Date: 13-06-2002
Stage: first round
Place: SUWON
Running time: 107 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (9,5)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/spanish
My rating: ****
Notes: Cafu,Ronaldo,Rivaldo
MATCH SUMMARY
Thursday, 13 June 2002, 15:30
World Cup Stadium, Suwon
Attendance: 38,524
Meteo: Clear, mild, 20°C
BRAZIL
Marcos
Cafu (c)
Lucio
Anderson Polga
Edmílson
Júnior
Gilberto Silva
Juninho Paulista
Edílson
Ronaldo
Rivaldo
Coach: Luiz Felipe Scolari (BRA)
90′ Cafu
57′ ↓Edílson ↑Kleberson
61′ ↓Juninho Paulista ↑Ricardinho
72′ ↓Ronaldo ↑Kaká
COSTA RICA
Erick Lonnis
Carlos Castro
Gilberto Martínez
Mauricio Wright
Luis Marín
Harold Wallace
Walter Centeno
Wilmer López
Mauricio Solís
Paulo Wanchope
Ronald Gómez
Coach: Alexandre Guimarães (CRC)
46′ ↓Harold Wallace ↑Steven Bryce
65′ ↓Mauricio Solís ↑Rolando Fonseca
74′ ↓Gilberto Martínez ↑Winston Parks
Referee: Gamal El Ghandour (EGY)
Goals:
10′ Ronaldo BRA
13′ Ronaldo BRA
38′ Edmílson BRA
40′ Paulo Wanchope CRC
56′ Ronald Gómez CRC
62′ Rivaldo BRA
64′ Júnior BRA
Match overview
Brazil dominated Group C, securing first place with a 5-2 win. Ronaldo’s early brace set the tone, Edmílson and Júnior extended the lead, while Costa Rica’s Wanchope and Gómez responded briefly before Rivaldo sealed the emphatic victory.
Trivia
Júnior was named Man of the Match despite contributing only one goal, highlighting his all-around midfield performance. This was Brazil’s highest-scoring group match at the 2002 World Cup.
