South Korea team's starting lineup
[1] Lee Yun-jae? [4] Choi Jin-cheol? [5] Kim Nam-il 68' (substituted)
[ 6] Ryu Sang-cheol?[7] Kim Tae-young 63' (substituted) ?[9] Seol Ki-hyun
[10] Lee Young-pyo?[19] Ahn Jung-hwan?[20] Hong Myung-bo 83' (substituted) )
[21] Park Ji-sung?[22] Song Jong-kook
2002 Korea-Japan World Cup:
1. Image
The center of the emblem The "Hercules Cup", which partially symbolizes the FIFA World Cup trophy, is the most important part of the emblem. The visualization of the Hercules Cup is the first time in the history of the World Cup.
2. Appearance
The overall shape of the emblem is circular. This is because the circle has a high degree of symbolic connotation. "Circle" is a part of Asia's long history and culture, and also symbolizes the universe, the sun, and the world. Therefore, the visualization of the Hercules Cup is also composed of a circle, which forms the main part of the emblem. ?[1]?
3. Color
The color of the emblem adopts bright tones intentionally to express the vivid colors representing each country participating in the World Cup. It also includes hues that represent special significance in Asia. For example, in Asia, yellow symbolizes "center" and white represents "purity."
4. Others
The upper left part of the emblem is open, symbolizing that it can be owned by all countries in the world, that is, every country has the possibility to share the joy of owning it.
2002: The "00" in 2002 is represented by an infinite symbol, symbolizing the friendly feelings and the spirit of mutual exchange between South Korea and Japan, FIFA and participating countries.
FIFA WORLD CUP: The font used here is the font used in every FIFA conference, and the color is gold, which symbolizes high quality.
KOREA JAPAN: The font is modern and the color is not the representative color of each national team’s uniform, but the representative color of the national flag.
Reference: 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup-Baidu Encyclopedia