Date: 25-06-2002
Stage: semi-final
Place: SEOUL
Running time: 111 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 60fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/korean
My rating: **
Notes: Kahn,Klose,Ballack,Schneider
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 25 June 2002, 20:30
Sangam Stadium, Seoul
Attendance: 65,256
Meteo: N.A.
GERMANY
Oliver Kahn
Christian Ziege
Thomas Linke
Carsten Ramelow
Markus Babbel
Michael Ballack (c)
Bernd Schneider
Olaf Marschall
Miroslav Klose
Marco Bode
Oliver Neuville
Coach: Rudi Völler (GER)
71′ Michael Ballack
70′ ↓Miroslav Klose ↑Oliver Bierhoff
85′ ↓Bernd Schneider ↑Jens Jeremies
88′ ↓Oliver Neuville ↑Gerald Asamoah
SOUTH KOREA
LEE Woon-Jae
SONG Chong-Gug
CHOI Jin-Cheul
HONG Myong-Bo (c)
KIM Tae-Young
LEE Young-pyo
PARK Ji-sung
YOO Sang-chul
HWANG Sun-Hong
LEE Chun-soo
CHA Du-ri
Coach: Guus Hiddink (NED)
90′ Lee Min-Sung
54′ ↓Hwang Sun-Hong ↑Ahn Jung-Hwan
56′ ↓Choi Jin-Cheul ↑Lee Min-Sung
80′ ↓Hong Myong-Bo ↑Seol Ki-Hyeon
Referee: Urs Meier (SUI)
Goals:
75′ Michael Ballack GER
Match overview
Germany edged past South Korea with a late Ballack header to reach the World Cup final. After South Korea’s valiant defensive effort, Germany’s captain found the breakthrough midway through the second half, securing a historic victory on Korean soil.
Trivia
This was Germany’s first World Cup final appearance in twelve years, while South Korea became the first Asian nation to reach a World Cup semi-final.
