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Switzerland vs Costa Rica match in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), the sport's global governing body.
2006 →. 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.
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- Brazil (5th title)
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The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th edition of the World Cup, FIFA's football competition for national teams, held in Japan and South Korea between 31 May and 30 June 2002. The national teams of Japan and South Korea qualified for the finals automatically as tournament hosts, as did France as the winners of the previous World Cup in 1998. The rema...
Germany
Germany were drawn in Group E at the World Cup, along with Cameroon, the Republic of Ireland and Saudi Arabia. In their opening match against Saudi Arabia at the Sapporo Dome in the Japanese city of Sapporo they won 8–0, their biggest win in a World Cup. Miroslav Klose scored a hat-trick and was one of six players on the German team to score. In their next game against the Republic of Ireland, Klose gave Germany a 1–0 lead which they held throughout much of the game. However, Ireland equalise...
Brazil
Brazil were drawn into Group C, along with China, Costa Rica and Turkey. Their first game was on 3 June against Turkey. In stoppage time at the end of the first half, Turkey's Hasan Şaş scored. In the second half, Brazil's Ronaldo levelled the match at 1–1 in the 50th minute. Four minutes before the end of regular time, the referee awarded Brazil a penalty after Turkish defender Alpay Özalan fouled Brazilian striker Luizão, with Alpay also receiving a red card. Rivaldo scored from the penalty...
Pre-match
With the exception of the suspended Ballack, who was replaced by Jens Jeremies, the remainder of the team that started the semi-final against South Korea were available and selected for the final. For Brazil, Ronaldinho returned to the team following his suspension in the semi-final. He replaced Edílson, whom BBC Sport described as having been a "poor replacement" for Ronaldinho and "almost anonymous throughout".Brazil's team was otherwise unchanged from the team which beat Turkey. Brazil wer...
First half
Brazil kicked off the game at 8pm local time (11am UTC), in front of an attendance of 69,029 with an estimated global television audience of 1.1 billion. The weather at Haneda Airport, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the stadium,[a] was recorded as cloudy at the time of kick-off, with a temperature of 21 °C (70 °F) and 88% humidity. Germany were described by The Guardian's Scott Murray as "well on top" in the first fifteen minutes, and they had an opportunity to score when Bernd Schneider ran with...
Second half
One minute into the second half, Jeremies had a chance to give Germany the lead when Neuville found him in an unmarked position from a corner kick, but his header was blocked by the foot of Edmílson. They had another opportunity in the 50th minute, when Neuville struck a free kick from long range towards the corner of the goal, but Brazilian goalkeeper Marcos tipped the shot onto the post. Three minutes later, Roberto Carlos crossed into the penalty area where Gilberto Silva met the ball with...
The win marked Brazil's fifth World Cup title, which as of 2023[update] remains the record, ahead of Germany and Italy with four titles each. Despite being at the match, the Japanese emperor Akihito did not join the ceremony of presenting the winners the World Cup trophy as it was against Japanese customs. FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former Bra...
Germany 0–2 Brazil – Extended Highlights – 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. FIFA. 22 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021 – via YouTube.
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Nov 28, 2022 · 1. Switzerland. 0. 28 November 2022 World Cup 695. Casemiro scored a stunning winner as five-time champions Brazil edged past Switzerland to reach the World Cup knockout stage. An otherwise drab ...
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Apr 15, 2002 · Switzerland 1954. Germany's Max Morlock scores the opener in the final. This was supposed to be a shoe-in for Hungary, who went into the tournament as Olympic champions and overwhelming favourites, having not lost for 28 internationals. A team including Ferenc Puskas, Jozsef Bozsik and Sandor Kocsis duly reached the final, but surprisingly lost ...
Nov 7, 2023 · The 2002 FIFA World Cup was a tournament that left an indelible mark on the memories of fans, players, and coaches alike. From the electrifying atmosphere in the stadiums to the nail-biting matches that unfolded on the pitch, this tournament had it all. For fans around the world, it was a time of pure exhilaration.
