Korea-Japan 2002
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2002 FIFA 월드컵 한국/일본 2002 FIFAワールドカップ 韓国/日本 |
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2002 FIFA World Cup official logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | South Korea Japan |
| Dates | 31 May – 30 June (31 days) |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 20 (in 20 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Brazil (5th title)
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| 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
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| Best young player |
 Landon Donovan
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| Best goalkeeper |
Oliver Kahn
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The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup which took place from 31 May to 30 June 2002 in South Korea and Japan. It was the first World Cup to be held in Asia, the first to be held on a continent other than Europe or the Americas, the last World Cup during which the golden goal rule was in force and the only World Cup to be jointly hosted by more than one nation.Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, winning the final against Germany 2–0. The victory meant Brazil qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the fifth time, representing the World. In the third place play-off match against South Korea, Turkey won 3–2 taking third place in only their second ever FIFA World Cup finals.China PR, Ecuador, Senegal and Slovenia made their first appearances at the finals with Turkey making its first appearance since 1954.
The tournament had several upsets and surprise results which included the defending champions France being eliminated in the group stage after earning a single point and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage. Additionally, Turkey took third place and South Korea managed to reach the semi-finals, beating Spain, Italy and Portugal en route. South Korea in particular, faced scrutiny and allegations of corruption due to their controversial victories over Italy and Spain. However, the most potent team at the tournament, Brazil, prevailed and they became the first and to date the only nation to win five World Cups.
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