How did the tournament contribute to the evolution of the World Cup as a global spectacle?

Mar 18, 2025 ... Today, it's much better, though.” Following a largely underwhelming spell at Bolton, Nakata's final game in club football came at the end of the ... However, the most potent team at the tournament, Brazil, prevailed, winning the final against Germany 2–0, making them the first and only country to have won ... Jun 22, 2023 ... It was the official match ball of the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in ... They also became the first World Cup semi-final team not from UEFA ... May 10, 2018 ... For us it was a surprising run right in the middle of our worst years in international football from 98 to 04. Our team had not played ... Nov 8, 2022 ... Turkish footballer Hakan Sukur scored the fastest goal in the FIFA World Cup, netting in 11 seconds vs South Korea in 2002. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high-quality, authentic Fifa World Cup 2002 photos & royalty-free pictures, taken by professional Getty Images ... Jul 18, 2017 ... The final in Yokohama may have ended up as a straight fight ... As the first World Cup to be staged in Asia, many accused FIFA of ... Oct 17, 2023 ... Widely regarded as one of the best referees in football history, Pierluigi Collina officiated the 2002 finals held in Yokohama, Japan. ... World Team Championship success. In the end however only six of the 13 participating nations finished and only two completed with full teams, the winners ... Jun 1, 2018 ... German starting lineup from left to right, starting from the back row: Dietmar Hamann, Miroslav Klose, Marco Bode, Christoph Metzelder, Thomas ...