Als auch im Auswärtsspiel gegen das mittlerweile zum Rivalen aufgestiegene Irland ein Unentschieden erreicht wurde, war die Endrunde der WM praktisch erreicht. Mit Portugal und den Niederlanden waren gleich zwei Teams, die zum weiteren Favoritenkreis gehörten, in die Qualifikationsgruppe 2 gelost worden. Questionable decisions in the match between Italy and South Korea resulted in 400,000 complaints, and featured in ESPN's 10 most fabled World Cup controversies.This was the first World Cup that featured squads of 23 players, an increase from 22 previously. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama. These elections were called after the resignation of the former Prime-Minister, António Guterres after a defeat of the Socialist Party in the local elections. Eine weitere Rote Karte folgte Mitte der zweiten Halbzeit. The eight seeded teams for the 2002 tournament were announced on 28 November 2001. A field of 32 teams qualified for this World Cup, which was the first to be held in The tournament had several upsets and surprise results, which included the defending champions The 2002 World Cup was also the last one to use the South Korea and Japan were selected as hosts by FIFA on 31 May 1996.
Alles war wieder offen. Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2002/Portugal. Dieser Artikel behandelt die portugiesische Nationalmannschaft bei der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 2002. Portugal pulled one goal back on the stroke of half-time, but a resolute second-half performance saw the US concede another but finish one of the most exciting games of the tournament so far as the stronger team.Portugal's hugely talented but now ageing generation of stars creaked collectively at the back and failed to ignite up front.

No. Die konzentriert spielenden Koreaner hatten wenig Mühe. The qualification process began with the preliminary draw held in Tokyo on 7 December 1999. Groups A–D played all their matches in South Korea and Groups E–H played all their matches in Japan.There was much controversy over the refereeing in the tournament. Im letzten Spiel gegen Gastgeber Südkorea würde ein Unentschieden genügen. Portugal konnte das Ergebnis zwar noch auf 2:3 verbessern, die Niederlage aber nicht mehr vermeiden. France, as holders were automatically placed in Group A, South Korea were placed in Group D and Japan were placed in Group H. One of the two South American seeds (Brazil and Argentina) had to play in a group played in South Korea and the other had to play in a group played in Japan. Titles & victories. This was ultimately Group C. No group could contain more than two European teams, no unseeded South American team could be drawn with Brazil or Argentina and no unseeded Asian team could be drawn with South Korea or Japan.
Head coach: Morten Olsen. The World Cup of the Underdog may be an unfortunate label for a tournament jointly held in South Korea, but the United States sprung the second major surprise of 2002 … The only other countries to have been awarded a World Cup without previously having competed in a final tournament are Italy in 1934 and Qatar in 2022 (Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930 so there was no prior tournament; they were defending Olympic champions from 1928). Germany coach Joachim Loew has revealed that the side are "certain" to face Spain next March with Belgium or Portugal also potential opponents in the build-up to the Euro 2020 finals.... more » … Standings. For the video game, see "2002 World Cup" redirects here. Mit Portugal und den Niederlanden waren gleich zwei Teams, die zum weiteren Favoritenkreis gehörten, in die Qualifikationsgruppe 2 gelost worden.

Of the 23 players, 3 must be goalkeepers. Da störte es nur wenig, dass das Rückspiel nur unentschieden endete. Die restlichen Spiele wurden hoch gewonnen, so dass dank der besseren Tordifferenz der erste Platz vor dem Überraschungszweiten Irland verteidigt werden konnte. Die anderen Mannschaften waren Irland, Estland, Zypern und Andorra. Ausspielung des bedeutendsten Turniers für Fußball-Nationalmannschaften und fand vom 31.