Brazil at the 2002 FIFA World Cup

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At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 17th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. They are the only team to win all seven matches they played, achieving the highest number of matches won by a team in a single tournament in the history of the FIFA World Cup. [1] Brazil reached the final where they defeated Germany 2–0. [2]

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Squad

Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Marcos (1973-08-04)4 August 1973 (aged 28)15 Flag of Brazil.svg Palmeiras
22 DF Cafu (c) (1970-06-07)7 June 1970 (aged 31)103 Flag of Italy.svg Roma
32 DF Lúcio (1978-05-08)8 May 1978 (aged 24)15 Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
42 DF Roque Júnior (1976-08-31)31 August 1976 (aged 25)17 Flag of Italy.svg Milan
52 DF Edmílson (1976-07-10)10 July 1976 (aged 25)12 Flag of France.svg Lyon
62 DF Roberto Carlos (1973-04-10)10 April 1973 (aged 29)84 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
73 MF Ricardinho (1976-05-23)23 May 1976 (aged 26)3 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
83 MF Gilberto Silva (1976-10-07)7 October 1976 (aged 25)6 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Mineiro
94 FW Ronaldo (1976-09-22)22 September 1976 (aged 25)56 Flag of Italy.svg Inter Milan
103 MF Rivaldo (1972-04-19)19 April 1972 (aged 30)58 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
113 MF Ronaldinho (1980-03-21)21 March 1980 (aged 22)24 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
121 GK Dida (1973-10-07)7 October 1973 (aged 28)49 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
132 DF Juliano Belletti (1976-06-20)20 June 1976 (aged 25)10 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
142 DF Ânderson Polga (1979-02-09)9 February 1979 (aged 23)5 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
153 MF Kléberson (1979-06-19)19 June 1979 (aged 22)5 Flag of Brazil.svg Atlético Paranaense
162 DF Júnior (1973-06-20)20 June 1973 (aged 28)12 Flag of Italy.svg Parma
174 FW Denílson (1977-08-24)24 August 1977 (aged 24)53 Flag of Spain.svg Real Betis
183 MF Vampeta (1974-03-13)13 March 1974 (aged 28)36 Flag of Brazil.svg Corinthians
193 MF Juninho (1973-02-22)22 February 1973 (aged 29)43 Flag of England.svg Middlesbrough
204 FW Edílson (1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 30)17 Flag of Brazil.svg Cruzeiro
214 FW Luizão (1975-11-14)14 November 1975 (aged 26)8 Flag of Brazil.svg Grêmio
221 GK Rogério Ceni (1973-01-22)22 January 1973 (aged 29)12 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo
233 MF Kaká (1982-04-22)22 April 1982 (aged 20)2 Flag of Brazil.svg São Paulo

Brazil vs Turkey

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
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Rivaldo Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
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Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan
Attendance: 33,842
Referee: Kim Young-joo (Korea Republic)
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GK1 Marcos
CB4 Roque Júnior
CB3 Lúcio
CB5 Edmílson
RWB2 Cafu (c)
LWB6 Roberto Carlos
CM8 Gilberto Silva
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RF11 Ronaldinho Sub off.svg 67'
CF9 Ronaldo Sub off.svg 73'
LF10 Rivaldo
Substitutions:
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FW21 Luizão Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1 Rüştü Reçber
CB5 Alpay Özalan Yellow card.svg 44' Red card.svg 86'
CB16 Ümit Özat
CB3 Bülent Korkmaz Sub off.svg 66'
RM4 Fatih Akyel Yellow card.svg 21'
CM8 Tugay Kerimoğlu Sub off.svg 88'
LM20 Hakan Ünsal Yellow card.svg 24' Yellow-red card.svg 90+4'
RW21 Emre Belözoğlu
AM10 Yıldıray Baştürk Sub off.svg 66'
LW11 Hasan Şaş
CF9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
FW17 İlhan Mansız Sub on.svg 66'
MF22 Ümit Davala Sub on.svg 66'
FW6 Arif Erdem Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Man of the Match:
Rivaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Visva Krishnan (Singapore)
Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador)
Fourth official:
Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Brazil vs China PR

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
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Rivaldo Soccerball shade.svg32'
Ronaldinho Soccerball shade.svg45' (pen.)
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Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 36,750
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
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China PR
GK1 Marcos
CB3 Lúcio
CB14 Ânderson Polga
CB4 Roque Júnior Yellow card.svg 69'
RWB2 Cafu (c)
LWB6 Roberto Carlos
CM19 Juninho Sub off.svg 70'
CM8 Gilberto Silva
RF10 Rivaldo
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LF11 Ronaldinho Yellow card.svg 25'Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW17 Denílson Sub on.svg 46'
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Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK22 Jiang Jin
RB21 Xu Yunlong
CB17 Du Wei
CB14 Li Weifeng
LB4 Wu Chengying
CM8 Li Tie
CM15 Zhao Junzhe
RM18 Li Xiaopeng
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AM19 Qi Hong Sub off.svg 66'
CF10 Hao Haidong Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutions:
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MF6 Shao Jiayi Sub on.svg 66'
FW16 Qu Bo Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Bora Milutinović

Man of the Match:
Roberto Carlos (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Bomer Fierro (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Costa Rica vs Brazil

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–5Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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Gómez Soccerball shade.svg56'
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Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 38,524
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
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Brazil
GK1 Erick Lonnis (c)
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CB4 Mauricio Wright
CB3 Luis Marín
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CM8 Mauricio Solís Sub off.svg 65'
CM6 Wilmer López
CM10 Walter Centeno
LM22 Carlos Castro
CF9 Paulo Wanchope
CF11 Rónald Gómez
Substitutions:
FW16 Steven Bryce Sub on.svg 46'
FW7 Rolando Fonseca Sub on.svg 65'
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Manager:
Alexandre Guimarães
GK1 Marcos
CB3 Lúcio
CB14 Ânderson Polga
CB5 Edmílson
RWB2 Cafu (c)Yellow card.svg 90+3'
LWB16 Júnior
CM19 Juninho Sub off.svg 61'
CM8 Gilberto Silva
RF20 Edílson Sub off.svg 57'
CF9 Ronaldo
LF10 Rivaldo Sub off.svg 72'
Substitutions:
MF15 Kléberson Sub on.svg 57'
MF7 Ricardinho Sub on.svg 61'
FW23 Kaká Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Júnior (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Wagih Farag (Egypt)
Egon Bereuter (Austria)
Fourth official:
Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Brazil vs Belgium

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
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Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 40,440
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
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Belgium
GK1 Marcos
CB3 Lúcio
CB4 Roque Júnior
CB5 Edmílson
RWB2 Cafu (c)
LWB6 Roberto Carlos Yellow card.svg 28'
CM19 Juninho Sub off.svg 57'
CM8 Gilberto Silva
AM11 Ronaldinho Sub off.svg 81'
AM10 Rivaldo Sub off.svg 90'
CF9 Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF17 Denílson Sub on.svg 57'
MF15 Kléberson Sub on.svg 81'
MF7 Ricardinho Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1 Geert De Vlieger
RB15 Jacky Peeters Sub off.svg 72'
CB16 Daniel Van Buyten
CB6 Timmy Simons
LB5 Nico Van Kerckhoven
RM22 Mbo Mpenza
CM18 Yves Vanderhaeghe Yellow card.svg 24'
CM10 Johan Walem
LM8 Bart Goor
CF11 Gert Verheyen
CF7 Marc Wilmots (c)
Substitutions:
FW9 Wesley Sonck Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Robert Waseige

Man of the Match:
Rivaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Yuri Dupanov (Belarus)
Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Brazil vs England

England  Flag of England.svg1–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka
Attendance: 47,436
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
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Brazil
GK1 David Seaman
RB2 Danny Mills
CB5 Rio Ferdinand Yellow card.svg 86'
CB6 Sol Campbell
LB3 Ashley Cole Sub off.svg 80'
RM7 David Beckham (c)
CM21 Nicky Butt
CM8 Paul Scholes Yellow card.svg 75'
LM4 Trevor Sinclair Sub off.svg 56'
CF10 Michael Owen Sub off.svg 79'
CF11 Emile Heskey
Substitutions:
MF23 Kieron Dyer Sub on.svg 56'
FW20 Darius Vassell Sub on.svg 79'
FW17 Teddy Sheringham Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK1 Marcos
CB3 Lúcio
CB5 Edmílson
CB4 Roque Júnior
RWB2 Cafu (c)
LWB6 Roberto Carlos
CM15 Kléberson
CM8 Gilberto Silva
AM11 Ronaldinho Red card.svg 57'
AM10 Rivaldo
CF9 Ronaldo Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
FW20 Edílson Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Rivaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
Fourth official:
Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Brazil vs Turkey

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg1–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
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Saitama Stadium, Saitama
Attendance: 61,058
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
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Turkey
GK1 Marcos
CB3 Lúcio
CB4 Roque Júnior
CB5 Edmílson
RM2 Cafu (c)
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CM8 Gilberto Silva Yellow card.svg 41'
LM6 Roberto Carlos
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CF9 Ronaldo Sub off.svg 68'
LF10 Rivaldo
Substitutions:
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Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1 Rüştü Reçber
RB4 Fatih Akyel
CB5 Alpay Özalan
CB3 Bülent Korkmaz
LB18 Ergün Penbe
DM8 Tugay Kerimoğlu Yellow card.svg 59'
RM22 Ümit Davala Sub off.svg 74'
CM10 Yıldıray Baştürk Sub off.svg 88'
LM21 Emre Belözoğlu Sub off.svg 62'
CF11 Hasan Şaş Yellow card.svg 90'
CF9 Hakan Şükür (c)
Substitutions:
FW17 İlhan Mansız Sub on.svg 62'
MF13 Muzzy Izzet Sub on.svg 74'
FW6 Arif Erdem Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Şenol Güneş

Man of the Match:
Ronaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland)
Igor Šramka (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Brian Hall (United States)

Final

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
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GK1 Oliver Kahn (c)
CB2 Thomas Linke
CB5 Carsten Ramelow
CB21 Christoph Metzelder
RM22 Torsten Frings
CM8 Dietmar Hamann
CM16 Jens Jeremies Sub off.svg 77'
LM17 Marco Bode Sub off.svg 84'
AM19 Bernd Schneider
CF11 Miroslav Klose Yellow card.svg 9'Sub off.svg 74'
CF7 Oliver Neuville
Substitutes:
FW20 Oliver Bierhoff Sub on.svg 74'
FW14 Gerald Asamoah Sub on.svg 77'
DF6 Christian Ziege Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Rudi Völler
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GK1 Marcos
CB3 Lúcio
CB5 Edmílson
CB4 Roque Júnior Yellow card.svg 6'
RM2 Cafu (c)
CM8 Gilberto Silva
CM15 Kléberson
LM6 Roberto Carlos
AM11 Ronaldinho Sub off.svg 85'
CF10 Rivaldo
CF9 Ronaldo Sub off.svg 90'
Substitutes:
MF19 Juninho Sub on.svg 85'
MF17 Denílson Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Ronaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Leif Lindberg (Sweden)
Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official:
Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

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References

  1. Flag of France.svg  France in 1998 had 6 match wins; the Flag of Italy.svg  Italy match is regarded as drawn although France progressed via penalties. In addition, France's win against Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay happened after extra time, while Brazil won all their matches in regulation time.
  2. "Brazil crowned world champions". BBC Sport. 30 June 2002. Retrieved 19 June 2014.