Editing 2002 FIFA World Cup (section)

==Concerns ==

The World Cup was originally going to be hosted either in [[Japan]] or in [[South Korea]], but in the end both rivals had decided to share the hosting duties thus making this World Cup the first to have multiple host nations. However, there were concerns regarding the selection of hosts due to logistical issues caused by fans traveling across two separate sovereign nations as well as whether some of the 20 stadiums to be constructed for the World Cup would be ready in time for it or not. While political and infrastructural problems were eventually overcome, there still remained the issue of East Asia's wet season which could disrupt the play. The timing of the tournament thus had been altered to mitigate as much as possible against such issues, with the tournament kicking off on May 31 and due to run until June 30, the earliest date for a World Cup final since 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Church |first=Michael |date=2022-09-07 |title=Remembering Korea-Japan 2002: The Tournament Begins |url=https://www.theasiangame.net/remembering-korea-japan-2002-the-tournament-begins/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=The Asian Game |language=en-AU |archive-date=29 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129162419/https://www.theasiangame.net/remembering-korea-japan-2002-the-tournament-begins/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

The time difference caused issues for fans worldwide especially in [[Europe]], where people had to go to work when matches were played.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How The 2002 World Cup Became The Most Controversial Tournament in Recent Memory |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-the-2002-world-cup-became-the-most-controversial-tournament-in-recent-memory/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Vice.com |date=18 July 2017 |language=en |archive-date=26 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126133602/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ywgx4y/how-the-2002-world-cup-became-the-most-controversial-tournament-in-recent-memory |url-status=live }}</ref>