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"FIFA 2002" redirects here. First published on Sun 16 Jun 2002 05.14 EDT. A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup, which was the first to be held in The tournament had several upsets and surprise results, which included the defending champions The 2002 World Cup was also the last one to use the South Korea and Japan were selected as hosts by FIFA on 31 May 1996. However, they did manage to put three goals past Senegal in a high-scoring draw, but their loss to Denmark in their opening game had dashed any hopes they may have had of qualifying for the Round of 16. Group A comprised 1998 winners, France, two-time winners Uruguay, Denmark and FIFA World Cup debutants Senegal.
In 1950, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage. In Pot C, China had to play in South Korea (either group A, B or C) which meant that the other Asian team in Pot C (Saudi Arabia) had to play in Japan (either group E, F or G). 2002 World Cup, Round of 16.
1998 semi-finalists the The following 32 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings,South Korea and Japan each provided 10 venues, the vast majority of them newly built for the tournament. However, they did manage to put three goals past Senegal in a high-scoring draw, but their loss to Denmark in their opening game had dashed any hopes they may have had of qualifying for the Round of 16. However, it was obvious at the opening matches that there were a significant number of empty seats.The tournament was criticized for many poor and questionable refereeing decisions.The official FIFA cultural event of the 2002 World Cup was a flag festival called The tournament had a major economic impact on both South Korea and Japan, generating an estimated US$1.3 billion in revenue. Game 2 Denmark 0 England 3. Sweden, Russia and the Republic of Ireland also returned after missing the 1998 World Cup. This was ultimately Group C. No group could contain more than two European teams, no unseeded South American team could be drawn with Brazil or Argentina and no unseeded Asian team could be drawn with South Korea or Japan. Pot B contained the remaining 11 European sides; Pot C contained five unseeded qualifiers from CONMEBOL and AFC. Questionable decisions in the match between Italy and South Korea resulted in 400,000 complaints, and featured in ESPN's 10 most fabled World Cup controversies.This was the first World Cup that featured squads of 23 players, an increase from 22 previously. For the video game, see "2002 World Cup" redirects here. The group's first match was played on 31 May 2002, and the last matches on 11 June 2002. The 2002 FIFA World Cup featured 32 teams divided into eight lettered groups. On 1 December 2001, the draw was held and the group assignments and order of fixtures were determined. Defending Turkey qualified for the first time since 1954, Poland and Portugal both qualified for the first time since 1986 and Costa Rica and Uruguay qualified for the first time since 1990.
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Game 8 Sth Korea 2 Italy 1 After Extra Time. Game 3 Sweden 1 Senegal 2 After Extra Time. However, Ballack had already received a yellow card during the match before, which forced him to miss the final based on accumulated yellow cards.After the tournament, FIFA published a ranking of all teams that competed in the 2002 World Cup finals based on progress in the competition, overall results and quality of the opposition.The sponsors of the 2002 FIFA World Cup are divided into two categories: The original domestic ticket allocation had fully sold out and the organising committee completed sales of tickets returned from the international allocation by the end of April. From the outset, it was apparent that the group would not pan out as expected, as Senegal beat France 1–0 in the opening match of the tournament.
The unusual choice of host proved an issue for football fans in Europe, used to watching international matches on or close to their time zone.199 teams attempted to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. 2002 Korea Rep/Japan.
France followed this with a goalless draw against Uruguay, in a match in which their star striker, Denmark started the group well, beating Uruguay in Uruguay, as dark horses of the group, never really got going, their high point being a goalless draw with a sub-par France side.