Date: 13-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: OITA
Running time: 130 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: master copy
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Del Piero at last
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 13 June 2002, 20:30
Big Eye Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 39,291
Meteo: Partly cloudy, mild, ~29 °C
MEXICO
Oscar Pérez
Manuel Vidrio
Rafael Márquez (c)
Braulio Luna
Ramón Morales
Joahan Rodríguez
Gerardo Torrado
Jesús Arellano
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Jared Borgetti
Salvador Carmona
Coach: Javier Aguirre (MEX)
2′ Jesús Arellano
84′ Oscar Pérez
76′ ↓Ramón Morales ↑Rafael García
76′ ↓Joahan Rodríguez ↑Gabriel Caballero
80′ ↓Jared Borgetti ↑Francisco Palencia
ITALY
Gianluigi Buffon
Fabio Cannavaro
Paolo Maldini (c)
Alessandro Nesta
Christian Panucci
Gianluca Zambrotta
Damiano Tommasi
Cristiano Zanetti
Filippo Inzaghi
Francesco Totti
Christian Vieri
Coach: Giovanni Trapattoni (ITA)
5′ Fabio Cannavaro
10′ Christian Panucci
43′ Francesco Totti
55′ Gianluca Zambrotta
57′ Vincenzo Montella
55′ ↓Filippo Inzaghi ↑Vincenzo Montella
63′ ↓Christian Panucci ↑Francesco Coco
78′ ↓Francesco Totti ↑Alessandro Del Piero
Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (BRA)
Goals:
34′ Jared Borgetti MEX
85′ Alessandro Del Piero ITA
Match overview
Mexico took the lead through Borgetti’s header, but Del Piero rescued a point late on for Italy with a dramatic equaliser, allowing both teams to advance from Group G.
Trivia
Cuauhtémoc Blanco was named Man of the Match despite not scoring, highlighting his influence in midfield and creation of Borgetti’s goal.
