The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. 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. During the opening ceremony, the championship was declared opened by President of South Korea Kim Dae-jung.
The South Korea national football team represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in ten consecutive and eleven overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games.
Japanese football in 2007
Japanese football in 2005
This is an incomplete list of the Serbia and Montenegro national football team matches.
This is a list of football matches played by the South Korea national football team between 1948 and 1959.
This is a list of football games played by the South Korea national football team between 2000 and 2009.
This is a list of football games played by the South Korea national football team between 1980 and 1989.
The South Korea national under-23 football team represents South Korea at football in the Olympic Games and Asian Games. It was founded when the Olympic football was changed to an under-23 competition. It also can be managed as under-21 or under-22 team if necessary.
This is a list of football games played by the South Korea national football team between 1990 and 1999.
This is a list of football games played by the South Korea national football team between 2010 and 2019.
Japanese football in 2003
Japanese football in 2010
The South Korea national football team have appeared eleven times at the FIFA World Cup, including ten consecutive tournaments from 1986 to 2022. The team made its World Cup debut in 1954, losing both matches and finishing fourth in the group stage. South Korea's best ever result is fourth place at the 2002 tournament, co-hosted by South Korea and Japan. At the tournament, South Korea eliminated Italy and Spain in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, respectively, and thus became the first team outside Europe and the Americas to reach the semi-finals.
This page records the details of the Japan national football team in 2000.
This page records the details of the Japan women's national football team in 2007.
This page records the details of the Japan women's national football team in 2010.
This page records the details of the Japan women's national football team in 2011.
This article provides details of international football games played by the Japan national football team from 2020 to present.
This article provides details of international football games played by the South Korea national football team from 2020 to present.
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