2002 FIFA World Cup was co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. UEFA was allocated 15 places in the FIFA World Cup Finals. They were filled with
- France
- Portugal
- Italy
- Spain
- Germany
- England
- Sweden
- Republic of Ireland
- Denmark
- Croatia
- Turkey
- Belgium
- Slovenia
- Russia
- Poland
Group Stage[]
The top 2 in each group advanced to the knockout stage. Nine of the 15 UEFA countries qualified but did not include the highly-ranked France and Portugal.
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | |
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1 | DEN | ESP | GER | SWE | ||||
2 | TUR | IRL | ENG | ITA | BEL | |||
3 | POR | CRO | RUS | |||||
4 | FRA | SVN | POL |
Knockout Stage[]
Nine UEFA countries advanced to the knockout stage. England, Turkey, Spain and Germany reached the quarter finals. Germany continued to the final to become the 2006 runners-up. Whilst Turkey finished with third place.