In life there is always the first time and in the World Cup history South Korea and Japan 2002 it is the only world championship shared between two countries and organized in Asia . As some fans remember, the meetings take place at quite strange times due to the time zone.
The seventeenth edition of the World Cup sees the triumph of Brazil of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo , who beat Germany in the final, at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama. This is the third consecutive final for the Brazilians, after those of USA94 and France98and the green-golds take home two out of three in eight years.
Our national team, on the other hand, despite starting among the favorites due to the high technical rate of the squad available to Trapattoni , passes the first round with difficulty and undergoes a sensational elimination against South Korea , in the round of 16. This match, as well as due to some errors of the players and the perhaps too cautious Technical Commissioner , became famous for the admirable deeds of the referee Byron Moreno. It must be said that refereeing errors are very frequent in this tournament and the referees cancel out five regular goals from the Azzurri. We hope to no longer receive this treatment, especially at the next World Championships in Qatar 2022.

World Cup history South Korea and Japan 2002 – The Winners
Brazil , in group C, meets Turkey, Costa Rica and China , beating them all and qualifying as first in the group, even if in the first match, according to many, they benefit from several referees favors. In the round of 16, Selecao defeats Belgium by two goals to zero, by Rivaldo and Ronaldo.
The quarter – finals feature England and Brazil against each other . The British find the goal of the advantage with Owen but the vedreoro overturn the result and go through, with goals from Rivaldo and Ronaldinho . In the semifinals, they meet againBrazil and Turkey and the game ends with the result of one to zero for Selecao, who wins by virtue of a goal from Ronaldo. In the following video there is the summary of the match of the phenomenon, who becomes the top scorer of the tournament scoring eight goals.

The

Goalkeepers: Dida, Marcos, Rogerio Ceni;

Defenders: Edmilson, Belletti, Cafu, Polga, Roberto Carlos, Lucio, Junior, Roque Junior;

Midfielders: Juninho Paulista, Denilson, Gilberto Silva, Kaka, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Ricardinho, Vampeta;

Forwards: Ronaldo, Luizao, Edilson.

World Cup history South Korea and Japan 2002 – The
Losers Germanylooks like a solid and well-organized team even if the technical rate of the squad does not seem at an excellent level. In the first round the Germans beat Saudi Arabia 8-0. Then they draw one to one against Ireland and win by two goals to nil against Cameroon.
In the round of 16, Germany find Cesare Maldini ‘s Paraguay , which gives them a lot of trouble; Voller ‘s men , in fact, manage to win only at minute 87, thanks to a goal from Neuville , when everyone was thinking of a zero to zero. The quarter-finals are another difficult match for the Germans; who unlock it by means of a goal fromBallack but the referee is very benevolent with Germany and denies a clear penalty to the USA.
In the semifinals, South Korea, which had eliminated Italy and Spain also thanks to the referees’ mistakes, ran out of luck and gave way to Germany, who reached the final thanks to another goal from Ballack . The Germans thus reach their fourth final in the last six editions. Below is a brief summary of the match, which includes the deciding goal.

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Goalkeepers: Kahn, Butt, Lehmann;

Defenders: Linke, Kehl, Rehmer, Bauman, Ramelow, Metzelder;

Midfielders : Frings, Ballack, Bohme, Jeremies, Hamann, Ricken, Ziege, Schneider;

Forwards: Bierhoff, Klose, Neuville, Bode, Asamoah, Janker.

World Cup History South Korea and Japan 2002 – The Final
In the 2002 World Cup final , Germany builds more and maintains more possession of the ball and Brazil becomes more dangerous on the counterattack, thanks to their individualities. The Selecao decides the match in the second half, thanks to a brace from Ronaldo the phenomenon; who becomes the top scorer of the world championship and the man of the match of the final.
The following video shows the two goals of the phenomenon, which allow Brazil to take home the fifth World Cup.

A noteworthy note and the excellent performance of the Italian referee Pierluigi Collina , author of an impeccable match direction.

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