2002 FIFA World Cup Group G

Play in Group G of the 2002 FIFA World Cup completed on 13 June 2002. Mexico won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Italy. Croatia and Ecuador failed to advance.

Overall

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Italy	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
Croatia	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	3
Ecuador	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3

All times local (UTC+9)

Croatia vs Mexico

Croatia v Mexico

3 June 2002
15:30

Croatia	0–1	Mexico
	Report	Blanco 60' (pen.)

Niigata Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 32,239
Referee: Lu Jun (China PR)

Croatia

Mexico


GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
CB	6	Boris Živković	59'
CB	3	Josip Šimunić
CB	21	Robert Kovač
RM	10	Niko Kovač
CM	14	Zvonimir Soldo
CM	4	Stjepan Tomas
LM	17	Robert Jarni
AM	8	Robert Prosinečki		46'
CF	9	Davor Šuker (c)		64'
CF	11	Alen Bokšić		67'
Substitutions:
MF	5	Milan Rapaić		46'
DF	15	Daniel Šarić		64'
MF	13	Mario Stanić		67'
Manager:
Mirko Jozić


GK	1	Óscar Pérez
CB	5	Manuel Vidrio
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CB	16	Salvador Carmona
DM	6	Gerardo Torrado
RM	13	Sigifredo Mercado
CM	19	Gabriel Caballero
CM	11	Braulio Luna
LM	7	Ramón Morales
CF	10	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	79'
CF	9	Jared Borgetti	68'
Substitutions:
FW	15	Luis Hernández	68'
FW	17	Francisco Palencia	79'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Man of the Match:
Braulio Luna (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)
Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

Italy vs Ecuador

Italy v Ecuador

3 June 2002
20:30

Italy	2–0	Ecuador
Vieri 7', 27'	Report

Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 31,081
Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

Italy

Ecuador


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon
RB	2	Christian Panucci
CB	13	Alessandro Nesta
CB	5	Fabio Cannavaro	81'
LB	3	Paolo Maldini (c)
RM	19	Gianluca Zambrotta
CM	14	Luigi Di Biagio		69'
CM	17	Damiano Tommasi
LM	11	Cristiano Doni		64'
AM	10	Francesco Totti		74'
CF	21	Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
MF	16	Angelo Di Livio		64'
MF	8	Gennaro Gattuso		69'
FW	7	Alessandro Del Piero		74'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni


GK	1	José Cevallos
RB	4	Ulises de la Cruz	49'
CB	3	Iván Hurtado
CB	2	Augusto Poroso	14'
LB	6	Raúl Guerrón
RM	19	Édison Méndez
CM	20	Edwin Tenorio		59'
CM	5	Alfonso Obregón
LM	16	Cléver Chalá	54'	85'
AM	10	Álex Aguinaga (c)		46'
CF	11	Agustín Delgado
Substitutions:
FW	18	Carlos Tenorio		46'
DF	15	Marlon Ayoví		59'
MF	7	Nicolás Asencio		85'
Manager:
Hernán Gómez

Man of the Match:
Christian Vieri (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Philip Sharp (England)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

Italy vs Croatia

Italy v Croatia

8 June 2002
18:00

Italy	1–2	Croatia
Vieri 55'	Report	Olić 73' Rapaić 76'

Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki
Attendance: 36,472
Referee: Graham Poll (England)

Italy

Croatia


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon
RB	2	Christian Panucci
CB	13	Alessandro Nesta		24'
CB	5	Fabio Cannavaro
LB	3	Paolo Maldini (c)
RM	19	Gianluca Zambrotta
CM	17	Damiano Tommasi
CM	6	Cristiano Zanetti
LM	11	Cristiano Doni		79'
SS	10	Francesco Totti
CF	21	Christian Vieri	51'
Substitutions:
DF	23	Marco Materazzi		24'
FW	9	Filippo Inzaghi		79'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni


GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
SW	21	Robert Kovač	39'
CB	3	Josip Šimunić
CB	4	Stjepan Tomas
RWB	15	Daniel Šarić
LWB	17	Robert Jarni (c)
CM	14	Zvonimir Soldo		62'
CM	10	Niko Kovač
AM	7	Davor Vugrinec		57'
AM	5	Milan Rapaić		79'
CF	11	Alen Bokšić
Substitutions:
FW	18	Ivica Olić		57'
MF	16	Jurica Vranješ		62'
DF	20	Dario Šimić		79'
Manager:
Mirko Jozić

Man of the Match:
Milan Rapaić (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Jens Larsen (Denmark)
Fourth official:
William Mattus (Costa Rica)

Mexico vs Ecuador

Mexico v Ecuador

9 June 2002
15:30

Mexico	2–1	Ecuador
Borgetti 28' Torrado 57'	Report	Delgado 5'

Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
Attendance: 45,610
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Mexico

Ecuador


GK	1	Óscar Pérez
CB	5	Manuel Vidrio
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CB	16	Salvador Carmona
DM	6	Gerardo Torrado	65'
RM	21	Jesús Arellano
CM	18	Johan Rodríguez		87'
CM	11	Braulio Luna
LM	7	Ramón Morales
CF	10	Cuauhtémoc Blanco		90+3'
CF	9	Jared Borgetti		77'
Substitutions:
FW	15	Luis Hernández		77'
MF	19	Gabriel Caballero		87'
MF	13	Sigifredo Mercado		90+3'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre


GK	1	José Cevallos	27'
RB	4	Ulises de la Cruz
CB	3	Iván Hurtado (c)
CB	2	Augusto Poroso
LB	6	Raúl Guerrón	49'
RM	19	Édison Méndez
CM	5	Alfonso Obregón		58'
CM	20	Edwin Tenorio		35'
LM	16	Cléver Chalá
CF	9	Iván Kaviedes	15'	53'
CF	11	Agustín Delgado	87'
Substitutions:
DF	15	Marlon Ayoví		35'
FW	18	Carlos Tenorio	61'	53'
MF	10	Álex Aguinaga		58'
Manager:
Hernán Gómez

Man of the Match:
Gerardo Torrado (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia)
Haidar Koleit (Lebanon)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Mexico vs Italy

Mexico v Italy

13 June 2002
20:30

Mexico	1–1	Italy
Borgetti 34'	Report	Del Piero 85'

Ōita Big Eye Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 39,291
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)

Mexico

Italy


GK	1	Óscar Pérez	84'
CB	5	Manuel Vidrio
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CB	16	Salvador Carmona
DM	6	Gerardo Torrado
RM	21	Jesús Arellano	2'
CM	18	Johan Rodríguez		76'
CM	11	Braulio Luna
LM	7	Ramón Morales		76'
CF	10	Cuauhtémoc Blanco
CF	9	Jared Borgetti		80'
Substitutions:
MF	3	Rafael García		76'
MF	19	Gabriel Caballero		76'
FW	17	Francisco Palencia		80'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre


GK	1	Gianluigi Buffon
CB	5	Fabio Cannavaro	5'
CB	13	Alessandro Nesta
CB	3	Paolo Maldini (c)
RM	19	Gianluca Zambrotta	55'
CM	17	Damiano Tommasi
CM	6	Cristiano Zanetti
LM	2	Christian Panucci	10'	63'
AM	10	Francesco Totti	43'	78'
CF	9	Filippo Inzaghi		55'
CF	21	Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
FW	20	Vincenzo Montella	57'	55'
DF	4	Francesco Coco		63'
FW	7	Alessandro Del Piero		78'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni

Man of the Match:
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)
Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)

Ecuador vs Croatia

Ecuador v Croatia

13 June 2002
20:30

Ecuador	1–0	Croatia
Méndez 48'	Report

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 65,862
Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)

Ecuador

Croatia


GK	1	José Cevallos
RB	4	Ulises de la Cruz
CB	3	Iván Hurtado (c)
CB	2	Augusto Poroso
LB	6	Raúl Guerrón
RM	19	Édison Méndez
CM	5	Alfonso Obregon		40'
CM	15	Marlon Ayoví
LM	16	Cléver Chalá	86'
CF	18	Carlos Tenorio		76'
CF	11	Agustín Delgado
Substitutions:
MF	10	Álex Aguinaga		40'
FW	9	Iván Kaviedes		76'
Manager:
Hernán Gómez


GK	1	Stipe Pletikosa
SW	21	Robert Kovač
CB	3	Josip Šimunić	90+2'
CB	20	Dario Šimić		52'
RWB	15	Daniel Šarić		68'
LWB	17	Robert Jarni (c)
CM	4	Stjepan Tomas	72'
CM	10	Niko Kovač		59'
CM	5	Milan Rapaić
CF	18	Ivica Olić
CF	11	Alen Bokšić
Substitutions:
FW	7	Davor Vugrinec		52'
MF	16	Jurica Vranješ		59'
MF	13	Mario Stanić		68'
Manager:
Mirko Jozić

Man of the Match:
Édison Méndez (Ecuador)

Assistant referees:
Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Mark Shield (Australia)

External links

Results

2002 FIFA World Cup

Stages	Qualification Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knockout stage Final

General information	Broadcasting Controversies Discipline Matches Officials Seeding Sponsorship Statistics Squads

2002 FIFA World Cup finalists

Champions	Brazil

Runners-up	Germany

Third place	Turkey

Fourth place	South Korea

Eliminated in the quarter-finals	England Senegal Spain United States

Eliminated in the round of 16	Belgium Denmark Italy Japan Mexico Paraguay Republic of Ireland Sweden

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