 12 ) France ( 1 ) Germany ( 11 ) Italy ( 6 ) Poland ( 38 ) Portugal ( 5 ) Republic of Ireland ( 15 ) Russia ( 28 ) Slovenia ( 25 ) Spain ( 8 ) Sweden ( 19 ) Turkey ( 22 ) Countries qualified for the World Cup Country failed to qualify Countries that did not enter the World Cup Country not a FIFA member Venues South Korea and Japan each provided 10 venues, the vast majority of them newly built for the tournament. Groups A-D played all their matches in South Korea, and Groups E-H played all their matches in Japan. The stadiums in Daegu, Suwon, Yokohama and Saitama all hosted 4 matches each, while the other 16 stadiums hosted 3 matches each. Notably, no matches were played in Tokyo, making it the first capital of a host country not to have a World Cup venue. A cross denotes an indoor stadium. South Korea Daegu Seoul Busan Incheon Ulsan Daegu World Cup Stadium Capacity : 68,014 Group / Third place Seoul World Cup Stadium Capacity : 63,961 Group / Knock - out Busan Asiad Stadium Capacity : 55,982 Group Incheon Munhak Stadium Capacity : 52,179 Group Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Capacity : 43,550 Group / Knock - out Suwon Gwangju Jeonju Seogwipo Daejeon Suwon World Cup Stadium Capacity : 43,188 Group / Knock - out Gwangju World Cup Stadium Capacity : 42,880 Group / Knock - out Jeonju World Cup Stadium Capacity : 42,391 Group / Knock - out Jeju World Cup Stadium Capacity : 42,256 Group / Knock - out Daejeon World Cup Stadium Capacity : 40,407 Group / Knock - out South Korea Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Jeonju Seogwipo Seoul Suwon Ulsan Japan Japan Ibaraki Kobe Miyagi Niigata Ōita Osaka Saitama Sapporo Shizuoka Yokohama S. Korea Japan Yokohama Saitama Shizuoka Osaka Miyagi International Stadium Yokohama Capacity : 72,327 Group / Final Saitama Stadium 2002 Capacity : 63,000 Group / Knock - out Shizuoka `` Ecopa '' Stadium Capacity : 50,600 Group / Knock - out Nagai Stadium Capacity : 50,000 Group / Knock - out Miyagi Stadium Capacity : 49,000 Group / Knock - out Ōita Niigata Ibaraki Kobe Sapporo Ōita Stadium Capacity : 43,000 Group / Knock - out Niigata Stadium Capacity : 42,300 Group / Knock - out Kashima Soccer Stadium Capacity : 42,000 Group Kobe Wing Stadium Capacity : 42,000 Group / Knock - out Sapporo Dome Capacity : 42,000 Group Match officials show List of match officials by confederation and country Referees AFC Lu Jun ( China ) Toru Kamikawa ( Japan ) Saad Mane ( Kuwait ) Kim Young - joo ( South Korea ) Ali Bujsaim ( United Arab Emirates ) CAF Coffi Codjia ( Benin ) Gamal Al - Ghandour ( Egypt ) Mohamed Guezzaz ( Morocco ) Falla N'Doye ( Senegal ) Mourad Daami ( Tunisia ) CONCACAF William Mattus ( Costa Rica ) Carlos Batres ( Guatemala ) Peter Prendergast ( Jamaica ) Felipe Ramos ( Mexico ) Brian Hall ( United States ) CONMEBOL Ángel Sánchez ( Argentina ) René Ortubé ( Bolivia ) Carlos Simon ( Brazil ) Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia ) Byron Moreno ( Ecuador ) Ubaldo Aquino ( Paraguay ) OFC Mark Shield ( Australia ) UEFA Kim Milton Nielsen ( Denmark ) Graham Poll ( England ) Gilles Veissière ( France ) Markus Merk ( Germany ) Kyros Vassaras ( Greece ) Pierluigi Collina ( Italy ) Jan Wegereef ( Netherlands ) Terje Hauge ( Norway ) Vítor Melo Pereira ( Portugal ) Hugh Dallas ( Scotland ) Ľuboš Micheľ ( Slovakia ) Antonio López Nieto ( Spain ) Anders Frisk ( Sweden ) Urs Meier ( Switzerland ) Assistant referees AFC Komaleeswaran Sankar ( India ) Awni Hassaouneh ( Jordan ) Haidar Koleit ( Lebanon ) Mat Lazim Awang Hamat ( Malaysia ) Mohamed Saeed ( Maldives ) Ali Al - Traifi ( Saudi Arabia ) Visva Krishnan ( Singapore ) CAF Wagih Farag ( Egypt ) Dramane Dante ( Mali ) Taoufik Adjengui ( Tunisia ) Ali Tomusange ( Uganda ) Brighton Mudzamiri ( Zimbabwe ) CONCACAF Curtis Charles ( Antigua and Barbuda ) Héctor Vergara ( Canada ) Vladimir Fernández ( El Salvador ) Michael Ragoonath ( Trinidad and Tobago ) CONMEBOL Jorge Rattalino ( Argentina ) Jorge Oliveira ( Brazil ) Bomer Fierro ( Ecuador ) Miguel Giacomuzzi ( Paraguay ) OFC Paul Smith ( New Zealand ) Elise Doriri ( Vanuatu ) UEFA Egon Bereuter ( Austria ) Yury Dupanov ( Belarus ) Roland Van Nylen ( Belgium ) Evžen Amler ( Czech Republic ) Jens Larsen ( Denmark ) Philip Sharp ( England ) Frédéric Arnault ( France ) Heiner Müller ( Germany ) Ferenc Székely ( Hungary ) Jaap Pool ( Netherlands ) Maciej Wierzbowski ( Poland ) Carlos Matos ( Portugal ) Igor Šramka ( Slovakia ) Leif Lindberg ( Sweden ) There was much controversy over the refereeing in the tournament. Questionable decisions in the Italy - South Korea match resulted in 400,000 complaints, and featured in ESPN 's 10 most fabled World Cup controversies. The Spain - South Korea match featured two controversially disallowed Spanish goals, which Iván Helguera referred to as `` a robbery '' and led to Spanish press brandishing the officials `` thieves of dreams, '' though FIFA dismissed the incident as human error. Squads Main article : 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. 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. This was the last FIFA World Cup with the defending champion in Group A. Since 2006, the Host nation has been in Group A. Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D Argentina Brazil France ( 1998 World Cup winner ) Germany Italy Japan ( co-hosts ) South Korea ( co-hosts ) Spain Belgium Croatia Denmark England Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Russia Slovenia Sweden Turkey China PR Ecuador Paraguay Saudi Arabia Uruguay Cameroon Costa Rica Mexico Nigeria Senegal South Africa Tunisia United States Before the draw, it was arranged that the last three teams in Pot B would be drawn into four groups which did not already contain two European teams and one would be left without a second European team. This was ultimately Group C. No group could contain more than two European teams, no unseeded South American team could be drawn with Brazil or Argentina and no unseeded Asian team could be drawn with South Korea or Japan. France, as holders were automatically placed in Group A, South Korea were placed in Group D and Japan were placed in Group H. One of the two South American seeds ( Brazil and Argentina ) had to play in a group played in South Korea and the other had to play in a group played in Japan. In Pot C, China had to play in South Korea ( either group A, B or C ) which meant that the other Asian team in Pot C ( Saudi Arabia ) had to play in Japan ( either group E, F or G ). In Pot D, two or three African teams, and one or two CONCACAF teams had to play in either South Korea or Japan. 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. Results Group stage All times are Korea Standard Time and Japan Standard Time ( UTC + 9 ) Champion Runner - up Third place Fourth place Quarter - finals Round of 16 Group stage Groups A, B, C, D based in South Korea. Groups E, F, G, H based in Japan. In the following tables : Pld = total games played W = total games won D = total games drawn ( tied ) L = total games lost GF = total goals scored ( goals for ) GA = total goals conceded ( goals against ) GD = goal difference ( GF − GA ) Pts = total points accumulated Ato, Kaz and Nik were the 2002 World Cup mascots. The teams in the group play were ranked upon Points Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie Drawing of lots In the original version of the rules for the final tournament, the ranking criteria were in a different order, with head - to - head results taking precedence over total goal difference. The rules were changed to the above in advance of the tournament, but older versions were still available on the FIFA and UEFA websites, causing some confusion among those trying to identify the correct criteria. Group a Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Group A Group A involved the defending champions France, Senegal, Uruguay, and Denmark. The World Cup started with a 1 -- 0 defeat of France, playing without the injured Zinedine Zidane, by tournament newcomers Senegal in the tournament 's opening match held in Seoul, South Korea. On the next day, two goals by Jon Dahl Tomasson gave the Danes a 2 -- 1 victory over Uruguay in Ulsan. In the second set of Group A matches, France were held to a 0 -- 0 draw in Busan by Uruguay after star striker Thierry Henry was sent off, while in Daegu, Denmark and Senegal drew 1 -- 1. A 2 -- 0 defeat by Denmark in their last group game in Incheon sealed France 's elimination from the World Cup. France went out of the Cup without even managing to score a goal and earned the unwanted record of the worst World Cup performance by World Cup holders ( in 1934 Uruguay refused to defend the title ). Senegal drew with Uruguay to clinch their place in the second round, despite Uruguay coming back from 3 -- 0 down to draw 3 -- 3, in their last group game in Suwon. The South Americans could n't find the fourth goal that would have kept them in the Cup and thus were out of the tournament. At the end, Denmark won Group A with 7 points, followed by Senegal with 5 points. Uruguay were eliminated with 2 points and holders France with 1 point. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Denmark 0 5 + 3 7 Advance to knockout stage Senegal 0 5 + 1 5 Uruguay 0 5 − 1 France 0 0 − 3 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria 31 May 2002 France 0 -- 1 Senegal Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul 1 June 2002 Uruguay 1 -- 2 Denmark Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan 6 June 2002 Denmark 1 -- 1 Senegal Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu France 0 -- 0 Uruguay Asiad Main Stadium, Busan 11 June 2002 Denmark 2 -- 0 France Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon Senegal 3 -- 3 Uruguay Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Group B Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Group B Spain in Group B became one of only two teams to pick up maximum points, seeing off both Slovenia and Paraguay ( In Gwangju and Jeonju respectively ) 3 -- 1 before defeating South Africa 3 -- 2 in Daejeon. Paraguay advanced over a late goal, winning 3 -- 1 over newcomer Slovenia in Seogwipo to tie with South Africa on goal difference ( they were already tied with four points, having drawn 2 -- 2 in their opening game against each other in Busan ). As a result, Paraguay advanced to the second round on the goals scored tiebreaker, scoring six goals compared to South Africa 's five. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Spain 0 0 9 + 5 9 Advance to knockout stage Paraguay 6 6 0 South Africa 5 5 0 Slovenia 0 0 7 − 5 0 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria 2 June 2002 Paraguay 2 -- 2 South Africa Asiad Main Stadium, Busan Spain 3 -- 1 Slovenia Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju 7 June 2002 Spain 3 -- 1 Paraguay Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju 8 June 2002 South Africa 1 -- 0 Slovenia Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu 12 June 2002 South Africa 2 -- 3 Spain Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon Slovenia 1 -- 3 Paraguay Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo Group C Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Group C Group C saw Brazil become the other team to win all three of their Group matches, defeating Turkey 2 -- 1 in Ulsan, China 4 -- 0 in Seogwipo, and Costa Rica 5 -- 2 in Suwon. Turkey also advanced to the next round, defeating Costa Rica on goal difference after both teams drew with 4 points each ( both tied 1 -- 1 in Incheon against each other ). 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. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil 0 0 11 + 8 9 Advance to knockout stage Turkey 5 + 2 Costa Rica 5 6 − 1 China PR 0 0 0 9 − 9 0 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria 3 June 2002 Brazil 2 -- 1 Turkey Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan 4 June 2002 China PR 0 -- 2 Costa Rica Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju 8 June 2002 Brazil 4 -- 0 China PR Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo 9 June 2002 Costa Rica 1 -- 1 Turkey Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon 13 June 2002 Costa Rica 2 -- 5 Brazil Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Turkey 3 -- 0 China PR Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul Group D Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Group D Group D saw co-host South Korea, Poland, United States and Portugal square off against each other. South Korea and Poland started group play in Busan, where South Korea earned their first ever World Cup victory, defeating Poland 2 -- 0. United States shocked group favorites Portugal the next day, defeating them 3 -- 2 in Suwon. South Korea and United States then faced off in Daegu, where excellent goalkeeping by Brad Friedel and Lee Woon - jae resulted in a 1 -- 1 draw, while a hat - trick by Pauleta gave the Portuguese a comfortable 4 -- 0 win against Poland in Jeonju. In the final group games held in Incheon ( Portugal - South Korea ) and Daejeon ( Poland - United States ), South Korea eliminated Portugal thanks to a 70th - minute goal by Park Ji - sung, finishing the game 1 -- 0, while Poland defeated United States 3 -- 1. As a result, South Korea won their first ever group stage and advanced for the first time with seven points, while United States followed with four points. Portugal and Poland were eliminated with three points each in third and fourth places respectively. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Korea ( H ) 0 + 3 7 Advance to knockout stage United States 5 6 − 1 Portugal 0 6 + 2 Poland 0 7 − 4 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria ( H ) Host. 4 June 2002 South Korea 2 -- 0 Poland Asiad Main Stadium, Busan 5 June 2002 United States 3 -- 2 Portugal Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon 10 June 2002 South Korea 1 -- 1 United States Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Portugal 4 -- 0 Poland Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju 14 June 2002 Portugal 0 -- 1 South Korea Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon Poland 3 -- 1 United States Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon Group E Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Group E Group E had Germany play against Saudi Arabia, Ireland, and Cameroon. Ireland and Cameroon started group play in Niigata in a 1 -- 1 draw, while Germany thrashed Saudi Arabia 8 -- 0 in Sapporo. In Ibaraki, Germany held a 1 -- 0 lead over the Republic of Ireland thanks to a 19th - minute goal by Miroslav Klose, only to draw 1 -- 1 due to a sensational 92nd - minute equaliser by Robbie Keane. Saudi Arabia bowed out of the tournament with a 1 -- 0 defeat against Cameroon in Saitama, thanks to a second - half goal by Samuel Eto'o. In the final matches of Group E, Germany sent Cameroon out of the tournament, winning 0 -- 2 in Shizuoka with goals by Marco Bode and Miroslav Klose, while Ireland defeated Saudi Arabia 3 -- 0 in Yokohama with goals by Robbie Keane, Gary Breen, and Damien Duff. Germany advanced with seven points, and Ireland followed along with five points, while Cameroon was eliminated with four points. Saudi Arabia was eliminated without a single point or goal, having conceded 12 goals, finishing dead last in the tournament. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Germany 0 11 + 10 7 Advance to knockout stage Republic of Ireland 0 5 + 3 5 Cameroon − 1 Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 12 − 12 0 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria 1 June 2002 Republic of Ireland 1 -- 1 Cameroon Niigata Stadium, Niigata Germany 8 -- 0 Saudi Arabia Sapporo Dome, Sapporo 5 June 2002 Germany 1 -- 1 Republic of Ireland Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki 6 June 2002 Cameroon 1 -- 0 Saudi Arabia Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 11 June 2002 Cameroon 0 -- 2 Germany Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka Saudi Arabia 0 -- 3 Republic of Ireland International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Group F Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Group F Group F was nicknamed the `` Group of death '', having Argentina, Nigeria, England, and Sweden. Argentina won their opening game in Ibaraki 1 -- 0 against Nigeria thanks to a second - half goal by Gabriel Batistuta, while in Saitama England and Sweden drew 1 -- 1 thanks to goals by Sol Campbell and Niclas Alexandersson. Sweden and Nigeria faced off in Kobe, where two goals by Henrik Larsson eliminated Nigeria 2 -- 1. Meanwhile, in Sapporo, England won 1 -- 0 over Argentina, thanks to a David Beckham penalty kick. In the final matches of Group F, England and Nigeria drew 0 -- 0 in Osaka, while Sweden and Argentina drew 1 -- 1 in Miyagi. Sweden and England advanced from Group F, first and second respectively with five points each, at the expense of Argentina 's four points, while Nigeria finished last with one point. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Sweden 0 + 1 5 Advance to knockout stage England 0 + 1 5 Argentina 0 Nigeria 0 − 2 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria 2 June 2002 Argentina 1 -- 0 Nigeria Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki England 1 -- 1 Sweden Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 7 June 2002 Sweden 2 -- 1 Nigeria Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe Argentina 0 -- 1 England Sapporo Dome, Sapporo 12 June 2002 Sweden 1 -- 1 Argentina Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi Nigeria 0 -- 0 England Nagai Stadium, Osaka Group G Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Group G Group G saw Italy, Ecuador, Croatia, and Mexico play against each other. Niigata saw the start of the group games, with Mexico winning 1 -- 0 over Croatia, thanks to a penalty converted by Cuauhtémoc Blanco. Later that night in Sapporo, Italy defeated newcomers Ecuador 2 -- 0 with ease, having both goals scored by Christian Vieri. Italy and Croatia faced off a few days later in Ibaraki, where Croatia pulled a 2 -- 1 upset victory over Italy. The next day in Miyagi saw Mexico earn a vital victory over Ecuador 2 -- 1. In the final matches of Group G, Mexico and Italy drew 1 -- 1 in Ōita, while Ecuador achieved their first ever World Cup victory 1 -- 0 over Croatia in Yokohama. Mexico won Group G with seven points, while Italy survived with four points. Croatia and Ecuador were eliminated with three points in third and fourth places respectively, with the former failing to repeat its surprise performance from 1998 despite their victory against Italy. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Mexico 0 + 2 7 Advance to knockout stage Italy + 1 Croatia 0 − 1 Ecuador 0 − 2 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria 3 June 2002 Croatia 0 -- 1 Mexico Niigata Stadium, Niigata Italy 2 -- 0 Ecuador Sapporo Dome, Sapporo 8 June 2002 Italy 1 -- 2 Croatia Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki 9 June 2002 Mexico 2 -- 1 Ecuador Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi 13 June 2002 Mexico 1 -- 1 Italy Ōita Stadium, Ōita Ecuador 1 -- 0 Croatia International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Group H Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Group H Group H involved co-hosts Japan square off against Belgium, Russia, and Tunisia. Japan earned their first World Cup points in a spectacular 2 -- 2 draw against Belgium in Saitama, while Russia defeated Tunisia in Kobe, 2 -- 0. Japan would get their first ever World Cup victory a few days later in Yokohama, defeating Russia 1 -- 0, thanks to a second - half goal by Junichi Inamoto, while Belgium and Tunisia drew 1 -- 1 in Ōita. In the final matches of Group H, Japan defeated Tunisia with ease, winning 0 -- 2 in Osaka, while Belgium survived against Russia in Shizuoka, winning 3 -- 2. Japan won Group H with seven points, while Belgium advanced with five points. Russia was eliminated with three points, and Tunisia was eliminated with one point. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Japan ( H ) 0 5 + 3 7 Advance to knockout stage Belgium 0 6 5 + 1 5 Russia 0 0 Tunisia 0 5 − 4 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria ( H ) Host. 4 June 2002 Japan 2 -- 2 Belgium Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama 5 June 2002 Russia 2 -- 0 Tunisia Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe 9 June 2002 Japan 1 -- 0 Russia International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 10 June 2002 Tunisia 1 -- 1 Belgium Ōita Stadium, Ōita 14 June 2002 Tunisia 0 -- 2 Japan Nagai Stadium, Osaka Belgium 3 -- 2 Russia Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka Knockout stage Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage For the second round, quarter - finals, and semi-finals, the qualifiers from Groups A, C, F, and H played their games in Japan while the qualifiers from Groups B, D, E, and G played their games in South Korea. Daegu, South Korea, hosted the third - place match while Yokohama, Japan, hosted the final. Round of 16 and quarter - finals In the second round, Germany beat Paraguay 1 -- 0 with a late goal by Oliver Neuville in Seogwipo. England defeated Denmark in Niigata 3 -- 0, with all goals occurring in the first half of the game. Sweden and Senegal faced off in Ōita and finished 1 -- 1 in regular time and it took a golden goal from Henri Camara in extra time to settle the game for Senegal 1 -- 2. Spain and Ireland played in Suwon, where Spain led most of the match 1 -- 0 until a late penalty kick scored by Robbie Keane made the match go 1 -- 1 sending it to extra time, where Spain outlasted Ireland 3 -- 2 in a Penalty shootout. The United States beat CONCACAF rivals Mexico 2 -- 0 in Jeonju, thanks to the goals of Brian McBride and Landon Donovan. Brazil defeated Belgium 2 -- 0 in Kobe, with an amazing volley by Rivaldo and a splendid counter-attack goal by Ronaldo. Turkey ended co-hosts Japan 's run with a 1 -- 0 win in Miyagi, thanks to a Ümit Davala goal in the 12th minute. The other co-hosts, South Korea, defeated Italy 2 -- 1 in extra time in Daejeon with a goal by Ahn Jung - hwan in the 117th minute, after a match filled with many controversial referring decisions. 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 of the same tournament. In the quarter - finals, England and Brazil squared off in Shizuoka, where Ronaldinho scored a free - kick goal over England 's David Seaman early in the second half as Brazil won 2 -- 1. The United States lost to Germany 1 -- 0 in Ulsan by a Michael Ballack goal in the 39th minute, but controversy surrounded the game when United States demanded the referee give a penalty for a goal - line handball by Torsten Frings in the 49th minute, but the referee did not award the penalty. South Korea got another win in Gwangju in a controversial manner, beating Spain 5 -- 3 on penalties after a 0 -- 0 draw in which the Spaniards twice thought they had scored while onside ; however, the efforts were disallowed by the referee with controversial decisions. The hosts became the first team in the Asian Football Confederation to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, eclipsing the record of their North Korean counterparts who reached the quarter - finals in 1966. They also became the first World Cup semi-final team not from UEFA or CONMEBOL since the United States did it in 1930. Turkey defeated Senegal 1 -- 0 in Osaka, with a golden goal scored by İlhan Mansız in the 93rd minute. Semi-finals, third - place match, and final The semi-finals saw two 1 -- 0 games ; The first semi-final, held in Seoul saw a Michael Ballack goal good enough for Germany to defeat South Korea. However, Ballack received a yellow card during the match, which forced him to miss the final based on accumulated yellow cards. The next day in Saitama saw Ronaldo score a goal early in the second half, scoring his sixth of the competition for Brazil, who beat Turkey in a replay of their Group C encounter. In the third - place match in Daegu, Turkey beat the South Koreans 3 -- 2, their first goal coming from Hakan Şükür straight from the opening kick - off ( even though South Korea kicked off ) in 10.8 seconds, the fastest ever goal 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 Shoe 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 became the only team since Argentina in 1986 to win the trophy without needing to win a penalty shootout at some stage during the knockout phase, and the total number of penalty shootouts ( 2 ) was the lowest since the four - round knockout format was introduced in 1986. Brazil also became the first team to win every match at a World Cup Finals since 1970, and set a new record for highest aggregate goal difference ( + 14 ) for a World Cup winner. 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. Round of 16 Quarter - finals Semi-finals Final 15 June -- Seogwipo Germany 21 June -- Ulsan Paraguay 0 Germany 17 June -- Jeonju United States 0 Mexico 0 25 June -- Seoul United States Germany 16 June -- Suwon South Korea 0 Spain ( pen. ) 1 ( 3 ) 22 June -- Gwangju Republic of Ireland 1 ( 2 ) Spain 0 ( 3 ) 18 June -- Daejeon South Korea ( pen. ) 0 ( 5 ) South Korea ( asdet ) 30 June -- Yokohama Italy 1 Germany 0 15 June -- Niigata Brazil Denmark 0 21 June -- Shizuoka England England 1 17 June -- Kobe Brazil Brazil 26 June -- Saitama Belgium 0 Brazil 16 June -- Ōita Turkey 0 Third place Sweden 1 22 June -- Osaka 29 June -- Daegu Senegal ( asdet ) Senegal 0 South Korea 2 18 June -- Miyagi Turkey ( asdet ) Turkey Japan 0 Turkey Round of 16 15 June 2002 15 : 30 Germany 1 -- 0 Paraguay Neuville 88 ' Report Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo Attendance : 25,176 Referee : Carlos Batres ( Guatemala ) 15 June 2002 20 : 30 Denmark 0 -- 3 England Report Ferdinand 5 ' Owen 22 ' Heskey 44 ' Niigata Stadium, Niigata Attendance : 40,582 Referee : Markus Merk ( Germany ) 16 June 2002 15 : 30 Sweden 1 -- 2 ( a.e.t. ) Senegal Larsson 11 ' Report H. Camara 37 ', 104 ' Ōita Stadium, Ōita Attendance : 39,747 Referee : Ubaldo Aquino ( Paraguay ) 16 June 2002 20 : 30 Spain 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Republic of Ireland Morientes 8 ' Report Keane 90 ' ( pen. ) Penalties Hierro Baraja Juanfran Valerón Mendieta 3 -- 2 Keane Holland Connolly Kilbane Finnan Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon Attendance : 38,926 Referee : Anders Frisk ( Sweden ) 17 June 2002 15 : 30 Mexico 0 -- 2 United States Report McBride 8 ' Donovan 65 ' Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju Attendance : 36,380 Referee : Vítor Melo Pereira ( Portugal ) 17 June 2002 20 : 30 Brazil 2 -- 0 Belgium Rivaldo 67 ' Ronaldo 87 ' Report Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe Attendance : 40,440 Referee : Peter Prendergast ( Jamaica ) 18 June 2002 15 : 30 Japan 0 -- 1 Turkey Report Ümit D. 12 ' Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi Attendance : 45,666 Referee : Pierluigi Collina ( Italy ) 18 June 2002 20 : 30 South Korea 2 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Italy Seol Ki - hyeon 88 ' Ahn Jung - hwan 117 ' Report Vieri 18 ' Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon Attendance : 38,588 Referee : Byron Moreno ( Ecuador ) Quarter - finals 21 June 2002 15 : 30 England 1 -- 2 Brazil Owen 23 ' Report Rivaldo 45 + 2 ' Ronaldinho 50 ' Shizuoka Stadium, Shizuoka Attendance : 47,436 Referee : Felipe Ramos ( Mexico ) 21 June 2002 20 : 30 Germany 1 -- 0 United States Ballack 39 ' Report Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance : 37,337 Referee : Hugh Dallas ( Scotland ) 22 June 2002 15 : 30 Spain 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) South Korea Report Penalties Hierro Baraja Xavi Joaquín 3 -- 5 Hwang Sun - hong Park Ji - sung Seol Ki - hyeon Ahn Jung - hwan Hong Myung - bo Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju Attendance : 42,114 Referee : Gamal Al - Ghandour ( Egypt ) 22 June 2002 20 : 30 Senegal 0 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Turkey Report İlhan 94 ' Nagai Stadium, Osaka Attendance : 44,233 Referee : Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia ) Semi-finals 25 June 2002 20 : 30 Germany 1 -- 0 South Korea Ballack 75 ' Report Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul Attendance : 65,256 Referee : Urs Meier ( Switzerland ) 26 June 2002 20 : 30 Brazil 1 -- 0 Turkey Ronaldo 49 ' Report Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama Attendance : 61,058 Referee : Kim Milton Nielsen ( Denmark ) Third place play - off 29 June 2002 20 : 00 South Korea 2 -- 3 Turkey Lee Eul - yong 9 ' Song Chong - gug 90 + 3 ' Report Hakan Ş. 1 ' İlhan 13 ', 32 ' Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance : 63,483 Referee : Saad Mane ( Kuwait ) Final Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup Final 30 June 2002 20 : 00 Germany 0 -- 2 Brazil Report Ronaldo 67 ', 79 ' International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance : 69,029 Referee : Pierluigi Collina ( Italy ) Statistics Main article : 2002 FIFA World Cup statistics Goalscorers Ronaldo won the Golden Shoe after scoring eight goals. In total, 161 goals were scored by 109 players, with three of them credited as own goals. Two of those own goals were in the same match, marking the first time in FIFA World Cup history that own goals had been scored by both teams in the same match. show List of goalscorers by number of goals and by country 8 goals Ronaldo 5 goals Rivaldo Miroslav Klose 4 goals Jon Dahl Tomasson Christian Vieri 3 goals Michael Ballack Marc Wilmots Pauleta Robbie Keane Papa Bouba Diop Fernando Morientes Raúl Henrik Larsson İlhan Mansız 2 goals Ronaldinho Rónald Gómez Michael Owen Junichi Inamoto Jared Borgetti Nelson Cuevas Henri Camara Ahn Jung - hwan Fernando Hierro Ümit Davala Hasan Şaş Landon Donovan Brian McBride 1 goal Gabriel Batistuta Hernán Crespo Wesley Sonck Peter Van Der Heyden Johan Walem Edmílson Júnior Roberto Carlos Samuel Eto'o Patrick M'Boma Winston Parks Paulo Wanchope Mauricio Wright Ivica Olić Milan Rapaić Dennis Rommedahl Agustín Delgado Édison Méndez David Beckham Sol Campbell Rio Ferdinand Emile Heskey Oliver Bierhoff Marco Bode Carsten Jancker Thomas Linke Oliver Neuville Bernd Schneider Alessandro Del Piero Hiroaki Morishima Hidetoshi Nakata Takayuki Suzuki Cuauhtémoc Blanco Gerardo Torrado Julius Aghahowa Francisco Arce Jorge Campos Roque Santa Cruz Paweł Kryszałowicz Emmanuel Olisadebe Marcin Żewłakow Beto Rui Costa Gary Breen Damien Duff Matt Holland Vladimir Beschastnykh Valeri Karpin Dmitri Sychev Yegor Titov Salif Diao Khalilou Fadiga Milenko Ačimovič Sebastjan Cimirotič Quinton Fortune Benni McCarthy Teboho Mokoena Siyabonga Nomvethe Lucas Radebe Hwang Sun - hong Lee Eul - yong Park Ji - sung Seol Ki - hyeon Song Chong - gug Yoo Sang - chul Gaizka Mendieta Juan Carlos Valerón Niclas Alexandersson Anders Svensson Raouf Bouzaiene Emre Belözoğlu Bülent Korkmaz Hakan Şükür Clint Mathis John O'Brien Diego Forlán Richard Morales Álvaro Recoba Darío Rodríguez Own goals Jorge Costa ( against the United States ) Carles Puyol ( against Paraguay ) Jeff Agoos ( against Portugal ) Source : FIFA Awards Golden Boot Golden Ball Yashin Award Best Young Player FIFA Fair Play Trophy Most Entertaining Team Ronaldo Oliver Kahn Oliver Kahn Landon Donovan Belgium South Korea Oliver Kahn is the only goalkeeper to have won the Golden Ball in FIFA World Cup history. All - star team Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards Oliver Kahn Rüştü Reçber Sol Campbell Fernando Hierro Hong Myung - bo Alpay Özalan Roberto Carlos Michael Ballack Claudio Reyna Rivaldo Ronaldinho Yoo Sang - chul El Hadji Diouf Miroslav Klose Ronaldo Hasan Şaş Source : USA Today, 29 June 2002 Final standings After the tournament, FIFA published a ranking of all teams that competed in the 2002 World Cup finals based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition. Team GF GA GD Pts. Brazil 7 7 0 0 18 + 14 21 Germany 7 5 14 + 11 16 Turkey 7 10 6 + 4 13 South Korea 7 8 6 + 2 11 Eliminated in the quarter - finals 5 Spain 5 0 10 5 + 5 11 6 England 5 6 + 3 8 7 Senegal 5 7 6 + 1 8 8 United States 5 7 7 0 7 Eliminated in the round of 16 9 Japan 5 + 2 7 10 Denmark 5 5 0 7 11 Mexico 0 7 12 Republic of Ireland 0 6 + 3 6 13 Sweden 5 5 0 5 14 Belgium 6 7 − 1 5 15 Italy 5 5 0 16 Paraguay 6 7 − 1 Eliminated in the group stage 17 South Africa 5 5 0 18 Argentina 0 19 Costa Rica 5 6 − 1 20 Cameroon − 1 21 Portugal 0 6 + 2 22 Russia 0 0 23 Croatia 0 − 1 24 Ecuador 0 − 2 25 Poland 0 7 − 4 26 Uruguay 0 5 − 1 27 Nigeria 0 − 2 28 France 0 0 − 3 29 Tunisia 0 5 − 4 30 Slovenia 0 0 7 − 5 0 31 China PR 0 0 0 9 − 9 0 32 Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 12 − 12 0 Sponsorship. The sponsors of the 2002 FIFA World Cup are divided into two categories : FIFA World Cup Sponsors and Japan and South Korea Supporters. show List of sponsors for the tournament FIFA World Cup sponsors Japan sponsors South Korea sponsors Adidas Avaya Budweiser Coca - Cola Fuji Xerox Fujifilm Gillette Hyundai JVC MasterCard McDonald 's Philips Toshiba Yahoo ! Asahi Shimbun Nippon Life Insurance Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Nissin Foods Nomura Securities NTT DoCoMo Tokyo Electric Power Company Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Hyundai Marine and Fire Insurance KCC Corporation Kookmin Bank Korea Telecom Korean Air KTF Lotte Hotel Ticket sales problem The original domestic ticket allocation had fully sold out and the organising committee completed sales of tickets returned from the international allocation by the end of April. However, it was obvious at the opening matches that there were a significant number of empty seats. It was gradually revealed that the World Cup Ticketing Bureau ( WCTB ) still had unsold tickets in its possession. After FIFA agreed to sell this inventory, JAWOC undertook sales over telephone and WCTB handled the internet sales. For the second round Japan vs. Turkey match in Miyagi in particular, although it was reported by both parties that all tickets had been sold, some 700 seats remained empty. Controversies The tournament was criticized for many poor and questionable refereeing decisions. South Korea in particular faced scrutiny and allegations of corruption due to the favorable decisions they received in their controversial victories over Italy in the Round of 16 and over Spain in the Quarterfinals. Cultural event In Search of Fresh Air. Banner by Ray L. Burggraf. The official FIFA cultural event of the 2002 World Cup was a flag festival called Poetry of the Winds. 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