Date: 01-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: SAPPORO
Running time: 105 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080p 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/spanish
My rating: **
Notes: triple Klose
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 1 June 2002, 20:30
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 32,218
Meteo: Indoor (fixed roof), 20 °C
GERMANY
Oliver Kahn (c)
Thomas Linke
Christoph Metzelder
Michael Ballack
Torsten Frings
Dietmar Hamann
Carsten Ramelow
Bernd Schneider
Christian Ziege
Carsten Jancker
Miroslav Klose
Coach: Rudi Völler (GER)
43′ Christian Ziege
83′ Dietmar Hamann
46′ ↓Carsten Ramelow ↑Jens Jeremies
67′ ↓Carsten Jancker ↑Oliver Bierhoff
77′ ↓Miroslav Klose ↑Oliver Neuville
SAUDI ARABIA
Mohammad Al-Deayea
Ahmed Dokhi
Hussein Sulaimani
Redah Tukar
Khamis Al-Dosari
Nawaf Al-Temyat
Abdullah Al-Waked
Mohammed Noor
Abdullah Zubromawi
Sami Al-Jaber (c)
Al Hasan Al-Yami
Coach: Nasser Al-Johar (KSA)
90′ Mohammed Noor
46′ ↓Khamis Al-Dosari ↑Ibrahim Al-Shahrani
46′ ↓Nawaf Al-Temyat ↑Abdulaziz Al-Khathran
77′ ↓Al Hasan Al-Yami ↑Abdullah Jumaan Al-Dosari
Referee: Ubaldo Aquino (PAR)
Goals:
20′ Miroslav Klose GER
25′ Miroslav Klose GER
40′ Michael Ballack GER
45′ Carsten Jancker GER
69′ Miroslav Klose GER
73′ Thomas Linke GER
84′ Oliver Bierhoff GER
90′ Bernd Schneider GER
Match overview
Germany opened their campaign in ruthless style, overwhelming Saudi Arabia with eight unanswered goals under the Sapporo Dome roof. Miroslav Klose’s aerial prowess produced a World Cup hat-trick, while Ballack orchestrated midfield dominance. The Asian side seldom escaped their own half as Germany’s clinical finishing matched their territorial supremacy.
Trivia
Klose’s treble came entirely from headers and set him on course to become the World Cup’s eventual all-time top scorer. The 8-0 margin matched Germany’s biggest World Cup win and remains Saudi Arabia’s heaviest defeat in the finals.
