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2002 FIFA World Cup

Overview

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was hosted by South Korea / Japan. Brazil won the tournament, Germany finished runners-up, Turkey placed third and South Korea fourth. Footballopedia connects this edition to its decisive matches, top scorer, champion manager and the wider World Cup graph.

Key facts

Host: South Korea / Japan
Champion: Brazil
Runner-up: Germany
Third place: Turkey
Fourth place: South Korea
Format: Eight groups followed by a 16-team knockout stage
Top scorer: Ronaldo (Brazil) - 8 goals
Winning manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari
Matches: 64
Goals: 161
Current season: 2002
Teams: 32

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Records

ChampionValue: Brazil

Runner-upValue: Germany

Third placeValue: Turkey

Top scorerValue: Ronaldo (Brazil) - 8 goals

TeamsValue: 32

MatchesValue: 64

GoalsValue: 161

Matches

France 0-1 SenegalDate: 2002-05-31 · City: Seoul · Stage: Group A · Home Team: France

Uruguay 1-2 DenmarkDate: 2002-06-01 · City: Ulsan · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Uruguay

Denmark 1-1 SenegalDate: 2002-06-06 · City: Daegu · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Denmark

France 0-0 UruguayDate: 2002-06-06 · City: Busan · Stage: Group A · Home Team: France

Senegal 3-3 UruguayDate: 2002-06-11 · City: Suwon · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Senegal

Denmark 2-0 FranceDate: 2002-06-11 · City: Incheon · Stage: Group A · Home Team: Denmark

Paraguay 2-2 South AfricaDate: 2002-06-02 · City: Busan · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Paraguay

Spain 3-1 SloveniaDate: 2002-06-02 · City: Gwangju · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Spain

Spain 3-1 ParaguayDate: 2002-06-07 · City: Jeonju · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Spain

South Africa 1-0 SloveniaDate: 2002-06-08 · City: Daegu · Stage: Group B · Home Team: South Africa

South Africa 2-3 SpainDate: 2002-06-12 · City: Daejeon · Stage: Group B · Home Team: South Africa

Slovenia 1-3 ParaguayDate: 2002-06-12 · City: Seogwipo · Stage: Group B · Home Team: Slovenia

Brazil 2-1 TurkeyDate: 2002-06-03 · City: Ulsan · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Brazil

China 0-2 Costa RicaDate: 2002-06-04 · City: Gwangju · Stage: Group C · Home Team: China

Brazil 4-0 ChinaDate: 2002-06-08 · City: Seogwipo · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Brazil

Costa Rica 1-1 TurkeyDate: 2002-06-09 · City: Incheon · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 2-5 BrazilDate: 2002-06-13 · City: Suwon · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Costa Rica

Turkey 3-0 ChinaDate: 2002-06-13 · City: Seoul · Stage: Group C · Home Team: Turkey

South Korea 2-0 PolandDate: 2002-06-04 · City: Busan · Stage: Group D · Home Team: South Korea

USA 3-2 PortugalDate: 2002-06-05 · City: Suwon · Stage: Group D · Home Team: USA

South Korea 1-1 USADate: 2002-06-10 · City: Daegu · Stage: Group D · Home Team: South Korea

Portugal 4-0 PolandDate: 2002-06-10 · City: Jeonju · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Portugal

Portugal 0-1 South KoreaDate: 2002-06-14 · City: Incheon · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Portugal

Poland 3-1 USADate: 2002-06-14 · City: Daejeon · Stage: Group D · Home Team: Poland

Ireland 1-1 CameroonDate: 2002-06-01 · City: Niigata · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Ireland

Germany 8-0 Saudi ArabiaDate: 2002-06-01 · City: Sapporo · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Germany

Germany 1-1 IrelandDate: 2002-06-05 · City: Ibaraki · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Germany

Cameroon 1-0 Saudi ArabiaDate: 2002-06-06 · City: Saitama · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Cameroon

Cameroon 0-2 GermanyDate: 2002-06-11 · City: Shizuoka · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Cameroon

Saudi Arabia 0-3 IrelandDate: 2002-06-11 · City: Yokohama · Stage: Group E · Home Team: Saudi Arabia

Argentina 1-0 NigeriaDate: 2002-06-02 · City: Ibaraki · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Argentina

England 1-1 SwedenDate: 2002-06-02 · City: Saitama · Stage: Group F · Home Team: England

Sweden 2-1 NigeriaDate: 2002-06-07 · City: Kobe · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Sweden

Argentina 0-1 EnglandDate: 2002-06-07 · City: Sapporo · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Argentina

Sweden 1-1 ArgentinaDate: 2002-06-12 · City: Miyagi · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Sweden

Nigeria 0-0 EnglandDate: 2002-06-12 · City: Osaka · Stage: Group F · Home Team: Nigeria

Croatia 0-1 MexicoDate: 2002-06-03 · City: Niigata · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Croatia

Italy 2-0 EcuadorDate: 2002-06-03 · City: Sapporo · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Italy

Italy 1-2 CroatiaDate: 2002-06-08 · City: Ibaraki · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Italy

Mexico 2-1 EcuadorDate: 2002-06-09 · City: Miyagi · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Mexico

Mexico 1-1 ItalyDate: 2002-06-13 · City: Oita · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Mexico

Ecuador 1-0 CroatiaDate: 2002-06-13 · City: Yokohama · Stage: Group G · Home Team: Ecuador

Japan 2-2 BelgiumDate: 2002-06-04 · City: Saitama · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Japan

Russia 2-0 TunisiaDate: 2002-06-05 · City: Kobe · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Russia

Japan 1-0 RussiaDate: 2002-06-09 · City: Yokohama · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Japan

Tunisia 1-1 BelgiumDate: 2002-06-10 · City: Oita · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Tunisia

Tunisia 0-2 JapanDate: 2002-06-14 · City: Osaka · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Tunisia

Belgium 3-2 RussiaDate: 2002-06-14 · City: Shizuoka · Stage: Group H · Home Team: Belgium

Germany 1-0 ParaguayDate: 2002-06-15 · City: Seogwipo · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Germany

Denmark 0-3 EnglandDate: 2002-06-15 · City: Niigata · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Denmark

Sweden 1-2 SenegalDate: 2002-06-16 · City: Oita · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Sweden

Spain 1-1 IrelandDate: 2002-06-16 · City: Suwon · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Spain

Mexico 0-2 USADate: 2002-06-17 · City: Jeonju · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Mexico

Brazil 2-0 BelgiumDate: 2002-06-17 · City: Kobe · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Brazil

Japan 0-1 TurkeyDate: 2002-06-18 · City: Miyagi · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: Japan

South Korea 2-1 ItalyDate: 2002-06-18 · City: Daejeon · Stage: Round of 16 · Home Team: South Korea

England 1-2 BrazilDate: 2002-06-21 · City: Shizuoka · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: England

Germany 1-0 USADate: 2002-06-21 · City: Ulsan · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Germany

Spain 0-0 South KoreaDate: 2002-06-22 · City: Gwangju · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Spain

Senegal 0-1 TurkeyDate: 2002-06-22 · City: Osaka · Stage: Quarter-finals · Home Team: Senegal

Germany 1-0 South KoreaDate: 2002-06-25 · City: Seoul · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: Germany

Brazil 1-0 TurkeyDate: 2002-06-26 · City: Saitama · Stage: Semi-finals · Home Team: Brazil

South Korea 2-3 TurkeyDate: 2002-06-29 · City: Daegu · Stage: Third-place match · Home Team: South Korea

Brazil 2-0 GermanyDate: 2002-06-30 · City: Yokohama · Stage: Final · Home Team: Brazil

Tournament story

The first World Cup co-hosted by two countries and the first staged in Asia.

Brazil won a record fifth title.

Ronaldo scored both goals in the final and won the Golden Boot with eight.

Final / decisive match

Home: Brazil
Away: Germany
Home Score: 2
Away Score: 0
Venue: International Stadium Yokohama
City: Yokohama
Date: 2002-06-30

Third-place match

Home: Turkey
Away: South Korea
Home Score: 3
Away Score: 2
Venue: Daegu World Cup Stadium
City: Daegu
Date: 2002-06-29