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 +27
 Italy 3 1 1 1 4 3 +14
 Croatia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −13
 Ecuador 3 1 0 2 2 4 −23

All times local (UTC+9)

Croatia vs 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 Red card 59'
CB 3 Josip Šimunić
CB 21Robert Kovač
RM 10Niko Kovač
CM 14Zvonimir Soldo
CM 4 Stjepan Tomas
LM 17Robert Jarni
AM 8 Robert Prosinečki  46'
CF 9 Davor Šuker (c)  64'
CF 11Alen Bokšić  67'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Milan Rapaić  46'
DF 15Daniel Šarić  64'
MF 13Mario Stanić  67'
Manager:
Mirko Jozić
GK 1 Óscar Pérez
CB 5 Manuel Vidrio
CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c)
CB 16Salvador Carmona
DM 6 Gerardo Torrado
RM 13Sigifredo Mercado
CM 19Gabriel Caballero
CM 11Braulio Luna
LM 7 Ramón Morales
CF 10Cuauhtémoc Blanco  79'
CF 9 Jared Borgetti  68'
Substitutions:
FW 15Luis Hernández  68'
FW 17Francisco 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

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 13Alessandro Nesta
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro  81'
LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
RM 19Gianluca Zambrotta
CM 14Luigi Di Biagio  69'
CM 17Damiano Tommasi
LM 11Cristiano Doni  64'
AM 10Francesco Totti  74'
CF 21Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
MF 16Angelo 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 19Édison Méndez
CM 20Edwin Tenorio  59'
CM 5 Alfonso Obregón
LM 16Cléver Chalá  54'  85'
AM 10Álex Aguinaga (c)  46'
CF 11Agustín Delgado
Substitutions:
FW 18Carlos Tenorio  46'
DF 15Marlon Ayoví  59'
MF 7 Nicolás Asencio  85'
Manager:
Colombia 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

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 13Alessandro Nesta  24'
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro
LB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
RM 19Gianluca Zambrotta
CM 17Damiano Tommasi
CM 6 Cristiano Zanetti
LM 11Cristiano Doni  79'
SS 10Francesco Totti
CF 21Christian Vieri  51'
Substitutions:
DF 23Marco Materazzi  24'
FW 9 Filippo Inzaghi  79'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
SW 21Robert Kovač  39'
CB 3 Josip Šimunić
CB 4 Stjepan Tomas
RWB15Daniel Šarić
LWB17Robert Jarni (c)
CM 14Zvonimir Soldo  62'
CM 10Niko Kovač
AM 7 Davor Vugrinec  57'
AM 5 Milan Rapaić  79'
CF 11Alen Bokšić
Substitutions:
FW 18Ivica Olić  57'
MF 16Jurica Vranješ  62'
DF 20Dario 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

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 16Salvador Carmona
DM 6 Gerardo Torrado  65'
RM 21Jesús Arellano
CM 18Johan Rodríguez  87'
CM 11Braulio Luna
LM 7 Ramón Morales
CF 10Cuauhtémoc Blanco  90+3'
CF 9 Jared Borgetti  77'
Substitutions:
FW 15Luis Hernández  77'
MF 19Gabriel Caballero  87'
MF 13Sigifredo 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 19Édison Méndez
CM 5 Alfonso Obregón  58'
CM 20Edwin Tenorio  35'
LM 16Cléver Chalá
CF 9 Iván Kaviedes  15'  53'
CF 11Agustín Delgado  87'
Substitutions:
DF 15Marlon Ayoví  35'
FW 18Carlos Tenorio  61'  53'
MF 10Álex Aguinaga  58'
Manager:
Colombia 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

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 16Salvador Carmona
DM 6 Gerardo Torrado
RM 21Jesús Arellano  2'
CM 18Johan Rodríguez  76'
CM 11Braulio Luna
LM 7 Ramón Morales  76'
CF 10Cuauhtémoc Blanco
CF 9 Jared Borgetti  80'
Substitutions:
MF 3 Rafael García  76'
MF 19Gabriel Caballero  76'
FW 17Francisco Palencia  80'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro  5'
CB 13Alessandro Nesta
CB 3 Paolo Maldini (c)
RM 19Gianluca Zambrotta  55'
CM 17Damiano Tommasi
CM 6 Cristiano Zanetti
LM 2 Christian Panucci  10'  63'
AM 10Francesco Totti  43'  78'
CF 9 Filippo Inzaghi  55'
CF 21Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
FW 20Vincenzo 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

13 June 2002
20:30
Ecuador  1–0  Croatia
Méndez  48' Report
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 19Édison Méndez
CM 5 Alfonso Obregon  40'
CM 15Marlon Ayoví
LM 16Cléver Chalá  86'
CF 18Carlos Tenorio  76'
CF 11Agustín Delgado
Substitutions:
MF 10Álex Aguinaga  40'
FW 9 Iván Kaviedes  76'
Manager:
Colombia Hernán Gómez
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
SW 21Robert Kovač
CB 3 Josip Šimunić  90+2'
CB 20Dario Šimić  52'
RWB15Daniel Šarić  68'
LWB17Robert Jarni (c)
CM 4 Stjepan Tomas  72'
CM 10Niko Kovač  59'
CM 5 Milan Rapaić
CF 18Ivica Olić
CF 11Alen Bokšić
Substitutions:
FW 7 Davor Vugrinec  52'
MF 16Jurica Vranješ  59'
MF 13Mario 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)

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