Oliver Kahn Ukraine, and Kahn remained as Germany's number one for the upcoming Cup. Kahn was named the best goalkeeper in the world by IFFHS for the second time in his career. Despite Germany's comparatively low expectations when for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the team advanced to the finals; Kahn conceded only three goals in the course of the competition, two of which were in the Final. Playing the final match with torn ligaments in his right ring finger, Kahn conceded the first goal by fumbling a rebounded shot from Rivaldo to the feet of striker Ronaldo in the 67th minute.
James Kahn E.T.'s death. While on the set, Kahn gave a copy of his novel, "World Enough, and Time", to Spielberg – which resulted in Kahn getting the assignment to novelize the movie "Poltergeist", then in post-production. Kahn did several more novelizations after that – "Return of the Jedi", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", "The Goonies" and "Poltergeist II". During this period he also began to get television work, writing first for "St. Elsewhere", and later, "E/R" – a sitcom about an emergency department starring Elliott Gould and Mary MacDonald, in which Kahn created the character of a teen orderly