England went out as they lost to favourites Brazil 2-1 at the quarter final stages (played in the heat of the day). Italy went out in the second round as they were beaten 2-1 by South Korea with a golden goal at the end of extra time (although the referee made several crucial decisions against the Italians in that match).

In the quarter finals of the World Cup 2002:

Brazil beat England 2-1
Turkey beat Senegal 1-0 with a golden goal

Germany beat the USA 1-0
South Korea beat Spain 5-3 on penalties (0-0 after extra time)

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The semi finals and final have been predicted below:

SEMI FINAL PREDICTIONS

Brazil 2 Turkey 0
Germany 1 South Korea 0

Both Brazil and Germany progressed to the final as predicted (Germany won 1-0 as predicted whilst Brazil won 1-0 too)

FINAL PREDICTION

Brazil 2 Germany 0

This final prediction was correct as Brazil beat Germany 2-0

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Original group stage predictions
 

** The comparisons of the predictions below to the actual results are discussed below (in blue) **
 
GROUP A                       
France  v   Senegal                        3        0
Seoul | Fri 31 May | 12.30 BST                       
 Uruguay  v   Denmark                  0        0
Ulsan | Sat 1 June | 10.00 BST                       
 Denmark  v   Senegal                   2        0
Daegu | Thu 6 June | 07.30 BST                       
 France  v   Uruguay                      2        1
Busan | Thu 6 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Senegal  v   Uruguay                     0        3
Suwon | Tue 11 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Denmark  v   France                     1        2
Incheon | Tue 11 June | 07.30 BST                       
 
(Final table: For=Goals For, Against=Goals Against)
   

Group A - the actual final table was Denmark first, then Senegal, then Uruguay and France last so the prediction for this group was totally incorrect - but who could have predicted this group!!! World Champions France got a shock 1-0 defeat to Senegal at the start of the tournament and never recovered. Senegal did much better than expected as they also drew against Denmark and Uruguay (apologies for underrating them in the prediction).

GROUP B
  Paraguay  v   South Africa                 3        1
Busan | Sun 2 June | 08.30 BST                       
 Spain  v   Slovenia                              3        1
Gwangju | Sun 2 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Spain  v   Paraguay                             2        2
Jeonju | Fri 7 June | 10.00 BST                       
 South Africa  v   Slovenia                    2        1
Daegu | Sat 8 June | 07.30 BST                       
 South Africa  v   Spain                        1        3
Daejeon | Wed 12 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Slovenia  v   Paraguay                         0        2
Seogwipo | Wed 12 June | 12.30 BST                       
 

Group B - the actual final table was Spain, then Paraguay, then South Africa, then Slovenia so the final table prediction was correct. South Africa did almost qualify second in this group as they drew with Paraguay and finished up with the same number of points as them (4 points).

GROUP C
 Brazil  v   Turkey                             2        0
Ulsan | Mon 3 June | 10.00 BST                       
 China  v   Costa Rica                       2        0
Gwangju | Tue 4 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Brazil  v   China                               3        1
Seogwipo | Sat 8 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Costa Rica  v   Turkey                     1        2
Incheon | Sun 9 June | 10.00 BST                       
 Costa Rica  v   Brazil                       0        4
Suwon | Thu 13 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Turkey  v   China                             2        1
Seoul | Thu 13 June | 07.30 BST                       

Group C - the actual final table was Brazil, then Turkey, then Costa Rica, then China so the final table prediction got the third and fourth placed teams the wrong way round. China were predicted to beat Costa Rica 2-0 when in fact Costa Rica beat them 2-0. Costa Rica were unlucky not to qualify as they were very strong in the tournament and drew 1-1 with Turkey too.

GROUP D
 South Korea  v   Poland                 1        0
Busan | Tue 4 June | 12.30 BST                       
 USA  v   Portugal                           0        3
Suwon | Wed 5 June | 10.00 BST                       
 South Korea  v   USA                    1        0
Daegu | Mon 10 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Portugal  v   Poland                        3        1
Jeonju | Mon 10 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Poland  v   USA                             1        2
Daejeon | Fri 14 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Portugal  v   South Korea               2        0
Incheon | Fri 14 June | 12.30 BST                       
 

Group D - the actual final table was South Korea, then USA, then Portugal, then Poland so the final table prediction was incorrect in placing Portugal top when they came third in the group. Portugal went 3-0 down to the USA early on in their first game but almost managed a draw (they finally lost 3-2). Although Portugal then beat Poland 4-0, they were reduced to 9 men in their final game against South Korea and lost 1-0 (although they had chances at the end of the game to get the draw they needed to qualify). South Korea looked very good at the group stage.

GROUP E
 Rep of Ireland  v   Cameroon              2        1
Niigata | Sat 1 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Germany  v   Saudi Arabia                  2        0
Sapporo | Sat 1 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Germany  v   Rep of Ireland                0        0
Ibaraki | Wed 5 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Cameroon  v   Saudi Arabia               1        1
Saitama | Thu 6 June | 10.00 BST                       
 Saudi Arabia  v   Rep of Ireland          0        1
Yokohama | Tue 11 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Cameroon  v   Germany                      0        2
Shizuoka | Tue 11 June | 12.30 BST                       
 

Group E - the actual final table was Germany, then Republic of Ireland, then Cameroon, then Saudi Arabia so the final table prediction was correct. Cameroon beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 and drew with Ireland 1-1 and so did beat the predicted results but still came third in the table.

GROUP F
 Argentina  v   Nigeria                      2        1
Ibaraki | Sun 2 June | 06.30 BST                       
 England  v   Sweden                        2        0
Saitama | Sun 2 June | 10.30 BST                       
 Sweden  v   Nigeria                         1        1
Kobe | Fri 7 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Argentina  v   England                    0        0
Sapporo | Fri 7 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Sweden  v   Argentina                     0        1
Miyagi | Wed 12 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Nigeria  v   England                        0        2
Osaka | Wed 12 June | 07.30 BST                       
 
(Final table: For=Goals For, Against=Goals Against)

Group F - the actual final table was Sweden, then England, then Argentina, then Nigeria. England would have come top of the group but only managed a 0-0 draw in their final game against Nigeria (having beaten Argentina 1-0 and drawn with Sweden 1-1). Congratulations to Sweden who topped the group - bad luck Argentina!!!

GROUP G
 Croatia  v   Mexico                             1        0
Niigata | Mon 3 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Italy  v   Ecuador                                 2        0
Sapporo | Mon 3 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Italy  v   Croatia                                  2        0
Ibaraki | Sat 8 June | 10.00 BST                       
 Mexico  v   Ecuador                           1        1
Miyagi | Sun 9 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Ecuador  v   Croatia                           0        2
Yokohama | Thu 13 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Mexico  v   Italy                                 1        1
Oita | Thu 13 June | 12.30 BST 
 

Group G - the actual final table was Mexico, then Italy, then Croatia, then Ecuador so Mexico came two places better than predicted. Italy lost 2-1 to Croatia (although they were not happy with the refereeing on the day) but still qualified in second place. Mexico beat Croatia 1-0, beat Ecuador 2-1 and drew 1-1 with Italy to deservedly come top of the group.

GROUP H
 Japan  v   Belgium                             1        0
Saitama | Tue 4 June | 10.00 BST                       
 Russia  v   Tunisia                             2        0
Kobe | Wed 5 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Japan  v   Russia                               1        1
Yokohama | Sun 9 June | 12.30 BST                       
 Tunisia  v   Belgium                           0        2
Oita | Mon 10 June | 10.00 BST                       
 Belgium  v   Russia                            1        0
Shizuoka | Fri 14 June | 07.30 BST                       
 Tunisia  v   Japan                              1        2
Osaka | Fri 14 June | 07.30 BST                       

Group H - the actual final table was Japan, then Belgium, then Russia, then Tunisia so the final table prediction was correct. Belgium managed a 2-2 draw, were held 1-1 by Tunisia but then beat Russia 3-2 to qualify in second place. Japan beat Russia 1-0 and Tunisia 2-0 to qualify top of the group.
 

2nd Round predictions ( 15 June to 18 June )
A*. Winner group E (Germany) 2 v 2nd group B (Paraguay) 1
            Seogwipo  - Sat 15 June - 07.30 BST
       Germany beat Paraguay 1-0 to go through to the quarter finals
B*. Winner group A (France) 1 v 2nd group F (Argentina) 0
            Niigata - Sat 15 June - 12.30 BST
        This match was between England and Denmark which England won 3-0
C*. Winner group F (England) 2 v 2nd group A (Uruguay) 1
             Oita  - Sun 16 June - 07.30 BST
        This match was between Sweden and Senegal which Senegal won 2-1
D*. Winner group B (Spain) 1 v 2nd group E (Rep of Ireland) 0
             Suwon - Sun 16 June - 12.30 BST
         Spain beat Ireland 3-2 on penalties (1-1 draw after extra time)
E*. Winner group G (Italy) 2 v 2nd group D (S Korea) 0
              Jeonju - Mon 17 June - 07.30 BST
         This match was between Mexico and the USA which the USA won 2-0
F*. Winner group C (Brazil) 3 v 2nd group H (Belgium) 1
              Kobe - Mon 17 June - 12.30 BST
         This match was between Brazil and Belgium (as predicted) - Brazil won 2-0
G* Winner group H (Japan) 2 v 2nd group C (Turkey) 0
              Miyagi - Tue 18 June - 07.30 BST
         This match was between Japan and Turkey (as predicted) but Turkey won 1-0
H*. Winner group D (Portugal) 3 v 2nd group G (Croatia) 1
               Daejeon - Tue 18 June 12.30 BST
         This match was between South Korea and Italy and South Korea won 2-1