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Overview
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May 31 ~ June 30, 2002 |
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Venues |
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Ten cities in Korea and Japan, respectively |
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Japan : Sapporo, Miyagi, Ibaraki,
Saitama, Yokohama, Niigata, Shizuoka, Osaka, Kobe, Oita |
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Expected number of participants |
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13,000
(32 teams, FIFA representatives, media etc.) |
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Preliminary matches
(March 2000~November 2001) |
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Participants from 198 nations |
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32 teams to advance to the final competition |
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Number of participants for the finals per
continent |
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Africa |
Europe |
Central & North America |
South America |
Oceania |
Winner of the previous World Cup finals
and the
hosting nations |
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13.3 |
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4.5 |
0.5 |
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Final competition :
64 matches (32 matches each in Korea and Japan) |
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First round :
League (Four teams in 8 groups) |
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Round of 16 ~ Finals: Knock out |
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Preliminary Draw :
Dec. 7, 1999 (Tokyo, Japan) |
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Final Draw :
December 2001 (Busan, Korea) |
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Workshop for the 32 Final Teams :
March or April 2002 (Japan) |
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Referee Course : April 2002 (Korea) |
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FIFA Congress :
2~3 days before the opening ceremony of
the World Cup (Korea) |
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Opening Ceremony :
30 minutes to 1 hour before the opening match, May 31, 2002
(Seoul, Korea) |
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Opening Match :
May 31, 2002 (Seoul, Korea) |
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Cultural and Arts festivals :
Organized by the hosting cities |
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Final Match :
June 30, 2002 (Yokohama, Japan) |
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3.5 million (in both countries) |
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42 billion (accumulated)
(32 billion in U.S.A World Cup, 37 billion in France World Cup)
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