(thing) by NothingLasts4ever Fri May 31 2002 at 13:34:58
Group A: plays in South Korea
France
Senegal
Uruguay
Denmark

Date - Time - Teams - Venue
31 May 20:30 France : Senegal @ Seoul
Senegal 1 - France 0
01 Jun 18:00 Uruguay : Denmark @ Ulsan
Uruguay 1 - Denmark 2
06 Jun 20:30 France : Uruguay @ Busan
France 0 - Uraguay 0
06 Jun 15:30 Denmark : Senegal @ Daegu
Denmark 1 - Senegal 1
11 Jun 15:30 Denmark : France @ Incheon
Denmark 2 - France 0
11 Jun 15:30 Senegal : Uruguay @ Suwon
Senegal 3 - Uruguay 3

Group B: plays in South Korea
Spain
Slovenia
Paraguay
South Africa

Date - Time - Teams - Venue
02 Jun 16:30 Paraguay : South Africa @ Busan
Paraguay 2 - South Africa 2
02 Jun 20:30 Spain : Slovenia @ Gwangju
Spain 3 - Slovenia 1
07 Jun 18:00 Spain : Paraguay @ Jeonju
Spain 3 - Paraguay 1
08 Jun 15:30 South Africa : Slovenia @ Daegu
South Africa 1 - Slovenia 0
12 Jun 20:30 South Africa : Spain @ Daejeon
South Africa 2 - Spain 3
12 Jun 20:30 Slovenia : Paraguay @ Seogwipo
Slovenia 1 - Paraguay 3

Group C: plays in South Korea
Brazil
Turkey
China
Costa Rica

Date - Time - Teams - Venue
03 Jun 18:00 Brazil : Turkey @ Ulsan
Brazil 2 - Turkey 1
04 Jun 15:30 China PR : Costa Rica @ Gwangju
China 0 - Costa Rica 2
08 Jun 20:30 Brazil : China PR @ Seogwipo
Brazil 4 - China 0
09 Jun 18:00 Costa Rica : Turkey @ Incheon
Costa Rica 1 - Turkey 1
13 Jun 15:30 Costa Rica : Brazil @ Suwon
Costa Rica 2 - Brazil 5
13 Jun 15:30 Turkey : China PR @ Seoul

Turkey 3 - China 0
Group D: plays in South Korea
South Korea
USA
Poland
Portugal

Date - Time - Teams - Venue
04 Jun 20:30 Korea Republic : Poland @ Busan
Korea 2 - Poland 0
05 Jun 18:00 USA : Portugal @ Suwon
USA 3 - Portugal 2
10 Jun 15:30 Korea Republic : USA @ Daegu
South Korea 1 - USA 1
10 Jun 20:30 Portugal : Poland @ Jeonju
Portugal 4 - Poland 0
14 Jun 20:30 Portugal : Korea Republic @ Incheon
Portugal 0 - South Korea 1
14 Jun 20:30 Poland : USA @ Daejeon
Poland 3 - USA 1

Group E: plays in Japan
Germany
Saudi Arabia
Ireland
Cameroon

Date - Time - Teams - Venue
01 Jun 15:30 Republic of Ireland : Cameroon @ Niigata
Ireland 1 - Cameroon 1
01 Jun 20:30 Germany : Saudi Arabia @ Sapporo
Germany 8 - Saudia Arabia 0
05 Jun 20:30 Germany : Republic of Ireland @ Ibaraki
Germany 1 - Ireland 1
06 Jun 18:00 Cameroon : Saudi Arabia @ Saitama
Cameroon 1 - Saudia Arabia 0
11 Jun 20:30 Cameroon : Germany @ Shizuoka
Germany 2 - Cameroon 0
11 Jun 20:30 Saudi Arabia : Republic of Ireland @ Yokohama
Saudi Arabia 0 - Ireland 3

Group F: plays in Japan
Argentina
Nigeria
England
Sweden

Date - Time - Teams - Venue
02 Jun 18:30 England : Sweden @ Saitama
England 1 - Sweden 1
02 Jun 14:30 Argentina : Nigeria @ Ibaraki
Argentina 1 - Nigeria 0
07 Jun 15:30 Sweden : Nigeria @ Kobe
Sweden 2 - Nigeria 1
07 Jun 20:30 Argentina : England @ Sapporo
Argentina 0 - England 1
12 Jun 15:30 Sweden : Argentina @ Miyagi
Sweden 1 - Argentina 1
12 Jun 15:30 Nigeria : England @ Osaka
Nigeria 0 - England 0

Group G: plays in Japan
Italy
Mexico
Ecuador
Croatia

Date - Time - Teams - Venue
03 Jun 15:30 Croatia : Mexico @ Niigata
Mexico 1 - Croatia 0
03 Jun 20:30 Italy : Ecuador @ Sapporo
Italy 2 - Ecuador 0
08 Jun 18:00 Italy : Croatia @ Ibaraki
Italy 1 - Croatia 2
09 Jun 15:30 Mexico : Ecuador @ Miyagi
Mexico 2 - Ecuador 1
13 Jun 20:30 Mexico : Italy @ Oita
Mexico 1 - Italy 1
13 Jun 20:30 Ecuador : Croatia @ Yokohama
Ecuador 1 - Croatia 0

Group H: play in Japan
Japan
Belgium
Russia
Tunisia

Date - Time - Teams - Venue
04 Jun 18:00 Japan : Belgium @ Saitama
Japan 2 - Belgium 2
05 Jun 15:30 Russia : Tunisia @ Kobe
Russia 2 - Tunesia 0
09 Jun 20:30 Japan : Russia @ Yokohama
Japan 1 - Russia 0
10 Jun 18:00 Tunisia : Belgium @ Oita
Tunisia 1 - Belgium 1
14 Jun 15:30 Tunisia : Japan @ Osaka
Tunesia 0 - Japan 2
14 Jun 15:30 Belgium : Russia @ Shizuoka
Belgium 3 - Russia 2


Round of 16
Date Time Teams Venue
15 Jun 15:30 Germany : Paraguay @ Seogwipo
Germany 1 - Paraguay 0
15 Jun 20:30 Denmark : England @ Niigata
Denmark 0 - England 3
16 Jun 15:30 Sweden : Senegal @ Oita
Sweden 1 - Senegal 2 (Senegal won in overtime with a Golden Goal)
16 Jun 20:30 Spain : Ireland @ Suwon
Spain 1 - Ireland 1 (went into overtime , remained tied, then Spain won in a penalty shootout 3-2 goals)
17 Jun 15:30 Mexico: USA @ Jeonju
Mexico 0 - USA 2
17 Jun 20:30 Brazil : Belgium @ Kobe
Brazil 2 - Belgium 0
18 Jun 15:30 Japan: Turkey @ Miyagi
Japan 0 - Turkey 1
18 Jun 20:30 South Korea : Italy @ Daejeon
South Korea 2 - Italy 1 (Korea won with a Golden Goal in the second overtime)

Quarterfinals

21 Jun 15:30 England : Brazil @ Shizuoka
England 1 - Brazil 2
21 Jun 20:30 Germany : USA @ Ulsan
Germany 1 - USA 0
22 Jun 15:30 Spain : South Korea @ Gwangju
22 Jun 20:30 Senegal: Turkey @ Osaka

Semifinals
Match Date Time Teams Venue
25 Jun 20:30 Germany : South Korea @ Seoul
Germany 1 - South Korea 0
26 Jun 20:30 Brazil : Turkey @ Saitama
Brazil 1 - Turkey 0

Third Place
Match Date Time Teams Venue
29 Jun 20:00 South Korea : Turkey @ Daegu
South Korea 2 - Turkey 3

Finals
Match Date Time Teams Venue
30 Jun 20:00 Germany : Brazil @ Yokohama
Germany 0 - Brazil 2


64 matches in total will be played to determine the winner of the 2002 World Cup. Think of it as a complex game of Chess or an I Ching reading.

I hope someone more knowledgeable will do a real summary of the tournament once it´s finished.

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