The 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan was the first World Cup to be played in Asia. Sweden was drawn into what was known as the "Group of Death" along with Argentina, England and Nigeria. Sweden sensationally won the group after, among other things, Anders Svensson's classic free kick goal against Argentina. Brazil eventually won the World Cup gold medal and Ronaldo became the tournament's top scorer.
Lars Lagerbäck
Tommy Söderberg
Henrik Larsson
Anders Svensson
Fredrik Ljungberg
Magnus Hedman
Tobias Linderoth
Olof Mellberg
Patrik Andersson
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Johan Mjällby
Marcus Allbäck
Teddy Lučić
Andreas Isaksson
Michael Svensson
Magnus Kihlstedt
Tomas Antonelius
Erik Edman
Andreas Jakobsson
Niclas Alexandersson
Magnus Svensson
Mattias Jonson
Pontus Farnerud
Daniel Andersson
Andreas Andersson
Lasse Granqvist
Glenn Strömberg
Thierry Henry
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Darío Rodríguez
Luís Figo
João Pinto
Park Ji-sung
Junichi Inamoto
Mohamed Al-Deayea
Miroslav Klose
Christian Vieri
Francesco Totti
Filippo Inzaghi
Alessandro Del Piero
Rivaldo
Ronaldo
Ronaldinho
Roberto Carlos
Sven-Göran Eriksson
David Beckham
Julius Aghahowa
Pierluigi Collina
Diego Simeone
Ahn Jung-hwan
Gianluigi Buffon
Roy Keane
Iker Casillas
Oliver Kahn
David Seaman
El Hadji Diouf
Michael Owen
Landon Donovan
Michael Ballack
Cafú
Lee Woon-jae
Hakan Şükür
Lee Eul-Yong
İlhan Mansız
Song Chong-gug