Croatia v Mexico, 03 June 2002
| Score | 1-0 to Mexico |
| Referee | Lu Jun |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group G |
| Venue | Big Swan Stadium, Niigata |
| Attendance | 32,239 |
View Croatia v Mexico head to head
Kick-Off 15:30 Local (07:30 BST)
Assistant referees:
Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)
Taoufik Adjengui (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
Man of the Match:
Braulio Luna (Mexico)
Croatia had Boris Živković sent off in the 59' with a straight red card
0
Croatia
Manager: Mirko Jozić
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Stipe Pletikosa
Defender
Robert Kovač
Defender
Josip Simunić
Defender
Stjepan Tomas
Defender
Boris Zivković
Midfielder
Robert Jarni
Midfielder
Niko Kovač
Midfielder
Robert Prosinecki
Midfielder
Zvonimir Soldo
Forward
Alen Bokšić
Forward
Davor Suker
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Milan Rapaić for Robert Prosinecki | 46 |
| Danijel Sarić for Davor Suker | 64 |
| Mario Stanić for Alen Bokšić | 67 |
Cards:
| Boris Zivković | 59 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tomislav Butina
Goalkeeper
Vladimir Vasilj
Defender
Anthony Seric
Defender
Dario Simić
Midfielder
Milan Rapaić
Midfielder
Danijel Sarić
Midfielder
Mario Stanić
Midfielder
Jurica Vranješ
Forward
Bosko Balaban
Forward
Ivica Olić
Forward
Goran Vlaović
Forward
Davor Vugrinec
1
Mexico
Manager: Javier Aguirre
Goals:
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco | penalty | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Oscar Perez
Goalkeeper
Manuel Vidrio
Defender
Rafael Márquez
Defender/Midfielder
(captain)
Gabriel Caballero
Midfielder
Braulio Luna
Midfielder
Sigifredo Mercado
Midfielder
Ramon Morales
Midfielder
Gerardo Torrado
Midfielder
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Forward
Jared Borguetti
Forward
Salvador Carmona
Forward
Substitutions:
| Luis Hernandez for Jared Borguetti | 68 |
| Francisco Palencia for Cuauhtemoc Blanco | 79 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jorge Campos
Goalkeeper
Oswaldo Sanchez
Defender
Melvin Brown
Defender
Francisco De Anda
Defender
Alberto Rodriguez
Midfielder
Rafael Garcia
Midfielder
Alberto Garcia Aspe
Midfielder
Joahan Rodriguez
Midfielder
German Villa
Forward
Jesus Arellano
Forward
Luis Hernandez
Forward
Francisco Palencia