Talk:2002 FIFA World Cup hosting controversy

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There are so many things unrelated to the naming dispute.--Mochi 13:05, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Can you name which ones and then we can edit them appropriately? I've already taken out the reference to the ticketing problem.--Sir Edgar 23:41, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Shouldn't this article be named Football World Cup 2002 hosting controversy? CG 13:32, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

POV

Under "disputes", the article says, "Korea and Japan, two countries that can't even agree on the naming of the body of water between them (see Sea of Japan naming dispute), were to host the world's most popular sporting event. These two countries have had a historically acrimonious relationship (see Korean-Japanese disputes)." This is blatantly POV. --RabidMonkeysEatGrass 04:07, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Would you care to explain how? The phrasing could be more academic, but I see nothing but facts there, backed by a large amount of not quoted but existing published research. Loge 18:38, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

I don't see how it's POV... it's just how things are. I asked my friend, who is half-Japanese and half-Korean, if she feels weirded out by this and she replied that things are the way they are. It's true that the naming of the body of water is still a giant dispute and feelings of animosity between Korea and Japan are well-known. It's not an opinion. It's a fact. If you mean that it is biased, it's technically unavoidable for anyone to not have a POV, but it still does not effect the data that exists.

That is unneccessary information, which I find does not even belong in this article. Unless anyone is able to state a firm reason WHY it should even be here, it should remain off topic. At most, I would write "Korea and Japan has had several disputes throughout history," if at all. (123) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.66.184.238 (talk) 22:40, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

This article has been fixed

I just did lots of work the the external links, which should make the article more accurate.
HaloPwnage 01:33, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

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2002 FIFA World Cup

Bids:

• South Korea
• Japan
• Mexico

On May 31, 1996, the hosting selection meeting was held in Zürich for the fifth straight time. A joint bid was formed between Japan and South Korea, and the bid was "voted by acclamation," an oral vote without ballots. The first joint bid of the World Cup was approved, edging out the single bid by Mexico.

Results:

1. South Korea/Japan (joint bid, voted by acclamation)
2. Mexico

Controversy

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan. Initially, the two Asian countries were competitors in the bidding process. But just before the vote, they agreed with FIFA to co-host the event. However, the rivalry and distance between them led to organizational and logistical problems. FIFA has said that co-hosting is not likely to happen again, and in 2004 officially stated that its statutes did not allow co-hosting bids.