Date: 10-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: OITA
Running time: 120 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080p 50fps (9)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/spanish
My rating: **
Notes:
MATCH SUMMARY
Monday, 10 June 2002, 18:00
Big Eye Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 39,700
Meteo: Warm, humid conditions, 28°C
TUNISIA
Ali Boumnijel
Hatem Trabelsi
Raouf Bouzaiene
Khaled Badra (c)
Radhi Jaidi
Selim Ben Achour
Riadh Bouazizi
Hassen Gabsi
Kaies Ghodhbane
Mourad Melki
Zied Jaziri
Coach: Khemais Labidi (TUN)
22′ Hassen Gabsi
43′ Kaies Ghodhbane
68′ Hatem Trabelsi
67′ ↓Hassen Gabsi ↑Adel Sellimi
77′ ↓Zied Jaziri ↑Ali Zitouni
88′ ↓Mourad Melki ↑Zoubeir Baya
BELGIUM
Geert De Vlieger
Glenn De Boeck
Eric Deflandre
Daniel Van Buyten
Peter Van der Heyden
Bart Goor
Timmy Simons
Yves Vanderhaeghe
Gert Verheyen
Marc Wilmots (c)
Branko Strupar
Coach: Robert Waseige (BEL)
46′ ↓Branko Strupar ↑Sven Vermant
46′ ↓Gert Verheyen ↑Wesley Sonck
74′ ↓Timmy Simons ↑Mbo Mpenza
Referee: Mark Shield (AUS)
Goals:
13′ Marc Wilmots (BEL)
17′ Raouf Bouzaiene (TUN)
Match overview
Tunisia earned a crucial point against Belgium in a competitive encounter. Wilmots gave Belgium an early lead with a well-taken strike, but Bouzaiene quickly equalised with a composed finish. Both teams created chances throughout the contest, with Tunisia’s organised defence frustrating Belgium’s attacking efforts in the second half.
Trivia
The draw maintained Tunisia’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages for the first time in their World Cup history. Belgium’s failure to secure victory left their qualification hopes hanging by a thread.
