NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996. For the first time in its history, the World Cup was organized by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0 in the final. Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the international association football organization. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... First international Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Largest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Worst defeat England 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances 9...

Qualification

A total of 199 teams attempted to qualify for the 2002 World Cup which qualification process began with the preliminary draw in 1999. Defending World Champions France and co-hosts Korea Republic (South Korea) and Japan automatically qualified and did not have to play any qualification matches. (This was the last time that the defending champions automatically qualified). A total of 199 teams entered the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 32 spots in the final tournament. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 48 KB) FIFA World Cup 2002 made from Image:BlankMap-World-v5. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 48 KB) FIFA World Cup 2002 made from Image:BlankMap-World-v5. ... 1998 World Cup redirects here. ... First international South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948) Biggest win South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) Biggest defeat Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1954) Best result Fourth place, 2002 AFC...

Thirteen places were contested by UEFA teams (Europe), five by CAF teams (Africa), four by CONMEBOL teams (South America), four by AFC teams (Asia), and three by CONCACAF teams (North and Central America and Caribbean). The remaining two places were decided by playoffs between AFC and CONCACAF and between CONMEBOL and OFC (Oceania). Four nations qualified for the finals for the first time: China, Ecuador, Senegal, and Slovenia. The Union EuropÃ©enne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The 53 member CAF (Confederation of African Football) , (French : ConfÃ©dÃ©ration Africaine de Football) , (Arabic : Ø§Ù„Ø¥ØªØØ§Ø¯ Ø§Ù„Ø£ÙØ±ÙŠÙ‚Ù‰ Ù„ÙƒØ±Ø© Ø§Ù„Ù‚Ø¯Ù…) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations, CAF Confederation Cup and the African Champions League. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (ConfederaciÃ³n Sudamericana de FÃºtbol, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in most of South America. ... The 46 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel but including Australia. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ...

Seeds

The eight seeded teams for the 2002 tournament were announced on 28 November 2001. The seeds comprised Pot A in the draw. Pot B contained the remaining 11 European sides ; Pot C contained five unseeded qualifiers from CONMEBOL and AFC. Pot D contained unseeded sides from the CONCACAF region and Africa. ^[1] is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

On 1 December 2001 the draw was held and the group assignments and order of fixtures were determined. Group F was considered the group of death, as it brought together Argentina, England, Nigeria and Sweden. is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Group of death is an informal sobriquet used in football and other team sports to describe a situation that often occurs during the group stage of a tournament (such as the first round of the World Cup), where: all the teams present in one group are considered to be roughly...

Summary

First round

The World Cup started with a shock 1-0 defeat of defending champions France, playing without the injured Zinedine Zidane, by tournament newcomers Senegal in the tournament's opening match held in Seoul, Korea. In their second Group A game, France were held to a goalless draw by Uruguay after star striker Thierry Henry was sent off. A 2-0 defeat by Denmark in their last group game sealed France's fate. The world champions went out of the Cup without even managing to score a goal and earned the unwanted record of the worst World Cup performance by a defending champion. An impressive Denmark won the group, joined by Senegal to move on to the next round. Senegal drew with Denmark and Uruguay to clinch its place in the second round. Despite coming back from 0-3 to tie Senegal in their last group game, the South Americans couldn't find the fourth goal that might have kept them in the Cup and thus were out of the tournament. Zidane redirects here. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ...

Spain became one of only two teams to pick up maximum points in the Group B, seeing off both Paraguay and Slovenia 3-1 before beating South Africa 3-2. Paraguay needed a late goal against another newcomer, Slovenia, to tie South Africa on goal difference (they were already tied on points) and move to the second round on the next tiebreaker, goals scored.

The other team to win all their group games was Brazil in Group C. Turkey advanced to the next round, too, beating Costa Rica on goal difference. China, coached by Bora Milutinović (the fifth national team he coached in five consecutive World Cups), failed to get a point or even score a goal. Velibor Bora MilutinoviÄ‡ (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð’ÐµÐ»Ð¸Ð±Ð¾Ñ€ Ð‘Ð¾Ñ€Ð° ÐœÐ¸Ð»ÑƒÑ‚Ð¸Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ›) (born September 7, 1944 in Bajina BaÅ¡ta, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football coach, and the only person to have coached five different teams at the World Cup: Mexico (1986), Costa Rica (1990), the United States (1994), Nigeria (1998), and China (2002). ...

Group D saw several surprises as the United States beat Portugal, who many had tipped to win the tournament, 3-2. Then, goalkeeping by Brad Friedel earned the Americans a 1-1 draw with South Korea. South Korea, already assured of advancing after topping Poland 2-0, beat Portugal to send the Europeans home and also give the United States a ticket into the second round, despite losing to Poland in the 3rd match. Bradley (Brad) Howard Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international football (soccer) goalkeeper who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League. ...

Germany thrashed Saudi Arabia 8-0 in Group E thanks to three goals from Miroslav Klose. Ireland were playing without ex-captain Roy Keane, sent home days before the World Cup, but led by his unrelated namesake Robbie claimed second place at the expense of African champions Cameroon. Miroslav Klose (born MirosÅ‚aw Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. ... Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971 in Mayfield, Cork City, Ireland) is an Irish former professional footballer and the current manager of English Premier League club Sunderland. ... The Saipan Incident was a serious falling-out in 2002 between Republic of Ireland star player and captain Roy Keane and the teams manager, Mick McCarthy, during a training session on the Pacific island of Saipan while the team was preparing for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. ... Robert David Robbie Keane (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur . ... The 2002 African Nations Cup was the 23rd edition of the African Nations Cup, the Mali. ...

Other than France's failures, the biggest shock of the tournament came in the Group of Death, Group F as pre-tournament favorites Argentina failed to move out of the group. A loss to England 1-0 on a David Beckham penalty and a subsequent draw with Sweden kept the South Americans from advancing. The Scandinavians won the group, with England also going through. Nigeria finished last. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ...

In Group G, Italy, Croatia, and Ecuador all beat each other once. But the Italians' draw against group winners Mexico, while the other two lost to the North Americans, gave the three-time World Cup champions second place in the group. Ecuador could still enjoy a victory on their first World Cup, beating Croatia 1-0.

Co-hosts Japan breezed through Group H, joined by Belgium. Russia and Tunisia were two of the disappointments of the tournament, in what was considered the weakest group of the tournament.

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Second round and quarter-finals

In the second round, Germany beat Paraguay 1-0 on a late goal by Oliver Neuville in a tense, defense-dominated encounter while England thrashed previously-impressive Denmark 3-0. In the Spain-Ireland match, the two teams drew 1-1 and penalties gave Spain a place in the quarterfinals. Sweden and Senegal had a 1-1 match and it took a Golden goal from Henri Camara in extra time to settle the game. The United States won over Mexico 2-0 behind the goals of Brian McBride and Landon Donovan. Brazil defeated a surprising Belgium 2-0, while 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. South Korea's win ensured that, for the very first time in the Cup's history, teams from each of Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia reached the quarter-finals. Oliver Patric Neuville (born May 1, 1973) is a Swiss-German football player. ... The golden goal was a method used in football to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of ordinary time (90 minutes). ... Henri Camara (born May 10, 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer who is on loan at West Ham United, from Wigan Athletic of the English FA Premier League. ... This biography does not cite any references or sources. ... Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Redlands, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the all-time leading scorer for the United States mens national soccer team. ...

In the quarter-finals, Ronaldinho's free kick sailed over the stunned David Seaman as Brazil beat England 2-1. The United States lost to Germany 1-0 by a Michael Ballack goal. They demanded the referee give a penalty for a goal-line hand ball by Torsten Frings, but to no avail. South Korea got another win, beating Spain on penalties after a 0-0 draw, becoming the first Asian team to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup, eclipsing the record of their North Korean counterparts when they reached the quarter-finals in 1966. There was much controversy over South Korea's second round and quarter-final victories being the results of match fixing scandals.^[2] However complaints were dismissed and the victories stood. Turkey continued their remarkable run, stopping Senegal's own with a 1-0 golden goal victory. For other persons named Ronaldinho, see Ronaldinho (disambiguation). ... For the DJ, see Dave Seaman. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in GÃ¶rlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. ... Torsten Frings (born November 22, 1976 in WÃ¼rselen, Germany) is a German football midfielder who currently plays for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga. ... First international Burma 0 - 0 North Korea (Rangoon, Burma; March 22, 1964) Biggest win North Korea 21 - 0 Guam (Taipei, Taiwan; March 11, 2005) Biggest defeat Bulgaria 6 - 1 North Korea (Sofia, Bulgaria; May 25, 1974) Poland 5 - 0 North Korea (Montreal, Canada; July 25, 1976) World Cup Appearances 1... Qualifying countries The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from July 11 to July 30. ...

Semi-finals, third-place match, and final

The semi-finals 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 scored his sixth of the competition for Brazil, who beat Turkey 1-0 in a replay of their Group C encounter. In the third-place match, Turkey beat the South Koreans 3-2 in a very spirited match for third place, their first goal coming from Hakan Şükür straight from the opening kickoff, the fastest ever in World Cup history. Ronaldo LuÃs NazÃ¡rio de Lima (b. ... Hakan ÅžÃ¼kÃ¼r (born September 1, 1971 in AdapazarÄ±, Sakarya, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a striker. ...

In the final match held in Yokohama, Japan, two goals from Ronaldo secured the World Cup for Brazil as they claimed victory over Germany. Ronaldo scored twice in the second half and, after the game, won the Golden Boot award for the tournament's leading scorer with eight goals. This was the fifth time Brazil had won the World Cup, cementing their status as the most successful national team in the history of the competition. Brazil's captain Cafu, who became the first player to appear in three successive World Cup finals, accepted the trophy on behalf of the team. For the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori. ... Ronaldo LuÃs NazÃ¡rio de Lima (b. ... First international Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Largest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Stockholm, Sweden; 1 July 1912) Worst defeat England 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances 9... At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... Marcos Evangelista de Moraes (born June 7, 1970 in SÃ£o Paulo), better known as Cafu, is a two-times Fifa World Cup winning Brazilian footballer, currently a defender for Italian club A.C. Milan. ...

Venues

South Korea and Japan each provided ten stadia, the vast majority of them newly built for the tournament.

South Korea

Short name Statistics Location map Map of South Korea highlighting the city. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... World Cup Stadium, Seoul The Seoul World Cup Stadium has been home to K-League club FC Seoul since 2004. ... Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan[1] is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. ... This article is about the city. ... Incheon Munhak Stadium (sometime referred to as just Munhak Stadium) is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Incheon. ... Ulsan, a metropolitan city in the south-east of South Korea, facing the Sea of Japan (East Sea). ... Suwon (Suwon-si) is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ... Gyeonggi-do is the most populous province in South Korea. ... The 43,288 seater stadium, in the Korean city of Suwon, has been home to K-League soccer side Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2002. ... This article is about Gwangju Metropolitan City. ... Guus Hiddink Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Gwangju. ... Jeonju (Jeonju-si) is a city in and the capital of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of South Korea highlighting the province. ... Jeonju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. ... Seogwipo is a city in Jeju Province, South Korea. ... Jeju-do[1] (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province) is the only special self-governing province of South Korea, situated on and coterminous with the countrys largest island. ... Jeju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of South Korea highlighting the city. ... Daejeon World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Daejeon. ...

Japan

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Match officials

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Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (Arabic: â€Ž) (born September 9, 1959) is a retired football (soccer) referee from the United Arab Emirates, best known for supervising at three FIFA World Cups: 1994 (two matches), 1998 (three matches) and 2002 (two matches). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Toru Kamikawa (Japanese: ä¸Šå·å¾¹ Kamikawa TÅru, born June 8, 1963) is a Japanese football referee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Jun Lu (born March 19, 1959) is a soccer referee from China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kuwait. ... Saad Mane (Arabic: â€Ž) (born January 6, 1963) is a football (soccer) referee from Kuwait, best known for supervising three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee, who was widely regarded as one of the worlds best officials. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Hugh Dallas MBE (born October 26, 1957 in Motherwell, Scotland) is a former Scottish football referee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Anders Frisk (born 18 February 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an insurance agent by trade and a former football referee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Terje Hauge Terje Hauge (born October 5, 1965 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian football referee from the club Olsvik IL. Since he made his debut in 1990, Hauge has refereed 232 matches in the Tippeligaen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Antonio JesÃºs LÃ³pez Nieto (born January 25, 1958) is a Spanish football referee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Urs Meier (born January 22, 1959 in WÃ¼renlos) is a retired Swiss football referee, a grocer by trade that owns a brand of household appliances. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... VÃtor Manuel Melo Pereira (born April 21, 1957 in Lisbon) is a retired football (soccer) referee from Portugal, best known for supervising four matches at the FIFA World Cup: two in 1998 and 2002. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Dr. Markus Merk (born March 15, 1962 in Kaiserslautern) is a top-level German football referee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovakia. ... Ä½uboÅ¡ MicheÄ¾ (born May 16, 1968 in Stropkov, Slovakia) is a Slovak football referee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Kim Milton Nielsen (born August 3, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is considered by many to be one of the top football referees in the world. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Graham Poll (born July 29, 1963 in Tring, Hertfordshire) is an English former football referee in the FA Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Kyros Vassaras (born February 1, 1966). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Gilles VeissiÃ¨re (born September 18, 1959 in Nice) is a football (soccer) referee from France, best known for supervising two matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Jan W. Wegereef (born January 17, 1962 in Ryssen). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guatemala. ... Carlos Alberto Batres Gonzalez (born April 2, 1968 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan football referee. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Brian Hall (born on June 5, 1961) is an American soccer referee from northern California. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... William Mattus Vega (born April 17, 1964 in Barva-Heredia) is a football (soccer) referee from Costa Rica, best known for supervising two matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jamaica. ... Peter Prendergast (born September 23, 1964) is a football referee from Jamaica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Felipe de JesÃºs Ramos Rizo (born March 10, 1963 in Mexico City) is a FIFA football referee from Mexico, who officiated three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mark Shield (born September 2, 1973) is an Australian Football referee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Ubaldo Aquino Valenzano (born May 2, 1958) is a football (soccer) referee from Paraguay, best known for supervising two matches (Germany-Saudi Arabia and Sweden-Senegal) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Official picture of Byron Moreno. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bolivia. ... RenÃ© Marcelo Ortube Betancourt (born December 26, 1964) is a football (soccer) referee from Bolivia, best known for supervising one match (Sweden-Nigeria in Kobe) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Ã“scar JuliÃ¡n Ruiz Acosta (born November 1, 1969) is a Colombian football referee. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Ãngel SÃ¡nchez (born March 3, 1957) is a former football (soccer) referee from Argentina, best known for supervising two matches (South Africa-Slovenia and Portugal-South Korea) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Carlos EugÃªnio Simon (born 3 September 1965) is a FIFA football referee from Brazil, and he is also a journalist and a former trade unionist. ...

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2002 FIFA World Cup squads. This was the first World Cup that featured squads of 23 players, an increase from 22 previously. Of the 23 players, 3 must be goalkeepers. Below are the rosters for the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament in South Korea and Japan. ...

Results

First round

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Group A

Defending champions France were eliminated from Group A without scoring a goal after defeats to Denmark and debutants Senegal, who both progressed at the expense of two-time champions Uruguay. 1998 World Cup redirects here. ...

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Carlos Alberto Batres Gonzalez (born April 2, 1968 in Guatemala City) is a Guatemalan football referee. ... Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976 in Copenhagen) is a Danish football (soccer) player who currently plays for German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Salif Alassane Diao (born February 10, 1977 in Kedougou, Senegal) is a Senegalese football player, playing as a defensive midfielder. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... The Asiad Main Stadium is a stadium in South Korea that was home to some of the games in the 2002 World Cup. ... Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan[1] is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. ... Felipe de JesÃºs Ramos Rizo (born March 10, 1963 in Mexico City) is a FIFA football referee from Mexico, who officiated three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Incheon Munhak Stadium (sometime referred to as just Munhak Stadium) is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Incheon. ... This article is about the city. ... VÃtor Manuel Melo Pereira (born April 21, 1957 in Lisbon) is a retired football (soccer) referee from Portugal, best known for supervising four matches at the FIFA World Cup: two in 1998 and 2002. ... Dennis Rommedahl (born July 22, 1978 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger for Ajax. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976 in Copenhagen) is a Danish football (soccer) player who currently plays for German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... The 43,288 seater stadium, in the Korean city of Suwon, has been home to K-League soccer side Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2002. ... Suwon (Suwon-si) is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ... Jan W. Wegereef (born January 17, 1962 in Ryssen). ... Khalilou Fadiga (born December 30, 1974) is a Senegalese football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Papa Bouba Diop (born January 28, 1978 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for the Senegal national football team, and for Portsmouth FC. He transferred to Portsmouth from Fulham on transfer deadline day, August 31st 2007. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Richard Javier Morales Aguirre (nickname El Chengue) (born February 21, 1975 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan international footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Diego ForlÃ¡n Corazo (born May 19, 1979) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for AtlÃ©tico Madrid of La Liga. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ãlvaro Alexander Recoba Rivero (born March 17, 1976), nicknamed El Chino, is a Uruguayan football forward. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ...

Group B

Spain won all three games to progress to the Round of 16, while Slovenia were eliminated with no points. Nelson Cuevas' goal against Slovenia was enough to send Paraguay through by virtue of having scored more goals than South Africa. Nelson Pipino Cuevas (born January 10, 1980 in AsunciÃ³n) is a Paraguayan footballer, who plays as a centre forward for Club Libertad in his native Paraguay. ...

Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The Asiad Main Stadium is a stadium in South Korea that was home to some of the games in the 2002 World Cup. ... Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan[1] is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. ... Ä½uboÅ¡ MicheÄ¾ (born May 16, 1968 in Stropkov, Slovakia) is a Slovak football referee. ... Roque Luis Santa Cruz (born 16 August 1981 in AsunciÃ³n) is a Paraguayan football striker, who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Francisco Javier Arce RolÃ³n (born April 2, 1971 in Paraguari) is Paraguayan soccer right defender. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Teboho Mokoena (born July 10, 1977) is a South African football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Quinton Fortune (born May 21, 1977 in Cape Town) is a South African football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Guus Hiddink Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Gwangju. ... This article is about Gwangju Metropolitan City. ... Mohamed Guezzaz (Arabic: â€Ž) (born October 1, 1962) is a football (soccer) referee from Morocco, best known for supervising one match (Spainâ€“Slovenia) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. ... The FÃ©dÃ©ration Royale Marocaine de Football (Royal Moroccan Football Federation) is the governing body of football (soccer) in Morocco. ... For other uses, see RaÃºl GonzÃ¡lez (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Juan Carlos ValerÃ³n Santana (born 17 June 1975 in Arguineguin, Gran Canaria) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder, currently for Deportivo de La CoruÃ±a. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in VÃ©lez-MÃ¡laga) is a former Spanish footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Sebastjan CimirotiÄ (born September 14, 1974) is a Slovenian football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Jeonju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. ... Jeonju (Jeonju-si) is a city in and the capital of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Ghandour (Arabic: ) (born June 12, 1957) is a retired Egyptian referee. ... Fernando Morientes SÃ¡nchez (born 5 April 1976 in Cilleros, CÃ¡ceres) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in VÃ©lez-MÃ¡laga) is a former Spanish footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Carles Puyol i Saforcada (born April 13, 1978 in La Pobla de Segur, LÃ©rida, Spain) is a Spanish footballer who is the current team captain of FC Barcelona. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... An own goal occurs in football (soccer) and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Daegu World Cup Stadium(Blue Arc) is a sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of South Korea highlighting the city. ... Ãngel SÃ¡nchez (born March 3, 1957) is a former football (soccer) referee from Argentina, best known for supervising two matches (South Africa-Slovenia and Portugal-South Korea) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Daejeon World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Daejeon. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of South Korea highlighting the city. ... Saad Mane (Arabic: â€Ž) (born January 6, 1963) is a football (soccer) referee from Kuwait, best known for supervising three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. ... Benedict Saul Benni McCarthy (born November 12, 1977 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a professional footballer, currently playing for English side Blackburn Rovers and South Africa. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Lucas Valeriu Radebe (born April 12, 1969) is a former Leeds United and South African football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other uses, see RaÃºl GonzÃ¡lez (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (born 27 March 1974 in Bilbao) is a Spanish football player of Basque origin. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Jeju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. ... Seogwipo is a city in Jeju Province, South Korea. ... Felipe de JesÃºs Ramos Rizo (born March 10, 1963 in Mexico City) is a FIFA football referee from Mexico, who officiated three matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. ... Milenko AÄimoviÄ (born 15 February 1977 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian footballer, who after playing for Lille in France for 2 1/2 seasons, has joined Al Ittihad in Saudi for the 2006-07 season. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nelson Pipino Cuevas (born January 10, 1980 in AsunciÃ³n) is a Paraguayan footballer, who plays as a centre forward for Club Libertad in his native Paraguay. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jorge Luis Campos (born August 1970) is a Paraguayan footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Group C

Brazil won all three games to progress, whilst China PR were eliminated without a goal or a point. Costa Rica's leaky defence led to them being eliminated on goal difference, allowing Turkey to claim the runner-up spot. First international Philippines 2 - 1 China (Philippines; February 1, 1913) Finland 4 - 0 China (Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952) Biggest win China 19 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000) Biggest defeat USA 5 - 0 China (Palo Alto, USA; April 4, 1992) World Cup Appearances 1 (First...

Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... First international Philippines 2 - 1 China (Philippines; February 1, 1913) Finland 4 - 0 China (Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952) Biggest win China 19 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000) Biggest defeat USA 5 - 0 China (Palo Alto, USA; April 4, 1992) World Cup Appearances 1 (First... Also see: 2002 (number). ... -1... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Munsu Cup Stadium is a stadium in Ulsan in South Korea. ... Ulsan, a metropolitan city in the south-east of South Korea, facing the Sea of Japan (East Sea). ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... VÃtor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Hasan GÃ¶khan ÅžaÅŸ (born 1 August 1976 in KarataÅŸ, Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish international footballer who is currently a winger with one of Turkeys most famous clubs, Galatasaray. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... First international Philippines 2 - 1 China (Philippines; February 1, 1913) Finland 4 - 0 China (Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952) Biggest win China 19 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000) Biggest defeat USA 5 - 0 China (Palo Alto, USA; April 4, 1992) World Cup Appearances 1 (First... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Guus Hiddink Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Gwangju. ... This article is about Gwangju Metropolitan City. ... Kyros Vassaras (born February 1, 1966). ... RÃ³nald GÃ³mez GÃ³mez (born January 24, 1975 in Puntarenas) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) forward. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Mauricio Wright Reynolds (born December 20, 1970 in San JosÃ©, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican soccer defender, a key member of the Costa Rican national team for over ten years. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 159th day of the year (160th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... First international Philippines 2 - 1 China (Philippines; February 1, 1913) Finland 4 - 0 China (Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952) Biggest win China 19 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000) Biggest defeat USA 5 - 0 China (Palo Alto, USA; April 4, 1992) World Cup Appearances 1 (First... Jeju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. ... Seogwipo is a city in Jeju Province, South Korea. ... Anders Frisk (born 18 February 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is an insurance agent by trade and a former football referee. ... For the singer, see Roberto Carlos (singer) . Roberto Carlos, full name Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha [2] (born April 10, 1973, GarÃ§a, SÃ£o Paulo), is a Brazilian football wingback who currently plays for Turkish side FenerbahÃ§e. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... VÃtor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... For other persons named Ronaldinho, see Ronaldinho (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Incheon Munhak Stadium (sometime referred to as just Munhak Stadium) is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Incheon. ... This article is about the city. ... Coffi Codjia (born December 9, 1967) is a Beninese football referee. ... Winston Parks (born October 12, 1981) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Emre BelÃ¶zoÄŸlu (born September 7, 1980 in Istanbul) is a Turkish footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The 43,288 seater stadium, in the Korean city of Suwon, has been home to K-League soccer side Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2002. ... Suwon (Suwon-si) is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ... Gamal Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Ghandour (Arabic: ) (born June 12, 1957) is a retired Egyptian referee. ... Paulo Cesar Wanchope Watson (IPA: ) (born July 31, 1976) is a Costa Rican football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... RÃ³nald GÃ³mez GÃ³mez (born January 24, 1975 in Puntarenas) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) forward. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... EdmÃlson redirects here; for other people, see Edmilson (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... VÃtor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... JenÃlson Ã‚ngelo de Souza, usually known as JÃºnior (born 20 June 1973) is a Brazilian footballer who has 11 international caps to his name, scoring one goal against Costa Rica in 2002. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Peoples_Republic_of_China. ... First international Philippines 2 - 1 China (Philippines; February 1, 1913) Finland 4 - 0 China (Helsinki, Finland; August 4, 1952) Biggest win China 19 - 0 Guam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; January 26, 2000) Biggest defeat USA 5 - 0 China (Palo Alto, USA; April 4, 1992) World Cup Appearances 1 (First... World Cup Stadium, Seoul The Seoul World Cup Stadium has been home to K-League club FC Seoul since 2004. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of location of Seoul. ... Ã“scar JuliÃ¡n Ruiz Acosta (born November 1, 1969) is a Colombian football referee. ... Hasan GÃ¶khan ÅžaÅŸ (born 1 August 1976 in KarataÅŸ, Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish international footballer who is currently a winger with one of Turkeys most famous clubs, Galatasaray. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... BÃ¼lent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968) is a retired Turkish football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Ãœmit Davala (born 30 July 1973 Mannheim, Germany) is a German-born Turkish footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Group D

The USA's shock 3-2 win over Portugal, together with a draw against South Korea was enough to send them through. Portugal was eliminated with one win and two losses, including one against South Korea, in which two Portuguese players were sent-off. Poland were also eliminated, despite beating the USA in their final game.

Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... The Asiad Main Stadium is a stadium in South Korea that was home to some of the games in the 2002 World Cup. ... Busan Metropolitan City, also known as Pusan[1] is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. ... Ã“scar JuliÃ¡n Ruiz Acosta (born November 1, 1969) is a Colombian football referee. ... Sun-Hong Hwang (born July 14, 1968) was a South Korean football player; he announced his international retirement following the end of the 2002 World Cup tournament. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Yoo Sang-Chul (born October 18, 1971) is a South Korean football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Yokohama F.M.. Birth Date: 18 October 1971 Height: 184 cm Weight: 78 kg Position: MF Current Club: First Intl Cap: USA ( 5 March 1994) Yoo was one of... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... The 43,288 seater stadium, in the Korean city of Suwon, has been home to K-League soccer side Suwon Samsung Bluewings since 2002. ... Suwon (Suwon-si) is the provincial capital of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. ... Official picture of Byron Moreno. ... John Patrick OBrien (born on August 29, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American soccer player, one of the first Americans to earn a starting spot with a major European team, which he did with Ajax Amsterdam. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida, born 14 October 1971 in Oporto, Portugal is a professional footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... An own goal occurs in football (soccer) and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. ... This biography does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Roberto LuÃs Gaspar de Deus Severo[1], OIH, born in Lisbon, 3 May 1976),known as Beto (pron. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jeffrey (Jeff) Alan Agoos (born May 2, 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a former American soccer defender, and one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... An own goal occurs in football (soccer) and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Daegu World Cup Stadium(Blue Arc) is a sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of South Korea highlighting the city. ... Urs Meier (born January 22, 1959 in WÃ¼renlos) is a retired Swiss football referee, a grocer by trade that owns a brand of household appliances. ... Ahn Jung-Hwan (born January 27, 1976 in Paju, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean football player; he made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round and sending Korea into the quarterfinals. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Clint Mathis (born November 25, 1976 in Conyers, Georgia) is a soccer forward/midfielder who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer after making his name with the MetroStars. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Jeonju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. ... Jeonju (Jeonju-si) is a city in and the capital of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Hugh Dallas MBE (born October 26, 1957 in Motherwell, Scotland) is a former Scottish football referee. ... The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is the governing body for the sport of football in Scotland. ... Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH (born April 28, 1973 in Ponta Delgada, Azores), nicknamed Pauleta (pron. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Rui Manuel CÃ©sar Costa, OIH, usually referred to simply as Rui Costa (pron. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Incheon Munhak Stadium (sometime referred to as just Munhak Stadium) is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Incheon. ... This article is about the city. ... Ãngel SÃ¡nchez (born March 3, 1957) is a former football (soccer) referee from Argentina, best known for supervising two matches (South Africa-Slovenia and Portugal-South Korea) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. ... Parks image projected onto a building in South Korea Park Ji-Sung (Hangul: ë°•ì§€ì„±) (born February 25, 1981, Seoul, South Korea) is a professional South Korean footballer who plays for the English football club Manchester United in the Premier League, as well as the South Korea national football team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Daejeon World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Daejeon. ... Short name Statistics Location map Map of South Korea highlighting the city. ... Jun Lu (born March 19, 1959) is a soccer referee from China. ... Emmanuel Olisadebe (born December 22, 1978 in Warri, Nigeria) is a Polish football striker who plays for the Greek side Skoda Xanthi. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... PaweÅ‚ KryszaÅ‚owicz (born on June 23, 1974) is a Polish footballer, who currently plays for SV Wilhelmshaven. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Marcin Å»ewÅ‚akow (born April 22, 1976 in Warszawa) is a Polish football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Redlands, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the all-time leading scorer for the United States mens national soccer team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Group E

Saudi Arabia was eliminated as the worst team in tournament, after 3 defeats and no goals scored, including an 8-0 loss to Germany. Germany qualified, knocking out Cameroon in the process. A Robbie Keane equaliser against Germany was enough to send the Republic of Ireland through. Robert David Robbie Keane (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur . ...

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Samuel Etoo Fils (born March 10, 1981 in Douala) is a Cameroonian football striker who currently plays for F.C. Barcelona. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Ecopa Stadium exterior from the north, August 2006 Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium ) is a sports stadium used primarily for football. ... Fukuroi (袋井市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ... Antonio JesÃºs LÃ³pez Nieto (born January 25, 1958) is a Spanish football referee. ... Marco Bode (born July 23, 1969) is a former German footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Miroslav Klose (born MirosÅ‚aw Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. ... 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Group F

Like favourites France, second favourites Argentina were eliminated following a 1-0 defeat to England in their second game. Sweden topped the group, having scored more goals than England, while Nigeria had already been eliminated before drawing with England in their final match. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Kobe Wing Stadium is a football stadium in Kobe, Japan. ... This article is about the Japanese city. ... RenÃ© Marcelo Ortube Betancourt (born December 26, 1964) is a football (soccer) referee from Bolivia, best known for supervising one match (Sweden-Nigeria in Kobe) during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. ... This article is about the Swedish footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Julius Aghahowa (born February 12, 1982 in Benin City, Nigeria) is a football striker from Nigeria who currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the English Premiership as a striker. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 158th day of the year (159th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Sapporo Dome is a stadium in Sapporo, Japan. ... Sapporo ) is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population and the third-largest by geographic area. ... Pierluigi Collina (born 13 February 1960) is an Italian former football referee, who was widely regarded as one of the worlds best officials. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav JevriÄ‡ of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Miyagi Stadium is a football stadium in the Japanese city of Miyagi. ... Rifu (利府町; -chou) is a town located in Miyagi District, Miyagi, Japan. ... Ali Mohamed Bujsaim (Arabic: â€Ž) (born September 9, 1959) is a retired football (soccer) referee from the United Arab Emirates, best known for supervising at three FIFA World Cups: 1994 (two matches), 1998 (three matches) and 2002 (two matches). ... Anders Svensson [É‘ndÉ›Êƒ svÉ›nsÉ”n] (born July 17, 1976 in GÃ¶teborg, Sweden) is a Swedish international football player playing for IF Elfsborg from BorÃ¥s. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... HernÃ¡n Jorge Crespo (born July 5, 1975 in Florida, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine international football player currently playing in the Italian Serie A for Internazionale, having signed from English Premier League champions Chelsea on a 2 year loan deal on 7 August 2006. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Nagai Stadium is a football stadium in the Japanese city of Osaka. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... Brian Hall (born on June 5, 1961) is an American soccer referee from northern California. ...

Group G

Mexico qualified after two wins in their first two games. Italy also progressed due to Alessandro Del Piero's equaliser against the Mexicans in the group's final match. This left Croatia and World Cup debutants Ecuador, who picked up their maiden World Cup win against the Croats, as the two teams that did not advance. Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[3][4] (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ...

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Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Miyagi Stadium is a football stadium in the Japanese city of Miyagi. ... Rifu (利府町; -chou) is a town located in Miyagi District, Miyagi, Japan. ... Mourad Daami (born August 15, 1962). ... Jared Francisco Borgetti EchavarrÃa (born August 14, 1973 in Culiacancito, Sinaloa) is a Mexican football striker, who currently plays for CF Monterrey in the Primera DivisiÃ³n de MÃ©xico. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla (born 30 April 1979 in Mexico City) is a international Mexican football player, currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Cruz Azul in the Primera DivisiÃ³n de MÃ©xico. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... AgustÃn Javier Delgado Chala (nicknamed Tin; born December 23, 1974, in Piquiucho, a small village in the Chota River valley in Imbabura) is an Ecuadorian football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... ÅŒita Stadium ÅŒita Stadium or Big Eye (Kyushu Oil Dome for sponsorship reasons) is a stadium in the city of ÅŒita in ÅŒita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan. ... ÅŒita ) is the capital city of ÅŒita Prefecture on the Kyushu island of Japan. ... Carlos EugÃªnio Simon (born 3 September 1965) is a FIFA football referee from Brazil, and he is also a journalist and a former trade unionist. ... Jared Francisco Borgetti EchavarrÃa (born August 14, 1973 in Culiacancito, Sinaloa) is a Mexican football striker, who currently plays for CF Monterrey in the Primera DivisiÃ³n de MÃ©xico. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[3][4] (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... The International Stadium of Yokohama ) has 73,237 seats, and was inaugurated in March 1998. ... For the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori. ... William Mattus Vega (born April 17, 1964 in Barva-Heredia) is a football (soccer) referee from Costa Rica, best known for supervising two matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. ... Edison Vicente MÃ©ndez MÃ©ndez (born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football midfielder. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Group H

Hosts Japan topped the group with two wins and a draw; Junichi Inamoto of Arsenal scored the goal which effectively eliminated Russia in the teams' second game. Belgium also qualified after a see-saw match with the Russians, while Tunisia was also eliminated after picking up just one point. Junichi Inamoto , born September 18, 1979) is a Japanese football player who plays in midfield for Eintracht Frankfurt. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in Holloway, north London. ...

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Takayuki Suzuki (éˆ´æœ¨éš†è¡Œ Suzuki Takayuki; born June 5, 1976 in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for the Portland Timbers Football Club after being released by J. League Division 1 side Yokohama F. Marinos. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Junichi Inamoto , born September 18, 1979) is a Japanese football player who plays in midfield for Eintracht Frankfurt. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Marc Wilmots (born February 22, 1969 in Dongelberg) is a former Belgian football player, one of the best players in his countrys history. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Peter Van Der Heyden (born July 16, 1976 in Aalst, Belgium) is a Belgian football left fullback who, as of 2005, is playing for VfL Wolfsburg. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 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Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The International Stadium of Yokohama ) has 73,237 seats, and was inaugurated in March 1998. ... For the town of Yokohama in Aomori Prefecture, see Yokohama, Aomori. ... Dr. Markus Merk (born March 15, 1962 in Kaiserslautern) is a top-level German football referee. ... Junichi Inamoto , born September 18, 1979) is a Japanese football player who plays in midfield for Eintracht Frankfurt. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 161st day of the year (162nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... ÅŒita Stadium ÅŒita Stadium or Big Eye (Kyushu Oil Dome for sponsorship reasons) is a stadium in the city of ÅŒita in ÅŒita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan. ... ÅŒita ) is the capital city of ÅŒita Prefecture on the Kyushu island of Japan. ... Mark Shield (born September 2, 1973) is an Australian Football referee. ... Raouf Bouzaiene (born 16 August 1970 in Sousse) is a retired Tunisian football defender. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Marc Wilmots (born February 22, 1969 in Dongelberg) is a former Belgian football player, one of the best players in his countrys history. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Nagai Stadium is a football stadium in the Japanese city of Osaka. ... For other uses, see Osaka (disambiguation). ... Gilles VeissiÃ¨re (born September 18, 1959 in Nice) is a football (soccer) referee from France, best known for supervising two matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea. ... Hiroaki Morishima (born 30 April 1972 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese football midfielder. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Hidetoshi Nakata (ä¸ç”° è‹±å¯¿ Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977 in Yamanashi Prefecture), is a Japanese former football player. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Ecopa Stadium exterior from the north, August 2006 Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium ) is a sports stadium used primarily for football. ... Fukuroi (袋井市; -shi) is a city located in Shizuoka, Japan. ... Kim Milton Nielsen (born August 3, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is considered by many to be one of the top football referees in the world. ... Johan Walem (born February 1, 1972 in Soignies, Belgium) is a former football midfielder and is now a TV consultant for Belgacom TV. He was one of the best Belgian midfielders of his generation, but he gained surprisingly few caps (36) for the national team, scoring two goals. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wesley Sonck, (born in Ninove, August 9, 1978), is a Belgian football striker currently playing for Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Marc Wilmots (born February 22, 1969 in Dongelberg) is a former Belgian football player, one of the best players in his countrys history. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Vladimir Beschastnykh (Ð’Ð»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ€ Ð•Ð²Ð³ÐµÐ½ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð‘ÐµÑÑ‡Ð°ÑÑ‚Ð½Ñ‹Ñ…), born April 1, 1974 in Moscow, USSR, is a Russian football striker, the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev (Russian: Ð”Ð¼Ð¸Ñ‚Ñ€Ð¸Ð¹ Ð•Ð²Ð³ÐµÐ½ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð¡Ñ‹Ñ‡Ñ‘Ð² ) (born October 26, 1983) is a soccer player from Russia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

Knockout stage

In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage is the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. ... is the 166th day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Seogwipo is a city in Jeju Province, South Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ulsan, a metropolitan city in the south-east of South Korea, facing the Sea of Japan (East Sea). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeonju (Jeonju-si) is a city in and the capital of North Jeolla Province, South Korea. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Round of 16

Germany eliminated Paraguay through an 88th-minute winner from Oliver Neuville. England breezed past the Danes with a 3–0 win, while Henri Camara scored the golden goal that put Senegal through to the quarter-finals at Sweden's expense. Spain eliminated Ireland on penalties after a tense match, in which Robbie Keane levelled the scores with a penalty, just as Spain looked like they would be going through in normal time. In the North American derby, the USA defeated Mexico 2-0 to set up a quarter-final tie with Germany. Brazil defeated Belgium 2-0 (after the referee had controversially disallowed a goal for Belgium when the score was still 0-0) and Turkey ended the journey of hosts Japan. In an echo of North Korea's victory over Italy in 1966, South Korea defeated the Azzurri, with a golden goal from Perugia's Ahn Jung-Hwan. After the game, Ahn was told by Perugia's president, Luciano Gaucci, that he would never play for the club again, only for Gaucci to have a change of heart the following day. Oliver Patric Neuville (born May 1, 1973) is a Swiss-German football player. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Henri Camara (born May 10, 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer who is on loan at West Ham United, from Wigan Athletic of the English FA Premier League. ... The golden goal was a method used in football to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of ordinary time (90 minutes). ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... Qualifying countries The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from July 11 to July 30. ... The old A.C. Perugia logo Perugia Calcio is a football club based in Perugia, Umbria, direct heir of the old , excluded from Italian football because of financial troubles. ... Ahn Jung-Hwan (born January 27, 1976 in Paju, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean football player; he made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round and sending Korea into the quarterfinals. ... Luciano Gaucci (born December 28, 1939 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian entrepreneur and sportsman. ...

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Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, Brazil's Ronaldinho caught out England goalkeeper David Seaman with a lobbed free kick from 42 yards to send the Seleção into the semis. Oliver Kahn kept Germany in front of the USA with a string of saves in a first half dominated by the Americans, save for the winning goal, scored by Michael Ballack in the 42nd minute. Meanwhile, Spain were unable to win a second consecutive penalty shoot-out, losing to South Korea, and Turkey ended the dream of Africa's sole quarter-final representative, Senegal, with an İlhan Mansız golden goal. For other persons named Ronaldinho, see Ronaldinho (disambiguation). ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... For the DJ, see Dave Seaman. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in GÃ¶rlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Played for both BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK and Turkish National Team Ä°lhan MansÄ±z (born August 10, 1975 - in Kempten im AllgÃ¤u, Bavaria, Germany) is a Turkish football player of Crimean Tatar origin, who gained international recognition at Ä°stanbuls BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK, and was later acquired by the Vissel...

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Semi-finals

Brazil defeated Turkey, thanks to a single goal from the tournament's top scorer, Ronaldo, and despite picking up a booking that would rule him out of the final, Michael Ballack scored the goal that sent Germany to the final and consigned South Korea to the third place play-off. Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in GÃ¶rlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. ...

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Third place match

Turkey won third place after an entertaining 3-2 victory over hosts South Korea, in a match that included the fastest ever World Cup goal, scored by Parma striker and Turkey veteran Hakan Şükür after just 11 seconds. Parma Football Club (formerly Parma Associazione Calcio) is an Italian football club based in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, currently playing in the Serie A. The club plays its home matches in the 29,050 seat Stadio Ennio Tardini. ... Hakan ÅžÃ¼kÃ¼r (born September 1, 1971 in AdapazarÄ±, Sakarya, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a striker. ...

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Final

Two goals from Ronaldo in the final were enough to see Brazil crowned world champions for the fifth time and Germany made runners-up for the fourth time. The first goal occurred when Germany goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn, failed to deal with a long-range shot from Rivaldo, spilling the ball directly into Ronaldo's path. The two worked together again on the second goal when Rivaldo stepped over a square ball from Kléberson, allowing Ronaldo to side-foot it home from the edge of the box. Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... VÃtor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... JosÃ© KlÃ©berson Pereira (born June 19, 1979 in UraÃ) is a Brazilian football player. ...

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Winner

Awards

At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a German football goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Redlands, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the all-time leading scorer for the United States mens national soccer team. ...

All-star team

Scorers

Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Ronaldo Luis NazÃ¡rio de Lima (born September 22, 1976), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazil and the Italian Serie A club AC Milan. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... VÃtor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Miroslav Klose (born MirosÅ‚aw Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978) is a German footballer who plays as a striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976 in Copenhagen) is a Danish football (soccer) player who currently plays for German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Vieri redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Marc Wilmots (born February 22, 1969 in Dongelberg) is a former Belgian football player, one of the best players in his countrys history. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Ballack (born September 26, 1976 in GÃ¶rlitz, Saxony) is a German footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Robert David Robbie Keane (born 8 July 1980 in Tallaght, Dublin) is an Irish footballer, who currently plays as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur . ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH (born April 28, 1973 in Ponta Delgada, Azores), nicknamed Pauleta (pron. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Papa Bouba Diop (born January 28, 1978 in Dakar) is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for the Senegal national football team, and for Portsmouth FC. He transferred to Portsmouth from Fulham on transfer deadline day, August 31st 2007. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Fernando Morientes SÃ¡nchez (born 5 April 1976 in Cilleros, CÃ¡ceres) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Valencia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... For other uses, see RaÃºl GonzÃ¡lez (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... This article is about the Swedish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Played for both BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK and Turkish National Team Ä°lhan MansÄ±z (born August 10, 1975 - in Kempten im AllgÃ¤u, Bavaria, Germany) is a Turkish football player of Crimean Tatar origin, who gained international recognition at Ä°stanbuls BeÅŸiktaÅŸ JK, and was later acquired by the Vissel... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... For other persons named Ronaldinho, see Ronaldinho (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... RÃ³nald GÃ³mez GÃ³mez (born January 24, 1975 in Puntarenas) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) forward. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... For other persons named Michael Owen, see Michael Owen (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Junichi Inamoto , born September 18, 1979) is a Japanese football player who plays in midfield for Eintracht Frankfurt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Jared Francisco Borgetti EchavarrÃa (born August 14, 1973 in Culiacancito, Sinaloa) is a Mexican football striker, who currently plays for CF Monterrey in the Primera DivisiÃ³n de MÃ©xico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Nelson Pipino Cuevas (born January 10, 1980 in AsunciÃ³n) is a Paraguayan footballer, who plays as a centre forward for Club Libertad in his native Paraguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Henri Camara (born May 10, 1977 in Dakar, Senegal) is a Senegalese footballer who is on loan at West Ham United, from Wigan Athletic of the English FA Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Ahn Jung-Hwan (born January 27, 1976 in Paju, Gyeonggi) is a South Korean football player; he made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round and sending Korea into the quarterfinals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Fernando Ruiz Hierro (born March 23, 1968 in VÃ©lez-MÃ¡laga) is a former Spanish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Ãœmit Davala (born 30 July 1973 Mannheim, Germany) is a German-born Turkish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Hasan GÃ¶khan ÅžaÅŸ (born 1 August 1976 in KarataÅŸ, Adana, Turkey) is a Turkish international footballer who is currently a winger with one of Turkeys most famous clubs, Galatasaray. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This biography does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982 in Redlands, California), is an American professional soccer player on the Los Angeles Galaxy, who is the all-time leading scorer for the United States mens national soccer team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born February 1, 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... HernÃ¡n Jorge Crespo (born July 5, 1975 in Florida, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine international football player currently playing in the Italian Serie A for Internazionale, having signed from English Premier League champions Chelsea on a 2 year loan deal on 7 August 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Wesley Sonck, (born in Ninove, August 9, 1978), is a Belgian football striker currently playing for Borussia MÃ¶nchengladbach. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Peter Van Der Heyden (born July 16, 1976 in Aalst, Belgium) is a Belgian football left fullback who, as of 2005, is playing for VfL Wolfsburg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Johan Walem (born February 1, 1972 in Soignies, Belgium) is a former football midfielder and is now a TV consultant for Belgacom TV. He was one of the best Belgian midfielders of his generation, but he gained surprisingly few caps (36) for the national team, scoring two goals. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... EdmÃlson redirects here; for other people, see Edmilson (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... JenÃlson Ã‚ngelo de Souza, usually known as JÃºnior (born 20 June 1973) is a Brazilian footballer who has 11 international caps to his name, scoring one goal against Costa Rica in 2002. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... For the singer, see Roberto Carlos (singer) . Roberto Carlos, full name Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha [2] (born April 10, 1973, GarÃ§a, SÃ£o Paulo), is a Brazilian football wingback who currently plays for Turkish side FenerbahÃ§e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Samuel Etoo Fils (born March 10, 1981 in Douala) is a Cameroonian football striker who currently plays for F.C. Barcelona. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Henri Patrick Mboma Dem (known as Patrick Mboma) (born November 15, 1970 in Duala) is a Cameroonian football striker, the all-time goal leader for the Cameroonian national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Winston Parks (born October 12, 1981) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Paulo Cesar Wanchope Watson (IPA: ) (born July 31, 1976) is a Costa Rican football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica. ... Mauricio Wright Reynolds (born December 20, 1970 in San JosÃ©, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican soccer defender, a key member of the Costa Rican national team for over ten years. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Ivica OliÄ‡ [] (born September 14, 1979) is a Croatian football player who, as of February 2007, is playing for Hamburger SV. OliÄ‡ was born and raised in the village of Davor near Slavonski Brod. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Milan Miki RapaiÄ‡ (born 16 August 1973 in Nova GradiÅ¡ka) is a Croatian football (soccer) midfielder who currently plays professionally for Standard LiÃ¨ge in Belgium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Dennis Rommedahl (born July 22, 1978 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger for Ajax. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... AgustÃn Javier Delgado Chala (nicknamed Tin; born December 23, 1974, in Piquiucho, a small village in the Chota River valley in Imbabura) is an Ecuadorian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Edison Vicente MÃ©ndez MÃ©ndez (born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Sulzeer Jeremiah Sol Campbell (born 18 September 1974 in Plaistow, London) is an English footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978 in Peckham, London) is an English footballer of mixed St Lucian,and Anglo-Irish descent. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey[3] (born 11 January 1978 in Leicester, England)[1] is an English footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Marco Bode (born July 23, 1969) is a former German footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Carsten Jancker (born August 28, 1974 in GrevesmÃ¼hlen, Germany) is a German professional footballer who plays for Austrian side SV Mattersburg. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Thomas Linke (born December 26, 1969 in SÃ¶mmerda, Thuringia, Germany) is a defender for SV Austria Salzburg and formerly of Germany, for which he played at Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Oliver Patric Neuville (born May 1, 1973) is a Swiss-German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Bernd Schneider (born November 17, 1973 in Jena, Thuringia region) is a German football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Gary Patrick Breen (born December 12, 1973 in Hendon, London), is an Irish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Damien Anthony Duff (born March 2, 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... Matthew Rhys Matt Holland (born April 11, 1974 in Bury, England) is an Irish footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic in the Football League Championship. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Alessandro Del Piero, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[3][4] (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Hiroaki Morishima (born 30 April 1972 in Hiroshima) is a Japanese football midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Hidetoshi Nakata (ä¸ç”° è‹±å¯¿ Nakata Hidetoshi; born January 22, 1977 in Yamanashi Prefecture), is a Japanese former football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Takayuki Suzuki (éˆ´æœ¨éš†è¡Œ Suzuki Takayuki; born June 5, 1976 in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for the Portland Timbers Football Club after being released by J. League Division 1 side Yokohama F. Marinos. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... CuauhtÃ©moc Blanco Bravo (born January 17, 1973 in Mexico City), also known as Cuau, is a Mexican international football striker, who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla (born 30 April 1979 in Mexico City) is a international Mexican football player, currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Cruz Azul in the Primera DivisiÃ³n de MÃ©xico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Julius Aghahowa (born February 12, 1982 in Benin City, Nigeria) is a football striker from Nigeria who currently plays for Wigan Athletic in the English Premiership as a striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Francisco Javier Arce RolÃ³n (born April 2, 1971 in Paraguari) is Paraguayan soccer right defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Jorge Luis Campos (born August 1970) is a Paraguayan footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Roque Luis Santa Cruz (born 16 August 1981 in AsunciÃ³n) is a Paraguayan football striker, who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... PaweÅ‚ KryszaÅ‚owicz (born on June 23, 1974) is a Polish footballer, who currently plays for SV Wilhelmshaven. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Emmanuel Olisadebe (born December 22, 1978 in Warri, Nigeria) is a Polish football striker who plays for the Greek side Skoda Xanthi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Marcin Å»ewÅ‚akow (born April 22, 1976 in Warszawa) is a Polish football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Roberto LuÃs Gaspar de Deus Severo[1], OIH, born in Lisbon, 3 May 1976),known as Beto (pron. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Rui Manuel CÃ©sar Costa, OIH, usually referred to simply as Rui Costa (pron. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Vladimir Beschastnykh (Ð’Ð»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð¼Ð¸Ñ€ Ð•Ð²Ð³ÐµÐ½ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð‘ÐµÑÑ‡Ð°ÑÑ‚Ð½Ñ‹Ñ…), born April 1, 1974 in Moscow, USSR, is a Russian football striker, the all-time goal leader for the Russian national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Valery Georgievich Karpin (Russian: ; Estonian: ) (born February 2, 1969 in Narva, Estonia) is a former Russian football midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Dmitri Yevgenyevich Sychev (Russian: Ð”Ð¼Ð¸Ñ‚Ñ€Ð¸Ð¹ Ð•Ð²Ð³ÐµÐ½ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð¡Ñ‹Ñ‡Ñ‘Ð² ) (born October 26, 1983) is a soccer player from Russia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Egor Titov (Ð•Ð³Ð¾Ñ€ Ð˜Ð»ÑŒÐ¸Ñ‡ Ð¢Ð¸Ñ‚Ð¾Ð², born May 29, 1976 in Moscow) is a Russian football midfielder, who currently plays for Spartak Moscow. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Salif Alassane Diao (born February 10, 1977 in Kedougou, Senegal) is a Senegalese football player, playing as a defensive midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Senegal. ... Khalilou Fadiga (born December 30, 1974) is a Senegalese football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Milenko AÄimoviÄ (born 15 February 1977 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian footballer, who after playing for Lille in France for 2 1/2 seasons, has joined Al Ittihad in Saudi for the 2006-07 season. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... Sebastjan CimirotiÄ (born September 14, 1974) is a Slovenian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Quinton Fortune (born May 21, 1977 in Cape Town) is a South African football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Benedict Saul Benni McCarthy (born November 12, 1977 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a professional footballer, currently playing for English side Blackburn Rovers and South Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Teboho Mokoena (born July 10, 1977) is a South African football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Lucas Valeriu Radebe (born April 12, 1969) is a former Leeds United and South African football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Sun-Hong Hwang (born July 14, 1968) was a South Korean football player; he announced his international retirement following the end of the 2002 World Cup tournament. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Lee Eul-Yong (born September 8, 1975) is a South Korean football player for FC Seoul. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Parks image projected onto a building in South Korea Park Ji-Sung (Hangul: ë°•ì§€ì„±) (born February 25, 1981, Seoul, South Korea) is a professional South Korean footballer who plays for the English football club Manchester United in the Premier League, as well as the South Korea national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Seol Ki-Hyeon (born 8 January 1979 in Jeongseon, South Korea) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Fulham of the Barclays Premier League. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Song Chong-Gug (ì†¡ì¢…êµ, born February 20, 1979 in Busan) is a Korean football player and midfielder for Suwon Samsung Bluewings and the Korean national team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Yoo Sang-Chul (born October 18, 1971) is a South Korean football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Yokohama F.M.. Birth Date: 18 October 1971 Height: 184 cm Weight: 78 kg Position: MF Current Club: First Intl Cap: USA ( 5 March 1994) Yoo was one of... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (born 27 March 1974 in Bilbao) is a Spanish football player of Basque origin. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Juan Carlos ValerÃ³n Santana (born 17 June 1975 in Arguineguin, Gran Canaria) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder, currently for Deportivo de La CoruÃ±a. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Niclas Alex Alexandersson [IPA: nÉªklÉ‘s É‘lÉ›ksÉ‘ndÉ›(r)ÊƒÉ”n] (born December 29, 1971 in Vessigebro) is a Swedish football midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Anders Svensson [É‘ndÉ›Êƒ svÉ›nsÉ”n] (born July 17, 1976 in GÃ¶teborg, Sweden) is a Swedish international football player playing for IF Elfsborg from BorÃ¥s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Raouf Bouzaiene (born 16 August 1970 in Sousse) is a retired Tunisian football defender. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Emre BelÃ¶zoÄŸlu (born September 7, 1980 in Istanbul) is a Turkish footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... BÃ¼lent Korkmaz (born 24 November 1968) is a retired Turkish football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Hakan ÅžÃ¼kÃ¼r (born September 1, 1971 in AdapazarÄ±, Sakarya, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a striker. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Clint Mathis (born November 25, 1976 in Conyers, Georgia) is a soccer forward/midfielder who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer after making his name with the MetroStars. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... John Patrick OBrien (born on August 29, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American soccer player, one of the first Americans to earn a starting spot with a major European team, which he did with Ajax Amsterdam. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... Diego ForlÃ¡n Corazo (born May 19, 1979) is an Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for AtlÃ©tico Madrid of La Liga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Uruguay. ... 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Contents

Qualification

Seeds

Summary

First round

Second round and quarter-finals

Semi-finals, third-place match, and final

Venues

South Korea

Japan

Match officials

Squads

Results

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Winner

Awards

All-star team

Scorers

See also

References

External links

Contents

Qualification GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");

Seeds

Summary

First round

Second round and quarter-finals

Semi-finals, third-place match, and final

Venues

South Korea

Japan

Match officials

Squads

Results

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Winner

Awards

All-star team

Scorers

See also

References

External links

Qualification