Fifa World Cup 2002

Go germany-go germany-go germany!!!!



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Paul:"So, I'm running out of my time and people are telling me to stop..."

Turkey beat S. Korea 3-2 in a great match. At the end, when both teams ran to the crowd together, it was so moving. Beautiful to see.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By darkhorse:
So probably Germany will be the next World Champion in spite of their boring way of playing soccer.
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I couldn't agree more, darkhorse. I hate the way they're playing. That's why I really want Brazil to win it.

Gooooo Braziiiiiil!!

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Half of what I say is meaningless...

Yeah, they were nice running together, one corean holding a turkish

Btw... I wonder why they keep with the WC, in spite of what is happening. Well, I even know the answer, but I prefer not to recall it...

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"Because there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside"
- Paul McCartney, 1982

Oh yeahhhhhhh!!!! Brazil are world champions!!! Woohooooo!!

Fantastic comeback for Ronaldo in this WC. I almost cried with him at the end...
What more can I say? I'm very very happy. They deserved it!!



Yesssss!!

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Half of what I say is meaningless...

[This Message Has Been Edited By lucyinthesky_84 On June 30, 2002 06:30 AM]

Yeah...Brasil played very good. It's OK that they won (Have you seen Cafu how he smiled ) It's great!


But, as you perhaps know, I was for Germany.... (have you seen how they were down by the end of the game )
Actually I knew that Brasil would win, but I'm a bit sad( Ok, I had never berfore thaght that Germany gets in the final. Well done Germany)
Anyway Germany played good and was a good loser! But actually...I's just a World Cup.

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Paul:"So, I'm running out of my time and people are telling me to stop..."

[This Message Has Been Edited By smilie On June 30, 2002 07:47 AM]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By smilie:
I's just a World Cup.
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I know plenty of people that can argue with that.


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Half of what I say is meaningless...

Oh well, honour to the Winner

And honour to Kahn, what a goal-keeper!

It's time to make a recap of the whole thing off... it's sure been a weird WC, for the time when the matchs have been aired, for the results that since day one have been so unexpected - even if a more predictable winner you can't imagine ... so it all balanced in the end - and for the locations. It's been a WC that has brought me good moments, moments of happyness along with sad ones... a life in little where this sadness and this joy can be forgotten so fast - that's what I like of sports, they teach you life, but they don't wound you so deeply and irreparably. So honour even to the WC itself

See you all in Germany 2006, where England's going to kick everybody's else ass

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"Because there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside"
- Paul McCartney, 1982

Brazil 2 - Germany 0

Ronaldo’s two second-half goals gave Brazil their fifth FIFA World Cup™ championship and firmly put the ghosts of the France 98 final to rest. It was a hard-fought and equally played match befitting a clash of world football’s biggest titans, but Ronaldo had the touch of greatness that separated the two teams in Yokohama, Japan.
Ronaldo also lifts the Golden Shoe with eight goals in the finals, three more than his next closest competitors, Rivaldo and Miroslav Klose. Both countries offered opposing but no less effective styles as each hit the woodwork once and created a fair number of chances. The first-ever confrontation between the two teams was an entertaining and dramatic end to the Asian FIFA World Cup.

Match details

Germany came out looking very good in the attack. Their first truly dangerous moment came when Bernd Schneider served a low cross from the right intended for Miroslav Klose that the confused-looking Brazilian defenders desperately cleared out for a corner kick (10’).

Germany continued to press the Brazilian defence, and when Brazil seemed to be playing some of their worst football of the tournament, a wonderful through ball by Ronaldinho sent Ronaldo loose on German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn. However, the Inter Milan striker’s cheeky shot with the outside of his left foot slid well wide of the far post (19’).

Ronaldo missed another gem of a chance minutes later. Again it started with a pass from Ronaldinho, this time a short chip over the top. Ronaldo’s first touch pushed the ball too far forward, and Kahn was able to come off his line to swallow up the Brazilian’s weak toe poke (30’).

With the half winding down, Brazil had a flurry of chances. Kleberson had a good look at goal on the counter-attack, but his left-foot shot rolled slowly wide of the right post (42’). Then it was Kleberson again going close, this time with a shot from 25 metres that hit the crossbar (45’). Then in stoppage time, Roberto Carlos picked out Ronaldo at the penalty spot with a low, driven cross, but Kahn made a spectacular save to deny the “phenomenon” (46’+).

After going the entire first half without putting a shot on goal, Germany almost put one in the net two minutes into the second half. It came when a corner kick form the left found the head of Jens Jeremies, but Edmilson saved the day for Brazil, stopping the powerful header with a stab of his right foot (47’).

Minutes later, Oliver Neuville gave Brazil a fright with a powerful free kick from 30 metres that caromed off the right post after Marcos stretched to get his hand on it (49’).

With the famed Brazilian “R’s” looking frustrated and Kahn looking unbeatable, fortunes took a turn in favour of the South Americans. Ronaldo won the ball from Dietmar Hamann in the German half and laid it off for Rivaldo, who fired a shot from 25 metres right at Kahn. The previously infallible keeper could not hold onto the seemingly harmless shot, and the ball spilled out in front of the goal for Ronaldo, who pounced to slot it into the net (0:1, 67’).

Ronaldo needed no mistake from Kahn on the next chance. Kleberson started the sequence with a run down the right side. He sent a pass into the middle that seemed destined for Rivaldo, but he dummied brilliantly, drawing a defender and letting the ball roll to Ronaldo, who shot perfectly from the edge of the area into the lower-right corner of the net (0:2, 79’).

Oliver Bierhoff almost pulled one back for Germany with a powerful first-time shot from 15 metres, but Brazil goalkeeper Marcos stretched well for the one-handed save (83’).

And as time expired, Ronaldo could be seen shedding tears at the joy of his Cup glory.

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"Take my smile and my heart, they were yours from the start
The pieces to omit are mine" ~ George, 1987

A tribute to the Champions:



Not my favorite team in the beginning, but overall the best team in a very weird World Cup... Germany had a very mean way of playing so I guess they were not anyone's favorites... Brazil and Turkey maybe showed us the best soccer throughout all the World Cup and so they won the two finals... Turkey the little one (getting the bronze medal) and Brazil the big one, getting their fifth star, and reaching Ronaldo's final consagration.

Congratulations, all, it's been a good World Cup, with nice and sleepy moments... Filled with good memories.

And as Amalthea said, we'll see you in Germany 2006... hopefully with Chile participating... and Italy being the next world champion.

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"Take my smile and my heart, they were yours from the start
The pieces to omit are mine" ~ George, 1987

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By darkhorse:
Germany had a very mean way of playing so I guess they were not anyone's favorites...

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thank you....

no, no it's ok

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Paul:"So, I'm running out of my time and people are telling me to stop..."

[This Message Has Been Edited By smilie On July 01, 2002 03:51 AM]

It was a beautiful sight between Korea and Turkey after their game. Well done to Brazil, they really deserved it, best team and best players. I'm sorry for Germany but they performed above expectations and there's no shame in being second to the five times World Champions. All the last 4(plus Senegal and USA) performed above expectations and should all be proud.

My WC dream team would be:

Kahn; Ferdinand, Edmilson, Metzelder; Cafu, Ballack, Bouba Diop, Roberto Carlos; Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Rivaldo.

The subs are:

Rustu, Lucio, Donovan, Hasan Sas and Klose.

It was a great competition, with a worthy World Champion.(I had this image of Cafu falling off the podium and being knocked out by the trophy).

CU all on 9th June 2006 in Germany for the next World Cup.

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[This Message Has Been Edited By Clark Kent On July 01, 2002 07:45 AM]

[This Message Has Been Edited By Clark Kent On July 01, 2002 07:50 AM]

Can I just say... Kahn won the Golden Ball for being the best WC Player... deserved, imho

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"Because there wasn't any reason left to keep it all inside"
- Paul McCartney, 1982

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By smilie:
no, no it's ok <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Hehe... come on, you have to recognize it... If it wasn't for Kahn, Germany would have made a disasterous World Cup. But you're always there... and there's always Germany 2006 to demonstrate that you are the best.



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"When all is still in the night and silence starts to flow,
Become or disbelieve me, left alone with my heart
I'm learning how to love you" ~ George '76