# 2002 FIFA World Cup Group G

Group G of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place on 13 June 2002. Mexico won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Italy. Croatia and Ecuador failed to advance.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
* Mexico advanced to play United States (runner-up of Group D) in the round of 16.
* Italy advanced to play South Korea (winner of Group D) in the round of 16.

## Matches

All times local (UTC+9)

### Croatia vs Mexico

| Croatia | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Stipe Pletikosa |
| CB | 6 | Boris Živković | 59' |
| CB | 3 | Josip Šimunić |
| CB | 21 | Robert Kovač |
| RM | 10 | Niko Kovač |
| CM | 14 | Zvonimir Soldo |
| CM | 4 | Stjepan Tomas |
| LM | 17 | Robert Jarni |
| AM | 8 | Robert Prosinečki | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Davor Šuker (c) | | 64' |
| CF | 11 | Alen Bokšić | | 67' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 5 | Milan Rapaić | | 46' |
| DF | 15 | Daniel Šarić | | 64' |
| MF | 13 | Mario Stanić | | 67' |
| Manager: ||
| Mirko Jozić ||
| GK | 1 | Óscar Pérez |
| CB | 5 | Manuel Vidrio |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) |
| CB | 16 | Salvador Carmona |
| DM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado |
| RM | 13 | Sigifredo Mercado |
| CM | 19 | Gabriel Caballero |
| CM | 11 | Braulio Luna |
| LM | 7 | Ramón Morales |
| CF | 10 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | 79' |
| CF | 9 | Jared Borgetti | 68' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Luis Hernández | 68' |
| FW | 17 | Francisco Palencia | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Aguirre ||
* Man of the Match:
* Braulio Luna (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)
* Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia)
* Fourth official:
* Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

### Italy vs Ecuador

| Italy | Ecuador |
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon |
| RB | 2 | Christian Panucci |
| CB | 13 | Alessandro Nesta |
| CB | 5 | Fabio Cannavaro | 81' |
| LB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c) |
| RM | 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta |
| CM | 14 | Luigi Di Biagio | | 69' |
| CM | 17 | Damiano Tommasi |
| LM | 11 | Cristiano Doni | | 64' |
| AM | 10 | Francesco Totti | | 74' |
| CF | 21 | Christian Vieri |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Angelo Di Livio | | 64' |
| MF | 8 | Gennaro Gattuso | | 69' |
| FW | 7 | Alessandro Del Piero | | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Giovanni Trapattoni ||
| GK | 1 | José Cevallos |
| RB | 4 | Ulises de la Cruz | 49' |
| CB | 3 | Iván Hurtado |
| CB | 2 | Augusto Poroso | 14' |
| LB | 6 | Raúl Guerrón |
| RM | 19 | Édison Méndez |
| CM | 20 | Edwin Tenorio | | 59' |
| CM | 5 | Alfonso Obregón |
| LM | 16 | Cléver Chalá | 54' | 85' |
| AM | 10 | Álex Aguinaga (c) | | 46' |
| CF | 11 | Agustín Delgado |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Carlos Tenorio | | 46' |
| DF | 15 | Marlon Ayoví | | 59' |
| MF | 7 | Nicolás Asencio | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Gómez ||
* Man of the Match:
* Christian Vieri (Italy)
* Assistant referees:
* Héctor Vergara (Canada)
* Philip Sharp (England)
* Fourth official:
* Terje Hauge (Norway)

### Italy vs Croatia

| Italy | Croatia |
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon |
| RB | 2 | Christian Panucci |
| CB | 13 | Alessandro Nesta | | 24' |
| CB | 5 | Fabio Cannavaro |
| LB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c) |
| RM | 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta |
| CM | 17 | Damiano Tommasi |
| CM | 6 | Cristiano Zanetti |
| LM | 11 | Cristiano Doni | | 79' |
| SS | 10 | Francesco Totti |
| CF | 21 | Christian Vieri | 51' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 23 | Marco Materazzi | | 24' |
| FW | 9 | Filippo Inzaghi | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Giovanni Trapattoni ||
| GK | 1 | Stipe Pletikosa |
| SW | 21 | Robert Kovač | 39' |
| CB | 3 | Josip Šimunić |
| CB | 4 | Stjepan Tomas |
| RWB | 15 | Daniel Šarić |
| LWB | 17 | Robert Jarni (c) |
| CM | 14 | Zvonimir Soldo | | 62' |
| CM | 10 | Niko Kovač |
| AM | 7 | Davor Vugrinec | | 57' |
| AM | 5 | Milan Rapaić | | 79' |
| CF | 11 | Alen Bokšić |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Ivica Olić | | 57' |
| MF | 16 | Jurica Vranješ | | 62' |
| DF | 20 | Dario Šimić | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Mirko Jozić ||
* Man of the Match:
* Milan Rapaić (Croatia)
* Assistant referees:
* Philip Sharp (England)
* Jens Larsen (Denmark)
* Fourth official:
* William Mattus (Costa Rica)

### Mexico vs Ecuador

| Mexico | Ecuador |
| GK | 1 | Óscar Pérez |
| CB | 5 | Manuel Vidrio |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) |
| CB | 16 | Salvador Carmona |
| DM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado | 65' |
| RM | 21 | Jesús Arellano |
| CM | 18 | Johan Rodríguez | | 87' |
| CM | 11 | Braulio Luna |
| LM | 7 | Ramón Morales |
| CF | 10 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | | 90+3' |
| CF | 9 | Jared Borgetti | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Luis Hernández | | 77' |
| MF | 19 | Gabriel Caballero | | 87' |
| MF | 13 | Sigifredo Mercado | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Aguirre ||
| GK | 1 | José Cevallos | 27' |
| RB | 4 | Ulises de la Cruz |
| CB | 3 | Iván Hurtado (c) |
| CB | 2 | Augusto Poroso |
| LB | 6 | Raúl Guerrón | 49' |
| RM | 19 | Édison Méndez |
| CM | 5 | Alfonso Obregón | | 58' |
| CM | 20 | Edwin Tenorio | | 35' |
| LM | 16 | Cléver Chalá |
| CF | 9 | Iván Kaviedes | 15' | 53' |
| CF | 11 | Agustín Delgado | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 15 | Marlon Ayoví | | 35' |
| FW | 18 | Carlos Tenorio | 61' | 53' |
| MF | 10 | Álex Aguinaga | | 58' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Gómez ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gerardo Torrado (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia)
* Haidar Koleit (Lebanon)
* Fourth official:
* Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

### Mexico vs Italy

| Mexico | Italy |
| GK | 1 | Óscar Pérez | 84' |
| CB | 5 | Manuel Vidrio |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) |
| CB | 16 | Salvador Carmona |
| DM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado |
| RM | 21 | Jesús Arellano | 2' |
| CM | 18 | Johan Rodríguez | | 76' |
| CM | 11 | Braulio Luna |
| LM | 7 | Ramón Morales | | 76' |
| CF | 10 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco |
| CF | 9 | Jared Borgetti | | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 3 | Rafael García | | 76' |
| MF | 19 | Gabriel Caballero | | 76' |
| FW | 17 | Francisco Palencia | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Javier Aguirre ||
| GK | 1 | Gianluigi Buffon |
| CB | 5 | Fabio Cannavaro | 5' |
| CB | 13 | Alessandro Nesta |
| CB | 3 | Paolo Maldini (c) |
| RM | 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta | 55' |
| CM | 17 | Damiano Tommasi |
| CM | 6 | Cristiano Zanetti |
| LM | 2 | Christian Panucci | 10' | 63' |
| AM | 10 | Francesco Totti | 43' | 78' |
| CF | 9 | Filippo Inzaghi | | 55' |
| CF | 21 | Christian Vieri |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Vincenzo Montella | 57' | 55' |
| DF | 4 | Francesco Coco | | 63' |
| FW | 7 | Alessandro Del Piero | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Giovanni Trapattoni ||
* Man of the Match:
* Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)
* Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)
* Fourth official:
* Terje Hauge (Norway)

### Ecuador vs Croatia

| Ecuador | Croatia |
| GK | 1 | José Cevallos |
| RB | 4 | Ulises de la Cruz |
| CB | 3 | Iván Hurtado (c) |
| CB | 2 | Augusto Poroso |
| LB | 6 | Raúl Guerrón |
| RM | 19 | Édison Méndez |
| CM | 5 | Alfonso Obregon | | 40' |
| CM | 15 | Marlon Ayoví |
| LM | 16 | Cléver Chalá | 86' |
| CF | 18 | Carlos Tenorio | | 76' |
| CF | 11 | Agustín Delgado |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Álex Aguinaga | | 40' |
| FW | 9 | Iván Kaviedes | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Hernán Gómez ||
| GK | 1 | Stipe Pletikosa |
| SW | 21 | Robert Kovač |
| CB | 3 | Josip Šimunić | 90+2' |
| CB | 20 | Dario Šimić | | 52' |
| RWB | 15 | Daniel Šarić | | 68' |
| LWB | 17 | Robert Jarni (c) |
| CM | 4 | Stjepan Tomas | 72' |
| CM | 10 | Niko Kovač | | 59' |
| CM | 5 | Milan Rapaić |
| CF | 18 | Ivica Olić |
| CF | 11 | Alen Bokšić |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Davor Vugrinec | | 52' |
| MF | 16 | Jurica Vranješ | | 59' |
| MF | 13 | Mario Stanić | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Mirko Jozić ||
* Man of the Match:
* Édison Méndez (Ecuador)
* Assistant referees:
* Miguel Giacomuzzi (Paraguay)
* Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
* Fourth official:
* Mark Shield (Australia)