Date: 02-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: GWANGJU
Running time: 115 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : england/spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Casillas,Hierro,Raul,Morientes
MATCH SUMMARY
Sunday, 2 June 2002, 20:30
Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju
Attendance: 40,058
Meteo: Clear skies, 19°C
SPAIN
Iker Casillas
Carles Puyol
Fernando Hierro (c)
Rubén Baraja
Juanfran
Santiago Cañizares
Luis Enrique
Raúl
Fernando Morientes
Gaizka Mendieta
Iván Helguera
Coach: José Antonio Camacho (ESP)
57′ Fernando Hierro
70′ ↓Raúl ↑Diego Tristán
81′ ↓Gaizka Mendieta ↑Joaquín
85′ ↓Luis Enrique ↑Xavi
SLOVENIA
Miran Pavlin
Zlatko Zahovič (c)
Aleksander Knavs
Sebastjan Cimirotič
Milenko Ačimovič
Boštjan Cesar
Miran Srebrnič
Zoran Pavlović
Miran Burgić
Boštjan Žlogar
Miran Karić
Coach: Srečko Katanec (SVN)
62′ Milenko Ačimovič
59′ ↓Miran Karić ↑Sašo Udovič
72′ ↓Miran Pavlin ↑Ermin Šiljak
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Goals:
44′ Raúl ESP
47′ Sebastjan Cimirotič SVN
74′ Juanfran ESP
87′ Fernando Hierro (p) ESP
Match overview
Spain began their World Cup campaign with a solid 3-1 victory over Slovenia. Raúl opened the scoring just before halftime, but Slovenia equalised early in the second half. Spain then regained control, securing the win through Juanfran and a late penalty by Hierro.
Trivia
This was Slovenia’s first World Cup match ever. Despite their spirited performance and equaliser, Spain’s experience proved too much. The match saw a managerial clash between Camacho and Katanec.
