BRAZIL TO FIVE-STAR
The World Cup arrives in Asia for the first time and makes landing simultaneously in two countries, South Korea and Japan what will be an issue for much criticism both from an organizational standpoint and from that tribunal, with many races, as we shall see, are dragged behind poisonous code controversy. It was very controversial choice to play in two countries very different culturally, economically and even neighbors and the experiment of the joint bid will not be repeated later. The stages are used even twenty, ten for the nation.
The final award goes to Brazil for the fifth time. The Seleçao, the third consecutive final, is the only team that has conquered all the continents where it is played (Europe, South America, North America, Asia). The Brazilians, in the championship game in a row as Cafu, Roberto Carlos, Lucio, Rivaldo and Ronaldo top scorer (eight goals), they win the final against Germany, closing with eighteen goals and assets with seven victories in as many matches, their World. Yet, in qualifying, the green and gold had threatened to stay home!
China, Slovenia, Ecuador and Senegal are the debut edition of the 2002. The Africans, led by Frenchman Bruno Metsu, surprised the world and climb up to the quarter-finals, where they lose to the Revelation-Turkey third. The Australia fails to qualify but it gets the record for domestic waste passing American Samoa 31-0. The most glaring exception is the Netherlands.
Here we go, and already there's the surprise: the opening round of the tournament, the newcomer Senegal defeated the reigning World Champions France, 1-0, goals from Bouba Diop. The mating cycle French-European World is running out: the Coqs return home after three games (there's a 0-0 with Uruguay and a 0-2 with Denmark), marks score a goal. Senegal, through the round, but lost in a daring leadership (the last race, ahead 3-0 on uruguiani you reach up to 3-3). Spain and Brazil in Group B Group C close to perfect score, while the second places of Paraguay and Turkey just to get the best goal difference over rivals (South Africa and Costa Rica). In Group D are the first owner, South Korea, which passes the round against Portugal, which comes after the U.S. also. Lusitania and Poles, both missing since 1986, leaving the group stage: you must return to Italy to hunt down a group 90 in which a European, goes even the second round. In the group and qualify without worries Germany and Ireland (8-0 on the report of another era in which Germany swept away as Saudi Arabia). Group F: England wears revenge on Argentina, its a network decides on a penalty kick to Beckham, who four years earlier had been mistreated by the British media with heavy epithets for having expelled. Revenge of the Three Lions on Argentina is thus consumed. The group G is that of Italy, which starts big with a 2-0 to Ecuador, thanks to two goals from Bobo Vieri, but satisfaction will be the last World Cup. From the second match starting with the wrongs that arbitration will continue until the elimination: with Croatia, we lose 2-1, and we cancel two goals good (Vieri and Materazzi), with Mexico cancel us two other networks (Inzaghi Montella), which leaves us in second place, forcing us to move from Japan to Korea is only 1-1 (Del Piero's goal) with the Aztecs, but heave a sigh of relief, because in the field, Croatia slips against Ecuador. Let us go forward, but it is a beautiful country. In group H, passes the other host: Japan before coming to Belgium, which has the better of Russia. Even in the second round, the black jackets stand out in negative annulled a goal at 0-0 is still a great scandal at the Belgian, who against the Brazilians do not disfigure, far, Despite the 0-2 final.
But the worst referee of the event is yet to come and do it in the last eighth of a final between Italy and South Korea is Ecuador's Byron Moreno, a name that has become legendary. After a penalty four minutes to neutralize Buffon Ahn and saves us, then Italy goes ahead with a goal by Vieri but you reach the end of a network of Seol Ki-Hyeon. Vieri still have the opportunity to bring us back ahead in the recovery, but from small shoots through the roof. We go to extra referee Moreno began the show mentioned above: there undo a goal set (another!) Created by Tommasi, Totti goes down and when in area, touched by the opponent, rather than give us the penalty, warns our man, already warned earlier, sending him out. It is at this point comes the golden goal from Ahn (which ignores, which marks this network will lose its place in the Perugia president Gaucci chase him because he "disrespected the country in which he lives") and Italy there are only regrets, but South Korea is in heaven. Back to the other second round: Germany is out of measure, Paraguay, coached by Cesare Maldini, while England mishandles Denmark. Japan leaves the stage with Turkey, the U.S. has the best derby in the U.S. with Mexico. Sweden-Senegal in need of additional to determine a winner and will Djouf companions to win. Spain, instead of the need to eliminate penalties excellent pears Ireland, who, just 90 'was obtained from the same disk.
Spaniards, who have criticized so much for our grievances on the arbitrator Moreno, you should think again when they are in the quarter-finals to face South Korea: La Roja to be canceled two goals from Egyptian Ghandour. Penalties, the hosts eliminated guests (Italy tenia razon "appeared on the English newspaper As the next day). Germany doses than the forces and also satisfied the minimum against the United States: 1-0. Brazil England comeback and won 2-1, while the last quarter-final, revelation Senegal gives way to Turkey. Both semi-finals finish 1-0 and Germany continues to be stingy, this time against the Koreans (1-0 third direct elimination), Brazil fatigue with Turkey, then we think Ronaldo (sixth network, with the two that will become top scorer in the final). South Korea is not on the podium: the glides ended 3-2 to Turkey. The race saw the fastest goal in World Cup history: it is the turkish Hakan Sukur, who scored in the eleventh second.
On June 30, Brazil and Germany are on the field to play in Yokohama the final. Apparently it is a classic of world football, but the two countries face off for the first time. Ronaldo against Kahn is the leitmotif of the match: the two best players in the tournament will directly address the last act, the attacker and the goalkeeper, the fate wanted to ensure that it was just a duck of a number of Bayern Monaco to open wide the doors to the phenomenon of victory is 67 ', the 79' comes the doubling of the tip of Brazil, which closes each speech you make a good revenge after the great disappointment of the Scudetto with Inter lost on the last day for Juve, just two months earlier. We close the account of the final, with a special mention for the arbitration of our Hill, who led the meeting in an impeccable way, rescuing a referee who until then had water on all sides.
And here all the results of the 2002 World Cup.
Group A: Senegal-France 2-1, Denmark-Uruguay 2-1, 1-1 Denmark-Senegal, Uruguay and France 0-0, 2-0 Denmark, France, Senegal-Uruguay 3-3 (Denmark 7, 5 Senegal, Uruguay 2, France 1).
Group B: Paraguay-South Africa 2-2, 3-1 Spain-Slovenia, Spain, 3-1 Paraguay, South Africa-Slovenia 1-0, 3-2 Spain and South Africa, Paraguay-Slovenia 3-1 (9 Spain, Paraguay and South Africa 4, Slovenia 0).
Group C: Brazil vs. Turkey 2-1, 2-0 Costa Rica-China, Brazil, China, 4-0, 1-1 Costa Rica-Turkey, Brazil, Costa Rica 5-2, Turkey-China 3-0 (9 Brazil, Turkey and Costa Rica 4, China 0).
Group D: South Korea-Poland 2-0, US-Portugal 3-2, US-South Korea 1-1, 4-0 Poland, Portugal, Poland-USA 3-1 , South Korea-Portugal 1-0 (South Korea 7, USA 4, Poland and Portugal 3).
Group E: Ireland-Cameroon 1-1, 8-0 Germany-Saudi Arabia, Germany and Ireland 1-1, 1-0 Cameroon-Saudi Arabia, Ireland-Saudi Arabia 3-0, Germany-Cameroon 2-0 (7 Germany, Ireland 5, 4 Cameroon, Saudi Arabia 0).
Group F: Argentina-Nigeria 1-0, England 1-1 Sweden-Sweden-Nigeria 2-1, England-Argentina 1-0, 0-0 Nigeria-England, Argentina-Sweden 1-1 (5 Sweden and England, Argentina 4, Nigeria 1).
Group G: Mexico-Croatia 1-0, 2-0 Italy-Ecuador, Croatia-Italy 2-1, Mexico 2-1 Ecuador, Ecuador-Croatia 1-0, Italy-Mexico 1-1 (7 Mexico, Italy 4, Ecuador and Croatia 3).
Group H: Japan-Belgium 2-2, 2-0 Russia-Tunisia, Japan and Russia 1-0, 1-1 Tunisia-Belgium, Belgium-Russia 3-2, Japan-Tunisia 2-0 (7 Japan, Belgium 5 , Russia 3, Tunisia 1).
Second round: Germany-Paraguay 1-0, England-Denmark 3-0, Sweden-Senegal 2-1 aet (1-1), Spain-Ireland 3-2 dcr (1 - 1), US-Mexico 2-0, Brazil-Belgium 2-0, 1-0 Turkey-Japan, South Korea-Italy 2-1 dts (1-1).
Quarter-final: Brazil vs. England 2-1, 1-0 USA-Germany, South Korea-Spain 5-3 dcr (0-0), Turkey-Senegal 1-0 aet.
Semifinals: Germany-South Korea 1-0, Brazil 1-0 Turkey.
Final Third Place: Turkey-South Korea 3-2.
Final: Brazil-Germany 2-0.
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