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Brazil 2002 World Cup Team
The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. It was the 17th tournament. As decided by FIFA in May 1996 in Zurich, for the first time in its history, the World Cup was organized by two countries. It was also the first time it was held outside Europe or the Americas.
In the end, the finals saw the all-time World Cup winning country, Brazil, defeat the team with the second-best World Cup record, Germany, 2-0 for their record fifth title. The 2002 final was the first time Brazil and Germany had ever faced one another at a World Cup. Ronaldo, who suffered a famously poor final four years earlier, was the hero for the Seleção, scoring both goals of the game. He ended up with a total of eight goals in the tournament to win the Golden Boot. As of 2006, this remains the highest total in a FIFA World Cup since Gerd Müller scored ten times in Mexico '70.
The co-hosting also meant that for the first time, three teams (South Korea and Japan as co-hosts and 1998 World Cup champion France) received automatic places in the tournament. This auto-qualifying benefit for the previous champion was abolished after this tournament. The tournament was won by Brazil for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2-0 in the final.
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