World Cup 2002
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Quiz! How many of the players who started England 1-2 Brazil (2002) can you name?
By Joe Brewin published
Football quiz As the Three Lions prepare to host the esteemed Seleção at Wembley on Tuesday night, we're quizzing you on a game over 15 years ago

Dario Rodriguez: Great Goals Retold (vs Denmark, 2002 World Cup)
By Martin Mazur last updated
Great Goals Retold The former Uruguay man recalls his 2002 World Cup scorcher against Denmark in the December 2013 issue of FourFourTwo...

How Beckham banished the ghosts of '98 – and saved my birthday
By David Hall last updated
World Cup 2002 Former FourFourTwo editor David Hall recalls an emotional pilgrimage to the Sapporo Dome on June 7, 2002

Kane: Pochettino won't like it, but Beckham's 2002 penalty is my standout England World Cup memory
By Gregg Davies last updated
Harry Kane Harry Kane has told FourFourTwo that England’s 1-0 win over Argentina in 2002 is his best memory of watching the Three Lions at World Cups

Matt Holland on World Cup 2002: "I still look back and think ‘What if?’"
By Andy Greeves last updated
World Cup 2002 The former midfielder talks to Andy Greeves about some stirring performances from the Republic of Ireland in Korea and Japan

2002: When dodgy decisions took South Korea to the semis – and infuriated Europe's big guns
By Nick Harper last updated
World Cup 2002 Senegal set the tone from the off, but it was South Korea's miraculous run to the final four that really caused a stir, writes Nick Harper

Back of the Net's alternative World Cup 2002: Pants, b*llix, buffets and besmirched integrity
By John Foster last updated
Back of the Net A sideways glance at Korea and Japan 2002 from Back of the Net

Ranked! The 10 best players of World Cup 2002
By Nick Moore last updated
World Cup 2002 Nick Moore reels off the men who wowed, delighted and thrilled in Asia's first-ever World Cup

Ronaldo's 2002 World Cup redemption... according to him: "In that moment, I felt complete"
By Ronaldo last updated
World Cup 2002 A seizure denied Ronaldo the 1998 World Cup winner’s medal he and many others felt he deserved. Then a string of career-threatening injuries left him facing a long and painful battle against his own body

Korea and Japan 2002: the tournament defined by pernickety politics, reffing raps and brilliant Brazilians
By Louis Massarella last updated
World Cup 2002 The first co-hosted World Cup, not least making its debut in Asia, provided an unforgettable blend of political aggro, on-pitch scandal and shocks aplenty. Louis Massarella explains
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