Ronaldo scored his tournament-leading sixth goal four minutes after the interval as Brazil advanced to its third straight World Cup final, posting a 1-0 victory over Turkey.

After witnessing a month of upsets by non-traditional powers over long-established nations in Korea/Japan, the 2002 World Cup final will be contested between a pair of soccer giants -- four-time champion Brazil and three-time winner Germany -- on Sunday in Yokohama.

Even with its illustrious football history, Brazil has reached a third straight World Cup final for the first time. The Brazilians captured their record fourth title in 1994, when they edged the Italians on penalty kicks. Then, four years ago, Brazil were humbled by hosts France.

Ronaldo, who recovered in time for Wednesday's match after suffering an injured left thigh in the quarterfinals against England, had three Turkish defenders around him at the top of the box when he unexpectedly toe-poked the ball on goal. The shot caught goalkeeper Rustu Recber off guard, who managed to get his left hand on the ball which rolled inside the left post.

Despite scoring Turkey's golden goal in its quarterfinal against Senegal, striker Ilhan Mansiz came off the bench with 28 minutes left. The leading scorer in the Turkish League during the 2001-02 campaign, Ilhan had his 78th-minute effort tipped over the bar by goalkeeper Marcos and headed another shot high in injury time.