2002 World Cup South Korea
South Korea Players in the 2002 Soccer World Cup Information about the complete roster of South Korea National Soccer Team in the Korea / Japan 2002 World Cup with players, jersey numbers, position on the field, DOB, club and coach. Some 36 years later, when Italy were pitted against South Korea at the 2002 World Cup, the press reaction felt visceral. “It is sport’s Battle of Caporetto, Italy’s Vietnam,” wrote.
South Korean coach Guus Hiddink (c) hugging players (l-r) Ahn Jung hwan and Seol Ki hyeon after beating Italy. Source:AFP What was the ‘moment’: South Korea’s charmed run in 2002 had corruption written all over it during the knockout stages Which World Cup was it? South Korea-Japan, 2002 Countries involved: South Korea, Italy and Spain Former Socceroos 2006 FIFA World Cup boss Guus Hiddink was labelled a genius after the South Koreans knocked Italy and Spain out of their home tournament. It happened in extremely dubious circumstances but did the nation get some help from FIFA?
2002 World Cup Korea Controversy
The headlines of some Italian newspapers read, from top-left clockwise, 'Shame', 'Thieves', 'World Cup, goodbye with rage', 'Referee scandal', 'World Cup scandal'. Source:AP The newspaper said Warner, who was vice-president of FIFA and president of CONCACAF until his suspension and eventual resignation in 2011, assigned referees to a number of matches at the tournament. It included Spain’s controversial penalty loss to South Korea in the quarterfinals after they knocked Italy out of the round of 16.