At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 17th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. They are the only team to win 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. in 1998 had 6 match wins; the match is regarded as drawn although France progressed via penalties. In addition, France's win against happened after extra time, while Brazil won all their matches in regulation time. Brazil reached the final where they defeated Germany 2–0.

Squad Head coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Brazil vs Turkey

GK 1 MarcosCB 4 Roque JúniorCB 3 LúcioCB 5 EdmílsonRWB2 Cafu (c)LWB6 Roberto CarlosCM 8 Gilberto SilvaCM 19Juninho RF 11Ronaldinho CF 9 Ronaldo LF 10RivaldoSubstitutions:FW 17Denílson MF 18Vampeta FW 21Luizão Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 1 Rüştü ReçberCB 5 Alpay Özalan CB 16Ümit ÖzatCB 3 Bülent Korkmaz RM 4 Fatih Akyel CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu LM 20Hakan Ünsal RW 21Emre BelözoğluAM 10Yıldıray Baştürk LW 11Hasan ŞaşCF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)Substitutions:FW 17İlhan Mansız MF 22Ümit Davala FW 6 Arif Erdem Manager:Şenol Güneş Man of the Match: Rivaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees: Visva Krishnan (Singapore) Vladimir Fernández (El Salvador) Fourth official: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Brazil vs China PR

GK 1 MarcosCB 3 LúcioCB 14Ânderson PolgaCB 4 Roque Júnior RWB2 Cafu (c)LWB6 Roberto CarlosCM 19Juninho CM 8 Gilberto SilvaRF 10RivaldoCF 9 Ronaldo LF 11Ronaldinho Substitutions:FW 17Denílson MF 7 Ricardinho FW 20Edílson Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 22Jiang JinRB 21Xu YunlongCB 17Du WeiCB 14Li WeifengLB 4 Wu ChengyingCM 8 Li TieCM 15Zhao JunzheRM 18Li XiaopengLM 9 Ma Mingyu (c) AM 19Qi Hong CF 10Hao Haidong Substitutions:MF 3 Yang Pu MF 6 Shao Jiayi FW 16Qu Bo Manager: Bora Milutinović Man of the Match: Roberto Carlos (Brazil)

Assistant referees: Leif Lindberg (Sweden) Bomer Fierro (Ecuador) Fourth official: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Costa Rica vs Brazil

GK 1 Erick Lonnis (c)CB 5 Gilberto Martínez CB 4 Mauricio WrightCB 3 Luis MarínRM 15Harold Wallace CM 8 Mauricio Solís CM 6 Wilmer LópezCM 10Walter CentenoLM 22Carlos CastroCF 9 Paulo WanchopeCF 11Rónald GómezSubstitutions:FW 16Steven Bryce FW 7 Rolando Fonseca MF 12Winston Parks Manager:Alexandre Guimarães GK 1 MarcosCB 3 LúcioCB 14Ânderson PolgaCB 5 EdmílsonRWB2 Cafu (c) LWB16JúniorCM 19Juninho CM 8 Gilberto SilvaRF 20Edílson CF 9 RonaldoLF 10Rivaldo Substitutions:MF 15Kléberson MF 7 Ricardinho FW 23Kaká Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari Man of the Match: Júnior (Brazil)

Assistant referees: Wagih Farag (Egypt) Egon Bereuter (Austria) Fourth official: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Brazil vs Belgium

GK 1 MarcosCB 3 LúcioCB 4 Roque JúniorCB 5 EdmílsonRWB2 Cafu (c)LWB6 Roberto Carlos CM 19Juninho CM 8 Gilberto SilvaAM 11Ronaldinho AM 10Rivaldo CF 9 RonaldoSubstitutions:MF 17Denílson MF 15Kléberson MF 7 Ricardinho Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 1 Geert De VliegerRB 15Jacky Peeters CB 16Daniel Van BuytenCB 6 Timmy SimonsLB 5 Nico Van KerckhovenRM 22Mbo MpenzaCM 18Yves Vanderhaeghe CM 10Johan WalemLM 8 Bart GoorCF 11Gert VerheyenCF 7 Marc Wilmots (c)Substitutions:FW 9 Wesley Sonck Manager:Robert Waseige

Man of the Match: Rivaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees: Yuri Dupanov (Belarus) Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Fourth official: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Brazil vs England

GK 1 David SeamanRB 2 Danny MillsCB 5 Rio Ferdinand CB 6 Sol CampbellLB 3 Ashley Cole RM 7 David Beckham (c)CM 21Nicky ButtCM 8 Paul Scholes LM 4 Trevor Sinclair CF 10Michael Owen CF 11Emile HeskeySubstitutions:MF 23Kieron Dyer FW 20Darius Vassell FW 17Teddy Sheringham Manager: Sven-Göran Eriksson GK 1 MarcosCB 3 LúcioCB 5 EdmílsonCB 4 Roque JúniorRWB2 Cafu (c)LWB6 Roberto CarlosCM 15KlébersonCM 8 Gilberto SilvaAM 11Ronaldinho AM 10RivaldoCF 9 Ronaldo Substitutions:FW 20Edílson Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari Man of the Match: Rivaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees: Héctor Vergara (Canada) Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Fourth official: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Brazil vs Turkey

GK 1 MarcosCB 3 LúcioCB 4 Roque JúniorCB 5 EdmílsonRM 2 Cafu (c)CM 15Kléberson CM 8 Gilberto Silva LM 6 Roberto CarlosRF 20Edílson CF 9 Ronaldo LF 10RivaldoSubstitutions:FW 21Luizão MF 17Denílson DF 13Juliano Belletti Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari GK 1 Rüştü ReçberRB 4 Fatih AkyelCB 5 Alpay ÖzalanCB 3 Bülent KorkmazLB 18Ergün PenbeDM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu RM 22Ümit Davala CM 10Yıldıray Baştürk LM 21Emre Belözoğlu CF 11Hasan Şaş CF 9 Hakan Şükür (c)Substitutions:FW 17İlhan Mansız MF 13Muzzy Izzet FW 6 Arif Erdem Manager:Şenol Güneş Man of the Match: Ronaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees: Maciej Wierzbowski (Poland) Igor Šramka (Slovakia) Fourth official: Brian Hall (United States)

Final

GK 1 Oliver Kahn (c)CB 2 Thomas LinkeCB 5 Carsten RamelowCB 21Christoph MetzelderRM 22Torsten FringsCM 8 Dietmar HamannCM 16Jens Jeremies LM 17Marco Bode AM 19Bernd SchneiderCF 11Miroslav Klose CF 7 Oliver NeuvilleSubstitutes:FW 20Oliver Bierhoff FW 14Gerald Asamoah DF 6 Christian Ziege Manager:Rudi Völler GK 1 MarcosCB 3 LúcioCB 5 EdmílsonCB 4 Roque Júnior RM 2 Cafu (c)CM 8 Gilberto SilvaCM 15KlébersonLM 6 Roberto CarlosAM 11Ronaldinho CF 10RivaldoCF 9 Ronaldo Substitutes:MF 19Juninho MF 17Denílson Manager:Luiz Felipe Scolari Man of the Match: Ronaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees: Leif Lindberg (Sweden) Philip Sharp (England) Fourth official: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

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