After the ‘tragedy’ of 1998, the Cup of Korea and Japan, was a tournament ‘conquered in the day before’. This, because the favoritism of the Brazilian game, despite the dangers that this usually cause, was evident.  While most of the great games counted on 1 or 2 soccer stars, Brazil has all the practically teams of stars world-wide known.

The great doubt, was the performance of Ronaldo, that came (beyond the ’bad memory’ of the previous decision), of a series of bruises. Suspicion, so common in the supporting Brazilian, insult with the artillery of the Cup, still more with the 2 goals in the end against Germany.

The first phase, and eighth of end, had been calm, being the great game of the end Cup Fourth against England.  With a unforgettable lack goal of Ronaldinho. Brazil won the difficult game for 2x1.

In the end, the third consecutive one, souvenirs of the two last Cups mixed until the interval of the game.  Of the difficulty of 1994 to bad game of 1998, the supporting finally could commemorate a goal in the end of the Cup.  Two, in the reality, made followed for Ronaldo, in second time of the game that, showed that the choice of the Fifa of the goalkeeper Oliver Khan, of Germany, as the best one of the Cup, really was precipitated.

The favoritism was confirmed, much because of the Luis technician Philip Scolari, a specialist in championships with eliminatory system, that gained many times the Goblet Liberating of America and the World Cup, the Brazilian game arrived at the undisputed fifth world-wide award, consolidating the position of better game of the planet.