# 2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the tournament, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. A third place match was also played between the two losing semi-finalists.
Note: Match kickoff times are given in local (South Korea and Japan) time; this is KST and JST (UTC+9) during summer time.

## Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | Denmark | Senegal |
| B | Spain | Paraguay |
| C | Brazil | Turkey |
| D | South Korea | United States |
| E | Germany | Republic of Ireland |
| F | Sweden | England |
| G | Mexico | Italy |
| H | Japan | Belgium |

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 15 June – Seogwipo | 15 June – Seogwipo | | | | | | |
| Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Germany | 1 | 21 June – Ulsan | 21 June – Ulsan | | | | | |
| Paraguay | 0 | 21 June – Ulsan | 21 June – Ulsan | | | | |
| Paraguay | 0 | Germany | 1 | | | | |
| 17 June – Jeonju | 17 June – Jeonju | | Germany | 1 | | | | |
| 17 June – Jeonju | 17 June – Jeonju | United States | 0 | | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | United States | 0 | | | | |
| Mexico | 0 | | | | 25 June – Seoul | 25 June – Seoul | | |
| United States | 2 | | | | 25 June – Seoul | 25 June – Seoul | |
| United States | 2 | | | | Germany | 1 | |
| 16 June – Suwon | 16 June – Suwon | | | | | Germany | 1 | |
| 16 June – Suwon | 16 June – Suwon | | | | South Korea | 0 | |
| Spain (p) | 1 (3) | | | | South Korea | 0 | |
| Spain (p) | 1 (3) | 22 June – Gwangju | 22 June – Gwangju | | | | | |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 (2) | 22 June – Gwangju | 22 June – Gwangju | | | | |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 (2) | Spain | 0 (3) | | | | |
| 18 June – Daejeon | 18 June – Daejeon | | Spain | 0 (3) | | | | |
| 18 June – Daejeon | 18 June – Daejeon | South Korea (p) | 0 (5) | | | | |
| South Korea (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | South Korea (p) | 0 (5) | | | | |
| South Korea (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | 30 June – Yokohama | 30 June – Yokohama |
| Italy | 1 | | | | | | | 30 June – Yokohama | 30 June – Yokohama |
| Italy | 1 | | | | | | | Germany | 0 |
| 15 June – Niigata | 15 June – Niigata | | | | | | | | Germany | 0 |
| 15 June – Niigata | 15 June – Niigata | | | | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| Denmark | 0 | | | | | | | Brazil | 2 |
| Denmark | 0 | 21 June – Shizuoka | 21 June – Shizuoka | | | | | | |
| England | 3 | 21 June – Shizuoka | 21 June – Shizuoka | | | | | | |
| England | 3 | England | 1 | | | | | | |
| 17 June – Kobe | 17 June – Kobe | | England | 1 | | | | | | |
| 17 June – Kobe | 17 June – Kobe | Brazil | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | 2 | Brazil | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | 2 | | | | 26 June – Saitama | 26 June – Saitama | | | | |
| Belgium | 0 | | | | 26 June – Saitama | 26 June – Saitama | | | |
| Belgium | 0 | | | | Brazil | 1 | | | |
| 16 June – Ōita | 16 June – Ōita | | | | | Brazil | 1 | | | |
| 16 June – Ōita | 16 June – Ōita | | | | Turkey | 0 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Sweden | 1 | | | | Turkey | 0 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Sweden | 1 | 22 June – Osaka | 22 June – Osaka | | | | | 29 June – Daegu | 29 June – Daegu |
| Senegal (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | 22 June – Osaka | 22 June – Osaka | | | | | 29 June – Daegu | 29 June – Daegu |
| Senegal (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | Senegal | 0 | | | | | South Korea | 2 |
| 18 June – Miyagi | 18 June – Miyagi | | Senegal | 0 | | | | | South Korea | 2 |
| 18 June – Miyagi | 18 June – Miyagi | Turkey (a.s.d.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | Turkey | 3 |
| Japan | 0 | Turkey (a.s.d.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | Turkey | 3 |
| Turkey | 1 | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16
### Germany vs Paraguay

Two minutes from the end of regulation time, Oliver Kahn sent a goal kick down the field, which was received by Michael Ballack. Ballack passed to Bernd Schneider whose cross was turned in by Oliver Neuville. In the 92nd minute, Roberto Acuña was sent off after punching Ballack.
| Germany | Paraguay |
| GK | 1 | Oliver Kahn (c) |
| CB | 3 | Marko Rehmer | | 46' |
| CB | 2 | Thomas Linke |
| CB | 21 | Christoph Metzelder | | 60' |
| RM | 19 | Bernd Schneider | 35' |
| CM | 22 | Torsten Frings |
| CM | 16 | Jens Jeremies |
| LM | 17 | Marco Bode |
| AM | 13 | Michael Ballack | 90+2' |
| CF | 7 | Oliver Neuville | | 90+2' |
| CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Sebastian Kehl | | 46' |
| DF | 4 | Frank Baumann | 71' | 60' |
| FW | 14 | Gerald Asamoah | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Rudi Völler ||
| GK | 1 | José Luis Chilavert (c) |
| RB | 2 | Francisco Arce |
| CB | 18 | Julio César Cáceres |
| CB | 5 | Celso Ayala |
| CB | 4 | Carlos Gamarra |
| LB | 21 | Denis Caniza |
| CM | 15 | Carlos Bonet | | 84' |
| CM | 10 | Roberto Acuña | 26' 90+2' |
| CM | 6 | Estanislao Struway | | 90+1' |
| CF | 20 | José Cardozo | 50' |
| CF | 9 | Roque Santa Cruz | | 29' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Jorge Campos | | 29' |
| MF | 14 | Diego Gavilán | | 84' |
| FW | 23 | Nelson Cuevas | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Cesare Maldini ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jens Jeremies (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* Curtis Charles (Antigua and Barbuda)
* Dramane Dante (Mali)
* Fourth official:
* Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

### Denmark vs England

After five minutes, David Beckham launched a corner towards Rio Ferdinand, whose header was fumbled by Thomas Sørensen into the net. Michael Owen doubled England's advantage after Trevor Sinclair's pass was flicked to him by Nicky Butt. England made it 3-0 one minute before half-time when a throw-in by Danny Mills was missed by Niclas Jensen, with Beckham passing to Emile Heskey who swept the ball home. In the second half, England appeared to take their foot off the pedal, possibly with a view to conserving energy for the next round: but were easily able to snuff out any rare Danish attacks, neither side coming particularly close to scoring again.
| Denmark | England |
| GK | 1 | Thomas Sørensen |
| RB | 6 | Thomas Helveg | | 7' |
| CB | 4 | Martin Laursen |
| CB | 3 | René Henriksen (c) |
| LB | 12 | Niclas Jensen |
| CM | 2 | Stig Tøfting | 24' | 58' |
| CM | 7 | Thomas Gravesen |
| RW | 19 | Dennis Rommedahl |
| AM | 9 | Jon Dahl Tomasson |
| LW | 8 | Jesper Grønkjær |
| CF | 11 | Ebbe Sand |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 20 | Kasper Bøgelund | | 7' |
| MF | 14 | Claus Jensen | | 58' |
| Manager: ||
| Morten Olsen ||
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Danny Mills | 50' |
| CB | 5 | Rio Ferdinand |
| CB | 6 | Sol Campbell |
| LB | 3 | Ashley Cole |
| RM | 7 | David Beckham (c) |
| CM | 8 | Paul Scholes | | 49' |
| CM | 21 | Nicky Butt |
| LM | 4 | Trevor Sinclair |
| CF | 11 | Emile Heskey | | 69' |
| CF | 10 | Michael Owen | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Robbie Fowler | | 46' |
| MF | 23 | Kieron Dyer | | 49' |
| FW | 17 | Teddy Sheringham | | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Sven-Göran Eriksson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Rio Ferdinand (England)
* Assistant referees:
* Heiner Müller (Germany)
* Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
* Fourth official:
* Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

### Sweden vs Senegal

On 11 minutes, a Sweden corner was headed in by Henrik Larsson. Eight minutes before half-time, Henri Camara equalised for Senegal by shooting into the bottom-left corner. Camara scored the golden goal on 104 minutes, from a similar position shooting low in off the left post. Senegal became the second African nation to reach the quarter-finals, after Cameroon in 1990.
| Sweden | Senegal |
| GK | 1 | Magnus Hedman |
| RB | 2 | Olof Mellberg |
| CB | 15 | Andreas Jakobsson |
| CB | 4 | Johan Mjällby (c) |
| LB | 16 | Teddy Lučić |
| RM | 7 | Niclas Alexandersson | 76' |
| CM | 8 | Anders Svensson |
| CM | 6 | Tobias Linderoth |
| LM | 17 | Magnus Svensson | 99' |
| CF | 10 | Marcus Allbäck | 65' |
| CF | 11 | Henrik Larsson |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Andreas Andersson | 65' |
| FW | 21 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 76' |
| MF | 18 | Mattias Jonson | 99' |
| Managers: ||
| Lars Lagerbäck & Tommy Söderberg ||
| GK | 1 | Tony Sylva |
| RB | 17 | Ferdinand Coly | 73' |
| CB | 13 | Lamine Diatta |
| CB | 4 | Pape Malick Diop | | 66' |
| LB | 2 | Omar Daf |
| CM | 19 | Papa Bouba Diop |
| CM | 6 | Aliou Cissé (c) |
| CM | 12 | Amdy Faye |
| RF | 7 | Henri Camara |
| CF | 18 | Pape Thiaw | 94' |
| LF | 11 | El Hadji Diouf |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 21 | Habib Beye | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruno Metsu ||
* Man of the Match:
* Henri Camara (Senegal)
* Assistant referees:
* Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
* Héctor Vergara (Canada)
* Fourth official:
* Carlos Simon (Brazil)

### Spain vs Republic of Ireland

Spain took the lead early with a goal from Fernando Morientes. They managed to hold out until the very last minute, when a foul by Captain Fernando Hierro saw a penalty converted by Robbie Keane. After extra time ended goalless, Spain triumphed 3–2 on penalties with goalkeeper Iker Casillas emerging a hero by saving two attempts.
| Spain | Republic of Ireland |
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas |
| RB | 5 | Carles Puyol |
| CB | 6 | Fernando Hierro (c) | 89' |
| CB | 4 | Iván Helguera |
| LB | 3 | Juanfran | 62' |
| RM | 21 | Luis Enrique |
| CM | 8 | Rubén Baraja | 87' |
| CM | 17 | Juan Carlos Valerón |
| LM | 11 | Javier de Pedro | | 66' |
| CF | 7 | Raúl | | 80' |
| CF | 9 | Fernando Morientes | | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Gaizka Mendieta | | 66' |
| MF | 14 | David Albelda | | 72' |
| FW | 12 | Albert Luque | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| José Antonio Camacho ||
| GK | 1 | Shay Given |
| RB | 2 | Steve Finnan |
| CB | 14 | Gary Breen |
| CB | 5 | Steve Staunton (c) | 50' |
| LB | 3 | Ian Harte | 82' |
| RM | 18 | Gary Kelly | 55' |
| CM | 12 | Mark Kinsella |
| CM | 8 | Matt Holland |
| LM | 11 | Kevin Kilbane |
| CF | 9 | Damien Duff |
| CF | 10 | Robbie Keane |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Kenny Cunningham | 50' |
| FW | 17 | Niall Quinn | 55' |
| FW | 13 | David Connolly | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Mick McCarthy ||
* Man of the Match:
* Iker Casillas (Spain)
* Assistant referees:
* Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
* Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
* Fourth official:
* Urs Meier (Switzerland)

### Mexico vs United States

After eight minutes, Claudio Reyna managed to run through the right-hand side before sending the ball to Josh Wolff, who then switched the ball over to Brian McBride who struck the ball into the net. Landon Donovan doubled the United States' advantage midway through the second half after Eddie Lewis ran through the left-hand side before sending the ball towards Donovan who headed the ball home. A frustrated Mexico also saw captain Rafael Márquez sent off late on by referee Vítor Melo Pereira for a dangerous tackle on Cobi Jones.
| Mexico | United States |
| GK | 1 | Óscar Pérez |
| CB | 5 | Manuel Vidrio | 37' | 46' |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) | 88' |
| CB | 16 | Salvador Carmona | 84' |
| RM | 21 | Jesús Arellano |
| CM | 18 | Johan Rodríguez |
| CM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado | | 78' |
| CM | 11 | Braulio Luna |
| LM | 7 | Ramón Morales | | 28' |
| CF | 9 | Jared Borgetti |
| CF | 10 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Luis Hernández | 67' | 28' |
| MF | 13 | Sigifredo Mercado | | 46' |
| MF | 8 | Alberto García Aspe | 81' | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Aguirre ||
| GK | 1 | Brad Friedel | 83' |
| CB | 22 | Tony Sanneh |
| CB | 23 | Eddie Pope | 26' |
| CB | 3 | Gregg Berhalter | 53' |
| RM | 10 | Claudio Reyna (c) |
| CM | 4 | Pablo Mastroeni | 47' | 90' |
| CM | 21 | Landon Donovan |
| CM | 5 | John O'Brien |
| LM | 7 | Eddie Lewis |
| CF | 15 | Josh Wolff | 50' | 59' |
| CF | 20 | Brian McBride | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Earnie Stewart | | 59' |
| MF | 13 | Cobi Jones | | 79' |
| DF | 16 | Carlos Llamosa | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruce Arena ||
* Man of the Match:
* Landon Donovan (United States)
* Assistant referees:
* Carlos Matos (Portugal)
* Egon Bereuter (Austria)
* Fourth official:
* Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

### Brazil vs Belgium

The match saw fight and resilience from both sides. Belgium had a first half goal from Marc Wilmots ruled out after he was adjudged to have pushed Roque Júnior by referee Peter Prendergast. Goalkeepers Marcos and Geert De Vlieger were both forced into making multiple saves to contain each side from taking the lead. Despite Belgium's best efforts, Brazil took the lead on 67 minutes after Ronaldinho managed to find Rivaldo on the edge of the Belgian penalty area who controlled the ball before firing an effort, which deflected off of defender Daniel Van Buyten, into the net. Belgium continued their persistent efforts in finding a goal, but ultimately fell short and Ronaldo sealed the win for Brazil in the 87th minute after Kléberson found him unmarked in the centre, and the Brazilian striker was left to finish from 12 yards.
| Brazil | Belgium |
| GK | 1 | Marcos |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 4 | Roque Júnior |
| CB | 5 | Edmílson |
| RWB | 2 | Cafu (c) |
| LWB | 6 | Roberto Carlos | 28' |
| CM | 19 | Juninho Paulista | | 57' |
| CM | 8 | Gilberto Silva |
| AM | 11 | Ronaldinho | | 81' |
| AM | 10 | Rivaldo | | 90' |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Denílson | | 57' |
| MF | 15 | Kléberson | | 81' |
| MF | 7 | Ricardinho | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||
| GK | 1 | Geert De Vlieger |
| RB | 15 | Jacky Peeters | | 72' |
| CB | 16 | Daniel Van Buyten |
| CB | 6 | Timmy Simons |
| LB | 5 | Nico Van Kerckhoven |
| RM | 22 | Mbo Mpenza |
| CM | 18 | Yves Vanderhaeghe | 24' |
| CM | 10 | Johan Walem |
| LM | 8 | Bart Goor |
| CF | 11 | Gert Verheyen |
| CF | 7 | Marc Wilmots (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Wesley Sonck | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Robert Waseige ||
* Man of the Match:
* Rivaldo (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Yury Dupanov (Belarus)
* Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
* Fourth official:
* Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

### Japan vs Turkey

In the 12th minute, Ergün Penbe sent in a corner for Turkey where Ümit Davala managed to head the ball beyond goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki in what would be the only goal of the match.
| Japan | Turkey |
| GK | 12 | Seigo Narazaki |
| CB | 3 | Naoki Matsuda |
| CB | 17 | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) |
| CB | 16 | Kōji Nakata |
| RM | 20 | Tomokazu Myojin |
| CM | 21 | Kazuyuki Toda | 45' |
| CM | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata |
| CM | 5 | Junichi Inamoto | | 46' |
| LM | 18 | Shinji Ono |
| CF | 9 | Akinori Nishizawa |
| CF | 14 | Alex | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Takayuki Suzuki | | 46' |
| MF | 22 | Daisuke Ichikawa | | 46' | 86' |
| MF | 8 | Hiroaki Morishima | | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Philippe Troussier ||
| GK | 1 | Rüştü Reçber |
| RB | 5 | Alpay Özalan | 21' |
| CB | 3 | Bülent Korkmaz |
| LB | 20 | Hakan Ünsal |
| CM | 4 | Fatih Akyel |
| CM | 8 | Tugay Kerimoğlu |
| CM | 18 | Ergün Penbe | 44' |
| RW | 22 | Ümit Davala | | 74' |
| AM | 10 | Yıldıray Baştürk | | 90' |
| LW | 11 | Hasan Şaş | | 85' |
| CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür (c) | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 15 | Nihat Kahveci | | 74' |
| FW | 14 | Tayfur Havutçu | | 85' |
| FW | 17 | İlhan Mansız | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
* Man of the Match:
* Alpay Özalan (Turkey)
* Assistant referees:
* Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
* Paul Smith (New Zealand)
* Fourth official:
* Graham Poll (England)

### South Korea vs Italy

The 2002 FIFA World Cup round of 16 match between Italy and co-hosts South Korea was played on 18 June in Daejon. In the first round, South Korea had topped their group with victories over Poland and Portugal, and a draw against the United States, while Italy struggled to advance to the second round with a victory against Ecuador, a defeat against Croatia, and a draw against Mexico, while also having several goals ruled out for offside. In the lead-up to the match, the press saw the in-form South Koreans as the favourites to win, in particular as Italy's usual starting defensive pair, Alessandro Nesta and Fabio Cannavaro, were both unavailable – the first due to injury and the latter due to suspension. The pre-game choreography by the Korean fans also saw supporters hold up red and white cards spelling out the words "Again 1966", a reference to Italy's elimination at the hands of North Korea in the first round of the 1966 World Cup. In the fifth minute of play, Ecuadorian referee Byron Moreno awarded a controversial penalty for South Korea after judging Christian Panucci to have pulled down Seol Ki-hyeon in the box, but Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon saved Ahn Jung-hwan's spot kick, putting the ball out for a corner. Italy took the lead in the 19th minute after Christian Vieri headed in a Francesco Totti corner. The second half became increasingly physical, which saw several players on both teams sustain minor injuries, while Gianluca Zambrotta and Kim Nam-il were later forced off; Seol Ki-hyeon eventually managed to equalise in the 89th minute to send the match into extra-time. In the first half of extra-time, Italy were reduced to ten men after Moreno showed Totti a second yellow card for an alleged dive in South Korea's penalty area, while Moreno was 30 yards away from the play, and in the second half, Damiano Tommasi appeared to score a golden goal for Italy, but it was ruled out for offside; Ahn later scored the golden goal in the 118th minute to give the co-hosts a 2–1 victory, which allowed them to progress to the quarter-finals of the competition, the first time an Asian team had done so since 1966. Following Italy's elimination from the tournament, Moreno's performance was criticised by members of the Italian team – most notably attacking midfielder Totti and coach Giovanni Trapattoni – for several contentious decisions he had made throughout the match. Some team members even suggested a conspiracy to eliminate Italy from the competition, while Trapattoni even obliquely accused FIFA of ordering the official to ensure a Korean victory so that one of the two host nations would remain in the tournament. FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that the linesmen had been a "disaster" and admitted that Italy suffered from bad offside calls from the group matches, but he denied conspiracy allegations. While he criticised Totti's sending off by Moreno, Blatter refused to blame Italy's loss on the officials, stating: "Italy's elimination is not only down to referees and linesmen who made human not premeditated errors ... Italy made mistakes both in defense and in attack."
| South Korea | Italy |
| GK | 1 | Lee Woon-jae |
| CB | 4 | Choi Jin-cheul | 115' |
| CB | 20 | Hong Myung-bo (c) | | 83' |
| CB | 7 | Kim Tae-young | 17' | 63' |
| RM | 22 | Song Chong-gug | 80' |
| CM | 6 | Yoo Sang-chul |
| CM | 5 | Kim Nam-il | | 68' |
| LM | 10 | Lee Young-pyo |
| RF | 21 | Park Ji-sung |
| CF | 19 | Ahn Jung-hwan |
| LF | 9 | Seol Ki-hyeon |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Hwang Sun-hong | | 63' |
| FW | 14 | Lee Chun-soo | 99' | 68' |
| FW | 16 | Cha Du-ri | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon |
| RB | 2 | Christian Panucci |
| CB | 15 | Mark Iuliano |
| CB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c) |
| LB | 4 | Francesco Coco | 4' |
| RM | 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta | | 72' |
| CM | 17 | Damiano Tommasi | 55' |
| LM | 6 | Cristiano Zanetti | 59' |
| AM | 10 | Francesco Totti | 22' 103' |
| CF | 21 | Christian Vieri |
| CF | 7 | Alessandro Del Piero | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Gennaro Gattuso | | 61' |
| MF | 16 | Angelo Di Livio | | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Giovanni Trapattoni ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ahn Jung-hwan (South Korea)
* Assistant referees:
* Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
* Ferenc Szekely (Hungary)
* Fourth official:
* Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

## Quarter-finals
### England vs Brazil

| England | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | David Seaman |
| RB | 2 | Danny Mills |
| CB | 5 | Rio Ferdinand | 86' |
| CB | 6 | Sol Campbell |
| LB | 3 | Ashley Cole | | 80' |
| RM | 7 | David Beckham (c) |
| CM | 21 | Nicky Butt |
| CM | 8 | Paul Scholes | 75' |
| LM | 4 | Trevor Sinclair | | 56' |
| CF | 10 | Michael Owen | | 79' |
| CF | 11 | Emile Heskey |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 23 | Kieron Dyer | | 56' |
| FW | 20 | Darius Vassell | | 79' |
| FW | 17 | Teddy Sheringham | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Sven-Göran Eriksson ||
| GK | 1 | Marcos |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 5 | Edmílson |
| CB | 4 | Roque Júnior |
| RWB | 2 | Cafu (c) |
| LWB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| CM | 15 | Kléberson |
| CM | 8 | Gilberto Silva |
| AM | 11 | Ronaldinho | 57' |
| AM | 10 | Rivaldo |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo | | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Edílson | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||
* Man of the Match:
* Rivaldo (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Héctor Vergara (Canada)
* Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
* Fourth official:
* Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

### Germany vs United States

| Germany | United States |
| GK | 1 | Oliver Kahn (c) |
| CB | 2 | Thomas Linke |
| CB | 15 | Sebastian Kehl | 66' |
| CB | 21 | Christoph Metzelder |
| RM | 22 | Torsten Frings |
| CM | 19 | Bernd Schneider | | 60' |
| CM | 8 | Dietmar Hamann |
| LM | 6 | Christian Ziege |
| AM | 13 | Michael Ballack |
| CF | 7 | Oliver Neuville | | 80' |
| CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose | | 88' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Jens Jeremies | 68' | 60' |
| MF | 17 | Marco Bode | | 80' |
| FW | 20 | Oliver Bierhoff | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Rudi Völler ||
| GK | 1 | Brad Friedel |
| CB | 22 | Tony Sanneh |
| CB | 23 | Eddie Pope | 41' |
| CB | 3 | Gregg Berhalter | 70' |
| DM | 4 | Pablo Mastroeni | 69' | 80' |
| RM | 2 | Frankie Hejduk | | 65' |
| CM | 10 | Claudio Reyna (c) | 68' |
| CM | 5 | John O'Brien |
| LM | 7 | Eddie Lewis | 40' |
| CF | 20 | Brian McBride | | 58' |
| CF | 21 | Landon Donovan |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Clint Mathis | | 58' |
| MF | 13 | Cobi Jones | | 65' |
| MF | 8 | Earnie Stewart | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Bruce Arena ||
* Man of the Match:
* Claudio Reyna (United States)
* Assistant referees:
* Philip Sharp (England)
* Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)
* Fourth official:
* Mark Shield (Australia)

### Spain vs South Korea

Co-hosts South Korea faced Spain in the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals on 22 June, in Gwangju. South Korea had progressed to the quarter-finals after defeating Italy with a golden goal, while Spain overcame Ireland in the round of 16 in a penalty shoot-out victory. In the second half of regulation time, Spanish midfielder Rubén Baraja scored from a header, but it was disallowed by referee Gamal Al-Ghandour because of alleged shirt pulling and pushing in the penalty area; a 0–0 deadlock saw the match go into extra-time. In the first half of extra-time, Spanish striker Fernando Morientes appeared to score the golden goal with a header, but the referee disallowed it after the linesman raised his flag, as he erroneously felt that the ball had gone out of play for a goal kick before being crossed in by winger Joaquín; later on in the half, Morientes came close to scoring again when he hit the post with a first-time half-volley following a throw-in. With both sides still failing to score, the match went to a penalty shoot-out; South Korea's goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae saved Joaquín's spot kick – who had been carrying an injury – while South Korea converted all of their penalties – with Hong Myung-bo scoring the decisive spot-kick – to win the shoot-out 5–3, becoming the first Asian side ever to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. However, following prior criticism in the media over the quality of officiating in South Korea's win over Italy in the round of 16, there was further controversy surrounding the contentious decisions made by the officials in South Korea's quarter-final victory, as the referee had disallowed both of Spain's goals after his linesmen Ali Tomusange and Michael Ragoonath had raised their flags. Spanish midfielder Iván Helguera, who had to be restrained after the match when he attempted to confront the referee, was particularly vocal in his criticism of the officials' decisions, stating afterwards: "What happened here was robbery. Everyone saw two perfectly good goals. If Spain didn't win, it's because they didn't want us to win. I feel terrible about this game."
| Spain | South Korea |
| GK | 1 | Iker Casillas |
| RB | 5 | Carles Puyol |
| CB | 6 | Fernando Hierro (c) |
| CB | 20 | Miguel Ángel Nadal |
| LB | 15 | Enrique Romero |
| RM | 22 | Joaquín |
| CM | 4 | Iván Helguera | | 93' |
| CM | 17 | Juan Carlos Valerón | | 80' |
| CM | 8 | Rubén Baraja |
| LM | 11 | Javier de Pedro | 53' | 70' |
| CF | 9 | Fernando Morientes | 111' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Gaizka Mendieta | | 70' |
| MF | 21 | Luis Enrique | | 80' |
| MF | 19 | Xavi | | 93' |
| Manager: ||
| José Antonio Camacho ||
| GK | 1 | Lee Woon-jae |
| CB | 4 | Choi Jin-cheul |
| CB | 20 | Hong Myung-bo (c) |
| CB | 7 | Kim Tae-young | | 90' |
| RM | 22 | Song Chong-gug |
| CM | 5 | Kim Nam-il | | 32' |
| CM | 6 | Yoo Sang-chul | 52' | 60' |
| LM | 10 | Lee Young-pyo |
| RF | 21 | Park Ji-sung |
| CF | 19 | Ahn Jung-hwan |
| LF | 9 | Seol Ki-hyeon |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Lee Eul-yong | | 32' |
| FW | 14 | Lee Chun-soo | | 60' |
| FW | 18 | Hwang Sun-hong | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lee Woon-jae (South Korea)
* Assistant referees:
* Ali Tomusange (Uganda)
* Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Fourth official:
* Saad Mane (Kuwait)

### Senegal vs Turkey

| Senegal | Turkey |
| GK | 1 | Tony Sylva |
| RB | 17 | Ferdinand Coly |
| CB | 13 | Lamine Diatta |
| CB | 4 | Pape Malick Diop |
| LB | 2 | Omar Daf | 12' |
| CM | 19 | Papa Bouba Diop |
| CM | 6 | Aliou Cissé (c) | 63' |
| CM | 15 | Salif Diao |
| RF | 7 | Henri Camara |
| CF | 11 | El Hadji Diouf |
| LF | 10 | Khalilou Fadiga |
| Manager: ||
| Bruno Metsu ||
| GK | 1 | Rüştü Reçber |
| RB | 4 | Fatih Akyel |
| CB | 5 | Alpay Özalan |
| CB | 3 | Bülent Korkmaz |
| LB | 18 | Ergün Penbe |
| RM | 22 | Ümit Davala |
| CM | 8 | Tugay Kerimoğlu |
| LM | 21 | Emre Belözoğlu | 22' | 91' |
| AM | 10 | Yıldıray Baştürk |
| AM | 11 | Hasan Şaş |
| CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür (c) | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | İlhan Mansız | 87' | 67' |
| FW | 6 | Arif Erdem | | 91' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
* Man of the Match:
* Hasan Şaş (Turkey)
* Assistant referees:
* Jorge Rattalino (Argentina)
* Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
* Fourth official:
* Gilles Veissière (France)

## Semi-finals
### Germany vs South Korea

| Germany | South Korea |
| GK | 1 | Oliver Kahn (c) |
| CB | 2 | Thomas Linke |
| CB | 5 | Carsten Ramelow |
| CB | 21 | Christoph Metzelder |
| RWB | 22 | Torsten Frings |
| LWB | 17 | Marco Bode |
| CM | 19 | Bernd Schneider | | 85' |
| CM | 8 | Dietmar Hamann |
| AM | 13 | Michael Ballack | 71' |
| CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose | | 70' |
| CF | 7 | Oliver Neuville | 85' | 88' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Oliver Bierhoff | | 70' |
| MF | 16 | Jens Jeremies | | 85' |
| FW | 14 | Gerald Asamoah | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Rudi Völler ||
| GK | 1 | Lee Woon-jae |
| CB | 4 | Choi Jin-cheul | | 56' |
| CB | 20 | Hong Myung-bo (c) | | 80' |
| CB | 7 | Kim Tae-young |
| RM | 22 | Song Chong-gug |
| CM | 6 | Yoo Sang-chul |
| CM | 21 | Park Ji-sung |
| LM | 10 | Lee Young-pyo |
| RF | 16 | Cha Du-ri |
| CF | 18 | Hwang Sun-hong | | 54' |
| LF | 14 | Lee Chun-soo |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 19 | Ahn Jung-hwan | | 54' |
| DF | 15 | Lee Min-sung | 90' | 56' |
| FW | 9 | Seol Ki-hyeon | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
* Man of the Match:
* Michael Ballack (Germany)
* Assistant referees:
* Frédéric Arnault (France)
* Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
* Fourth official:
* Gilles Veissière (France)

### Brazil vs Turkey

| Brazil | Turkey |
| GK | 1 | Marcos |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 4 | Roque Júnior |
| CB | 5 | Edmílson |
| RM | 2 | Cafu (c) |
| CM | 15 | Kléberson | | 85' |
| CM | 8 | Gilberto Silva | 41' |
| LM | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| RF | 20 | Edílson | | 75' |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo | | 68' |
| LF | 10 | Rivaldo |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 21 | Luizão | | 68' |
| MF | 17 | Denílson | | 75' |
| DF | 13 | Belletti | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||
| GK | 1 | Rüştü Reçber |
| RB | 4 | Fatih Akyel |
| CB | 5 | Alpay Özalan |
| CB | 3 | Bülent Korkmaz |
| LB | 18 | Ergün Penbe |
| DM | 8 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 59' |
| RM | 22 | Ümit Davala | | 74' |
| CM | 10 | Yıldıray Baştürk | | 88' |
| LM | 21 | Emre Belözoğlu | | 62' |
| CF | 11 | Hasan Şaş | 90' |
| CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 17 | İlhan Mansız | | 62' |
| MF | 13 | Muzzy Izzet | | 74' |
| FW | 6 | Arif Erdem | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ronaldo (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
* Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
* Fourth official:
* Brian Hall (United States)

## Third place play-off

| South Korea | Turkey |
| GK | 1 | Lee Woon-jae |
| CB | 6 | Yoo Sang-chul |
| CB | 20 | Hong Myung-bo (c) | | 46' |
| CB | 15 | Lee Min-sung |
| RM | 22 | Song Chong-gug |
| CM | 21 | Park Ji-sung |
| CM | 10 | Lee Young-pyo |
| LM | 13 | Lee Eul-yong | 23' | 65' |
| RF | 9 | Seol Ki-hyeon | | 79' |
| CF | 19 | Ahn Jung-hwan |
| LF | 14 | Lee Chun-soo |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 7 | Kim Tae-young | | 46' |
| FW | 16 | Cha Du-ri | | 65' |
| MF | 8 | Choi Tae-uk | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
| GK | 1 | Rüştü Reçber | 83' |
| RB | 4 | Fatih Akyel |
| CB | 5 | Alpay Özalan |
| CB | 3 | Bülent Korkmaz |
| LB | 18 | Ergün Penbe |
| RM | 22 | Ümit Davala | | 76' |
| CM | 8 | Tugay Kerimoğlu | 50' |
| CM | 10 | Yıldıray Baştürk | | 86' |
| LM | 21 | Emre Belözoğlu | | 41' |
| CF | 9 | Hakan Şükür (c) |
| CF | 17 | İlhan Mansız |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Hakan Ünsal | | 41' |
| MF | 7 | Okan Buruk | | 76' |
| MF | 14 | Tayfur Havutçu | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Şenol Güneş ||
* Man of the Match:
* Hakan Şükür (Turkey)
* Assistant referees:
* Ali Al Traifi (Saudi Arabia)
* Héctor Vergara (Canada)
* Fourth official:
* Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

## Final

| Germany | Brazil |
| GK | 1 | Oliver Kahn (c) |
| CB | 2 | Thomas Linke |
| CB | 5 | Carsten Ramelow |
| CB | 21 | Christoph Metzelder |
| RWB | 22 | Torsten Frings |
| LWB | 17 | Marco Bode | | 84' |
| CM | 8 | Dietmar Hamann |
| CM | 16 | Jens Jeremies | | 77' |
| AM | 19 | Bernd Schneider |
| CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose | 9' | 74' |
| CF | 7 | Oliver Neuville |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | 20 | Oliver Bierhoff | | 74' |
| FW | 14 | Gerald Asamoah | | 77' |
| DF | 6 | Christian Ziege | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Rudi Völler ||
| GK | 1 | Marcos |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 5 | Edmílson |
| CB | 4 | Roque Júnior | 6' |
| RWB | 2 | Cafu (c) |
| LWB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| CM | 8 | Gilberto Silva |
| CM | 15 | Kléberson |
| AM | 11 | Ronaldinho | | 85' |
| SS | 10 | Rivaldo |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo | | 90' |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 19 | Juninho Paulista | | 85' |
| MF | 17 | Denílson | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Luiz Felipe Scolari ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ronaldo (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
* Philip Sharp (England)
* Fourth official:
* Hugh Dallas (Scotland)