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  2002 WORLD CUP
World Cup champions, France, were defeated on the opening night of the tournament by World Cup debutants Senegal.
The World Cup tables and fixtures were drawn on December1.
RONALDO totalled his 2002 World Cup goal scoring tally to 8 after his two goals in the final that gave Brazil the victory over Germany.
theworldcup.tripod.com   (939 words)

  
  Football World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first Asian teams to make it to the semi-finals was at the 2002 World Cup, when South Korea and Turkey both did this (Turkey is however a member of the UEFA, and thus sometimes considered a European country when it comes to football).
The 2014 World Cup, which FIFA has earmarked for South America, is expected to be held in Brazil as CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, has already backed it as their choice.
At the end of each World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup   (1781 words)

  
 world-cup-info | football desktop themes - world cup soccer multimedia
The definitive source for everything world cup, we bring you the most up-to-date statistics, developments, results, multimedia and world cup news from one convenient place.
Available exclusively at world-cup-info.com are these 2002 World Cup Wallpapers.
Our World Cup soccer themes includes a collection of wallpaper, mouse pointers, sound effects, colors, fonts, screensavers and startup/shutdown screens, all bundled together into a convenient package.
www.world-cup-info.com /multimedia_desktop_themes.htm   (342 words)

  
 Football World Cup 2002 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2002 Football World Cup (Official name:2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30.
In the end, though, the finals saw the all-time World Cup winning country, Brazil, defeat the team with the second-best World Cup record, Germany, 2-0 for their record fifth title.
The 2002 final was the first time Brazil and Germany had ever faced one another at a World Cup.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup_2002   (603 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: 2002 Football World Cup   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The 2002 Football World Cup was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30.
Amazingly, the 2002 final was the first time Brazil and Germany had ever faced one another at a World Cup.
The legend that is Ronaldo finally comes good in a World Cup final, scoring two and humbling the mighty Oliver Kahn in the German goal.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/2002-Football-World-Cup   (1842 words)

  
 ireland.com / Today / Sport / Soccer
World champions Brazil have dislodged fallen giants France from the top of the FIFA world rankings released today by football's world governing body.
The World Cup was mediocre, Germany was a shadow of its former self and Rivaldo or Roberto Carlos was the tournament's best player, not eight-goal hero Ronaldo, according to former great Diego Maradona.
Speaking on RTÉ's World Cup review last night, Brendan Menton, the general secretary of the Football Association of Ireland, admitted the FAI had been caught out by the Roy Keane "affair" in Saipan and also spoke about a possible return to international football for Keane.
www.ireland.com /sports/soccer/worldcup2002   (439 words)

  
 2002 World Cup Soccer Facts | FIFA World Cup Korea & Japan | World Cup History & Records   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The largest crowd to watch a World Cup soccer game live are the 199,850 people who crammed into a stadium in Brazil for a game between Brazil and Uruguay during the 1950 World Cup.
The smallest crowd to watch a World Cup soccer game was the 300 who showed up to the game between Romania and Peru during the 1930 World Cup of soccer in Uruguay.
India refused to play in the 1950 World Cup because FIFA told the players they would have to play in soccer cleats, rather than barefoot.
www.kidzworld.com /site/p2145.htm   (309 words)

  
 Soccerphile :: Archive - World Cup 2002 News | Korean Security Measures
All 20 World Cup stadiums have screens but will be barred from replaying controversial incidents or even goals.
"Giant screens in the World Cup stadiums may be used for showing live real-time pictures of the match in the same stadium, but without replays of any scenes whatsoever," FIFA announced.
Signs at Seoul’s World Cup stadium would seem to indicate that the weed would be tolerated during games despite pleas from the WHO to respect No-Smoking Day, which falls on the same day as the opening match at the stadium.
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/archives/wc2002/ne/mfb.html   (1132 words)

  
 Review - 2002 FIFA World Cup // Xbox /// Eurogamer
World Cup 98 signalled the FIFA franchise's passage from cash cow to respectable football monopoly.
Like World Cup 98, 2002 FIFA World Cup is a deviation, but no less an integral part of the seasonal football franchise.
To add insult to the injury of PlayStation 2 owners who might purchase FIFA World Cup, their version of the game suffers from even more slowdown than the Xbox and GameCube versions, which in turn occasionally strain the hardware on replays and close-ups.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=2888   (1389 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup - Terry Baddoo's Mailbag: Jumpy about jingoism - ...
I love that when a country wins a World Cup game that the streets become deadlocked with celebrating fans and that there are riots when they lose.
The World Cup is a fabulous opportunity for people from different cultures across the globe to come together in friendship and enjoy the world’s most popular sport played at its highest level.
Yes, the world cup is a soccer contest but countries such as the Koreas and the Japans are still looking for avenues to get out of the dark.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/06/22/baddoo_mailbag   (3325 words)

  
 rediff.com: 2002 FIFA World Cup home page
Brazil are the only country to have made it to 3 consecutive finals of the World Cup.
The 2002 World Cup clearly demonstrated the 'Beautiful Game' that soccer is. A celebration of some of the finest moments of the month-long tourney.
South Korea which bagged fourth place at the Cup feted its team with a parade and medals to the squad and coaches.
specials.rediff.com /sports/football/worldcup.htm   (422 words)

  
 The 2002 World Cup from The Japan Times Online   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Turkey coach Senol Gunes praises his team's impact at the 2002 World Cup and says that they can be proud of their run to the semifinals.
Brazil books a spot in the World Cup final as a piece of individual brilliance by Ronaldo turns the tide against a talented Turkish side at Saitama Stadium.
Senegal's World Cup campaign came to a shocking end in the quarterfinals, but its team is proud of its accomplishments and leaves with something to build on.
www.japantimes.co.jp /worldcup   (538 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup
Ronaldo was on the roster for his third Cup final at age 25.
As his two goals led Brazil to a 2-0 win over Germany and a record fifth World Cup title, Ronaldo rediscovered his enchanting mix of regal majesty and youthful wonder, Grant Wahl writes in Sports Illustrated.
CNNSI.com's Pedro Pinto says the 2002 World Cup brought joy to nations around the world, even those in conflict.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup   (235 words)

  
 The Observer | Special reports | World Cup 2002
The World Cup was plunged into new controversy yesterday after the quarter-final between Spain and South Korea was marred by contentious refereeing decisions that saw two goals against the hosts disallowed.
If Germany win the World Cup with Miroslav Klose as the highest scorer, it would be hard to think of a quicker rise in football history.
James Davis continues his World Cup odyssey over land and sea, this week seeing that Japanese fans are taking to the World Cup with unrivalled zeal.
observer.guardian.co.uk /worldcup2002/0,11031,576680,00.html   (1591 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games: 2002 FIFA World Cup (PC)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Taking the essence of FIFA 2002 and modifying it for the world's greatest tournament, EA have restricted the scope of the game, offering only two modes of play (full tournament and friendly) and the 32 teams which are taking part in the tournament.
The only football game licensed to use the official 2002 FIFA World Cup insignia and mascots, and the 20 new World Cup stadiums in Japan and Korea, promises to capture all the excitement of the tournament.
New camera angles and replays capture the intensity of World Cup games as they dramatise nearly missed shots, fouls and goals by focusing on players' facial animations as they grimace and fall to their knees in frustration or pump their fists and cheer in celebration of a goal.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000063K7N   (1550 words)

  
 USA Field Hockey International Games: Olympic Games, Pan American Games, World Cup
The crowning achievement in international field hockey, the World Cup is held every four years to determine the men's and women's field hockey world champions.
The World Cup began with a men's tournament in 1971 before adding a women's tournament in 1974.
The 2002 World Cup is scheduled for Perth, Australia for the women and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the men.
www.usfieldhockey.com /games/worldcup.htm   (112 words)

  
 2006 World Cup :: Germany :: Soccerphile
Germany has unveiled the 2006 World Cup logo depicting three laughing faces in yellow, blue and green forming the symbol '006' and inviting the world to a party for the next World Cup.
According to World Cup organizing committee president Franz Beckenbauer the logo should be referred to as 'the celebrating faces of football' and aims to convey the message that Germany will be a welcoming and friendly host.
The World Cup 2006 official mascots have been unveiled in a ceremony in Leipzig, November 13, and they are Goleo VI, a human-size lion puppet designed by the US-based Jim Henson Company, the producers of the successful puppet show 'The Muppets", and Pille a talking soccer ball that possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the game.
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/wc2006/wc2006.html   (1207 words)

  
 Tunisia at the 2002 World Cup, Korea Japan   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Tunisia is preparing for its participation in the world cup finals.
The new coaches are Ammar Souayah, who had led a Tunisian underdog team to win the national football cup last year, and Khemais Labidi, former head-coach of the Tunisian football squad which won, last september, the gold medal at the Tunis Mediterranean Games.
According to the FIFA football rankings published March 22 by world football governing body FIFA, The Tunisian team currently holds the 29th position among all other nations of the world.
www.tunisiaonline.com /news/worldcup2002/index.html   (999 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: PC & Video Games: 2002 FIFA World Cup (PS2)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Owners of the full-fat 2002 game will want to think very seriously before paying out for this "special" release, but for those who've not come across the franchise before, or those looking for a break from Pro Evolution Soccer, this game has entertainment by the sackload.
The official World Cup anthem is used on the menus, intros and even goal celebrations which dramatises the whole game.
I'd like to point out that Fifa World Cup 2002 is not a bad game but I would propose that buying Fifa 2003 is a better investment as it not only has National teams but also club teams too, and a better game engine.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000063K7B   (1627 words)

  
 WORLD CUP 2002 ENGLAND
World Cup 2002 - review the England football team's progress in the World Cup here.
See the squad selected for the World Cup and the predictions and results for the World Cup 2002 itself.
This England World Cup 2002 web site was updated frequently while the tournament was underway in May and June 2002.
web.ukonline.co.uk /ic.ic   (485 words)

  
 GameSpy: 2002 FIFA World Cup
As the name suggests, the game focuses squarely on the World Cup tournament which takes place in Japan and Korea (May 31 to June 30 2002).
Though FIFA 2002 featured a Road to the World Cup mode, players who wanted to take their favorite national team to victory were out of luck: qualification was as far as you could go.
2002 FIFA World Cup picks up where the old game left off and brings the excitement of the tournament home like no other game.
cube.gamespy.com /gamecube/2002-fifa-world-cup   (131 words)

  
 world-cup-info | world cup soccer 2006 portal | match schedules, history, statistics, profiles, match reports, travel ...
With the Fifa World Cup just days away, competing countries have begun to gear up to cheer on their national team players.
The Brazilian Experience in the 1998 World Cup is one of the exciting screensavers available for download and you can enjoy the magic of some brilliant goals in our video archive...
The fast approaching world cup is being held across the German countryside.
www.world-cup-info.com   (381 words)

  
 World Cup 2002 guide
Use this guide to learn about all 32 teams competing in the 2002 World Cup of soccer held in South Korea and Japan.
The World Cup begins May 31 and ends with the championship match June 30.
Defending champion France opened the first World Cup in Asia with a most shocking result -- a 1-0 loss to Senegal, a former French colony playing its first game ever in the tournament.
www.freep.com /sports/othersports/worldcup_20020529.htm   (288 words)

  
 Sporting Life - World Cup Finals   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Brazil beat Germany 2-0 in the World Cup final as Ronaldo finally put his France 98 nightmare behind him with two goals which saw the Inter Milan star win the Golden Boot.
JULY 1: PA Sport give out their awards for the first World Cup to be held on the Asian continent.
JUNE 30: Post-match reaction from the German camp after their World Cup final defeat by Brazil.
www.sportinglife.com /football/worldcupfinals2002/news/index.cgi   (510 words)

  
 EA SPORTS - It's In the Game
Still, the great thing about the World Cup is that it can be completely unpredictable -- an unheralded squad, like France in 1998, can come out of nowhere to stun the rest of the field and take home the prize.
Using the game, we played out an entire Virtual World Cup, with a PC computer and PlayStation® 2 console running the games with no external input (that is, there weren't actual people playing the games), so we could get as impartial a result as possible.
Les Bleus crushed Senegal in the Cup opener 3-0 as Thierry Henry scored twice, finishing a strike in the 27th minute and then finding the corner on a Zinedine Zidane cross in the 61st minute.
www.easports.com /articles/wcpregroup1.jsp?ncc=1   (1378 words)

  
 Unison.ie / Irish Independent - Irish and World News, Breaking News, Sports, Business, Classifieds   (Site not responding. Last check: )
1st Jul 2002 - AT the moment of flooding triumph it wasn't just the weeping Ronaldo's World Cup it was his life and his destiny compressed into one warm, fantastic night in Japan.
1st Jul 2002 - GERMAN goalkeeper Oliver Kahn knew his team was not going to win the World Cup final as soon as the name of the referee was announced.
28th Jun 2002 - INSIDE the Brazilian camp there is no doubt about the most remarkable development as the team, unfurling like a giant sunflower, threatens to engulf Germany in Sunday's history-charged World Cup final in Yokohama.
www.unison.ie /features/worldcup2002   (435 words)

  
 AsiaSource: AsiaTODAY - A resource of the Asia Society
As both countries try to compete for the World Cup spotlight and international attention, Japan and South Korea have spent billions of dollars building new facilities and infrastructure.
World Cup could be a step toward peace on peninsula (May 8, 2002)
The World Cup is expected to significantly boost Japan and South Korea's economies, but Jonathan Finer of the Far Eastern Economic Review argues otherwise.
asiasource.org /news/at_mp_02.cfm?newsid=80688   (1141 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup - World Cup Spotlight on Germany - Monday June 03, 2002 ...
Germany kept its record alive of never failing when attempting to qualify for the World Cup finals.
As the countdown to the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan continues, CNNSI.com's Pedro Pinto will take a close look at all of the nations that will contend for football's greatest prize.
Pinto is an anchor on World Sport, the international sports show that airs live on CNN/Sports Illustrated and CNN International.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/teams/germany   (704 words)

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