2002 fifa world cup semi final

By Liam Morgan For Mailonline. It is now more than 20 years since South Korea stunned football by reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup on home soil.

At the FIFA World Cup , the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the tournament, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group 16 in total advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. A third place match was also played between the two losing semi-finalists. Two minutes from the end of regulation time, Oliver Kahn sent a goal kick down the field, which was received by Michael Ballack. Ballack passed to Bernd Schneider whose cross was turned in by Oliver Neuville. Man of the Match: Jens Jeremies Germany. Man of the Match: Rio Ferdinand England.

2002 fifa world cup semi final

A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup, which was the first to be held in Asia , the first to be held outside of the Americas or Europe, as well as the first to be jointly-hosted by more than one nation. China , Ecuador , Senegal , and Slovenia made their World Cup debuts, with Senegal being the only debutant to qualify the group stages and made it to the quarterfinals. The tournament had several upsets and surprise results, which included the defending champions France being eliminated in the group stage after earning a single point without scoring a goal and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage. However, the most potent team at the tournament, Brazil , prevailed, winning the final against Germany 2—0, making them the first and only country to have won the World Cup five times. The World Cup was also the last one to use the golden goal rule and the last one to use the same ball for all matches. Starting in and continuing to the present, a ball with the same technical specifications but different colors has been used in the final. Initially, South Korea, Japan and Mexico presented three rival bids. South Korea's entry into the race was seen by some as a response to the bid of political and sporting rival Japan. The two Asian rivals went on a massive and expensive PR blitz around the world, prompting Sultan Ahmad Shah , the head of the Asian Football Confederation , to step in. This is also the first ever World Cup to be hosted in Asia, the other being the World Cup , hosted by Qatar , twenty years later. The general secretary of South Korea's bidding committee, Song Young-shik, stated that FIFA was interested in staging some matches in North Korea in order to aid Korean reunification , but it was ruled out. At the time the decision was made, Japan had never qualified for a World Cup finals although the Japanese did subsequently qualify for the competition. The only other countries to have been awarded a World Cup without previously having competed in a final tournament are Italy in and Qatar in Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in so there was no prior tournament; they were defending Olympic champions from 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.

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At the FIFA World Cup , the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the tournament, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group 16 in total advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. A third place match was also played between the two losing semi-finalists. Two minutes from the end of regulation time, Oliver Kahn sent a goal kick down the field, which was received by Michael Ballack. Ballack passed to Bernd Schneider whose cross was turned in by Oliver Neuville. Man of the Match: Jens Jeremies Germany. Man of the Match: Rio Ferdinand England. On 11 minutes, a Sweden corner was headed in by Henrik Larsson.

2002 fifa world cup semi final

A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup, which was the first to be held in Asia , the first to be held outside of the Americas or Europe, as well as the first to be jointly-hosted by more than one nation. China , Ecuador , Senegal , and Slovenia made their World Cup debuts, with Senegal being the only debutant to qualify the group stages and made it to the quarterfinals. The tournament had several upsets and surprise results, which included the defending champions France being eliminated in the group stage after earning a single point without scoring a goal and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage. However, the most potent team at the tournament, Brazil , prevailed, winning the final against Germany 2—0, making them the first and only country to have won the World Cup five times. The World Cup was also the last one to use the golden goal rule and the last one to use the same ball for all matches. Starting in and continuing to the present, a ball with the same technical specifications but different colors has been used in the final. Initially, South Korea, Japan and Mexico presented three rival bids. South Korea's entry into the race was seen by some as a response to the bid of political and sporting rival Japan. The two Asian rivals went on a massive and expensive PR blitz around the world, prompting Sultan Ahmad Shah , the head of the Asian Football Confederation , to step in.

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The tournament comprised hosts Japan and South Korea , holders France , and 29 other teams who emerged from the qualification phase , organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage. En route to the final, Germany finished first in Group E , with two wins and a draw, after which they defeated Paraguay in the round of 16, the United States in the quarter-finals and South Korea in the semi-finals.

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