2002 FIFA World Cup Group H

Group H of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place from 4 June 2002 to 14 June 2002. Japan won the group and advanced to the round of 16 (for the first time ever), along with Belgium. Russia and Tunisia failed to advance.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan (H)	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Belgium	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5
3	Russia	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Tunisia	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts

• Japan advanced to play Turkey (runner-up of Group C) in the round of 16.
• Belgium advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group C) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times are local (UTC+9)

Japan vs Belgium

4 June 2002

18:00 JST (UTC+8)

Japan	2–2	Belgium
Suzuki 59' Inamoto 67'	Report	Wilmots 57' Van Der Heyden 75'

Saitama Stadium, Saitama

Attendance: 55,256

Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)

Japan

Belgium

GK 12 Seigo Narazaki CB 3 Naoki Matsuda CB 4 Ryuzo Morioka (c)  71' CB 16 Kōji Nakata CM 21 Kazuyuki Toda  31' CM 5 Junichi Inamoto  54' RW 22 Daisuke Ichikawa AM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata LW 18 Shinji Ono  64' CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa CF 11 Takayuki Suzuki  68' Substitutions: MF 14 Alex  64' MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima  68' DF 17 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto  71' Manager: Philippe Troussier

GK 1 Geert De Vlieger RB 15 Jacky Peeters CB 16 Daniel Van Buyten CB 4 Eric Van Meir  82' LB 12 Peter Van Der Heyden  21' DM 18 Yves Vanderhaeghe RM 10 Johan Walem  68' CM 6 Timmy Simons LM 8 Bart Goor CF 7 Marc Wilmots (c) CF 11 Gert Verheyen  62'  83' Substitutions: FW 9 Wesley Sonck  68' FW 20 Branko Strupar  83' Manager: Robert Waseige

Man of the Match: Junichi Inamoto (Japan) Assistant referees: Haidar Koleit (Lebanon) Yury Dupanov (Belarus) Fourth official: Graham Poll (England)

Russia vs Tunisia

5 June 2002

15:30 JST (UTC+8)

Russia	2–0	Tunisia
Titov 59' Karpin 64' (pen.)	Report

Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe

Attendance: 30,957

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Russia

Tunisia

GK 1 Ruslan Nigmatullin RB 5 Andrei Solomatin CB 3 Yuri Nikiforov CB 7 Viktor Onopko (c) LB 2 Yuri Kovtun RM 8 Valery Karpin CM 9 Yegor Titov CM 20 Marat Izmailov  78' LM 6 Igor Semshov  27'  46' CF 19 Ruslan Pimenov CF 11 Vladimir Beschastnykh  55' Substitutions: MF 21 Dmitri Khokhlov  46' FW 22 Dmitri Sychev  55' MF 15 Dmitri Alenichev  88'  78' Manager: Oleg Romantsev

GK 1 Ali Boumnijel RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi CB 4 Mohamed Mkacher LB 12 Raouf Bouzaiene RM 8 Hassen Gabsi  50'  67' CM 13 Riadh Bouazizi CM 18 Selim Ben Achour LM 2 Khaled Badra  84' CF 5 Ziad Jaziri  75' CF 11 Adel Sellimi (c)  67' Substitutions: MF 3 Zoubeir Baya  67' MF 7 Imed Mhedhebi  67' FW 20 Ali Zitouni  84' Manager: Ammar Souayah

Man of the Match: Yuri Nikiforov (Russia) Assistant referees: Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago) Paul Smith (New Zealand) Fourth official: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Japan vs Russia

9 June 2002

20:30 JST (UTC+8)

Japan	1–0	Russia
Inamoto 51'	Report

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama

Attendance: 66,108

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Japan

Russia

GK 12 Seigo Narazaki CB 3 Naoki Matsuda CB 17 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)  15' CB 16 Kōji Nakata  42' RM 20 Tomokazu Myojin CM 21 Kazuyuki Toda CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata CM 5 Junichi Inamoto  85' LM 18 Shinji Ono  75' CF 11 Takayuki Suzuki  72' CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa Substitutions: FW 10 Masashi Nakayama  90+1'  72' DF 6 Toshihiro Hattori  75' MF 15 Takashi Fukunishi  85' Manager: Philippe Troussier

GK 1 Ruslan Nigmatullin RB 5 Andrei Solomatin  38' CB 3 Yuri Nikiforov CB 7 Viktor Onopko (c) LB 2 Yuri Kovtun RM 8 Valery Karpin CM 4 Alexey Smertin  57' CM 9 Yegor Titov CM 20 Marat Izmailov  52' LM 6 Igor Semshov CF 19 Ruslan Pimenov  13'  46' Substitutions: FW 22 Dmitri Sychev  46' MF 21 Dmitri Khokhlov  60'  52' FW 11 Vladimir Beschastnykh  57' Manager: Oleg Romantsev

Man of the Match: Junichi Inamoto (Japan) Assistant referees: Heiner Müller (Germany) Evzen Amler (Czech Republic) Fourth official: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay)

Tunisia vs Belgium

10 June 2002

18:00 JST (UTC+8)

Tunisia	1–1	Belgium
Bouzaiene 17'	Report	Wilmots 13'

Ōita Big Eye Stadium, Ōita

Attendance: 39,700

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Tunisia

Belgium

GK 1 Ali Boumnijel RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi  68' CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi CB 2 Khaled Badra (c) LB 12 Raouf Bouzaiene RM 8 Hassen Gabsi  22'  67' CM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane  43' CM 18 Selim Ben Achour CM 13 Riadh Bouazizi LM 21 Mourad Melki  69'  88' CF 5 Ziad Jaziri  77' Substitutions: FW 11 Adel Sellimi  67' FW 20 Ali Zitouni  77' MF 3 Zoubeir Baya  88' Manager: Ammar Souayah

GK 1 Geert De Vlieger RB 2 Éric Deflandre CB 3 Glen De Boeck CB 16 Daniel Van Buyten  40' LB 12 Peter Van Der Heyden RM 11 Gert Verheyen  46' CM 18 Yves Vanderhaeghe CM 6 Timmy Simons  74' LM 8 Bart Goor CF 7 Marc Wilmots (c) CF 20 Branko Strupar  46' Substitutions: FW 9 Wesley Sonck  46' MF 14 Sven Vermant  46' FW 22 Mbo Mpenza  74' Manager: Robert Waseige

Man of the Match: Raouf Bouzaiene (Tunisia) Assistant referees: Paul Smith (New Zealand) Komaleeswaran Sankar (India) Fourth official: Gilles Veissière (France)

Tunisia vs Japan

14 June 2002

15:30 JST (UTC+8)

Tunisia	0–2	Japan
	Report	Morishima 48' H. Nakata 75'

Nagai Stadium, Osaka

Attendance: 45,213

Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Tunisia

Japan

GK 1 Ali Boumnijel RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi CB 2 Khaled Badra (c)  81' LB 12 Raouf Bouzaiene  78' RM 21 Mourad Melki  46' CM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane CM 18 Selim Ben Achour CM 13 Riadh Bouazizi  21' LM 23 José Clayton  61' CF 5 Ziad Jaziri Substitutions: MF 3 Zoubeir Baya  46' MF 7 Imed Mhedhebi  61' FW 20 Ali Zitouni  78' Manager: Ammar Souayah

GK 12 Seigo Narazaki CB 3 Naoki Matsuda CB 17 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) CB 16 Kōji Nakata RM 20 Tomokazu Myojin CM 21 Kazuyuki Toda CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata  84' CM 5 Junichi Inamoto  46' LM 18 Shinji Ono CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa  46' CF 11 Takayuki Suzuki Substitutions: MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima  46' MF 22 Daisuke Ichikawa  46' MF 19 Mitsuo Ogasawara  84' Manager: Philippe Troussier

Man of the Match: Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) Assistant referees: Frédéric Arnault (France) Haidar Koleit (Lebanon) Fourth official: René Ortubé (Bolivia)

Belgium vs Russia

14 June 2002

15:30 JST (UTC+8)

Belgium	3–2	Russia
Walem 7' Sonck 78' Wilmots 82'	Report	Beschastnykh 52' Sychev 88'

Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Shizuoka

Attendance: 46,640

Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Belgium

Russia

GK 1 Geert De Vlieger RB 15 Jacky Peeters CB 3 Glen De Boeck  90+2' CB 16 Daniel Van Buyten LB 5 Nico Van Kerckhoven RM 11 Gert Verheyen  78' CM 18 Yves Vanderhaeghe  39' CM 10 Johan Walem LM 8 Bart Goor CF 7 Marc Wilmots (c) CF 22 Mbo Mpenza  70' Substitutions: FW 9 Wesley Sonck  70' MF 6 Timmy Simons  78' DF 4 Eric Van Meir  90+2' Manager: Robert Waseige

GK 1 Ruslan Nigmatullin RB 5 Andrei Solomatin  12' CB 3 Yuri Nikiforov  43' CB 7 Viktor Onopko (c) LB 2 Yuri Kovtun DM 21 Dmitri Khokhlov RM 8 Valery Karpin  82' CM 4 Alexey Smertin  14'  34' CM 9 Yegor Titov LM 15 Dmitri Alenichev  64' CF 11 Vladimir Beschastnykh Substitutions: FW 22 Dmitri Sychev  34' DF 18 Dmitri Sennikov  84'  43' FW 16 Aleksandr Kerzhakov  82' Manager: Oleg Romantsev

Man of the Match: Marc Wilmots (Belgium) Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England) Komaleeswaran Sankar (India) Fourth official: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

See also

• Belgium at the FIFA World Cup
• Japan at the FIFA World Cup
• Russia at the FIFA World Cup
• Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup

External links

• Results