Date: 18-06-2002
Stage: 1/8 final
Place: MIYAGI
Running time: 120 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : spanish/german/italian
My rating: **
Notes: Inamoto,Nakata, Rustu,Basturk,Sukur
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 18 June 2002, 15:30
Miyagi Stadium, Rifu
Attendance: 45,666
Meteo: Steady rain, humid conditions
JAPAN
Seigo Narazaki
Naoki Matsuda
Koji Nakata
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)
Junichi Inamoto
Hidetoshi Nakata
Alessandro Santos
Shinji Ono
Tomokazu Myojin
Kazuyuki Toda
Akinori Nishizawa
Coach: Philippe Troussier (FRA)
90′ Kazuyuki Toda
46′ ↓Junichi Inamoto ↑Daisuke Ichikawa
46′ ↓Alessandro Santos ↑Takayuki Suzuki
86′ ↓Daisuke Ichikawa ↑Hiroaki Morishima
TURKEY
Rüştü Reçber
Bülent Korkmaz
Fatih Akyel
Alpay Özalan
Hakan Ünsal
Tugay Kerimoğlu
Yıldıray Baştürk
Ergün Penbe
Ümit Davala
Hakan Şükür (c)
Hasan Şaş
Coach: Şenol Güneş (TUR)
29′ Ergün Penbe
90′ Alpay Özalan
91′ Hakan Şükür
73′ ↓Yıldıray Baştürk ↑İlhan Mansız
85′ ↓Hasan Şaş ↑Tayfur Havutçu
86′ ↓Ümit Davala ↑Nihat Kahveci
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (ITA)
Goals:
12′ Ümit Davala TUR
Match overview
Turkey eliminated co-hosts Japan with a disciplined performance in steady rain at Miyagi Stadium. Ümit Davala’s first-half header from a corner kick proved decisive, silencing the partisan crowd of nearly 46,000. Japan pressed for an equalizer throughout the match, with Alessandro Santos hitting the crossbar before half-time, but Turkey’s defense held firm to secure their place in the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.
Trivia
This victory marked Turkey’s first appearance in the World Cup Round of 16 since their return to the tournament after 48 years. The match ended Japan’s remarkable World Cup debut as co-hosts, with coach Philippe Troussier’s tenure coming to an emotional end as Japanese players left the field in tears.
