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The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan , with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama .
The 2002 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2002 World Cup, the 17th edition of FIFA 's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, on 30 June 2002, and was contested by Germany and Brazil. The tournament comprised hosts Japan and South Korea, holders France, and 29 ...
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- Most successful national teams in FIFA World Cup. Team. Titles. Finals. Participation. Brazil 5 7 22 Germany 4 8 20 Italy 6 18 Argentina 3 France 2 16 Uruguay 14 England.
- Finals and results. Year. Home team* Away team* Result. 1930. Uruguay. Argentina. 4-2. 1934. Italy. Czechoslovakia. 2-1 (a.e.t) 1938. Hungary. 2-4. 1950† Brazil.
- Most successful goal scorers in a single tournament. Player. Goals. Team. Year. Just Fontaine 13 France. 1958. Sándor Kocsis 11 Hungary. 1954. Gerd Müller 10 West Germany.
- Continent versus continent in FIFA World Cup. Continent. Titles. To reach final. To reach semi-finals. Europe 12 29 54 South America 10 15 23 Asia 0 1 Central and North America.
The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930, when FIFA, the world's football governing body, decided to stage an international men's football tournament under the era of FIFA president Jules Rimet who put this idea into place. Jules Rimet was the president of FIFA from 1921 to 1954. Rimet was appreciated so much for bringing the idea of FIFA to ...
World Cup 2002. T he 17th World Cup was played in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. For the first time the World Cup tournament was held in Asia and for the first time was the hostship shared by two nations. A total of 199 nations, a record, were involved in the qualification. Finally, 32 teams would be competing in the final ...
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama. During the opening ceremony, the championship was declared opened by ...
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Jun 30, 2019 · In the third place play-off match against South Korea, Turkey won 3–2, taking third place in only their second ever FIFA World Cup, and scored the fastest goal in the FIFA World Cup history (10.8 seconds after kick-off). [3] The 2002 World Cup was also the last one to use the golden goal rule and the last one to use the same ball for all ...
