Quiz! Can you identify these stars of World Cup 2002?

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Do you recognise these lads? (Image credit: Getty)
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24 years ago, Brazil rolled into Yokohama to win the World Cup for the fifth time. World Cup 2002, memorable for a whole host of reasons, is drifting off with the sands of time, and the players who created its biggest moments look just a little bit different now. If you've got a good memory for faces, this FourFourTwo quiz is for you.

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This World Cup 2002 quiz is a strictly visual affair. We've picked out some of the stars of the show and we simply want to know whether you can apply a name to each of their photographs. That's it. There's no funny business here; it's just a straightforward recognition.

There are 20 players to name in all and there's no time limit, so you can have a good look at these boys and name the men they became.

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Chris is a Warwickshire-based freelance football writer specialising in West Midlands football, the Premier League, the EFL and the J.League. He is the author of the High Protein Beef Paste football newsletter and owner of Aston Villa Review. He supports Coventry Sphinx.

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