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    WORLD CUP 2002 STANDINGS

    
                           P   W  D  L   Goals  Pts
     1.Brazil          C   7   7  0  0   18- 4   21
     2.Germany         F   7   5  1  1   14- 3   16
     3.Turkey          SF  7   4  1  2   10- 6   13
     4.South Korea     SF  7   3  2  2    8- 6   11
     5.Spain           QF  5   3  2  0   10- 5   11
     6.England         QF  5   2  2  1    6- 3    8
     7.Senegal         QF  5   2  2  1    7- 6    8
     8.United States   QF  5   2  1  2    7- 7    7
     9.Japan           2R  4   2  1  1    5- 3    7
    10.Denmark         2R  4   2  1  1    5- 5    7
    11.Mexico          2R  4   2  1  1    4- 4    7
    12.Rep. of Ireland 2R  4   1  3  0    6- 3    6
    13.Sweden          2R  4   1  2  1    5- 5    5
    14.Belgium         2R  4   1  2  1    6- 7    5
    15.Italy           2R  4   1  1  2    5- 5    4
    16.Paraguay        2R  4   1  1  2    6- 7    4
    17.South Africa    1R  3   1  1  1    5- 5    4
    18.Argentina       1R  3   1  1  1    2- 2    4
    19.Costa Rica      1R  3   1  1  1    5- 6    4
    20.Cameroon        1R  3   1  1  1    2- 3    4
    21.Portugal        1R  3   1  0  2    6- 4    3
    22.Russia          1R  3   1  0  2    4- 4    3
    23.Croatia         1R  3   1  0  2    2- 3    3
    24.Ecuador         1R  3   1  0  2    2- 4    3
    25.Poland          1R  3   1  0  2    3- 7    3
    26.Uruguay         1R  3   0  2  1    4- 5    2
    27.Nigeria         1R  3   0  1  2    1- 3    1
    28.France          1R  3   0  1  2    0- 3    1
    29.Tunisia         1R  3   0  1  2    1- 5    1
    30.Slovenia        1R  3   0  0  3    2- 7    0
    31.China           1R  3   0  0  3    0- 9    0
    32.Saudi Arabia    1R  3   0  0  3    0-12    0
    
    
    

    VARIOUS STATISTICS

    Number of games                          64
    Total Goals scored                      161
    Average per game                       2,52
    Own goals                                 3
    Total attendance                  2,705,134
    Average attendance                   42,268
    
    MOST GOALS IN ONE GAME
    P.Pauleta (POR)            3 goals v Poland
    M.Klose (GER)        3 goals v Saudi Arabia
    
    BEST ATTENDED GAME
    Brazil - Germany (Final)             69,029
    
    WORST ATTENDED GAME
    Paraguay - South Africa (1.round)    25,186
    
    GOALS PER GAME
    Number of games without goals             3
    Number of games with 1 goal              15
    Number of games with 2 goals             20
    Number of games with 3 goals             11
    Number of games with 4 goals              8
    Number of games with 5 goals              4
    Number of games with more than 5 goals    3
    
    SCORELINES
    Number of draws                          16
    Wins with a 1 goal margin                27
    Wins with a 2 goal margin                14
    Wins with a 3 goal margin                 4
    Wins with a 4 goal margin                 2
    Wins with a 5 goal margin                 0
    Wins with more than a 5 goal margin       1
    
    CONTINENTAL PERFORMANCES
    Europe         15 teams -->   9 to KO-stage
    South America   5 teams -->   2 to KO-stage
    N/C America     3 teams -->   2 to KO-stage
    Africa          5 teams -->   1 to KO-stage
    Asia            4 teams -->   2 to KO-stage
    Oceania       not represented in the finals
    
    
    

    TOPSCORERS

    Ronaldo                  BRA    8
    Miroslav Klose           GER    5
    Rivaldo                  BRA    5
    Jon Dahl Tomasson        DEN    4
    Christian Vieri          ITA    4
    Michael Ballack          GER    3
    Pedro Pauleta            POR    3
    Raul                     SPA    3
    Papa Bouba Diop          SEN    3
    Marc Wilmots             BEL    3
    Fernando Morientes       SPA    3
    Henrik Larsson           SWE    3
    Robbie Keane             IRE    3
    Ilhan Mansiz             TUR    3
    Fernando Hierro          SPA    2
    Junichi Inamoto          JPN    2
    Nelson Cuevas            PAR    2
    Ronald Gomez             CRC    2
    Hasan Sas                TUR    2
    Jared Borgetti           MEX    2
    Henri Camara             SEN    2
    Landon Donovan           USA    2
    Brian McBride            USA    2
    Ahn Jung-Hwan            KOR    2
    Ümit Davala              TUR    2
    Ronaldinho               BRA    2
    Michael Owen             ENG    2
    
    
    

    GOALS & ASSISTS

    * (Goal 2 pts, assist 1 pt)
    
                             Gls   Ast   Pts
    Ronaldo (BRA)             8     0     16
    Rivaldo (BRA)             5     2     12
    Miroslav Klose (GER)      5     1     11
    Michael Ballack (GER)     3     4     10
    Jon Dahl Tomasson (DEN)   4     0      8
    Christian Vieri (ITA)     4     0      8
    Ilhan Mansiz (TUR)        3     1      7
    Ronaldinho (BRA)          2     3      7
    Hasan Sas (TUR)           2     3      7
    Pedro Pauleta (POR)       3     0      6
    Raul (SPA)                3     0      6
    Papa Bouba Diop (SEN)     3     0      6
    Marc Wilmots (BEL)        3     0      6
    Fernando Morientes (SPA)  3     0      6
    Henrik Larsson (SWE)      3     0      6
    Robbie Keane (IRE)        3     0      6
    Henry Camara (SEN)        2     2      6
    Ronald Gomez (CRC)        2     1      5
    Ahn Jung-Hwan (KOR)       2     1      5
    Ümit Davala (TUR)         2     1      5
    David Beckham (ENG)       1     3      5
    Bernd Schneider (GER)     1     3      5
    
    
    

    ASSISTS

    Michael Ballack         GER     4
    Ronaldinho              BRA     3
    David Beckham           ENG     3
    Bernd Schneider         GER     3
    Christian Ziege         GER     3
    Francisco De Pedro      SPA     3
    Hasan Sas               TUR     3
    Eric Van Meir           BEL     2
    José Kleberson          BRA     2
    Junior                  BRA     2
    Rivaldo                 BRA     2
    Steven Bryce            CRC     2
    Jesper Grønkjaer        DEN     2
    Francesco Totti         ITA     2
    Atsushi Yanagisawa      JPN     2
    Francisco Javier Arce   PAR     2
    Henri Camara            SEN     2
    Lee Eul-Young           KOR     2
    Lee Young-Pyo           KOR     2
    Hakan Sükür             TUR     2
    
    
    

    BEST PLAYER RATING POINTS

    Christian Vieri         ITA  4   7,00
    Gerardo Torrado         MEX  4   7,00
    Rafael Marquez          MEX  4   6,88
    Raul Gonzalez           SPA  4   6,88
    Emre Belozoglu          TUR  6   6,83
    Ronaldinho Gaucho       BRA  5   6,80
    Song Chung-Gug          KOR  7   6,79
    Francesco Totti         ITA  4   6,75
    Johan Mjällby           SWE  4   6,75
    Rivaldo                 BRA  7   6,71
    Rio Ferdinand           ENG  5   6,70
    Ivan Helguera           SPA  5   6,70
    Oliver Kahn             GER  7   6,64
    Lee Woon-Jae            KOR  7   6,64
    Rüstü                   TUR  7   6,64
    Kleberson               BRA  4   6,63
    Nicky Butt              ENG  4   6,63
    Tony Sylva              SEN  5   6,60
    Alpay                   TUR  5   6,60
    Dietmar Hamann          GER  6   6,58
    Tugay                   TUR  7   6,57
    Bernd Schneider         GER  7   6,50
    Pape Bouba Diop         SEN  5   6,50
    Brad Friedel            USA  5   6,50
    Landon Donovan          USA  5   6,50
    Gianluigi Buffon        ITA  4   6,50
    Oscar Perez             MEX  4   6,50
    Cuauhtemoc Blanco       MEX  4   6,50
    Carlos Gamarra          PAR  4   6,50
    Aliou Cissé             SEN  4   6,50
    Juan Carlos Valeron     SPA  4   6,50
    Francisco de Pedro      SPA  4   6,50
    Carlos Puyol            SPA  4   6,50
    Anders Svensson         SWE  4   6,50
    Andreas Jakobsson       SWE  4   6,50
    Roberto Carlos          BRA  6   6,42
    Michael Ballack         GER  6   6,42
    Choi Jin-Cheul          KOR  6   6,42
    Omar Daf                SEN  5   6,40
    Ergün                   TUR  5   6,40
    Matt Holland            IRE  4   6,38
    Robbie Keane            IRE  4   6,38
    Damien Duff             IRE  4   6,38
    Gianluca Zambrotta      ITA  4   6,38
    Hidetoshi Nakata        JPN  4   6,38
    Khalilou Fadiga         SEN  4   6,38
    John O'Brien            USA  4   6,38
    Claudio Reyna           USA  4   6,38
    Ümit Davala             TUR  7   6,36
    Hasan Sas               TUR  6   6,33
    David Seaman            ENG  5   6,30
    Ashley Cole             ENG  5   6,30
    Carsten Ramelow         GER  5   6,30
    Iker Casillas           SPA  5   6,30
    Fernando Morientes      SPA  5   6,30
    Gilberto Silva          BRA  7   6,29
    Roque Junior            BRA  6   6,25
    Thomas Sørensen         DEN  4   6,25
    Christian Ziege         GER  4   6,25
    Jens Jeremies           GER  4   6,25
    Mark Kinsella           IRE  4   6,25
    Gary Breen              IRE  4   6,25
    Christian Panucci       ITA  4   6,25
    Seigo Narazaki          JPN  4   6,25
    Braulio Luna            MEX  4   6,25
    Salvador Carmona        MEX  4   6,25
    Roque Santa Cruz        PAR  4   6,25
    Roberto Acuna           PAR  4   6,25
    Henri Camara            SEN  4   6,25
    Fernando Hierro         SPA  4   6,25
    Ronaldo                 BRA  7   6,21
    Torsten Frings          GER  7   6,21
    Thomas Linke            GER  7   6,21
    David Beckham           ENG  5   6,20
    Sol Campbell            ENG  5   6,20
    Paul Scholes            ENG  5   6,20
    Emile Heskey            ENG  5   6,20
    El-Hadji Diouf          SEN  5   6,20
    Lamine Diatta           SEN  5   6,20
    Lee Young-Pyo           KOR  5   6,20
    Brian McBride           USA  5   6,20
    
    Only players with 4 appearances 
    or more count on the list.
    
    
    

    BEST TEAMS RATING POINTS

    Italy                       6,254
    Spain                       6,248
    Mexico                      6,233
    Germany                     6,215
    Turkey                      6,207
    Brazil                      6,165
    USA                         6,162
    Senegal                     6,159
    England                     6,136
    Argentina                   6,126
    Uruguay                     6,101
    South Korea                 6,086
    Costa Rica                  6,067
    Paraguay                    6,040
    Nigeria                     6,029
    Cameroon                    5,999
    Rep. of Ireland             5,989
    Sweden                      5,989
    Tunisia                     5,976
    Japan                       5,947
    Portugal                    5,936
    South Africa                5,899
    Russia                      5,873
    Croatia                     5,863
    Denmark                     5,834
    Belgium                     5,826
    Ecuador                     5,822
    Slovenia                    5,745
    France                      5,735
    China                       5,640
    Poland                      5,629
    Saudi Arabia                5,463
    
    
    

    BEST REFEREE RATING POINTS

    Byron Moreno Ruales     ECU  8,50
    Pierluigi Collina       ITA  7,83
    Saad Mane               KUW  7,83
    René Ortube             BOL  7,50
    Lu Jun                  CHN  7,50
    Terje Hauge             NOR  7,50
    Ali Bujsaim             UAE  7,50
    Kim Milton Nielsen      DEN  7,33
    Gilles Veissière        FRA  7,25
    Angel Sanchez           ARG  7,00
    Gamal Ghandour          EGY  7,00
    Toru Kamikawa           JPN  7,00
    Falla Ndoye             SEN  7,00
    Urs Meier               SWI  7,00
    Carlos Simon            BRA  6,75
    William Mattus Vega     CRC  6,75
    Carlos Batres           GUA  6,75
    Oscar J. Ruiz Acosta    COL  6,50
    Markus Merk             GER  6,50
    Anders Frisk            SWE  6,50
    Moyrad Daami            TUN  6,50
    Brian Hall              USA  6,50
    Felipe Ramos Rizo       MEX  6,17
    Coffi Codjia            BEN  6,00
    Mohamed Guezzaz         MOR  6,00
    Hugh Dallas             SCO  6,00
    Mark Shields            AUS  5,50
    Kyros Vassaras          GRE  5,50
    Peter Prendergast       JAM  5,50
    Ubaldo Aquino           PAR  5,50
    Vitor Melo Pereira      POR  5,50
    Graham Poll             ENG  5,00
    Lubos Michel            SLV  5,00
    Kim Young-Joo           KOR  4,50
    Antonio Lopez Nieto     SPA  4,00
    Jan Wegereef            HOL  3,50
    
    
    

    YELLOW & RED CARDS

    Total number of red cards          17
    Total number of yellow cards      272
    
                     Games    RC  YC  Pts
    Turkey            (7)      2  19   23
    Germany           (7)      1  18   20
    Senegal           (5)      1  14   16
    Paraguay          (4)      2  11   15
    Italy             (4)      1  12   14
    United States     (5)         14   14
    South Korea       (7)         14   14
    Portugal          (3)      2   8   12
    Cameroon          (3)      1  10   12
    Slovenia          (3)      1  10   12
    Mexico            (4)      1   8   10
    South Africa      (3)         10   10
    Uruguay           (3)         10   10
    Brazil            (7)      1   7    9
    Ecuador           (3)          9    9
    Poland            (3)          9    9
    Russia            (3)          9    9
    Denmark           (4)          9    9
    Argentina         (3)      1   6    8
    Tunisia           (3)          8    8
    China             (3)      1   5    7
    Spain             (5)          7    7
    Costa Rica        (3)          6    6
    Belgium           (4)          6    6
    Japan             (4)          6    6
    Sweden            (4)          6    6
    England           (5)          6    6
    Croatia           (3)      1   3    5
    France            (3)      1   3    5
    Rep. of Ireland   (4)          4    4
    Saudi Arabia      (3)          3    3
    Nigeria           (3)          2    2
    
    
    

    OFFICIAL AWARDS

    
    GOLDEN BALL
    Oliver Kahn (GER)
    
    SILVER BALL
    Ronaldo (BRA)
    
    BRONZE BALL
    Myung-Bo Hong (KOR)
    
    GOLDEN SHOE TOPSCORER AWARD
    Ronaldo (BRA)
    
    LEV YASHIN BEST GOALKEEPER AWARD
    Oliver Kahn (GER)
    
    FAIR PLAY AWARD
    Belgium
    
    MOST ENTERTAINING TEAM AWARD
    South Korea
    
    

     
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