Belgium v Russia, 14 June 2002
| Score | 3-2 to Belgium |
| Referee | Kim Milton Nielsen |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group H |
| Venue | Ecopa Stadium, Shizuoka |
| Attendance | 46,640 |
View Belgium v Russia head to head
Kick-Off: 15:30 Local (07:30 BST)
Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Komaleeswaran Sankar (India)
Fourth official:
Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Man of the Match:
Marc Wilmots (Belgium)
3
Belgium
Manager: Robert Waseige
Goals:
| Johan Walem | 7 |
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| Wesley Sonck | 78 |
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| Marc Wilmots | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Geert De Vlieger
Defender
Glenn De Boeck
Defender
Jacky Peeters
Defender
Daniel Van Buyten
Defender/Left back
Nico Van Kerckhoven
Midfielder
Bart Goor
Midfielder
Yves Vanderhaeghe
Midfielder
Gert Verheyen
Midfielder
Johan Walem
Midfielder
Marc Wilmots
(captain)
Forward
Mbo Mpenza
Substitutions:
| Wesley Sonck for Mbo Mpenza | 70 |
| Timmy Simons for Gert Verheyen | 78 |
| Eric Van Meir for Glenn De Boeck | 90 |
Cards:
| Yves Vanderhaeghe | 39 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Frédéric Herpoel
Goalkeeper
Franky Vandendriessche
Defender
Eric Deflandre
Defender
Peter Van der Heyden
Defender/Centre back
Eric Van Meir
Midfielder
Danny Boffin
Midfielder
Gaetan Englebert
Midfielder
Timmy Simons
Midfielder
Bernd Thijs
Midfielder
Sven Vermant
Forward
Wesley Sonck
Forward
Branko Strupar
2
Russia
Manager: Oleg Romantsev
Goals:
| Vladimir Beschastnykh | 52 |
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| Dmitry Sychev | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
Ruslan Nigmatullin
Goalkeeper
Yuri Kovtun
Defender
Youri Nikiforov
Defender
Viktor Onopko
Defender
(captain)
Andrei Solomatin
Defender
Dmitri Alenichev
Midfielder
Valery Karpin
Midfielder
Dmitri Khokhlov
Midfielder
Alexei Smertin
Midfielder
Yegor Titov
Midfielder
Vladimir Beschastnykh
Forward
Substitutions:
| Dmitry Sychev for Alexei Smertin | 34 |
| Dmitri Sennikov for Youri Nikiforov | 43 |
| Alexander Kerzhakov for Valery Karpin | 82 |
Cards:
| Andrei Solomatin | 12 | Y |
| Alexei Smertin | 14 | Y |
| Dmitri Alenichev | 64 | Y |
| Dmitri Sennikov | 84 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Stanisav Cherchesov
Goalkeeper
Alexandre Filimonov
Defender
Igor Chugainov
Defender
Vyacheslav Dayev
Defender
Dmitri Sennikov
Midfielder
Marat Izmailov
Midfielder
Alexandr Mostovoi
Midfielder
Sergei Semak
Midfielder
Igor Semshov
Forward
Alexander Kerzhakov
Forward
Ruslan Pimenov
Forward
Dmitry Sychev