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#1 South Korea(2002)
The 2002 World Cup was a fascinating one as a lot of good teams were eliminated by underdogs, making it a very exciting for the neutrals. South Korea, the host team had a dream run in this tournament.
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South Korea earned their first ever World Cup victory, defeating Poland 2–0. The United States and South Korea battled each other which resulted in nothing more than a draw. South Korea topped the group, eliminating Portugal thanks to a 70th-minute winner by Park Ji-sung.
South Korea then went on to defeat Italy in a match filled with controversies with the help of a golden goal from Ahn Jung-Hwan. They went on to beat Spain on penalties (5-3) to book their place in the semi-finals with the Germans. Though the Koreans failed to beat the Germans, they were deservedly appreciated by their fans and the football lovers.
