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.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Croatia 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Ecuador 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

All times local (UTC+9)

Croatia vs Mexico
Croatia 0–1 Mexico
Report Blanco  60' (pen.)
Niigata Big Swan Stadium, Niigata
Attendance: 32,239
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Croatia
Mexico
GK1Stipe Pletikosa
CB6Boris Živković 59'
CB3Josip Šimunić
CB21Robert Kovač
RM10Niko Kovač
CM14Zvonimir Soldo
CM4Stjepan Tomas
LM17Robert Jarni
AM8Robert Prosinečki 46'
CF9Davor Šuker (c) 64'
CF11Alen Bokšić 67'
Substitutions:
MF5Milan Rapaić 46'
DF15Daniel Šarić 64'
MF13Mario Stanić 67'
Manager:
Mirko Jozić
GK1Óscar Pérez
CB5Manuel Vidrio
CB4Rafael Márquez (c)
CB16Salvador Carmona
DM6Gerardo Torrado
RM13Sigifredo Mercado
CM19Gabriel Caballero
CM11Braulio Luna
LM7Ramón Morales
CF10Cuauhtémoc Blanco 79'
CF9Jared Borgetti 68'
Substitutions:
FW15Luis Hernández 68'
FW17Francisco 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 2–0 Ecuador
Vieri  7', 27' Report
Attendance: 31,081
Italy
Ecuador
GK1Gianluigi Buffon
RB2Cristian Panucci
CB13Alessandro Nesta
CB5Fabio Cannavaro 81'
LB3Paolo Maldini (c)
RM19Gianluca Zambrotta
CM14Gennaro Gattuso 69'
CM17Damiano Tommasi
LM7Alessandro Del Piero 74'
AM10Francesco Totti 64'
CF21Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
MF16Angelo Di Livio 64'
MF8Luigi Di Biagio 69'
FW9Filippo Inzaghi 74'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK1José Cevallos
RB4Ulises de la Cruz 49'
CB3Iván Hurtado
CB2Augusto Poroso 14'
LB6Raúl Guerrón
RM19Édison Méndez
CM20Edwin Tenorio 59'
CM5Alfonso Obregón
LM16Cléver Chalá 54' 85'
AM10Álex Aguinaga (c) 46'
CF11Agustín Delgado
Substitutions:
FW18Carlos Tenorio 46'
DF15Marlon Ayoví 59'
MF7Nicolás 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 1–2 Croatia
Vieri  55' Report Olić  73'
Rapaić  76'
Attendance: 36,472
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Italy
Croatia
GK1Gianluigi Buffon
RB2Christian Panucci
CB13Alessandro Nesta 24'
CB5Fabio Cannavaro
LB3Paolo Maldini (c)
RM19Gianluca Zambrotta
CM17Damiano Tommasi
CM6Cristiano Zanetti
LM11Cristiano Doni 79'
SS10Francesco Totti
CF21Christian Vieri 51'
Substitutions:
DF23Marco Materazzi 24'
FW9Filippo Inzaghi 79'
Manager:
Giovanni Trapattoni
GK1Stipe Pletikosa
SW21Robert Kovač 39'
CB3Josip Šimunić
CB4Stjepan Tomas
RWB15Daniel Šarić
LWB17Robert Jarni (c)
CM14Zvonimir Soldo 62'
CM10Niko Kovač
AM7Davor Vugrinec 57'
AM5Milan Rapaić 79'
CF11Alen Bokšić
Substitutions:
FW18Ivica Olić 57'
MF16Jurica Vranješ 62'
DF20Dario 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 2–1 Ecuador
Borgetti  28'
Torrado  57'		 Report Delgado  5'
Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi
Attendance: 45,610
Mexico
Ecuador
GK1Óscar Pérez
CB5Manuel Vidrio
CB4Rafael Márquez (c)
CB16Salvador Carmona
DM6Gerardo Torrado 65'
RM21Jesús Arellano
CM18Johan Rodríguez 87'
CM11Braulio Luna
LM7Ramón Morales
CF10Cuauhtémoc Blanco 90+3'
CF9Jared Borgetti 77'
Substitutions:
FW15Luis Hernández 77'
MF19Gabriel Caballero 87'
MF13Sigifredo Mercado 90+3'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
GK1José Cevallos 27'
RB4Ulises de la Cruz
CB3Iván Hurtado (c)
CB2Augusto Poroso
LB6Raúl Guerrón 49'
RM19Édison Méndez
CM5Alfonso Obregón 58'
CM20Edwin Tenorio 35'
LM16Cléver Chalá
CF9Iván Kaviedes 15' 53'
CF11Agustín Delgado 87'
Substitutions:
DF15Marlon Ayoví 35'
FW18Carlos Tenorio 61' 53'
MF10Álex 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 1–1 Italy
Borgetti  34' Report Del Piero  85'
Ōita Big Eye Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 39,291
Referee: Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Mexico
Italy
GK1Óscar Pérez 84'
CB5Manuel Vidrio
CB4Rafael Márquez (c)
CB16Salvador Carmona
DM6Gerardo Torrado
RM21Jesús Arellano 2'
CM18Johan Rodríguez 76'
CM11Braulio Luna
LM7Ramón Morales 76'
CF10Cuauhtémoc Blanco
CF9Jared Borgetti 80'
Substitutions:
MF3Rafael García 76'
MF19Gabriel Caballero 76'
FW17Francisco Palencia 80'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
GK1Gianluigi Buffon
CB5Fabio Cannavaro 5'
CB13Alessandro Nesta
CB3Paolo Maldini (c)
RM19Gianluca Zambrotta 55'
CM17Damiano Tommasi
CM6Cristiano Zanetti
LM2Christian Panucci 10' 63'
AM10Francesco Totti 43' 78'
CF9Filippo Inzaghi 55'
CF21Christian Vieri
Substitutions:
FW20Vincenzo Montella 57' 55'
DF4Francesco Coco 63'
FW7Alessandro 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 1–0 Croatia
Méndez  48' Report
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 65,862
Ecuador
Croatia
GK1José Cevallos
RB4Ulises de la Cruz
CB3Iván Hurtado (c)
CB2Augusto Poroso
LB6Raúl Guerrón
RM19Édison Méndez
CM5Alfonso Obregon 40'
CM15Marlon Ayoví
LM16Cléver Chalá 86'
CF18Carlos Tenorio 76'
CF11Agustín Delgado
Substitutions:
MF10Álex Aguinaga 40'
FW9Iván Kaviedes 76'
Manager:
Hernán Gómez
GK1Stipe Pletikosa
SW21Robert Kovač
CB3Josip Šimunić 90+2'
CB20Dario Šimić 52'
RWB15Daniel Šarić 68'
LWB17Robert Jarni (c)
CM4Stjepan Tomas 72'
CM10Niko Kovač 59'
CM5Milan Rapaić
CF18Ivica Olić
CF11Alen Bokšić
Substitutions:
FW7Davor Vugrinec 52'
MF16Jurica Vranješ 59'
MF13Mario 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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