Date: 08-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: SEOGWIPO
Running time: 102 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : Italian/spanish
My rating: **
Notes: Cafu,Rivaldo,Ronaldo,Ronaldinho
MATCH SUMMARY
Saturday, 8 June 2002, 20:30
Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo
Attendance: 36,750
Meteo: Clear, warm, 26°C
BRAZIL
Marcos
Cafu (c)
Roberto Carlos
Anderson Polga
Lucio
Roque Junior
Gilberto Silva
Juninho
Ronaldinho
Rivaldo
Ronaldo
Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari (BRA)
25′ Ronaldinho
69′ Roque Junior
46′ ↓Ronaldinho ↑Denilson
70′ ↓Juninho ↑Ricardinho
72′ ↓Ronaldo ↑Edílson
CHINA
Jiang JIN
WU Cheng Ying
DU Wei
LI Weifeng
XU Yun Long
QI Hong
ZHAO Jun Zhe
MA Ming Yu
LI Tie
LI Xiao Peng
HAO Hai Dong
Coach: Bora Milutinović (YUG)
62′ ↓MA Ming Yu ↑YANG Pu
66′ ↓QI Hong ↑SHAO Jia Yi
75′ ↓LI Weifeng ↑QU Bo
Referee: Anders Frisk (SWE)
Goals:
15′ Roberto Carlos (BRA)
32′ Rivaldo (BRA)
45′ Ronaldinho (p) (BRA)
55′ Ronaldo (BRA)
Match overview
Brazil produced a scintillating display to demolish China and book their place in the knockout stages. Roberto Carlos opened the scoring with a trademark free-kick before Rivaldo doubled the lead. Ronaldinho added a penalty before half-time, and Ronaldo completed the rout early in the second half.
Trivia
This was Brazil’s first World Cup match against an Asian opponent, and they marked the occasion with a comprehensive victory. The match was played at the Jeju World Cup Stadium, which was the southernmost venue used in the tournament.
