<Tr> <Th> Best goalkeeper </Th> <Td> Oliver Kahn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 1998 2006 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup which took place from 31 May to 30 June 2002 in South Korea and Japan . This world cup set a number of precedents . It was the first World Cup to be held in Asia . No previous World Cup was held on a continent other than Europe or the Americas . It was also the first World Cup to be jointly hosted by more than one nation . Finally, this was the last event to use the golden goal rule . Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, winning the final against Germany 2--0 . The victory meant Brazil qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup for the fifth time, representing the World . In the third place play - off match against South Korea, Turkey won 3--2 taking third place in only their second ever FIFA World Cup finals . China PR, Ecuador, Senegal and Slovenia made their first appearances at the finals . </P> <P> The tournament had several upsets and surprise results which included the defending champions France being eliminated in the group stage after earning a single point and second favourites Argentina also being eliminated in the group stage . Additionally, Turkey took third place and South Korea managed to reach the semi-finals, beating Spain, Italy and Portugal en route . However, the most potent team at the tournament, Brazil, prevailed and they became the first and to date the only nation to win five World Cups, as well as the only team to win all their matches throughout the tournament . </P>

Who won the football world cup in 2002