On June 30, 2002, the 17th World Cup final was held at the Yokohama International Arena in Yokohama, Japan, by Brazil against Germany, although Brazil stumbled in the journey of the qualifiers, the final stage was qualified for the World Cup, but in the main tournament, under the leadership of Scolari, the Brazilian 4R combination was invincible in the first six matches, showing strong attack, and won all six games to advance to the final, while Germany also performed poorly in the qualifier stage, and was defeated by England 1-5 In the two play-off matches against Ukraine, Germany won 5-2 with Ballack's three goals to qualify for the World Cup in the final stages, but in the first six games of the low-key German team, Worrell's team showed strong defensive ability, and goalkeeper Kahn performed well and became the anchor of the German team's defense. Only one goal was conceded in the first six games, and the knockout round was three consecutive 1-0, and finally advanced to the final, but the core player of the German team who had previously performed prominently, Barak, could not play due to the accumulation of two yellow cards, which made the German team lose the most powerful goal-breaking weapon, and also became the biggest regret of the German team.
At the beginning of the first half, the German team played more proactively, frequently threatening the Brazilian team gate, in the first 15 minutes, Schneider a right cross and a left cross, both posed a threat to the Brazilian team goal, Brazil stabilized the position, also began to attack the German team goal, Ronaldo twice wasted the opportunity created by The little Luo to break the goal, before the end of the first half, the Brazilian team Klebsen outside the penalty area hanging shot, the ball hit the crossbar pop-up, in the stoppage time, Carlos outside the box left a strong shot, Ronaldo intercepted the ball in the penalty area, turned around and fired a shot, which Kahn reacted quickly and blocked with his foot. Neither side scored in the first half.
In the second half, the German team won a free kick, Neuville a powerful long-range shot directly at the goal, goalkeeper Marcos with both hands supported, the ball smashed heavily on the column and bounced out, both sides hit the beam and column once, in the 67th minute, Ronaldo snatched Harman successfully in front of the field, the horse was uploaded to nearby Rivaldo, Rivaldo flashed the angle, it was a long-range shot, Kahn accidentally saved the ball, Da Luo inserted a high-speed shot to break the goal, brazil took the lead. In the 79th minute, Kleberson broke through on the right side of the road, he crossed the middle of the box in front of the penalty area, Rivaldo cleverly leaked at the front point, Ronaldo got the ball at the back point and calmly pushed his right foot, and the ball rubbed the right upright into the goal! Brazil leads Germany 2-0. Subsequently, the German team, which was two goals behind, made a crazy counterattack, using long-range shots to threaten brazil's goal, but due to the lack of main scorer Ballack, Germany never knocked on brazil's door, and finally Brazil won 2-0 against Germany.
Brazil finally won the championship with Ronaldo's two goals, achieving the great feat of the five-star Brazilian team. Alien Ronaldo also won the Golden Boot of this tournament with a score of 8 goals. Kahn, who lost two goals in the final, still won the Golden Ball Award and the Golden Glove Award of this World Cup for his outstanding performance. Brazil also became the first team in history to maintain a seven-game Victory in the World Cup. The power of the 4R combination was revealed. As captain Cafo lifted the Hercules Cup, Brazil became the first team in history to win the World Cup for the fifth time.
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