The Japan-South Korea 2002 World Cup was MAD

As we traversed one millennium into another, football was clearly hurtling into a new age under Sepp Blatter, who had become the new FIFA President and his aim was to bring the World Cup to as many countries as possible by any means necessary. In 2002 that meant bringing the tournament to Asia for the first time in a cumbersome 32-team format across two countries for the first time in Japan and South Korea. It turned out to be a complete lottery. ___________________________________________________ ＨＥＬＰ， ＧＥＴ Ａ ＶＰＮ Go to https://piavpn.com/WIF to get 83% off Private Internet Access with 4 months free! ___________________________________________________ ＭＹ ＬＩＮＫＳ Go buy the FALSE9 MAGAZINE!: https://false9-shop.fourthwall.com/ Check out our other channel!:    / @false10-3e4   ___________________________________________________ ＴＩＭＥＳＴＡＭＰＳ ＆ ＲＥＦＥＲＥＮＣＥＳ 00:00 – Introduction 00:45 – Road to World Cup ‘02 04:25 – A 06:25 – B 08:05 – C 10:25 – D 12:25 – E 14:50 – F 16:35 – G 18:55 – H 20:30 – Knockout Stages 2002: When Asia Welcomed the World (Danny Lewis) The Anatomy of England (Jonathan Wilson) Angels with Dirty Faces (Jonathan Wilson) Calcio (John Foot) Futebol Nation (David Goldblatt) The Power and the Glory (Jonathan Wilson) The Story of the World Cup (Brian Glanville) Tor! (Uli Hesse) World Cup Fever (Simon Kuper) _____________________________________________________ ＡＢＯＵＴ ＴＨＥ ＣＨＡＮＮＥＬ FALSE9 is a YouTube channel that intends to document every facet of football history. From the Original Invincibles of Preston North End to the contemporary rise of Union Berlin, there's something for everybody. ____________________________________________________