Football World Cup 2002

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. It was the 17th edition of the tournament. For the first time in history it was organised by two countries, which also meant that for the first time three teams received automatic berths in the tournament. It was also the first time it was not held in Europe or the Americas. The tournament was won by Brazil for a record fifth time.

Venues

Each country provided 10 stadia, many of them brand new as they had been built for the tournament.

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South Korea

• Blue Arc, Daegu - 68,014 May 2001
• Sangam Stadium, Seoul - 63,961 December 2001
• Busan Asiad Stadium, Busan - 55,982 July 2001
• Munhak Stadium, Incheon - 52,179 December 2001
• Munsu Stadium, Ulsan - 43,550 May 2001
• Big Bird Stadium, Suwon - 43,188 May 2001
• Guus Hiddink Stadium, Gwangju - 42,880 September 2001 (renamed Guus Hiddink Stadium immediately after the 2002 World Cup)
• Jeonju Castle, Jeonju - 42,391 September 2001
• Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, Jeju - 42,256 December 2001
• Purple Arena, Daejeon - 40,407 September 2001

Japan

• International Stadium, Yokohama - 70,000 October 1997
• Saitama Stadium, Saitama - 63,000 July 2001
• Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka - 50,600 March 2001
• Nagai Stadium, Osaka - 50,000 May 1996
• Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi - 49,000 March 2000
• Stadium Big Eye, Oita - 43,000 March 2001
• Stadium Big Swan, Niigata - 42,300 March 2001
• Sapporo Dome, Sapporo - 42,000 May 2001
• Kashima Stadium, Ibaraki - 42,000 May 2001
• Wing Stadium, Kobe - 42,000 October 2001