World Cup 2002
World Cup 2002
Hiddink happy to be home as PSV return is sealed
GUUS Hiddink, who became a national hero in South Korea for guiding the Asian team to the World Cup semi-finals, has signed a two-year coaching deal with PSV Eindhoven.
Kahn sets August date for comeback
THE finger injury suffered by Oliver Kahn during the World Cup final will sideline the Germany goalkeeper for six weeks, but he should recover in time for the beginning of European Championships qualifying in September.
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As year of the dog recedes into memory, international game must sharpen its bite
FROM the unanimous assertion that France would set the standard to the promise of oppressive humidity and warnings that the tournament would be disrupted by a notorious rainy season, the 17th World Cup finals in Japan and South Korea proved that, when it comes to setting the scene for FIFA’s venture into the unknown territory of Asia, we knew nothing.
Camacho desertion prompts Spanish inquisition
SO, HASTA luego Jose-Antonio Camacho. The eternally angry Spanish national coach took his leave on Tuesday, perhaps to pursue a lucrative career in deodorant commercials. The sweatiest coach in the Far East this June seemed to have escaped the traditional post-World Cup cull of those hapless souls whose tactical masterplans had failed to come to fruition.
Brazil team stoned by fans after early end to parade
ANGRY Brazilian football fans stoned a bus carrying their World Cup heroes after the players cut short a victory parade.
Spain coach Camacho quits despite plaudits
JOSE Antonio Camacho quit yesterday after four years in charge of Spain, despite earning praise for a spirited World Cup campaign.
Kahn handed top award for World Cup heroics
THE sight of dejected Germany captain Oliver Kahn slumped against the goalposts at full-time in Yokohama was one of the enduring images of the World Cup final, but the Bayern Munich man received a timely pick-me-up yesterday when he became the first goalkeeper to win FIFA’s Golden Ball award.
Brazilians celebrate their miracle
IF GOD is indeed a Brazilian, as the five-time world soccer champions of Brazil like to claim, then the national coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari, is his new prophet.
It’s end of the world as we know it
AT MIDNIGHT on Sunday evening, the carriage did not come to whisk old Big Phil Scolari away from the scene of riotous celebration before setting him down at the end of an unemployment queue, nor did the World Cup trophy turn to a pumpkin in his hands. This was no dream, a miracle perhaps, but not a dream, although the fact of Scolari’s contract having expired around two hours after the final whistle of the 2002 World Cup in Yokohama, is no lie either.
Cafu eyes Pele’s record
BRAZIL captain Cafu yesterday revealed his desire to match Pele’s three World Cup triumphs as he celebrated his country’s return to the "top of the world" thanks to the inspiration of Ronaldo.
‘Mediocre’ Brazil don’t impress Maradona
HE railed against Japan, lashed out at FIFA, mocked Pele, and dismissed the World Cup finals as "mediocre." He even had a dig at David Beckham.
Defiant Rivaldo fires a volley in direction of critics
BRAZIL’S Rivaldo, who went into the World Cup amid doubts about his fitness and criticism over his international form, was in defiant mood yesterday after his team’s triumph over Germany.
Brazil begins its World Cup carnival
HUNDREDS of thousands of ecstatic Brazilians took to the streets yesterday in a blaze of firecrackers and samba to celebrate their unprecedented fifth World Cup win.
Despair of losing fails to dampen Germany’s pride
A WAVE of patriotic fervour swept Germany despite their team’s 2-0 defeat in the World Cup final.
Epidemic strikes as fans suffer withdrawal symptoms
AN EPIDEMIC may soon sweep Japan: the-World-Cup-is-over Syndrome.
Ferguson spot-on as he cashes in on Brazil triumph
SIR ALEX Ferguson was one of the few pundits who tipped Brazil to triumph in Japan and South Korea and the Manchester United manager would have been rubbing his hands yesterday, having backed the South Americans at a generous 8-1 before the tournament began.
Winning World Cup ‘better than sex’
AS THE famous gap-toothed smile faded, the enormity of what he had achieved slowly began to register on Ronaldo’s face.
The football party is over
A DEEP depression has settled over the Far East, where Japan and South Korea are reporting multiple incidences of a new illness which has been termed "World-Cup-is-over" syndrome.
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