World Cup 2002

The World Cup 2002 was played in South Korea and Japan (31 May – 30 June). 32 teams played 64 matches and scored 161 goals — 2.52 per match; 2,705,197 spectators attended.

Brazil won the title, beating Germany in the final (0–2) at International Stadium, Yokohama, referee Pierluigi Collina.

Also in the last four: Türkiye and South Korea.

Top scorer: Ronaldo with 8 goals.

Player of the tournament: Oliver Kahn (Germany); best young player: Landon Donovan.

South Korea and JapanHosts

64Matches

161Goals

2.52Goals per match

2,705,197Attendance

Knockout matches

Final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
30 June 2002	Germany – Brazil	0–2	International Stadium, Yokohama

Third-place match

Date	Match	Score	Venue
29 June 2002	South Korea – Türkiye	2–3	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu

Semi-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
25 June 2002	Germany – South Korea	1–0	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
26 June 2002	Brazil – Türkiye	1–0	Saitama Stadium, Saitama

Quarter-final

Date	Match	Score	Venue
21 June 2002	England – Brazil	1–2	Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
21 June 2002	Germany – USA	1–0	Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
22 June 2002	Spain – South Korea	0–0 (pens 3–5)	Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju
22 June 2002	Senegal – Türkiye	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Round of 16

Date	Match	Score	Venue
15 June 2002	Denmark – England	0–3	Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
15 June 2002	Germany – Paraguay	1–0	Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
16 June 2002	Spain – Rep. of Ireland	1–1 (pens 3–2)	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
16 June 2002	Sweden – Senegal	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Big Eye Stadium, Ōita
17 June 2002	Brazil – Belgium	2–0	Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe
17 June 2002	Mexico – USA	0–2	Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju
18 June 2002	Japan – Türkiye	0–1	Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
18 June 2002	South Korea – Italy	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon

Groups and tables

Group A

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Denmark	3	2	1	0	5–2	7
2	Senegal	3	1	2	0	5–4	5
3	Uruguay	3	0	2	1	4–5	2
4	France	3	0	1	2	0–3	1

Results (6)

31 May 2002 — France 0–1 Senegal
1 June 2002 — Uruguay 1–2 Denmark
6 June 2002 — France 0–0 Uruguay
6 June 2002 — Denmark 1–1 Senegal
11 June 2002 — Denmark 2–0 France
11 June 2002 — Senegal 3–3 Uruguay

Group B

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	9–4	9
2	Paraguay	3	1	1	1	6–6	4
3	South Africa	3	1	1	1	5–5	4
4	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	2–7	0

Results (6)

2 June 2002 — Paraguay 2–2 South Africa
2 June 2002 — Spain 3–1 Slovenia
7 June 2002 — Spain 3–1 Paraguay
8 June 2002 — South Africa 1–0 Slovenia
12 June 2002 — South Africa 2–3 Spain
12 June 2002 — Slovenia 1–3 Paraguay

Group C

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	11–3	9
2	Türkiye	3	1	1	1	5–3	4
3	Costa Rica	3	1	1	1	5–6	4
4	China	3	0	0	3	0–9	0

Results (6)

3 June 2002 — Brazil 2–1 Türkiye
4 June 2002 — China 0–2 Costa Rica
8 June 2002 — Brazil 4–0 China
9 June 2002 — Costa Rica 1–1 Türkiye
13 June 2002 — Costa Rica 2–5 Brazil
13 June 2002 — Türkiye 3–0 China

Group D

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	South Korea	3	2	1	0	4–1	7
2	USA	3	1	1	1	5–6	4
3	Portugal	3	1	0	2	6–4	3
4	Poland	3	1	0	2	3–7	3

Results (6)

4 June 2002 — South Korea 2–0 Poland
5 June 2002 — USA 3–2 Portugal
10 June 2002 — South Korea 1–1 USA
10 June 2002 — Portugal 4–0 Poland
14 June 2002 — Portugal 0–1 South Korea
14 June 2002 — Poland 3–1 USA

Group E

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	11–1	7
2	Rep. of Ireland	3	1	2	0	5–2	5
3	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	2–3	4
4	Saudi Arabia	3	0	0	3	0–12	0

Results (6)

1 June 2002 — Rep. of Ireland 1–1 Cameroon
1 June 2002 — Germany 8–0 Saudi Arabia
5 June 2002 — Germany 1–1 Rep. of Ireland
6 June 2002 — Cameroon 1–0 Saudi Arabia
11 June 2002 — Cameroon 0–2 Germany
11 June 2002 — Saudi Arabia 0–3 Rep. of Ireland

Group F

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Sweden	3	1	2	0	4–3	5
2	England	3	1	2	0	2–1	5
3	Argentina	3	1	1	1	2–2	4
4	Nigeria	3	0	1	2	1–3	1

Results (6)

2 June 2002 — England 1–1 Sweden
2 June 2002 — Argentina 1–0 Nigeria
7 June 2002 — Sweden 2–1 Nigeria
7 June 2002 — Argentina 0–1 England
12 June 2002 — Sweden 1–1 Argentina
12 June 2002 — Nigeria 0–0 England

Group G

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Mexico	3	2	1	0	4–2	7
2	Italy	3	1	1	1	4–3	4
3	Croatia	3	1	0	2	2–3	3
4	Ecuador	3	1	0	2	2–4	3

Results (6)

3 June 2002 — Croatia 0–1 Mexico
3 June 2002 — Italy 2–0 Ecuador
8 June 2002 — Italy 1–2 Croatia
9 June 2002 — Mexico 2–1 Ecuador
13 June 2002 — Mexico 1–1 Italy
13 June 2002 — Ecuador 1–0 Croatia

Group H

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF–GA	Pts
1	Japan	3	2	1	0	5–2	7
2	Belgium	3	1	2	0	6–5	5
3	Russia	3	1	0	2	4–4	3
4	Tunisia	3	0	1	2	1–5	1

Results (6)

4 June 2002 — Japan 2–2 Belgium
5 June 2002 — Russia 2–0 Tunisia
9 June 2002 — Japan 1–0 Russia
10 June 2002 — Tunisia 1–1 Belgium
14 June 2002 — Tunisia 0–2 Japan
14 June 2002 — Belgium 3–2 Russia

Top scorers

Player	Team	Goals
Ronaldo	Brazil	8
Miroslav Klose	Germany	5
Rivaldo	Brazil	5
Jon Dahl Tomasson	Denmark	4
Christian Vieri	Italy	3
Fernando Morientes	Spain	3
Marc Wilmots	Belgium	3
Michael Ballack	Germany	3
Papa Bouba Diop	Senegal	3
Pauleta	Portugal	3
Raúl	Spain	3
Robbie Keane	Rep. of Ireland	3
Brian McBride	USA	2
Fernando Hierro	Spain	2
Hasan Şaş	Türkiye	2

Stadiums

Venue	Matches
Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu	4
Saitama Stadium, Saitama	4
Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon	4
Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan	3
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon	3
Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju	3
Incheon World Cup Stadium, Incheon	3
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama	3
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo	3
Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju	3
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki	3
Nagai Stadium, Osaka	3
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo	3
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	3
Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe	2
Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi	2
Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan	2
Ōita Big Eye Stadium, Ōita	2
Big Eye Stadium, Ōita	1
Big Swan Stadium, Niigata	1
Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka	1
International Stadium, Yokohama	1
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu	1
Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan	1
Niigata Big Swan Stadium, Niigata	1
Niigata Stadium, Niigata	1
Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Shizuoka	1
Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi	1
Wing Stadium, Kobe	1

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