2002 World Cup Winner Squad. Group 2 was chosen at random before qualifying began for its runner up to participate in the uefa afc intercontinental play off. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the fifa world cup.
Brazil won all seven matches they played achieving the highest number of matches won by a team in a single tournament in the history of the fifa world cup. The players ages caps and clubs are as of 31 may 2002 the opening day of the tournament. As runner up in group 2 republic of ireland played a play off against a team from the afc confederation whereas the.
The victory qualified brazil for the 2003 and subsequently 2005 fifa confederations cups its fourth and fifth confederations cup appearance in a row.
However the most potent team at the tournament brazil prevailed winning the final against germany 2 0 making them the first and only country to have won the world cup five times. Champions fr yugoslavia 2nd title runners up argentina. Brazil lost the world cup final against hosts france. However the most potent team at the tournament brazil prevailed winning the final against germany 2 0 making them the first and only country to have won the world cup five times.
