Question: When was the collision between North America and the continent on which the 2002 World Cup winner is located?

south korea and japan were selected as hosts by fifa on 31 may 1996. initially, south korea, japan and mexico presented three rival bids. however, the two asian countries agreed to unite their bids shortly before the decision was made, and they were chosen unanimously in preference to mexico. this was the first (and so far the only) world cup to be hosted by two countries. the 2002 world cup was the tournament's 17th staging. it was also the first world cup held in asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was utilized. south korea and japan, the co-hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 2.5 spots open for competition between 40 teams. myanmar withdrew from the tournament after being placed in group 2 but before any matches had been played, therefore reducing the group to three teams. afghanistan, bhutan, north korea and timor - leste did not participate in the qualification process. asia's two remaining automatic qualifying berths were taken by saudi arabia and china pr. iran failed to become a third asian representative in the world cup after losing their afc / uefa playoff against the republic of ireland. <SEP> A significant body of water (referred to as the Central American Seaway) once separated the continents of North and South America, allowing the waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to mix freely. Beneath the surface, two plates of the Earth's crust were slowly colliding, forcing the Cocos Plate to slide under the Caribbean Plate. Meanwhile, movement of the two tectonic plates was also pushing up the sea floor, eventually forcing some areas above sea level. The pressure and heat caused by this collision led to the formation of underwater volcanoes, some of which grew large enough to form islands as early as 15 million years ago. <SEP> At 8.5 million square kilometers (3.2 million square miles) and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth - largest country by area and the sixth most populous. The capital is Brasília, and the most populated city is São Paulo. Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil Portuguese pronunciation: (bɾaˈziw)), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, listen (help info)), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world. <SEP> 2002 FIFA World Cup 2002 FIFA 월드컵한국 / 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 → <SEP> a continent is one of several very large landmasses of the world. generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, up to seven regions are commonly regarded as continents. ordered from largest in size to smallest, they are: asia, africa, north america, south america, antarctica, europe, and australia.