World Cup Korea/Japan 2002 Facts and Statistics

Brazil lifted the World Cup Trophy for the fifth time thanks mainly to the brilliance of Ronaldo. This was first time that the World Cup had been played in Asia and both home teams surprised soccer pundits by making it to the knockout rounds, with Korea Republic making it all the way to the final four.

Korea/Japan 2002 Stats:

• Winner: Brazil
• Runners-Up: Germany
• Third: Turkey
• Fourth: Korea Republic
• Adidas Golden Ball: Oliver Kahn (Germany)
• Adidas Golden Shoe: Ronaldo (Brazil) with 8 goals
• Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Oliver Kahn (Germany)
• FIFA Fair Play award: Belgium
• FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Korea Republic