The Sports Almanac

The World Cup
2002 - South Korea/Japan

Brazil Champions

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Three Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Top Two In Each Group advance to the Round of 16
Knockout Rounds
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Denmark
 3
 2
 1
 0
 5
 2
 +3
 7
Senegal
 3
 1
 2
 0
 5
 4
 +1
 5
Uruguay
 3
 0
 2
 1
 4
 5
 -1
 2
France
 3
 0
 1
 2
 0
 3
 -3
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
May 31
 France
 0-1
 Senegal
June 1
 Uruguay
 1-2
 Denmark
June 6
 Denmark
 1-1
 Senegal
June 6
 France
 0-0
 Uruguay
June 11
 Denmark
 2-0
 France
June 11
 Senegal
 3-3
 Uruguay

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Spain
 3
 3
 0
 0
 9
 4
 +5
 9
Paraguay
 3
 1
 1
 1
 6
 6
 0
 4
South Africa
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 5
 0
 4
Slovenia
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 7
 -5
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 2
 Paraguay
 2-2
 South Africa
June 2
 Spain
 3-1
 Slovenia
June 7
 Spain
 3-1
 Paraguay
June 8
 South Africa
 1-0
 Slovenia
June 12
 South Africa
 2-3
 Spain
June 12
 Slovenia
 1-3
 Paraguay

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
 3
 3
 0
 0
 11
 3
 +8
 9
Turkey
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 3
 +2
 4
Costa Rica
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 6
 -1
 4
China
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0
 9
 -9
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 3
 Brazil
 2-1
 Turkey
June 4
 China
 0-2
 Costa Rica
June 8
 Brazil
 4-0
 China
June 9
 Costa Rica
 1-1
 Turkey
June 13
 Costa Rica
 2-5
 Brazil
June 13
 Turkey
 3-0
 China

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
South Korea
 3
 2
 1
 0
 4
 1
 +3
 7
United States
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 6
 -1
 4
Portugal
 3
 1
 0
 2
 6
 4
 +2
 3
Poland
 3
 1
 0
 2
 3
 7
 -4
 3

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 4
 South Korea
 2-0
 Poland
June 5
 United States
 3-2
 Portugal
June 10
 South Korea
 1-1
 United States
June 10
 Portugal
 4-0
 Poland
June 14
 Portugal
 0-1
 South Korea
June 14
 Poland
 3-1
 United States

GROUP E
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Germany
 3
 2
 1
 0
 11
 1
 +10
 7
Ireland
 3
 1
 2
 0
 5
 2
 +3
 5
Cameroon
 3
 1
 1
 1
 2
 3
 -1
 4
Saudi Arabia
 3
 0
 0
 3
 0
 12
 -12
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 1
 Ireland
 1-1
 Cameroon
June 1
 Germany
 8-0
 Saudi Arabia
June 5
 Germany
 1-1
 Ireland
June 6
 Cameroon
 1-0
 Saudi Arabia
June 11
 Cameroon
 0-2
 Germany
June 11
 Saudi Arabia
 0-3
 Ireland

GROUP F
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Sweden
 3
 1
 2
 0
 4
 3
 +1
 5
England
 3
 1
 2
 0
 2
 1
 +1
 5
Argentina
 3
 1
 1
 1
 2
 2
 0
 4
Nigeria
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 3
 -2
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 2
 Argentina
 1-0
 Nigeria
June 2
 England
 1-1
 Sweden
June 7
 Sweden
 2-1
 Nigeria
June 7
 Argentina
 0-1
 England
June 12
 Sweden
 1-1
 Argentina
June 12
 Nigeria
 0-0
 England

GROUP G
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Mexico
 3
 2
 1
 0
 4
 2
 +2
 7
Italy
 3
 1
 1
 1
 4
 3
 +1
 4
Croatia
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 3
 -1
 3
Ecuador
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 4
 -2
 3

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 3
 Croatia
 0-1
 Mexico
June 3
 Italy
 2-0
 Ecuador
June 8
 Italy
 1-2
 Croatia
June 9
 Mexico
 2-1
 Ecuador
June 13
 Mexico
 1-1
 Italy
June 13
 Ecuador
 1-0
 Croatia

GROUP H
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Japan
 3
 2
 1
 0
 5
 2
 +3
 7
Belgium
 3
 1
 2
 0
 6
 5
 +1
 5
Russia
 3
 1
 0
 2
 4
 4
 0
 3
Tunisia
 3
 0
 1
 2
 1
 5
 -4
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 4
 Japan
 2-2
 Belgium
June 5
 Russia
 2-0
 Tunisia
June 9
 Japan
 1-0
 Russia
June 10
 Tunisia
 1-1
 Belgium
June 14
 Tunisia
 0-2
 Japan
June 14
 Belgium
 3-2
 Russia

ROUND OF 16 QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Germany
1
Paraguay
0





Germany
1
United States
0



Mexico
0
United States
2






Germany
1
South Korea
0


Spain
1(3-2PK)
Ireland
1





Spain
0
South Korea
0(3-5PK)



South Korea
2aet
Italy
1







Germany
0
Brazil
2
BRAZIL
Denmark
0
England
3





England
1
Brazil
2

Third Place Match
South Korea
2
Turkey
3
Turkey
Brazil
2
Belgium
0






Brazil
1
Turkey
0


Sweden
1
Senegal
2aet





Senegal
0
Turkey
1aet



Japan
0
Turkey
1