2002 World Cup

THE FIXTURE

WC2002 Finals will be played in two rounds: The League Stage and The Knock-out Stage:
32 nations will compete in the league stage and 16 will progress and the 16 will be eliminated.
The second round will be one-game knockout style competition. 16 nations will play and try to knock the other nation out of the competition until the winner is decided.

The League Stage:

32 nations play play in 8 groups of four. 4 of the groups (A,B,C,D) play in Korean Republic and the others (E,F,G,H) play in Japan.

The nations will be awarded three points for a win, one for a tie and none for a loss. They will be ranked according to the points accumulated and the goals scored for and against.

Top two nations in each group will progress to the knock-out round.

The tie-breakers:
1 - greater number of points obtained in all group matches
2 - goal difference in all the group matches
3 - greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
4 - greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned
5 - goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned
6 - greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned
7 - drawing lots by the Organizing Committee for the FIFA World Cup

	Group A
	31/05	20:30 Seoul		 France  -  Senegal
	01/06	18:00 Ulsan		Uruguay  -  Denmark
	06/06	15:30 Busan		 France  -  Uruguay
		20:30 Daegu		Senegal  -  Denmark
	11/06	15:30 Incheon		Denmark  -  France
		15:30 Suwon		Senegal  -  Uruguay

	Group B
	02/06	16:30 Busan	       Paraguay  -  South Africa
		20:30 Gwangju		  Spain  -  Slovenia
	07/06	18:00 Jeonju		  Spain  -  Paraguay
	08/06	15:30 Daegu	       Slovenia  -  South Africa
	12/06	20:30 Daejeon	   South Africa  -  Spain
		20:30 Seogwipo	       Slovenia  -  Paraguay

	Group C
	03/06	18:00 Ulsan		 Brazil  -  Turkey
	04/06	15:30 Gwangju	       China PR  -  Costa Rica
	08/06	20:30 Seogwipo		 Brazil  -  China PR
	09/06	18:30 Incheon		 Turkey  -  Costa Rica
	13/06	15:30 Suwon	     Costa Rica  -  Brazil
		15:30 Seoul		 Turkey  -  China PR

	Group D
	04/06	20:30 Busan		  Korea  -  Poland
	05/06	18:00 Suwon		    USA  -  Portugal
	10/06	15:30 Daegu		  Korea  -  USA
		20:30 Jeonju		 Poland  -  Portugal
	14/06	20:30 Incheon	       Portugal  -  Korea
		20:30 Daejeon		 Poland  -  USA

	Group E
	01/06	15:30 Niigata		Ireland  -  Cameroon
		20:30 Sapporo		Germany  -  Saudi Arabia
	05/06	20:30 Ibaraki		Germany  -  Ireland
	06/06	18:30 Saitama	   Saudi Arabia  -  Cameroon
	11/06	20:30 Shizuoka	       Cameroon  -  Germany
		20:30 Yokohama	   Saudi Arabia  -  Ireland

	Group F
	02/06	14:30 Saitama		England  -  Sweden
		18:30 Ibaraki	      Argentina  -  Nigeria
	07/06	15:30 Kobe	      Argentina  -  England
		20:30 Sapporo		Nigeria  -  Sweden
	12/06	15:30 Miyagi		 Sweden  -  Argentina
		15:30 Osaka		Nigeria  -  England

	Group G
	03/06	15:30 Niigata		Croatia  -  Mexico
		20:30 Sapporo		  Italy  -  Ecuador
	08/06	18:00 Ibaraki		  Italy  -  Croatia
	09/06	15:30 Miyagi		Ecuador  -  Mexico
	13/06	20:30 Oita		 Mexico  -  Italy
		20:30 Yokohama		Ecuador  -  Croatia

	Group H
	04/06	18:00 Saitama		  Japan  -  Belgium
	05/06	15:30 Kobe		 Russia  -  Tunisia
	09/06	20:30 Yokohama		  Japan  -  Russia
	10/06	18:00 Oita		Belgium  -  Tunisia
	14/06	15:30 Osaka		Tunisia  -  Japan
		15:30 Shizuoka		Belgium  -  Russia

The Knock-Out Stage:

16 nations continue the tournament in the knock-out style from now on until a winner is declared.

If a game ends at a tie, then two 15 minutes of extra time with a golden goal rule is added to the game, If the tie still exists after the extra-time, then the penalty kicks decide the winner.

Japan and Korean Republic games are to be played in their countries until they are eliminated.

	ROUND OF 16
	15/06	15:30 Seogwipo	 Group E Winner  -  Group B Runner-up
	17/06	15:30 Jeonju	 Group G Winner  -  Group D Runner-up
	16/06	20:30 Suwon	 Group B Winner  -  Group E Runner-up
	18/06	20:30 Daejeon	 Group D Winner  -  Group G Runner-up
	15/06	20:30 Niigata	 Group A Winner  -  Group F Runner-up
	17/06	20:30 Kobe	 Group C Winner  -  Group H Runner-up
	16/06	15:30 Oita	 Group F Winner  -  Group A Runner-up
	18/06	15:30 Miyagi	 Group H Winner  -  Group C Runner-up

	QUARTER FINALS
	21/06	20:30 Ulsan	Seogwipo Winner  -  Jeonju Winner
	22/06	15:30 Gwangju	   Suwon Winner  -  Daejeon Winner
	21/06	15:30 Shizuoka	 Niigata Winner  -  Kobe Winner
	22/06	20:30 Osaka	    Oita Winner  -  Miyagi Winner

	SEMI FINALS
	25/06	20:30 Seoul	   Ulsan Winner  -  Gwangju Winner
	26/06	20:30 Saitama	Shizuoka Winner  -  Osaka Winner

	THIRD PLACE
	29/06	20:00 Daegu	    Seoul Loser  -  Saitama Loser

	FINAL
	30/06 20:00 Yokohama	   Seoul Winner  -  Saitama Winner