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Play in Group D of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

completed on June 14, 2002. Korea Republic

Korea Republic national football team

The Korea Republic national football team represents Korea Republic in international football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association. Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments,...

won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with the USA

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

. Portugal

Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...

and Poland

Poland national football team

The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...

failed to advance.

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	2	1	0	4	1
7
	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
	3	1	0	2	6	4
3
	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3

All times local (UTC+9

Korea Standard Time

Korea Standard Time is the standard time zone in North and South Korea and is 9 hours ahead of UTC : i.e., when it is midnight UTC, it is 9 am Korea Standard Time. Korea does not currently observe daylight saving time but has experimented with it in the past...

)

South Korea vs Poland


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	KOREA REPUBLIC:
GK	1	Lee Woon-Jae Lee Woon-Jae Lee Woon-Jae is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League. He was part of Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns...
CB	4	Choi Jin-Cheul Choi Jin-Cheul Choi Jin-Cheul is a South Korean football player, who played for the K-League team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.Choi made 65 appearances for the South Korea national football team. He usually played as centre-back and made a very strong team with Hong Myung-Bo and Kim Tae-Young during the World Cup 2002...
CB	20	Hong Myung-Bo Hong Myung-Bo Hong Myung-Bo is a former South Korean footballer who, along with Cha Bum Kun, is often considered among the greatest Asian footballers ever. Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments.... (c)
CB	7	Kim Tae-Young
RM	22	Song Chong-Gug Song Chong-Gug Song Chong-Gug is a Korean football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda F.C. in the Chinese Super League.- Career :...
CM	6	Yoo Sang-Chul Yoo Sang-Chul Yoo Sang-Chul is a South Korean football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of K-League team Daejeon Citizen.- Profile :Weight: 78 kgFirst Int'l Cap: USA...
CM	5	Kim Nam-Il Kim Nam-Il Kim Nam-il or Kim Namil is a South Korean footballer. Kim is a defensive midfielder for Tom Tomsk in the Russian Premier League. He was virtually unknown before he became a superstar for his impressive defensive displays in the 2002 FIFA World Cup....
LM	13	Lee Eul-Yong Lee Eul-Yong Lee Eul-Yong is a South Korean former football player. He previously played for Anyang LG Cheetahs, Bucheon SK, FC Seoul and Gangwon FC in the Korean K-League, and was part of the South Korean national team at the 2002 World Cup and was one of Guus Hiddink's favorite players. He was capable of...
RF	21	Park Ji-Sung Park Ji-Sung Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...
CF	18	Hwang Sun-Hong Hwang Sun-Hong Hwang Sun-Hong or Hwang Seon-Hong is a South Korean football manager and former player, currently managing Pohang Steelers- Biography :During most of the last 2 decades Hwang was regarded as a Korean scoring sensation...
LF	9	Seol Ki-Hyeon Seol Ki-Hyeon Seol Ki-Hyeon or Seol Ki-Hyun \|Gangwon]]) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai as a winger or striker. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at RSC Anderlecht.-Early career:At the end of...
Substitutions:
FW	19	Ahn Jung-Hwan Ahn Jung-Hwan Ahn Jung-Hwan is a South Korean football player. He made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for South Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round, sending South Korea into the quarterfinals.-Football career:After starting his professional career with K-League's Busan...
MF	14	Lee Chun-Soo Lee Chun-Soo Lee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea, who currently plays for Omiya Ardija. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics...
FW	16	Cha Du-Ri Cha Du-Ri Cha Du-Ri is a German-born South Korean professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Celtic. He can operate as a right back, right winger, or striker. Cha Du-Ri is also the first Korean player that was born outside of Korea to have played in a FIFA World Cup. Cha's...
Manager:
Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...

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POLAND: | GK 1 Jerzy Dudek

Jerzy Dudek

Jerzy Henryk Dudek is a retired Polish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.After beginning his career in his home country, he went on to have successful spells in Netherlands and England, winning the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, appearing in 186 official games for the club over...

RB 6 Tomasz Hajto

Tomasz Hajto

Tomasz Hajto is a Polish former footballer who is currently a pundit for Polsat Sport and a commentator at Eurosport 2.- Club career :...

CB 20 Jacek Bąk

Jacek Bak

Jacek Bąk is a retired Polish footballer. He had made 96 appearances for the Poland national football team.-Club career:He made his footballing debut with Motor Lublin aged just 16, before moving to Lech Poznań two years later....

CB 15 Tomasz Wałdoch (c) LB 4 Michał Żewłakow RM 21 Marek Koźmiński

Marek Kozminski

Marek Jan Koźmiński is a retired Polish football player.-Club:He played for clubs such as Hutnik Kraków, Udinese , Brescia , AC Ancona , PAOK Thessaloniki and Górnik Zabrze.-National team:...

CM 10 Radosław Kałużny CM 7 Piotr Świerczewski

Piotr Swierczewski

Piotr Jarosław Świerczewski is a retired Polish football player.-Club:During his 20-year professional career, he played for clubs such as Lech Poznań, GKS Katowice, AS Saint-Étienne , SC Bastia , Gamba Osaka , Olympique Marseille , Birmingham City F.C...

LM 18 Jacek Krzynówek

Jacek Krzynówek

Jacek Krzynówek , born 15 May 1976, is a former Polish footballer. One of the most glorious moments of his career was scoring a rocket shot against Real Madrid in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League.-Club career:...

CF 19 Maciej Żurawski

Maciej Zurawski

Maciej Żurawski is a Polish footballer. Żurawski has appeared 72 times and scored 17 goals for Poland. He has also scored 121 goals in Polish Ekstraklasa and has been the top league goalscorer twice.- Wisła Kraków :...

CF 11 Emmanuel Olisadebe

Emmanuel Olisadebe

Emmanuel Olisadebe is a Nigerian-born Polish football striker who plays for Greek football club Vyzas Megaron in Gamma Ethniki....

Substitutions: FW 9 Paweł Kryszałowicz DF 2 Tomasz Kłos FW 14 Marcin Żewłakow Manager:

Jerzy Engel

Władysław Jerzy Engel was a Polish footballer and coach. Engel began his career in football at an early age playing at local club Junak Wloclawek, before moving to Polonia Warsaw , Hutnik Warszawa and several other clubs.Engel, nicknamed "Jurek", began playing in midfield or attack before, at...

Assistant referees:

Elise Doriri

Leif Lindberg

Fourth official:

Ángel Sánchez

Man of the Match:

Yoo Sang-Chul

Yoo Sang-Chul is a South Korean football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of K-League team Daejeon Citizen.- Profile :*Weight: 78 kg*First Int'l Cap: USA...

USA vs Portugal


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	USA:
GK	1	Brad Friedel Brad Friedel Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....
RB	22	Anthony Sanneh
CB	23	Eddie Pope Eddie Pope George Edward Pope is a retired American soccer player who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and spent eleven years as a defender for the United States national team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.-Youth:Born in Greensboro, he attended Southwest Guilford...
CB	12	Jeff Agoos Jeff Agoos Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Agoos is a retired American soccer defender, and one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team....
LB	2	Frankie Hejduk Frankie Hejduk Frank Daniel "Frankie" Hejduk is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. He formerly played as right back for Columbus Crew, where he was team captain, and the United States national team.-Youth and College:Hejduk attended San Dieguito High...
RM	8	Earnie Stewart (c)
CM	5	John O'Brien
CM	4	Pablo Mastroeni Pablo Mastroeni Pablo Mastroeni is an Argentine-born American soccer player who currently plays for Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer, and for the United States national soccer team.-Youth:...
LM	17	DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback...
CF	20	Brian McBride Brian McBride Brian Robert McBride is a retired American soccer player who finished his career for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer , but spent the majority of his time in MLS playing for the Columbus Crew. For much of his career he played in Europe, notably for Fulham in the English Premier League...
CF	21	Landon Donovan Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
Substitutions:
MF	13	Cobi Jones Cobi Jones Cobi N'Gai Jones is a retired American soccer player who formerly served as assistant coach with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer , with whom he had been involved as a player and coach since the team's inaugural season in 1996...
FW	9	Joe-Max Moore Joe-Max Moore Joe-Max Moore is a former American soccer forward who played for the United States national team in three World Cups. He played professionally for clubs in Germany, England and the United States. He finished his career with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer...
DF	16	Carlos Llamosa Carlos Llamosa Carlos Llamosa is a Colombian American soccer defender who last played for Chivas USA of Major League Soccer....
Manager:
Bruce Arena Bruce Arena Bruce Arena is a former coach of the United States men's national soccer team as well as a former professional soccer and lacrosse player...

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PORTUGAL: | GK 1 Vítor Baía

Vítor Baía

Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His career was intimately connected with F.C...

RB 22 Beto CB 5 Fernando Couto

Fernando Couto

Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, OIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.During a 21-year professional career, he played in a number of top teams in Portugal, Spain and Italy , appearing in nearly 600 official games and winning the national league title of each country,...

Jorge Costa

Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida , known as Costa, is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager....

LB 23 Rui Jorge RM 11 Sérgio Conceição

Sérgio Conceição

Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a right winger.Known for his speed and strength, combined with his good dribbling and crossing skills, and fairly accurate shooting. During his extensive career, he played for ten different teams, in five...

CM 10 Rui Costa

Rui Costa

Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH is a former Portuguese football player and current Director of Football for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder, he most recently played for Portuguese club Benfica...

CM 20 Petit

Petit (Portuguese footballer)

Armando Gonçalves Teixeira , commonly known as Petit, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln in the German first division, as a defensive midfielder....

LM 7 Luís Figo

Luís Figo

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...

SS 8 João Pinto

João Vieira Pinto

João Manuel Vieira Pinto is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a forward.Blessed with formidable skills and scoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national team's "Golden Generation", collecting 138 caps and scoring 35...

CF 9 Pauleta

Pauleta

Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH , commonly known as Pauleta , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker....

Substitutions: MF 17 Paulo Bento

Paulo Bento

Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento is a retired Portuguese footballer, and the current manager of Portugal.A defensive midfielder with tackling ability and workrate as his main assets, he played for two of the major three teams in his country, also playing four years in Spain...

DF 13 Jorge Andrade FW 21 Nuno Gomes

Nuno Gomes

Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C...

Manager:

António Oliveira

António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira

António Luís Alves Ribeiro de Oliveira is a retired Portuguese football attacking midfielder and manager.As a player, he notably represented two of the Big Three in his country, Porto and Sporting, amassing totals of 277 games and 87 first division goals between the two, and also later managing...

Assistant referees:

Bomer Fierro

Awni Hassouneh

Fourth official:

Saad Mane

Man of the Match:

Brian McBride

Brian Robert McBride is a retired American soccer player who finished his career for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer , but spent the majority of his time in MLS playing for the Columbus Crew. For much of his career he played in Europe, notably for Fulham in the English Premier League...

Korea Republic vs USA


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	KOREA REPUBLIC:
GK	1	Lee Woon-Jae Lee Woon-Jae Lee Woon-Jae is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League. He was part of Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns...
CB	4	Choi Jin-Cheul Choi Jin-Cheul Choi Jin-Cheul is a South Korean football player, who played for the K-League team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.Choi made 65 appearances for the South Korea national football team. He usually played as centre-back and made a very strong team with Hong Myung-Bo and Kim Tae-Young during the World Cup 2002...
CB	20	Hong Myung-Bo Hong Myung-Bo Hong Myung-Bo is a former South Korean footballer who, along with Cha Bum Kun, is often considered among the greatest Asian footballers ever. Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments.... (c)
CB	7	Kim Tae-Young
RM	22	Song Chong-Gug Song Chong-Gug Song Chong-Gug is a Korean football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda F.C. in the Chinese Super League.- Career :...
CM	6	Yoo Sang-Chul Yoo Sang-Chul Yoo Sang-Chul is a South Korean football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of K-League team Daejeon Citizen.- Profile :Weight: 78 kgFirst Int'l Cap: USA...
CM	5	Kim Nam-Il Kim Nam-Il Kim Nam-il or Kim Namil is a South Korean footballer. Kim is a defensive midfielder for Tom Tomsk in the Russian Premier League. He was virtually unknown before he became a superstar for his impressive defensive displays in the 2002 FIFA World Cup....
LM	13	Lee Eul-Yong Lee Eul-Yong Lee Eul-Yong is a South Korean former football player. He previously played for Anyang LG Cheetahs, Bucheon SK, FC Seoul and Gangwon FC in the Korean K-League, and was part of the South Korean national team at the 2002 World Cup and was one of Guus Hiddink's favorite players. He was capable of...
RF	21	Park Ji-Sung Park Ji-Sung Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...
CF	18	Hwang Sun-Hong Hwang Sun-Hong Hwang Sun-Hong or Hwang Seon-Hong is a South Korean football manager and former player, currently managing Pohang Steelers- Biography :During most of the last 2 decades Hwang was regarded as a Korean scoring sensation...
LF	9	Seol Ki-Hyeon Seol Ki-Hyeon Seol Ki-Hyeon or Seol Ki-Hyun \|Gangwon]]) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai as a winger or striker. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at RSC Anderlecht.-Early career:At the end of...
Substitutions:
MF	14	Lee Chun-Soo Lee Chun-Soo Lee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea, who currently plays for Omiya Ardija. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics...
FW	19	Ahn Jung-Hwan Ahn Jung-Hwan Ahn Jung-Hwan is a South Korean football player. He made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for South Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round, sending South Korea into the quarterfinals.-Football career:After starting his professional career with K-League's Busan...
FW	11	Choi Yong-Soo Choi Yong-Soo Choi Yong-Soo is a former professional footballer and current coach. He spent his professional career playing for Korea and Japan and was regarded as a prolific striker in both countries, known for his hard-nose aggressiveness and work rate.Choi has played in 1996 Summer Olympics and also...
Manager:
Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...

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USA: | GK 1 Brad Friedel

Brad Friedel

Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....

RB 22 Anthony Sanneh CB 23 Eddie Pope

Eddie Pope

George Edward Pope is a retired American soccer player who last played for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer and spent eleven years as a defender for the United States national team. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.-Youth:Born in Greensboro, he attended Southwest Guilford...

CB 12 Jeff Agoos

Jeff Agoos

Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Agoos is a retired American soccer defender, and one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team....

LB 2 Frankie Hejduk

Frankie Hejduk

Frank Daniel "Frankie" Hejduk is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. He formerly played as right back for Columbus Crew, where he was team captain, and the United States national team.-Youth and College:Hejduk attended San Dieguito High...

RM 21 Landon Donovan

Landon Donovan

Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....

CM 10 Claudio Reyna

Claudio Reyna

Claudio Reyna is a retired American soccer player and the current USSF US Youth Soccer Technical Director. He was the captain of the United States national team before retiring from international football following the USA's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is widely considered one of the...

DaMarcus Beasley

DaMarcus Lamont Beasley is an American soccer player who plays for Puebla of the Mexican Primera División. He plays mainly as a winger on the left side of the midfield, but has also been used as a forward and fullback...

CF 11 Clint Mathis

Clint Mathis

Clint Mathis is a retired American soccer player.-Youth and college:Mathis played club soccer at a young age for Rockdale Youth Soccer Association, and then for AFC Lightning, a Georgia powerhouse producing players such as current U.S. international Ricardo Clark, in Fayetteville...

CF 20 Brian McBride

Brian McBride

Substitutions: MF 7 Eddie Lewis

Eddie Lewis (soccer)

Edward James "Eddie" Lewis is a former American soccer player.During his 14-year professional career he played extensively in both the United States and England, notably for San Jose Clash, Preston North End, Leeds United and Los Angeles Galaxy...

FW 15 Josh Wolff

Josh Wolff

Joshua David "Josh" Wolff is an American soccer player currently playing for D.C. United of Major League Soccer.-College:...

Manager:

Bruce Arena

Bruce Arena is a former coach of the United States men's national soccer team as well as a former professional soccer and lacrosse player...

Assistant referees:

Egon Bereuter

Ali Tomusange

Fourth official:

Gamal Ghandour

Man of the Match:

Brad Friedel

Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....

Portugal vs Poland


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	PORTUGAL:
GK	1	Vítor Baía Vítor Baía Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His career was intimately connected with F.C...
RB	18	Nuno Frechaut Nuno Frechaut Nuno Miguel Frechaut Barreto , known as Frechaut , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Associação Naval 1º de Maio...
CB	5	Fernando Couto Fernando Couto Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, OIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.During a 21-year professional career, he played in a number of top teams in Portugal, Spain and Italy , appearing in nearly 600 official games and winning the national league title of each country,... (c)
CB	2	Jorge Costa Jorge Costa Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida , known as Costa, is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager....
LB	23	Rui Jorge
CM	20	Petit
CM	17	Paulo Bento Paulo Bento Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento is a retired Portuguese footballer, and the current manager of Portugal.A defensive midfielder with tackling ability and workrate as his main assets, he played for two of the major three teams in his country, also playing four years in Spain...
RW	11	Sérgio Conceição Sérgio Conceição Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a right winger.Known for his speed and strength, combined with his good dribbling and crossing skills, and fairly accurate shooting. During his extensive career, he played for ten different teams, in five...
AM	8	João Pinto João Vieira Pinto João Manuel Vieira Pinto is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a forward.Blessed with formidable skills and scoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national team's "Golden Generation", collecting 138 caps and scoring 35...
LW	7	Luís Figo Luís Figo Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...
CF	9	Pauleta Pauleta Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH , commonly known as Pauleta , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker....
Substitutions:
MF	10	Rui Costa Rui Costa Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH is a former Portuguese football player and current Director of Football for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder, he most recently played for Portuguese club Benfica...
DF	22	Beto
FW	19	Nuno Capucho
Manager:
António Oliveira António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira António Luís Alves Ribeiro de Oliveira is a retired Portuguese football attacking midfielder and manager.As a player, he notably represented two of the Big Three in his country, Porto and Sporting, amassing totals of 277 games and 87 first division goals between the two, and also later managing...

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POLAND: | GK 1 Jerzy Dudek

Jerzy Dudek

RB 21 Marek Koźmiński

Marek Kozminski

Marek Jan Koźmiński is a retired Polish football player.-Club:He played for clubs such as Hutnik Kraków, Udinese , Brescia , AC Ancona , PAOK Thessaloniki and Górnik Zabrze.-National team:...

CB 6 Tomasz Hajto

Tomasz Hajto

Tomasz Hajto is a Polish former footballer who is currently a pundit for Polsat Sport and a commentator at Eurosport 2.- Club career :...

CB 15 Tomasz Wałdoch (c) LB 4 Michał Żewłakow RM 19 Maciej Żurawski

Maciej Zurawski

CM 10 Radosław Kałużny CM 7 Piotr Świerczewski

Piotr Swierczewski

LM 18 Jacek Krzynówek

Jacek Krzynówek

CF 11 Emmanuel Olisadebe

Emmanuel Olisadebe

Emmanuel Olisadebe is a Nigerian-born Polish football striker who plays for Greek football club Vyzas Megaron in Gamma Ethniki....

CF 9 Paweł Kryszałowicz Substitutions: MF 17 Arkadiusz Bąk

Arkadiusz Bak

Arkadiusz Bąk is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Flota Świnoujście.Having started in the 1992/1993 season, Bąk also played for Ruch Chorzów, Polonia Warszawa, Birmingham City, Widzew Łódź and Amica Wronki. He made thirteen appearances for Poland, including appearances in the 2002...

FW 14 Marcin Żewłakow DF 5 Tomasz Rząsa

Tomasz Rzasa

Tomasz Rząsa is a former Polish professional footballer.-Career:During his career, Rząsa represented Sokół Pniewy , Grasshoppers , Lugano , Young Boys , De Graafschap , Feyenoord , Partizan , Heerenveen , ADO Den Haag and Ried .In...

Manager:

Jerzy Engel

Assistant referees:

Igor Sramka

Wagih Farag

Fourth official:

Carlos Batres

Carlos Alberto Batres González is a Guatemalan football referee. He has refereed FIFA World Cup qualification and final tournament matches, and at Olympic tournaments....

Man of the Match:

Pauleta

Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH , commonly known as Pauleta , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker....

Portugal vs Korea Republic


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	PORTUGAL:
GK	1	Vítor Baía Vítor Baía Vítor Manuel Martins Baía, OIH , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His career was intimately connected with F.C...
RB	22	Beto
CB	5	Fernando Couto Fernando Couto Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, OIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.During a 21-year professional career, he played in a number of top teams in Portugal, Spain and Italy , appearing in nearly 600 official games and winning the national league title of each country,... (c)
CB	2	Jorge Costa Jorge Costa Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida , known as Costa, is a retired Portuguese professional footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager....
LB	23	Rui Jorge
CM	20	Petit Petit (Portuguese footballer) Armando Gonçalves Teixeira , commonly known as Petit, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln in the German first division, as a defensive midfielder....
CM	17	Paulo Bento Paulo Bento Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento is a retired Portuguese footballer, and the current manager of Portugal.A defensive midfielder with tackling ability and workrate as his main assets, he played for two of the major three teams in his country, also playing four years in Spain...
RW	11	Sérgio Conceição Sérgio Conceição Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a right winger.Known for his speed and strength, combined with his good dribbling and crossing skills, and fairly accurate shooting. During his extensive career, he played for ten different teams, in five...
AM	8	João Pinto João Vieira Pinto João Manuel Vieira Pinto is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mostly as a forward.Blessed with formidable skills and scoring ability, he made his name mostly at a domestic level and as a key figure in the Portuguese national team's "Golden Generation", collecting 138 caps and scoring 35...
LW	7	Luís Figo Luís Figo Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...
CF	9	Pauleta Pauleta Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH , commonly known as Pauleta , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker....
Substitutions:
DF	13	Jorge Andrade
DF	3	Abel Xavier Abel Xavier Faisal Xavier is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a full back. He last played for Los Angeles Galaxy and also made 20 appearances for the Portuguese national team.-Career:...
FW	21	Nuno Gomes Nuno Gomes Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C...
Manager:
António Oliveira António Luís Alves Ribeiro Oliveira António Luís Alves Ribeiro de Oliveira is a retired Portuguese football attacking midfielder and manager.As a player, he notably represented two of the Big Three in his country, Porto and Sporting, amassing totals of 277 games and 87 first division goals between the two, and also later managing...

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KOREA REPUBLIC: | GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae

Lee Woon-Jae

Lee Woon-Jae is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League. He was part of Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns...

CB 4 Choi Jin-Cheul

Choi Jin-Cheul

Choi Jin-Cheul is a South Korean football player, who played for the K-League team Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.Choi made 65 appearances for the South Korea national football team. He usually played as centre-back and made a very strong team with Hong Myung-Bo and Kim Tae-Young during the World Cup 2002...

CB 20 Hong Myung-Bo

Hong Myung-Bo

Hong Myung-Bo is a former South Korean footballer who, along with Cha Bum Kun, is often considered among the greatest Asian footballers ever. Hong was a member of the Korean national team in four World Cups, and was the first Asian player to play in four consecutive World Cup finals tournaments....

Song Chong-Gug

Song Chong-Gug is a Korean football player who currently plays for Tianjin Teda F.C. in the Chinese Super League.- Career :...

CM 6 Yoo Sang-Chul

Yoo Sang-Chul

Yoo Sang-Chul is a South Korean football manager and former football player. He is currently the manager of K-League team Daejeon Citizen.- Profile :*Weight: 78 kg*First Int'l Cap: USA...

CM 5 Kim Nam-Il

Kim Nam-Il

Kim Nam-il or Kim Namil is a South Korean footballer. Kim is a defensive midfielder for Tom Tomsk in the Russian Premier League. He was virtually unknown before he became a superstar for his impressive defensive displays in the 2002 FIFA World Cup....

LM 10 Lee Young-Pyo

Lee Young-Pyo

Lee Young-Pyo is a South Korean football player. Lee is recognized for his speed and dribbling skills. His former manager Martin Jol once called him "the best left-back in Holland"....

RF 21 Park Ji-Sung

Park Ji-Sung

Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester United. He was also the captain of the South Korean national team until his retirement from international football...

CF 19 Ahn Jung-Hwan

Ahn Jung-Hwan

Ahn Jung-Hwan is a South Korean football player. He made world headlines by scoring the winning golden goal for South Korea against Italy in the 2002 World Cup second round, sending South Korea into the quarterfinals.-Football career:After starting his professional career with K-League's Busan...

LF 9 Seol Ki-Hyeon

Seol Ki-Hyeon

Seol Ki-Hyeon or Seol Ki-Hyun |Gangwon]]) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays for Ulsan Hyundai as a winger or striker. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at RSC Anderlecht.-Early career:At the end of...

Substitutions: MF 14 Lee Chun-Soo

Lee Chun-Soo

Lee Chun-Soo is a football player from South Korea, who currently plays for Omiya Ardija. He was a key member of his national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics...

Manager:

Guus Hiddink

Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009...

Assistant referees:

Ali Al Traifi

Ferenc Szekely

Fourth official:

Kyros Vassaras

Kyros Vassaras is a Greek former professional football referee. Outside of refereeing, he works as a travel agent in Thessaloniki, Greece. Vassaras is also a linguist; he is able to speak Greek, German, English and Spanish....

Man of the Match:

Park Ji-Sung

Poland vs USA


style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	POLAND:
GK	12	Radosław Majdan
RB	2	Tomasz Kłos
CB	13	Arkadiusz Głowacki
CB	3	Jacek Zieliński (c)
LB	21	Marek Koźmiński Marek Kozminski Marek Jan Koźmiński is a retired Polish football player.-Club:He played for clubs such as Hutnik Kraków, Udinese , Brescia , AC Ancona , PAOK Thessaloniki and Górnik Zabrze.-National team:...
RM	19	Maciej Żurawski Maciej Zurawski Maciej Żurawski is a Polish footballer. Żurawski has appeared 72 times and scored 17 goals for Poland. He has also scored 121 goals in Polish Ekstraklasa and has been the top league goalscorer twice.- Wisła Kraków :...
CM	8	Cezary Kucharski Cezary Kucharski Cezary Kucharski is a retired Polish football player.He played for clubs such as FC Aarau , Legia Warsaw, Sporting de Gijón , Iraklis and Górnik Łęczna ....
CM	16	Maciej Murawski Maciej Murawski Maciej Murawski is a Polish football player.He played for clubs such as Polonia Bytom, Lech Poznań, Legia Warsaw, Arminia Bielefeld , Aris Thessaloniki and Apollon Kalamarias...
LM	18	Jacek Krzynówek Jacek Krzynówek Jacek Krzynówek , born 15 May 1976, is a former Polish footballer. One of the most glorious moments of his career was scoring a rocket shot against Real Madrid in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League.-Club career:...
CF	11	Emmanuel Olisadebe Emmanuel Olisadebe Emmanuel Olisadebe is a Nigerian-born Polish football striker who plays for Greek football club Vyzas Megaron in Gamma Ethniki....
CF	9	Paweł Kryszałowicz
Substitutions:
FW	14	Marcin Żewłakow
MF	23	Paweł Sibik
DF	15	Tomasz Wałdoch
Manager:
Jerzy Engel Jerzy Engel Władysław Jerzy Engel was a Polish footballer and coach. Engel began his career in football at an early age playing at local club Junak Wloclawek, before moving to Polonia Warsaw , Hutnik Warszawa and several other clubs.Engel, nicknamed "Jurek", began playing in midfield or attack before, at...

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USA: | GK 1 Brad Friedel

Brad Friedel

Bradley Howard Friedel is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League....

RB 22 Anthony Sanneh CB 23 Eddie Pope

Eddie Pope

CB 12 Jeff Agoos

Jeff Agoos

Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Agoos is a retired American soccer defender, and one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team....

LB 2 Frankie Hejduk

Frankie Hejduk

RM 8 Earnie Stewart CM 10 Claudio Reyna

Claudio Reyna

Landon Donovan

CF 11 Clint Mathis

Clint Mathis

CF 20 Brian McBride

Brian McBride

Substitutions: MF 17 DaMarcus Beasley

DaMarcus Beasley

FW 9 Joe-Max Moore

Joe-Max Moore

Joe-Max Moore is a former American soccer forward who played for the United States national team in three World Cups. He played professionally for clubs in Germany, England and the United States. He finished his career with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer...

MF 13 Cobi Jones

Cobi Jones

Cobi N'Gai Jones is a retired American soccer player who formerly served as assistant coach with the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer , with whom he had been involved as a player and coach since the team's inaugural season in 1996...

Manager:

Bruce Arena

Bruce Arena is a former coach of the United States men's national soccer team as well as a former professional soccer and lacrosse player...

Assistant referees:

Bomer Fierro

Jaap Pool

Fourth official:

Coffi Codjia

Coffi Codjia is a Beninese football referee.An international referee since 1994, Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1999 and 2003 and the African Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, in which he was the referee for the final, and...

Man of the Match:

Jacek Krzynówek

External links

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