The first World Cup ever to be staged outside Europe or the Americas, the 2002 finals were also the first to be shared by two nations, with South Korea and Japan earning co-hosting rights.

The current masterminds behind two of Asia's most successful footballing nations, Japan's Hajime Moriyasu and South Korea's Hong Myung Bo, believe their teams will continue to inspire each other as ...

The co-hosting of the 2002 World Cup with South Koreans saw the programme begin to bear fruit with a place in the last 16 for the first time, a feat Japan matched in 2010, 2018 and 2022. However ...