<P> The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup which took place from 31 May to 30 June 2002 in South Korea and Japan . This world cup set a number of precedents . It was the first World Cup to be held in Asia . No previous World Cup was held on a continent other than Europe or the Americas . It was also the first World Cup to be jointly hosted by more than one nation . Finally , this was the last event to use the golden goal rule . Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time , winning the final against Germany 2 -- 0 . The victory meant Brazil qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the fifth time , representing the World . In the third place play - off match against South Korea , Turkey won 3 -- 2 taking third place in only their second ever FIFA World Cup finals . China PR , Ecuador , Senegal and Slovenia made their first appearances at the finals . </P>
<P> The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup which took place from 31 May to 30 June 2002 in South Korea and Japan . This world cup set a number of precedents . It was the first World Cup to be held in Asia . No previous World Cup was held on a continent other than Europe or the Americas . It was also the first World Cup to be jointly hosted by more than one nation . Finally , this was the last event to use the golden goal rule . Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time , winning the final against Germany 2 -- 0 . The victory meant Brazil qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the fifth time , representing the World . In the third place play - off match against South Korea , Turkey won 3 -- 2 taking third place in only their second ever FIFA World Cup finals . China PR , Ecuador , Senegal and Slovenia made their first appearances at the finals . </P>
who won the football world cup in 2002
who won the football world cup in 2002
Brazil
Brazil