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This, Then, is the defining memory of World Cup 2002: a triangular haircut, a toothy grin and a young man dancing in delight. For Brazilian striker Ronaldo?who scored both goals in Brazil's 2-0 defeat of Germany in Sunday's World Cup climax?it was about more than a quick-thinking 67th minute finish and a beautiful 79th minute shot. Yes, those two goals clinched him the Golden Boot award as the World Cup's top scorer, and drove Brazil to victory. But they also marked his triumphal return to the highest echelons of the sport after years...
...Global football, too, returned to normal. After a torrent of upsets in the early stages of World Cup 2002, Brazil, football's hyperpower, clinched its fifth World Cup. The Germans, superpowers themselves with three previous titles, had to settle for second. What a match it was; the Germans unexpectedly aggressive, claiming 56% of the possession, winning 13 corners and hitting the woodwork twice; the Brazilians weathering the storm before launching themselves forward to secure their victory. In the end, Germany, World Cup 2002's most parsimonious defenders, yielded to Brazil, its most spirited attackers. At the finish, tiny Japanese origami...
...ever, it was about the talent?and cheek?of Brazil. Though Luiz Felipe Scolari's squad had looked shaky in the qualifying round that led up to World Cup 2002, once the real thing got underway the SeleCao showed what they were made of. They had World Cup legacies to live up to?like their victorious PelE-inspired side of 1970. The 2002 team won all their first-round, Group C matches and then defeated Belgium, England and Turkey to make the final. Even when they played poorly, they prevailed. Their three "Rs"?Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo?provided the World...
...them combined for one of the best goals of the tournament in Brazil's quarter-final match against England?a scintillating Ronaldinho run, finished off by a showpiece Rivaldo left-footed flick. (Earlier in the tournament Rivaldo provided the tournament's most distasteful piece of gamesmanship when he feigned a face injury from a ball struck by Turkey's Hakan Unsal that had hit him on the leg. The Turk was sent off for a second yellow card offense?an incident that earned Rivaldo heavy criticism and a not-so-heavy fine...
...Between their ability and their artfulness?and their 72-year history of qualifying for the cup?Brazil was from the quarter-finals the team-most-likely. And Germany the team-second-most-likely. After their ignominious exit from Euro 2000, the world thought it would be a long time before Germany could build a team with enough depth to duke it out at the highest levels of international football. Even at World Cup 2002, Germany's detractors pointed out that the side's route to the final was the easiest possible one. Aside from the plucky Irish?whose captain...