Japan/South Korea 2002 was everything for Ronaldo (the original) that France '98 wasn't. He was back to his best, quite incredible after a couple of what could have been career ending knee injuries. He was Brazil's star, leading from the front, making the difference between another close run for Brazil at a World Cup and actually winning it.
His two goals in the final grabbed the headlines but it was his semifinal toe-poke that finally broke Turkey's stubbornness that stands out for me.
Turkey were the big surprise team of the tournament. It seemed unfathomable that they would beat Brazil and make it to the final but, oh boy, did they run them close. It was up to Ronaldo and his individual moment of football genius that set the football universe straight.
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