Editing 2002 FIFA World Cup (section)

===Draw results and group fixtures===
The draw resulted in the following eight groups:<ref name="Draw of Groups">{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9AsZMM7rK4|title=World Cup Draw 2002|date=1 December 2001|access-date=16 November 2017|via=YouTube|medium=video|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627095316/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=t9AsZMM7rK4|archive-date=27 June 2022}}</ref>
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|+ [[#Group A|Group A]] <small>(Korea)</small>
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|A1 || {{fb|FRA|1974}}
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|align=center|A2 || {{fb|SEN}}
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|align=center|A3 || {{fb|URU}}
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|align=center|A4 || {{fb|DEN}}
|}
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|+ [[#Group B|Group B]] <small>(Korea)</small>
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|B1 || {{fb|ESP}}
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|align=center|B2 || {{fb|SVN}}
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|align=center|B3 || {{fb|PAR|1990}}
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|align=center|B4 || {{fb|RSA}}
|}
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|+ [[#Group C|Group C]] <small>(Korea)</small>
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|C1 || {{fb|BRA}}
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|align=center|C2 || {{fb|TUR}}
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|align=center|C3 || {{fb|CHN}}
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|align=center|C4 || {{fb|CRC}}
|}
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|+ [[#Group D|Group D]] <small>(Korea)</small>
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|D1 || {{fb|KOR|1997}}
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|align=center|D2 || {{fb|POL}}
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|align=center|D3 || {{fb|USA|1960}}
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|align=center|D4 || {{fb|POR}}
|}
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|+ [[#Group E|Group E]] <small>(Japan)</small>
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} || width=120|Team
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|align=center|E1 || {{fb|GER}}
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|align=center|E2 || {{fb|KSA}}
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|align=center|E3 || {{fb|IRL}}
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|align=center|E4 || {{fb|CMR}}
|}
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|+ [[#Group F|Group F]] <small>(Japan)</small>
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ||width=120|Team
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|align=center|F1 || {{fb|ARG|1861}}
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|align=center|F2 || {{fb|NGA}}
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|align=center|F3 || {{fb|ENG}}
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|align=center|F4 || {{fb|SWE}}
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;"
|+ [[#Group G|Group G]] <small>(Japan)</small>
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ||width=120|Team
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|align=center|G1 || {{fb|ITA|1946}}
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|align=center|G2 || {{fb|ECU|1900}}
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|align=center|G3 || {{fb|CRO}}
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|align=center|G4 || {{fb|MEX}}
|}
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|+ [[#Group H|Group H]] <small>(Japan)</small>
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!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} ||width=120|Team
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|align=center|H1 || {{fb|JPN}}
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|align=center|H2 || {{fb|BEL}}
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|align=center|H3 || {{fb|RUS}}
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|align=center|H4 || {{fb|TUN}}
|}
In each group, the teams played three matches, one against each of the other teams. Victories were granted 3 points, while a draw was equal to 1 point. After completion of the group stage, the best two teams of each group advanced to the Round of 16 in the [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]], in a way so all group winners started out meeting a runner-up from one of the other groups. This format was identical with the tournament structure being used in [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]. A total of 64 games were played, including the [[#Final|final]] and a [[#Third place play-off|bronze medal game]] between the two semifinale losers.

Group F was considered the [[group of death]] as it brought together Argentina, England, Nigeria and Sweden.<ref name="draw history"/>

The fixtures for the group stage were decided based on the draw results, as follows:

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|+ Group stage schedule
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!Matchday
!Dates
!Matches
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|Matchday 1
|31 May – 5 June 2002
|1 v 2, 3 v 4
|-
|Matchday 2
|5–10 June 2002
|1 v 3, 4 v 2
|-
|Matchday 3
|11–14 June 2002
|4 v 1, 2 v 3
|}