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2002 FIFA World Cup (match reports)
{{unreferenced|date=August 2006}}

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]]. 

The 2002 World Cup offered many surprises and premieres. Favourites like [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[France national football team|France]], and [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], were eliminated in the group stages, whereas underdogs like Turkey, South Korea, and [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] excelled. South Korea was the first [[Asia]]n nation to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup. 

The tournament was won by [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], who beat [[Germany national football team|Germany]] with 2-0 in the final match. [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] finished third, beating co-hosts [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 3-2 in the third place match. 

==Group stage==
Groups A, B, C, D based in [[South Korea]]. Groups E, F, G, H based in [[Japan]].

===Group A===
The World Cup started with a shock, as defending champions [[France national football team|France]], playing without the injured [[Zinedine Zidane]], were beaten by tournament newcomers [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]], 1-0 - the match's only goal scored by [[Papa Bouba Diop]]. In fact, the French failed to score a goal during the entire tournament finishing last in Group A. Their only point coming from a goalless draw with [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]. An impressive [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] won the group, joined by Senegal to move on to the next round.
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 1]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] |score = 2&ndash;1 |team2 = {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] |goals1 = [[Jon Dahl Tomasson|Tomasson]] 45', 83' |goals2 = 47' [[Darío Rodríguez|Rodríguez]] | stadium = [[Munsu Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 6]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] |score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] |goals1 = [[Jon Dahl Tomasson|Tomasson]] 16' pen |goals2 = 52' [[Salif Diao|Diao]] |stadium = [[Daegu World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp; |team1 = {{flagicon|France}} [[France national football team|France]] |score = 0&ndash;0 |team2 = {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] |goals1 = &nbsp; |goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Asiad Main Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 11]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = {{flagicon|France}} [[France national football team|France]] |goals1 = [[Dennis Rommedahl|Rommedahl]] 22'<br />[[Jon Dahl Tomasson|Tomasson]] 67' |goals2 = &nbsp; | stadium = [[Incheon Munhak Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp; |team1 = {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] |score = 3&ndash;3 |team2 = {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]] |goals1 = [[Khalilou Fadiga|Fadiga]] 20' pen<br />[[Papa Bouba Diop|Bouba Diop]] 26', 38' |goals2 = 47' [[Richard Morales|Morales]]<br />69' [[Diego Forlán|Forlán]]<br />88' pen [[Álvaro Recoba|Recoba]] |stadium = [[Suwon World Cup Stadium]]}}

===Group B===
[[Spain national football team|Spain]] had an easy time sweeping Group B, with [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] needing a late goal against another newcomer, [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]], to tie [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] on goal difference (they were already tied on points) and move to the second round on the next tiebreaker, goals scored.
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp; |team1 = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain national football team|Spain]] |score = 3&ndash;1 |team2 = {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]] |goals1 = [[Raúl González|Raúl]] 44'<br />[[Juan Carlos Valerón|Valerón]] 74'<br />[[Fernando Hierro|Hierro]] 87' pen |goals2 = 82' [[Sebastjan Cimirotic|Cimirotic]] |stadium = [[Guus Hiddink Stadium|Gwangju World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 7]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain national football team|Spain]] |score = 3&ndash;1 |team2 = {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] |goals1 = [[Fernando Morientes|Morientes]] 53', 69'<br />[[Fernando Hierro|Hierro]] 83' pen |goals2 = 10' [[Carles Puyol|Puyol]] (own goal) |stadium = [[Jeonju World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 8]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] |score = 1&ndash;0 |
team2 = {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]] |goals1 = [[Siyabonga Nomvete|Nomvete]] 4' |goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Daegu World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 12]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain national football team|Spain]] |score = 3&ndash;2 |team2 = {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] |goals1 = [[Raúl González|Raúl]] 4', 56'<br />[[Gaizka Mendieta|Mendieta]] 45+' |goals2 = 31' [[Benni McCarthy|McCarthy]]<br />53' [[Lucas Radebe|Radebe]] |stadium = [[Daejeon World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp; |team1 = {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] |score = 3&ndash;1 |team2 = {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]] |goals1 = [[Nelson Cuevas|Cuevas]] 65', 84'<br />[[Jorge Luis Campos|Campos]] 73' |goals2 = 45+' [[Milenko Ačimovič|Ačimovič]] |stadium = [[Jeju World Cup Stadium]]}}

===Group C===
[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] swept Group C. Turkey advanced to the next round, too, beating [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] on goal difference. [[China national football team|China]], coached by [[Bora Milutinović]] (the fifth team he has coached in five consecutive World Cups), failed to get a point or even score a goal.
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 3]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{BRAf}} |score = 2&ndash;1 |team2 = {{TURf}} |goals1 = [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] 50'<br />[[Rivaldo]] 87' pen|goals2 = [[Hasan Sas]] 45+'|stadium = [[Munsu Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 4]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{CRCf}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = {{CHNf}} |goals1 = [[Rónald Gómez|Gómez]] 61'<br />[[Mauricio Wright|Wright]] 65'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Guus Hiddink Stadium|Gwangju World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 8]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{BRAf}} |score = 4&ndash;0 |team2 = {{CHNf}} |goals1 = [[Roberto Carlos da Silva|Roberto Carlos]] 15' <br /> [[Rivaldo]] 32' <br /> [[Ronaldinho]] 45' pen <br /> [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] 55'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Jeju World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 9]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{CRCf}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{TURf}} |goals1 = [[Winston Parks]] 86'|goals2 = [[Emre Belözoglu|Emre]] 56'|stadium = [[Munhak Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 13]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{BRAf}} |score = 5&ndash;2 |team2 = {{CRCf}} |goals1 = [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] 10',13' <br /> [[Edmílson]] 38' <br /> [[Rivaldo]] 62' <br /> [[Jenílson Ângelo de Souza|Júnior]] 64'|goals2 = [[Paulo Wanchope|Wanchope]] 39' <br /> [[Rónald Gómez|Gómez]] 56'|stadium = [[Suwon World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{TURf}} |score = 3&ndash;0 |team2 = {{CHNf}} |goals1 = [[Hasan Sas]] 6' <br /> [[Bülent Korkmaz|Korkmaz]] 9' <br /> [[Ümit Davala|Davala]] 85'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]]}}

===Group D===
Group D saw several surprises as the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] beat the traditionally strong [[Portugal national football team|Portuguese]] side 3-2. Then, goalkeeping by [[Brad Friedel]] earned the Americans a 1-1 draw with [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. South Korea, already assured of advancing after topping [[Poland national football team|Poland]] 2-0, beat Portugal to send the Europeans home and give the United States a ticket into the second round. 
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 4]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{KORf}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = {{POLf}} |goals1 = [[Hwang Seon-Hong]] 26' <br /> [[Yoo Sang-Cheol]] 53'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Asiad Main Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 5]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{USAf}} |score = 3&ndash;2 |team2 = {{PORf}} |goals1 = [[John O'Brien (soccer)|O'Brien]] 4' <br /> [[Jorge Costa]] 29' OG <br /> [[Brian McBride|McBride]] 36' |goals2 =  [[Roberto Luis de Deus Severo|Beto]] 39' <br /> [[Jeff Agoos|Agoos]] 71' OG |stadium = [[Suwon World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 10]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{KORf}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{USAf}} |goals1 = [[Ahn Jung-Hwan]] 78'|goals2 =  [[Clint Mathis|Mathis]] 24' |stadium = [[Daegu World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{PORf}} |score = 4&ndash;0 |team2 = {{POLf}} |goals1 = [[Pauleta]] 14', 65', 77' <br /> [[Rui Costa]] 88'|goals2 =  &nbsp;|stadium = [[Jeonju World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 14]], [[2002]]|team1 = {{POLf}} |score = 3&ndash;1 |team2 = {{USAf}} |goals1 = [[Emmanuel Olisadebe|Olisadebe]] 3' <br /> [[Paweł Kryszałowicz|Kryszałowicz]] 5' <br /> [[Marcin Żewłakow|Żewłakow]] 66'|goals2 = [[Landon Donovan|Donovan]] 83'|stadium = [[Daejeon World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{KORf}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{PORf}} |goals1 = [[Park Ji-Sung]] 70'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Munhak Stadium]]}}

===Group E===
[[Germany national football team|Germany]] thrashed [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] 8-0 in Group E thanks to three goals from [[Miroslav Klose]]. [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] were playing without ex-captain [[Roy Keane]], sent home days before the World Cup, but led by his unrelated namesake [[Robbie Keane|Robbie]] claimed second place at the expense of [[2002 African Nations Cup|African champions]] [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]].
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 1]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{IRLf}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{CMRf}} |goals1 = [[Matt Holland|Holland]] 52' |goals2 = [[Patrick Mboma|Mboma]] 39'|stadium = [[Stadium Big Swan]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp; |team1 = {{GERf}} |score = 8&ndash;0 |team2 = {{KSAf}} |goals1 = [[Miroslav Klose|Klose]] 20',25',70' <br /> [[Michael Ballack|Ballack]] 40' <br /> [[Carsten Jancker|Jancker]] 45+' <br /> [[Thomas Linke|Linke]] 73' <br /> [[Oliver Bierhoff|Bierhoff]] 84' <br /> [[Bernd Schneider (football)|Schneider]] 90+'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Sapporo Dome]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 5]], [[2002]]|team1 = {{GERf}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{IRLf}} |goals1 = [[Miroslav Klose|Klose]] 19'|goals2 = [[Robbie Keane|Keane]] 90+'|stadium = [[Kashima Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 6]], [[2002]]|team1 = {{CMRf}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{KSAf}} |goals1 = [[Samuel Eto'o|Eto'o]] 66'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Saitama Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 11]], [[2002]]|team1 = {{GERf}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = {{CMRf}} |goals1 = [[Marco Bode|Bode]] 50' <br /> [[Miroslav Klose|Klose]] 79'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Ecopa Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{IRLf}} |score = 3&ndash;0 |team2 = {{KSAf}} |goals1 = [[Robbie Keane|Keane]] 7' <br /> [[Gary Breen|Breen]] 61' <br /> [[Damien Duff|Duff]] 87'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[International Stadium Yokohama|International Stadium]]}}

===Group F===
Other than France's failures, the biggest shock of the tournament came in the ''Group of Death'', Group F as pre-tournament favorites [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] failed to move out of the group. A loss to [[England national football team|England]] 1-0 on a [[David Beckham]] penalty and a subsequent draw with [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] kept the South Americans from advancing. The Scandinavians won the group, with England also going through. [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] finished last.
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 2]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{ARGf}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{NGAf}} |goals1 = [[Gabriel Batistuta|Batistuta]] 63'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Kashima Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{ENGf}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{SWEf}} |goals1 = [[Sol Campbell|Campbell]] 24'|goals2 = [[Niclas Alexandersson|Alexandersson]] 59'|stadium = [[Saitama Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 7]], [[2002]]|team1 = {{SWEf}} |score = 2&ndash;1 |team2 = {{NGAf}} |goals1 = [[Henrik Larsson|Larsson]] 35', 63' pen|goals2 = [[Julius Aghahowa|Aghahowa]] 27'|stadium = [[Wing Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{ENGf}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{ARGf}} |goals1 = [[David Beckham|Beckham]] 44' pen|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Sapporo Dome]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 12]], [[2002]]|team1 = {{SWEf}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{ARGf}} |goals1 = [[Anders Svensson]] 59'|goals2 = [[Hernán Crespo|Crespo]] 88'|stadium = [[Miyagi Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{NGAf}} |score = 0&ndash;0 |team2 = {{ENGf}} |goals1 = &nbsp;|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Nagai Stadium]]}}

===Group G===
In Group G, [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], and [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] all beat each other once, but the Italians' draw against group winners [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], while the other two lost to the North Americans, gave the three-time World champions second place in the group.
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{ITAf}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = {{ECUf}} |goals1 = [[Christian Vieri|Vieri]] 7', 27'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Sapporo Dome]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 8]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{CROf}} |score = 2&ndash;1 |team2 = {{ITAf}} |goals1 = [[Ivica Olic|Olic]] 73' <br /> [[Milan Rapaic|Rapaic]] 76'|goals2 = [[Christian Vieri|Vieri]] 55'|stadium = [[Kashima Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{MEXf}} |score = 2&ndash;1 |team2 = {{ECUf}} |goals1 = [[Jared Borgetti|Borgetti]] 28' <br /> [[Gerardo Torrado|Torrado]] 57'|goals2 = [[Agustin Delgado|Delgado]] 5'|stadium = [[Miyagi Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 13]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{ECUf}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{CROf}} |goals1 = [[Edison Méndez|Méndez]] 48'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[International Stadium Yokohama]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{MEXf}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{ITAf}} |goals1 = [[Jared Borgetti|Borgetti]] 34'|goals2 = [[Alessandro Del Piero|Del Piero]] 85'|stadium = [[Stadium Big Eye]]}}

===Group H===
Co-hosts [[Japan national football team|Japan]] breezed through Group H, joined by [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]. [[Russia national football team|Russia]] and [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] were two of the disappointments of the tournament, in what was considered the weakest group of the tournament.
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 4]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{JPNf}} |score = 2&ndash;2 |team2 = {{BELf}} |goals1 = [[Takayuji Suzuki|Suzuki]] 59' <br /> [[Junichi Inamoto|Inamoto]] 67'|goals2 = [[Marc Wilmots|Wilmots]] 57' <br /> [[Peter van der Heyden|van der Heyden]] 75'|stadium = [[Saitama Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 5]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{RUSf}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = {{TUNf}} |goals1 = [[Egor Titov|Titov]] 59' <br /> [[Valery Karpin|Karpin]] 64' pen|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Wing Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 9]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{JPNf}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{RUSf}} |goals1 = [[Junichi Inamoto|Inamoto]] 51'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[International Stadium Yokohama]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 10]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{TUNf}} |score = 1&ndash;1 |team2 = {{BELf}} |goals1 = [[Raouf Bouzaiène|Bouzaiène]] 17'|goals2 = [[Marc Wilmots|Wilmots]] 13'|stadium = [[Stadium Big Eye]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 14]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{BELf}} |score = 3&ndash;2 |team2 = {{RUSf}} |goals1 = [[Johan Walem|Walem]] 7' <br /> [[Wesley Sonck|Sonck]] 78' <br /> [[Marc Wilmots|Wilmots]] 82'|goals2 = [[Vladimir Beschastnykh|Beschastnykh]] 52' <br /> [[Dmitri Sychev|Sychev]] 88'|stadium = [[Ecopa Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = &nbsp;|team1 = {{JPNf}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = {{TUNf}} |goals1 = [[Hiroaki Morishima|Morishima]] 48' <br /> [[Hidetoshi Nakata|Nakata]] 75'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Nagai Stadium]]}}

==Final 16==
In the last 16, Germany beat Paraguay 1-0 on a late goal by [[Oliver Neuville]]. England thrashed previously-impressive Denmark 3-0. Senegal continued their impressive run with a [[golden goal]] victory over Sweden, 2-1. Robbie Keane's late equalizer for Ireland to make it 1-1 was not enough as Spain won on [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty kicks]].

In the battle of [[CONCACAF]] rivals, the United States took it to Mexico 2-0 behind the goals of [[Brian McBride]] and [[Landon Donovan]]. Belgium played well against Brazil, but was at the wrong end of the 2-0 score. Turkey ended co-hosts Japan's run with a 1-0 win.

The other co-hosts, South Korea, beat Italy on a golden goal, 2-1.<ref>Many Italian fans claimed that the referee, [[Byron Moreno]], was biased in favor of the home side, having controversially given a second [[yellow card]] to [[Francesco Totti]] for alleged diving and stopping [[Damiano Tommasi]] alone in front of Korean keeper for an offside. Even [[Sepp Blatter]], FIFA president, recognized that several episodes of wrong or controversial decisions against the ''Azzurri'' had cumulated during the course of the tournament, including Totti's yellow card, even if he rejected any conspirancy against the Italian team and asked Italian fans to display some "dignity" in defeat.[http://www.arabnews.com/?page=8&section=0&article=16212&d=21&m=6&y=2002] Moreno was one of sixteen referees removed for the final phase of the competition.[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/06/21/stories/2002062100672100.htm]</ref>

Matches in [[South Korea]]:

{{footballbox|date = [[June 15]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{GERf}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{PARf}} |goals1 = [[Oliver Neuville|Neuville]] 88' |goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Jeju World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 16]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{ESPf}} |score = 1&ndash;1 (AET)<br />(3-2 PEN)|team2 = {{IRLf}} |goals1 = [[Fernando Morientes|Morientes]] 8' |goals2 = 90' [[Robbie Keane|Keane]] |stadium = [[Suwon World Cup Stadium]]}}
{{penshootoutbox|penalties1 = [[Fernando Hierro|Hierro]] scored<br />[[Rubén Baraja|Baraja]] scored<br />[[Juanfran]] missed<br />[[Juan Carlos Valerón|Valerón]] missed<br />[[Gaizka Mendieta|Mendieta]] scored |penaltyscore = 3&ndash;2 |penalties2 = [[Robbie Keane|Keane]] scored<br />[[Matt Holland|Holland]] missed<br />[[David Connolly|Connolly]] saved<br />[[Kevin Kilbane|Kilbane]] saved<br />[[Steve Finnan|Finnan]] scored}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 17]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{USAf}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = {{MEXf}} |goals1 = [[Brian McBride|McBride]] 8' <br> [[Landon Donovan|Donovan]] 65'|goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Jeonju World Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 18]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{KORf}} |score = 2&ndash;1 (AET)|team2 = {{ITAf}} |goals1 = [[Seol Ki-Hyun]] 88' <br> [[Ahn Jung-Hwan]] 117'|goals2 = [[Christian Vieri|Vieri]] 18' |stadium = [[Daejeon World Cup Stadium]]}}

Matches in [[Japan]]:

{{footballbox|date = [[June 15]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{ENGf}} |score = 3&ndash;0 |team2 = {{DENf}} |goals1 = [[Rio Ferdinand|Ferdinand]] 5'<br>[[Michael Owen|Owen]] 22'<br> [[Emile Heskey|Heskey]] 44'|goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Stadium Big Swan]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 16]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{SENf}} |score = 2&ndash;1 (AET)|team2 = {{SWEf}} |goals1 = [[Henri Camara|Camara]] 37', 104'|goals2 = [[Henrik Larsson|Larsson]] 11'|stadium = [[Stadium Big Eye]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 17]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{BRAf}}|score = 2&ndash;0|team2 = {{BELf}}|goals1 = [[Rivaldo]] 67'<br>[[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] 87'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Wing Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 18]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{TURf}}|score = 1&ndash;0|team2 = {{JPNf}}|goals1 = [[Ümit Davala|Davala]] 12'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Miyagi Stadium]]}}

==Quarterfinals==
In the quarterfinals, [[Ronaldinho]]'s free kick sailed over the stunned [[David Seaman]] as Brazil beat England 2-1. The United States lost to Germany 1-0 on a [[Michael Ballack]] goal. They outplayed the Germans everywhere but the scoreboard, and demanded the referee give a penalty for a goal-line hand ball (to no avail). South Korea got another win, beating Spain on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Turkey continued their remarkable run, stopping Senegal's own with a 1-0 golden goal victory.

Matches in [[South Korea]]:

{{footballbox|date = [[June 21]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{GERf}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{USAf}} |goals1 = [[Michael Ballack|Ballack]] 39' |goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Munsu Cup Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 22]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{KORf}} |score = 0&ndash;0 (AET)<br />(5-3 PEN)|team2 = {{ESPf}} |goals1 = &nbsp; |goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Guus Hiddink Stadium|Gwangju World Cup Stadium]]}}
{{penshootoutbox|penalties1 = [[Hwang Sun-Hong]] scored<br />[[Park Ji-Sung]] scored<br />[[Seol Ki-Hyun]] scored<br />[[Ahn Jung-Hwan]] scored<br />[[Hong Myung-Bo]] scored|penaltyscore = 5&ndash;3 |penalties2 = [[Fernando Hierro|Hierro]] scored<br />[[Rubén Baraja|Baraja]] scored<br />[[Xavi Hernández|Xavi]] scored<br />[[Joaquín Sánchez Rodríguez|Joaquín]] saved}}

Matches in [[Japan]]:

{{footballbox|date = [[June 21]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{BRAf}} |score = 2&ndash;1 |team2 = {{ENGf}} |goals1 = [[Rivaldo]] 45+' <br> [[Ronaldinho]] 50' |goals2 = [[Michael Owen|Owen]] 23'|stadium = [[Ecopa Stadium]]}}
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{{footballbox|date = [[June 22]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{TURf}} |score = 1&ndash;0 (AET)|team2 = {{SENf}} |goals1 = [[İlhan Mansız|Mansız]] 94'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[Nagai Stadium]]}}

==Semifinals==
The semifinals saw two 1-0 games; first, Ballack's goal was enough for Germany to top South Korea. However, Ballack received a yellow card during the match, which forced him to miss the final based on accumulated yellow cards. [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] scored his sixth of the competition for Brazil, who beat Turkey 1-0 in a replay of their Group C encounter.

Match in [[South Korea]]:
{{footballbox|date = [[June 25]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{GER}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{KORf}} |goals1 =  [[Michael Ballack|Ballack]] 75'|goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Seoul World Cup Stadium]]}}

Match in [[Japan]]:

{{footballbox|date = [[June 26]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{BRA}} |score = 1&ndash;0 |team2 = {{TURf}} |goals1 = [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] 49'|goals2 = &nbsp; |stadium = [[Saitama Stadium]]}}

==Third place match==
Turkey beat the South Koreans 3-2 for third place, their first goal coming from [[Hakan Şükür]] straight off the opening kickoff, which is the fastest-ever in World Cup history. <ref>{{Google video | id = 7376598531110490881 | title = World Cup 2002 Korea/Japan: Corea vs. Turkey }}</ref> The Koreans responded quickly in the 9th minute, but were stunned with a couple of additional goals by [[İlhan Mansız|Mansız]]. Through the second half, Turkey responded with tight defense, though allowing one more goal by South Korea. 

{{footballbox|date = [[June 29]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{TUR}} |score = 3&ndash;2 |team2 = {{KORf}} |goals1 = [[Hakan Şükür|Sükür]] 1' <br> [[İlhan Mansız|Mansız]] 13', 32'|goals2 = [[Lee Eul-Yong]] 9' <br> [[Song Chong-Guk]] 90+'|stadium = [[Daegu World Cup Stadium]], [[South Korea]]}}

==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]]. The [[F.C. Internazionale Milano]] 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. 

Brazil captain [[Cafu]], who became the first player to appear in three successive finals, accepted the trophy: 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. 

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. 
Twelve minutes later and the game was out of sight for Brazil.
Rivaldo's dummy deceived the German defence and Ronaldo beat Kahn with an excellent side-foot shot. 

It had looked so different in the early stages, when Germany - inspired by [[Bernd Schneider]] - were the most dangerous team

Predictions that Germany would sit back and defend proved way off the mark as they took the game to back-pedalling Brazil with some neat passing moves. 

Brazil threatened on the break, though - and Ronaldo should twice have given them the lead after being sent clean through on goal by the livewire [[Ronaldinho]].

But Ronaldo blew both chances, as first he prodded a shot wide of goal and then missed his kick as Kahn raced off his line to collect the ball. 

With half-time approaching, the Brazilians began to step up the pressure. 

Midfielder [[Kleberson]] twice came close - breaking clear only to scuff the ball past the post and then curling a shot which smacked against Kahn's crossbar. And in first-half injury time Ronaldo had his third great opportunity - but this time Kahn kept out his shot from point-blank range. 

Germany began the second half in exactly the way they had started the first - on the attack. 
And after [[Jens Jeremies]]' header was blocked on the line by [[Edmilson]], [[Oliver Neuville]]'s thundering free-kick was brilliantly turned onto his own post by Brazil keeper [[Marcos]]. 

But just when it looked like a close-fought contest could be going the distance, Ronaldo took centre stage. 

And his earlier misses were forgotten as he struck twice in the space of twelve minutes to give the South Americans yet another world crown. 

{{footballbox|date = [[June 30]], [[2002]] |team1 = {{BRA}} |score = 2&ndash;0 |team2 = {{GERf}} |goals1 = [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] 67', 79'|goals2 = &nbsp;|stadium = [[International Stadium Yokohama]], [[Japan]]<br>'''Attendance:''' 69,029<br>'''Referee:''' [[Pierluigi Collina]] ([[Italy]])
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==Notes==
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