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- After missing the first three events due to being colonized by Japan and the fourth due to the Korean War, South Korea qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 1954.
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South Korea made their World Cup debut in 1954, becoming the second Asian team after Indonesia to ever enter the World Cup. Qualifying occurred in March 1954, barely one year after the end of the Korean War.
It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama. During the opening ceremony, the championship was declared opened by President of South Korea Kim Dae-jung. [1]
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, the Netherlands and Croatia have played in the final without winning. Only teams from Europe and South America have ever competed in the final. Argentina defeated France on penalties in the latest final, staged at Qatar's Lusail Stadium in 2022.
Jun 18, 2018 · Only Germany stood in the way of South Korea completing an incredible journey to the final. It was not to be, however, as Michael Ballack scored a 75th-minute winner in the semi-final. It...
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South Korea or Japan were hardly obvious candidates as hosts for the biggest football tournament in the world. Instead of bringing the action to a place associated with football tradition, the reason for the choice were mainly based on an attempt to expand the game into a new market with billions of people.
The same model as in the previous tournament was kept. A first stage consisting of group play, two teams from eight groups would go on to play in the knockout phase consisting of four rounds.
The matches would be played at ten stadiums in South Korea and ten stadiums in Japan. The final would be played at International Stadium Yokohama in the Japanese city of Yokohama. This was also the stadium with the biggest capacity (70,000).
The French team that had won the previous World Cup had also won the latest European Championship and arrived as one of the favorites. France was, however, diluted by injuries on the two key players Zinedine Zidane (that would join the team in the third game) and Robert Pires. The road for another victory would, however turn into a large fiasco. It...
May 4, 2006 · World Cup history - Japan & South Korea 2002. Rivaldo, Ronaldo and Gilberto Silva get their hands on the trophy. Brazil reclaimed the World Cup as Ronaldo cast off the ghost of France...
In the World Cup finals, South Korea were allocated in group A with Argentina, Bulgaria and Italy. Their first match was against Argentina, who defeated them 3–1 with Diego Maradona playing a major role.
