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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]]. 

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==Final==
Two goals from [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] secured the World Cup for [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] as they claimed a deserved victory over [[German national football team|Germany]] in the final in [[Yokohama]]. 
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The [[F.C. Internazionale Milano F.C.|Internazionale]] 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. 

A World Cup of shocks finished in familiar fashion - with wild celebrations among the gold-clad South American players and fans. ⏎
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Brazil captain [[Cafu]], who became the first player to appear in three successive finals, accepted the trophy in an emotional prize-giving ceremony.: 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 [[FIFA World Cup awards|Golden Boot]] award for the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals. 

It was a story of personal retribution for Ronaldo, who made up for his anonymous display in the final four years ago when [[French national football team|France]] beat Brazil 3-0. 

He also erased the memory of a dismal first-half performance, when he squandered three gilt-edged chances. Germany had their moments in an open match - but the European hopefuls had no answer to Ronaldo's predatory instincts. ⏎
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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. 
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[[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup|Match reports]]

[[fr:Résultats de la Coupe du monde de football de 2002]]
[[he:מונדיאל 2002 - סקירה מקיפה]]
[[zh:2002年世界杯足球賽决賽週賽程紀錄]]