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The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan , with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama .
The 2002 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2002 World Cup, the 17th edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the International Stadium in Yokohama , Japan, on 30 June 2002, and was contested by Germany and Brazil .
Group C of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place between 3 and 13 June 2002. Eventual champions Brazil won the group and advanced to the second round, along with Turkey. Costa Rica was level with Turkey on points, but had an inferior goal difference, while China finished bottom of the group, having lost all three of their matches without scoring a goal.
At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the tournament, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. A third place match was also played between the two losing semi-finalists.
At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 17th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup . They are the only team to win all seven matches they played, achieving the highest number of matches won by a team in a single tournament in the history ...
The World Cup opening match is the first of the competition. Opening match regulations have changed many times. [1] Between 1974 and 2002, the defending champions were involved in the opening match. Since 2006, as the defending champions no longer qualify automatically, the opening matches involve the host nations.
The Group F of the 2002 FIFA World Cup lasted from 2 to 12 June 2002. Sweden won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with England. The two sides were level on points, but Sweden won the tie-break on goals scored, and so won the group with England in second place. Argentina and Nigeria failed to advance. Group F was considered by ...
Group B of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place between 2 and 12 June 2002. Spain won the group and advanced to the second round along with Paraguay, who beat South Africa to finish in second place on goals scored. South Africa and Slovenia failed to advance.