ġ4 places were contested by UEFA teams (Europe), five by CAF teams (Africa), four by CONMEBOL teams (South America), four by AFC teams (Asia) and three by CONCACAF teams (North and Central America and the Caribbean). This was the final World Cup in which the defending champions qualified automatically. Defending champions France and co-hosts South Korea and Japan qualified automatically and did not have to play any qualification matches. The qualification process began with the preliminary draw held in Tokyo on 7 December 1999. Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualificationġ99 teams attempted to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. With games taking place in the European morning, some schools and businesses chose to open late on match days or set up communal watching events before the start of work. 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. The only other countries to have been awarded a World Cup without previously having competed in a final tournament are Italy in 1934 and Qatar in 2022 (Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930 so there was no prior tournament they were defending Olympic champions from 1928). Īt the time the decision was made, Japan had never qualified for a World Cup finals (although the Japanese did subsequently qualify for the 1998 competition). 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. This is also the first ever World Cup to be hosted in Asia, the other being the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup twenty years later. This was the first World Cup to be hosted by more than one country, the second being the 2026 World Cup, which will be hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. South Korea and Japan were chosen unanimously as co-hosts in preference to Mexico. Japan and South Korea were finally faced with a choice of having no World Cup or a shared World Cup and they reluctantly chose to go along with co-hosting. UEFA and the AFC viewed co-hosting between the two Asian rivals as the best option. FIFA boss João Havelange had long backed the Japanese bid, but his rival in FIFA, UEFA chief Lennart Johansson, sought to undermine Havelange's plans. 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.
With Mexico regarded as a long shot, the battle to host the tournament came down to Japan and South Korea. FIFA leaders were split on whom to favor as host as politics within the world governing body held sway.
South Korea's entry into the race was seen by some as a response to the bid of political and sporting rival Japan. Initially, South Korea, Japan and Mexico presented three rival bids. South Korea and Japan were selected as hosts by FIFA on. Japanese 10,000 yen coin for the 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 World Cup was also the last one to use the golden goal rule. 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). The victory qualified Brazil for the 2003 and subsequently 2005 FIFA Confederations Cups, its fourth and fifth Confederations Cup appearance in a row. 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. South Korea controversially managed to reach the semi-finals, beating Portugal, Italy and Spain en route, thus becoming the first and only team from outside Europe and the Americas to reach the last four of a World Cup. 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 and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage. China, Ecuador, Senegal, and Slovenia made their World Cup debuts. 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.Ī 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. The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA.
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