2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th FIFA World Cup tournament, for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by South Korea and Japan. It was the first time the FIFA World Cup has traveled to Asia; as the next time the World Cup will not travel again to Asia until 2022 in Qatar. 32 teams participated in the edition.

The 2002 tournament started in May, one of the only times the FIFA World Cup didn't start in June.

Brazil won their fifth title by defeating Germany in the final 2-0. As of 2014, Brazil remains as the team with the most World Cup titles at five.

Qualified teams
South Korea and Japan both qualified as co-host nations. France automatically qualified as defending champions, for the last time.