2002 FIFA World Cup (match reports)
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The 2002 Football World Cup matches were the deciding football (soccer) matches organized in the 2002 Football World Cup, held from May 31 through to the final match on June 30, at various venues throughout South Korea and Japan.
The 2002 World Cup offered many surprises and premieres. Favourites like Argentina, France, and Portugal, were eliminated in the group stages, whereas underdogs like Turkey, South Korea, and Senegal excelled. South Korea was the first Asian nation to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup.
The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Germany with 2-0 in the final match. Turkey finished third, beating co-hosts South Korea 3-2 in the third place match.
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[edit] Group stage
Groups A, B, C, D based in South Korea. Groups E, F, G, H based in Japan.
[edit] Group A
The World Cup started with a shock, as defending champions France, playing without the injured Zinedine Zidane, were beaten by tournament newcomers Senegal, 1-0 - the match's only goal scored by Papa Bouba Diop. In fact, the French failed to score a goal during the entire tournament finishing last in Group A. Their only point coming from a goalless draw with Uruguay. An impressive Denmark won the group, joined by Senegal to move on to the next round.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Senegal |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 Uruguay |
2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
 France |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| May 31, 2002 | |||
 Senegal |
1–0 |  France |
Seoul World Cup Stadium |
| Bouba Diop 30' |
| June 1, 2002 | |||
 Denmark |
2–1 |  Uruguay |
Munsu Cup Stadium |
| Tomasson 45', 83' | 47' Rodríguez |
| June 6, 2002 | |||
| Denmark |
1–1 | Senegal |
Daegu World Cup Stadium |
| Tomasson 16' pen | 52' Diao |
| France |
0–0 | Uruguay |
Asiad Main Stadium |
| June 11, 2002 | |||
| Denmark |
2–0 | France |
Incheon Munhak Stadium |
| Rommedahl 22' Tomasson 67' |
| Senegal |
3–3 | Uruguay |
Suwon World Cup Stadium |
| Fadiga 20' pen Bouba Diop 26', 38' |
47' Morales 69' Forlán 88' pen Recoba |
[edit] Group B
Spain had an easy time sweeping Group B, with Paraguay needing a late goal against another newcomer, Slovenia, to tie South Africa on goal difference (they were already tied on points) and move to the second round on the next tiebreaker, goals scored.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
 Paraguay |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 South Africa |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Slovenia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
| June 2, 2002 | |||
 Paraguay |
2–2 |  South Africa |
Asiad Main Stadium |
| Santa Cruz 39' Arce 55' |
63' Mokoena 91' Fortune |
 Spain |
3–1 |  Slovenia |
Gwangju World Cup Stadium |
| Raúl 44' Valerón 74' Hierro 87' pen |
82' Cimirotic |
| June 7, 2002 | |||
| Spain |
3–1 | Paraguay |
Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| Morientes 53', 69' Hierro 83' pen |
10' Puyol (own goal) |
| June 8, 2002 | |||
| South Africa |
1–0 | Slovenia |
Daegu World Cup Stadium |
| Nomvete 4' |
| June 12, 2002 | |||
| Spain |
3–2 | South Africa |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| Raúl 4', 56' Mendieta 45+' |
31' McCarthy 53' Radebe |
| Paraguay |
3–1 | Slovenia |
Jeju World Cup Stadium |
| Cuevas 65', 84' Campos 73' |
45+' Ačimovič |
[edit] Group C
Brazil swept Group C. Turkey advanced to the next round, too, beating Costa Rica on goal difference. China, coached by Bora Milutinović (the fifth team he has coached in five consecutive World Cups), failed to get a point or even score a goal.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
 Turkey |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
 Costa Rica |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
 China PR |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
| June 3, 2002 | |||
| Brazil |
2–1 | Turkey |
Munsu Cup Stadium |
| Ronaldo 50' Rivaldo 87' pen |
Hasan Sas 45+' |
| June 4, 2002 | |||
| Costa Rica |
2–0 | China PR |
Gwangju World Cup Stadium |
| Gómez 61' Wright 65' |
| June 8, 2002 | |||
| Brazil |
4–0 | China PR |
Jeju World Cup Stadium |
| Roberto Carlos 15' Rivaldo 32' Ronaldinho 45' pen Ronaldo 55' |
| June 9, 2002 | |||
| Costa Rica |
1–1 | Turkey |
Munhak Stadium |
| Winston Parks 86' | Emre 56' |
| June 13, 2002 | |||
| Brazil |
5–2 | Costa Rica |
Suwon World Cup Stadium |
| Ronaldo 10',13' Edmílson 38' Rivaldo 62' Júnior 64' |
Wanchope 39' Gómez 56' |
| Turkey |
3–0 | China PR |
Seoul World Cup Stadium |
| Hasan Sas 6' Korkmaz 9' Davala 85' |
[edit] Group D
Group D saw several surprises as the United States beat the traditionally strong Portuguese side 3-2. Then, goalkeeping by Brad Friedel earned the Americans a 1-1 draw with South Korea. South Korea, already assured of advancing after topping Poland 2-0, beat Portugal to send the Europeans home and give the United States a ticket into the second round.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Korea Republic |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 USA |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
 Portugal |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
 Poland |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| June 4, 2002 | |||
| Korea Republic |
2–0 | Poland |
Asiad Main Stadium |
| Hwang Seon-Hong 26' Yoo Sang-Cheol 53' |
| June 5, 2002 | |||
| USA |
3–2 | Portugal |
Suwon World Cup Stadium |
| O'Brien 4' Jorge Costa 29' OG McBride 36' |
Beto 39' Agoos 71' OG |
| June 10, 2002 | |||
| Korea Republic |
1–1 | USA |
Daegu World Cup Stadium |
| Ahn Jung-Hwan 78' | Mathis 24' |
| Portugal |
4–0 | Poland |
Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| Pauleta 14', 65', 77' Rui Costa 88' |
| June 14, 2002 | |||
| Poland |
3–1 | USA |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| Olisadebe 3' Kryszałowicz 5' Żewłakow 66' |
Donovan 83' |
| Korea Republic |
1–0 | Portugal |
Munhak Stadium |
| Park Ji-Sung 70' |
[edit] Group E
Germany thrashed Saudi Arabia 8-0 in Group E thanks to three goals from Miroslav Klose. Ireland were playing without ex-captain Roy Keane, sent home days before the World Cup, but led by his unrelated namesake Robbie claimed second place at the expense of African champions Cameroon.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
 Republic of Ireland |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Cameroon |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Saudi Arabia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -12 |
| June 1, 2002 | |||
| Republic of Ireland |
1–1 | Cameroon |
Stadium Big Swan |
| Holland 52' | Mboma 39' |
| Germany |
8–0 | Saudi Arabia |
Sapporo Dome |
| Klose 20',25',70' Ballack 40' Jancker 45+' Linke 73' Bierhoff 84' Schneider 90+' |
| June 5, 2002 | |||
| Germany |
1–1 | Republic of Ireland |
Kashima Stadium |
| Klose 19' | Keane 90+' |
| June 6, 2002 | |||
| Cameroon |
1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
Saitama Stadium |
| Eto'o 66' |
| June 11, 2002 | |||
| Germany |
2–0 | Cameroon |
Ecopa Stadium |
| Bode 50' Klose 79' |
| Republic of Ireland |
3–0 | Saudi Arabia |
International Stadium |
| Keane 7' Breen 61' Duff 87' |
[edit] Group F
Other than France's failures, the biggest shock of the tournament came in the Group of Death, Group F as pre-tournament favorites Argentina failed to move out of the group. A loss to England 1-0 on a David Beckham penalty and a subsequent draw with Sweden kept the South Americans from advancing. The Scandinavians won the group, with England also going through. Nigeria finished last.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 England |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Argentina |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Nigeria |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| June 2, 2002 | |||
| Argentina |
1–0 | Nigeria |
Kashima Stadium |
| Batistuta 63' |
| England |
1–1 | Sweden |
Saitama Stadium |
| Campbell 24' | Alexandersson 59' |
| June 7, 2002 | |||
| Sweden |
2–1 | Nigeria |
Wing Stadium |
| Larsson 35', 63' pen | Aghahowa 27' |
| England |
1–0 | Argentina |
Sapporo Dome |
| Beckham 44' pen |
| June 12, 2002 | |||
| Sweden |
1–1 | Argentina |
Miyagi Stadium |
| Anders Svensson 59' | Crespo 88' |
| Nigeria |
0–0 | England |
Nagai Stadium |
[edit] Group G
In Group G, Italy, Croatia, and Ecuador all beat each other once, but the Italians' draw against group winners Mexico, while the other two lost to the North Americans, gave the three-time World champions second place in the group.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
 Italy |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 Croatia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Ecuador |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| June 3, 2002 | |||
| Mexico |
1–0 | Croatia |
Stadium Big Swan |
| Blanco 60' pen |
| Italy |
2–0 | Ecuador |
Sapporo Dome |
| Vieri 7', 27' |
| June 8, 2002 | |||
| Croatia |
2–1 | Italy |
Kashima Stadium |
| Olic 73' Rapaic 76' |
Vieri 55' |
| Mexico |
2–1 | Ecuador |
Miyagi Stadium |
| Borgetti 28' Torrado 57' |
Delgado 5' |
| June 13, 2002 | |||
| Ecuador |
1–0 | Croatia |
International Stadium Yokohama |
| Méndez 48' |
| Mexico |
1–1 | Italy |
Stadium Big Eye |
| Borgetti 34' | Del Piero 85' |
[edit] Group H
Co-hosts Japan breezed through Group H, joined by Belgium. Russia and Tunisia were two of the disappointments of the tournament, in what was considered the weakest group of the tournament.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Belgium |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
 Russia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Tunisia |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| June 4, 2002 | |||
| Japan |
2–2 | Belgium |
Saitama Stadium |
| Suzuki 59' Inamoto 67' |
Wilmots 57' van der Heyden 75' |
| June 5, 2002 | |||
| Russia |
2–0 | Tunisia |
Wing Stadium |
| Titov 59' Karpin 64' pen |
| June 9, 2002 | |||
| Japan |
1–0 | Russia |
International Stadium Yokohama |
| Inamoto 51' |
| June 10, 2002 | |||
| Tunisia |
1–1 | Belgium |
Stadium Big Eye |
| Bouzaiène 17' | Wilmots 13' |
| June 14, 2002 | |||
| Belgium |
3–2 | Russia |
Ecopa Stadium |
| Walem 7' Sonck 78' Wilmots 82' |
Beschastnykh 52' Sychev 88' |
| Japan |
2–0 | Tunisia |
Nagai Stadium |
| Morishima 48' Nakata 75' |
[edit] Final 16
In the last 16, Germany beat Paraguay 1-0 on a late goal by Oliver Neuville. England thrashed previously-impressive Denmark 3-0. Senegal continued their impressive run with a golden goal victory over Sweden, 2-1. Robbie Keane's late equalizer for Ireland to make it 1-1 was not enough as Spain won on penalty kicks.
In the battle of CONCACAF rivals, the United States took it to Mexico 2-0 behind the goals of Brian McBride and Landon Donovan. Belgium played well against Brazil, but was at the wrong end of the 2-0 score. Turkey ended co-hosts Japan's run with a 1-0 win.
The other co-hosts, South Korea, beat Italy on a golden goal, 2-1.[1]
Matches in South Korea:
| June 15, 2002 | |||
| Germany |
1–0 | Paraguay |
Jeju World Cup Stadium |
| Neuville 88' |
| June 16, 2002 | |||
| Spain |
1–1 (AET) (3-2 PEN) |
Republic of Ireland |
Suwon World Cup Stadium |
| Morientes 8' | 90' Keane |
| Penalties | |||
| Hierro scored Baraja scored Juanfran missed Valerón missed Mendieta scored |
3–2 | Keane scored Holland missed Connolly saved Kilbane saved Finnan scored |
| June 17, 2002 | |||
| USA |
2–0 | Mexico |
Jeonju World Cup Stadium |
| McBride 8' Donovan 65' |
| June 18, 2002 | |||
| Korea Republic |
2–1 (AET) | Italy |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium |
| Seol Ki-Hyun 88' Ahn Jung-Hwan 117' |
Vieri 18' |
Matches in Japan:
| June 15, 2002 | |||
| England |
3–0 | Denmark |
Stadium Big Swan |
| Ferdinand 5' Owen 22' Heskey 44' |
| June 16, 2002 | |||
| Senegal |
2–1 (AET) | Sweden |
Stadium Big Eye |
| Camara 37', 104' | Larsson 11' |
| June 17, 2002 | |||
| Brazil |
2–0 | Belgium |
Wing Stadium |
| Rivaldo 67' Ronaldo 87' |
| June 18, 2002 | |||
| Turkey |
1–0 | Japan |
Miyagi Stadium |
| Davala 12' |
[edit] Quarterfinals
In the quarterfinals, Ronaldinho's free kick sailed over the stunned David Seaman as Brazil beat England 2-1. The United States lost to Germany 1-0 on a Michael Ballack goal. They outplayed the Germans everywhere but the scoreboard, and demanded the referee give a penalty for a goal-line hand ball (to no avail). South Korea got another win, beating Spain on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Turkey continued their remarkable run, stopping Senegal's own with a 1-0 golden goal victory.
Matches in South Korea:
| June 21, 2002 | |||
| Germany |
1–0 | USA |
Munsu Cup Stadium |
| Ballack 39' |
| June 22, 2002 | |||
| Korea Republic |
0–0 (AET) (5-3 PEN) |
Spain |
Gwangju World Cup Stadium |
| Penalties | |||
| Hwang Sun-Hong scored Park Ji-Sung scored Seol Ki-Hyun scored Ahn Jung-Hwan scored Hong Myung-Bo scored |
5–3 | Hierro scored Baraja scored Xavi scored Joaquín saved |
Matches in Japan:
| June 21, 2002 | |||
| Brazil |
2–1 | England |
Ecopa Stadium |
| Rivaldo 45+' Ronaldinho 50' |
Owen 23' |
| June 22, 2002 | |||
| Turkey |
1–0 (AET) | Senegal |
Nagai Stadium |
| Mansız 94' |
[edit] Semifinals
The semifinals saw two 1-0 games; first, Ballack's goal was enough for Germany to top South Korea. However, Ballack received a yellow card during the match, which forced him to miss the final based on accumulated yellow cards. Ronaldo scored his sixth of the competition for Brazil, who beat Turkey 1-0 in a replay of their Group C encounter.
Match in South Korea:
| June 25, 2002 | |||
 Germany |
1–0 | Korea Republic |
Seoul World Cup Stadium |
| Ballack 75' |
Match in Japan:
| June 26, 2002 | |||
 Brazil |
1–0 | Turkey |
Saitama Stadium |
| Ronaldo 49' |
[edit] Third place match
Turkey beat the South Koreans 3-2 for third place, their first goal coming from Hakan Şükür straight off the opening kickoff, which is the fastest-ever in World Cup history. [2] The Koreans responded quickly in the 9th minute, but were stunned with a couple of additional goals by Mansız. Through the second half, Turkey responded with tight defense, though allowing one more goal by South Korea.
| June 29, 2002 | |||
 Turkey |
3–2 | Korea Republic |
Daegu World Cup Stadium, South Korea |
| Sükür 1' Mansız 13', 32' |
Lee Eul-Yong 9' Song Chong-Guk 90+' |
[edit] Final
Two goals from Ronaldo secured the World Cup for Brazil as they claimed a deserved victory over Germany in the final in Yokohama. The F.C. Internazionale Milano star struck twice in the second half to settle an entertaining contest. It was the fifth time Brazil had won football's ultimate prize, cementing their status as the most successful team in the history of the competition.
Brazil captain Cafu, who became the first player to appear in three successive finals, accepted the trophy: The victory completed a remarkable journey for Luiz Felipe Scolari's team, who had been written off before the World Cup following a poor qualification campaign.
Ronaldo confirmed his reputation as the world's best striker by winning the Golden Boot award for the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals.
Much of the pre-match build-up had focused on the personal battle between Ronaldo and Oliver Kahn, the leading striker and goalkeeper in the 2002 World Cup. And it was the Brazilian who won a fascinating duel, as Kahn's blunder handed him the first goal after 67 minutes.
A speculative shot from Rivaldo should have been comfortably collected by Kahn, but instead he spilled the ball at the feet of Ronaldo, who tucked it into the net. Twelve minutes later and the game was out of sight for Brazil. Rivaldo's dummy deceived the German defence and Ronaldo beat Kahn with an excellent side-foot shot.
It had looked so different in the early stages, when Germany - inspired by Bernd Schneider - were the most dangerous team
Predictions that Germany would sit back and defend proved way off the mark as they took the game to back-pedalling Brazil with some neat passing moves.
Brazil threatened on the break, though - and Ronaldo should twice have given them the lead after being sent clean through on goal by the livewire Ronaldinho.
But Ronaldo blew both chances, as first he prodded a shot wide of goal and then missed his kick as Kahn raced off his line to collect the ball.
With half-time approaching, the Brazilians began to step up the pressure.
Midfielder Kleberson twice came close - breaking clear only to scuff the ball past the post and then curling a shot which smacked against Kahn's crossbar. And in first-half injury time Ronaldo had his third great opportunity - but this time Kahn kept out his shot from point-blank range.
Germany began the second half in exactly the way they had started the first - on the attack. And after Jens Jeremies' header was blocked on the line by Edmilson, Oliver Neuville's thundering free-kick was brilliantly turned onto his own post by Brazil keeper Marcos.
But just when it looked like a close-fought contest could be going the distance, Ronaldo took centre stage.
And his earlier misses were forgotten as he struck twice in the space of twelve minutes to give the South Americans yet another world crown.
| June 30, 2002 | |||
| Brazil |
2–0 | Germany |
International Stadium Yokohama, Japan Attendance: 69,029 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) |
| Ronaldo 67', 79' |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Many Italian fans claimed that the referee, Byron Moreno, was biased in favor of the home side, having controversially given a second yellow card to Francesco Totti for alleged diving and stopping Damiano Tommasi alone in front of Korean keeper for an offside. Even Sepp Blatter, FIFA president, recognized that several episodes of wrong or controversial decisions against the Azzurri had cumulated during the course of the tournament, including Totti's yellow card, even if he rejected any conspirancy against the Italian team and asked Italian fans to display some "dignity" in defeat.[1] Moreno was one of sixteen referees removed for the final phase of the competition.[2]
- ^ World Cup 2002 Korea/Japan: Corea vs. Turkey at Google Video
