ELIMINATION PHASE

ROUND OF 16	QUARTERFINALS	SEMIFINALS	THIRD PLACE AND FINAL
+ GER 01   PAR 00	+ GER 01   USA 00	+ GER 01   KOR 00	FINAL   GER 00 ¤ BRA 02
MEX 00 + USA 02
+ ESP 01   IRL 01 F/OT; PEN: 03–02	ESP 00 + KOR 00 F/OT; PEN: 03–05
+ KOR 02   ITA 01 F/OT
DEN 00 + ENG 03	ENG 01 + BRA 02	+ BRA 01   TUR 00
+ BRA 02   BEL 00
SWE 01 + SEN 02 F/OT	SEN 00 + TUR 01 F/OT
JPN 00 + TUR 01
			THIRD   KOR 02 » TUR 03

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Denmark	0	7	+3
»		Senegal	0	5	+1
×		Uruguay	0	2	-1
×		France	0	1	-3

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		Spain	0	9	+5
»		Paraguay	0	4	0
×		South Africa	0	4	0
×		Slovenia	0	0	-5

GROUP C			R	Pts	GD
»		Brazil	0	9	+8
»		Turkey	0	4	+2
×		Costa Rica	0	4	-1
×		China PR	0	0	-9

GROUP D			R	Pts	GD
»		Korea Rep	0	7	+3
»		United States	0	4	-1
×		Portugal	0	3	+2
×		Poland	0	3	-4

GROUP E			R	Pts	GD
»		Germany	0	7	+10
»		Ireland Rep	0	5	+3
×		Cameroon	0	4	-1
×		Saudi Arabia	0	0	-12

GROUP F			R	Pts	GD
»		Sweden	0	5	+1
»		England	0	5	+1
×		Argentina	0	4	0
×		Nigeria	0	1	-2

GROUP G			R	Pts	GD
»		Mexico	0	7	+2
»		Italy	0	4	+1
×		Croatia	0	3	-1
×		Ecuador	0	3	-2

GROUP H			R	Pts	GD
»		Japan	0	7	+3
»		Belgium	0	5	+1
×		Russia	0	3	0
×		Tunisia	0	1	-4

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Japan:
  • Ibaraki: Kashima Soccer Stadium
  • Kobe: Kobe Wing Stadium
  • Miyagi: Miyagi Stadium
  • Niigata: Niigata Stadium
  • Oita: Oita Big Eye Stadium
  • Osaka: Nagai Stadium
  • Saitama: Saitama Stadium 2002
  • Sapporo: Sapporo Dome
  • Shizuoka: Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium
  • Yokohama: International Stadium Yokohama
• Korea Rep:
  • Busan: Busan Asiad Stadium
  • Daegu: Daegu World Cup Stadium
  • Daejeon: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
  • Gwangju: Gwangju World Cup Stadium
  • Incheon: Incheon Munhak Stadium
  • Jeju: Jeju World Cup Stadium
  • Jeonju: Jeonju World Cup Stadium
  • Seoul: Seoul World Cup Stadium
  • Suwon: Suwon World Cup Stadium
  • Ulsan: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium

KEY DATES

• SAT 01 DEC 2001: Draw [Busan, KOR]
• FRI 31 MAY 2002: Opening match [Seoul, KOR]
• FRI 14 JUN 2002: End of group phase
• SAT 15-TUE 18 JUN 2002: Round of sixteen
• FRI 21-SAT 22 JUN 2002: Quarterfinals
• TUE 25-WED 26 JUN 2002: Semifinals
• SAT 29 JUN 2002: Third place match [Daegu, KOR]
• SUN 30 JUN 2002: Final match [Yokohama, JPN]

FORMAT

• 32 teams
  • Up to 23 players per team roster, including three goalkeepers
    • Players may be replaced up to 24 hours before team’s first match in case of injury or illness
  • Up to three substitutions per team per match
• Group phase:
  • Eight groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 3W + D
  • Top two teams in each group advance
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
    • Golden goal rule applies: goal scored in extra time wins match
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout