Croatia v Latvia, 24 March 2001

Score4-1 to Croatia
RefereeMartin Ingvarsson
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Europe group 6
VenueGradski, Osijek
Attendance18,000

4  Croatia

Manager: Mirko Jozic

1  Latvia

Manager: Gary Johnson

Goals:

Bosko Balaban 8 G
Bosko Balaban 42 G
Bosko Balaban 45 G
Davor Vugrinec 89 G

Goals:

Andrejs Stolcers 60 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa
Defender Robert Kovač
Defender Dario Simić
Defender Igor Tudor
Defender Boris Zivković
Midfielder Robert Jarni
Midfielder Robert Prosinecki
Midfielder Mario Stanić
Forward Bosko Balaban
Forward Davor Suker
Forward Davor Vugrinec

Starting lineup:

Alex Koļinko Goalkeeper
Igors Stepanovs Defender
Vitālijs Astafjevs Midfielder
Imants Bleidelis Midfielder
Juris Laizāns Midfielder
Andrejs Rubins Midfielder
Marian Pahars Forward

Substitutions:

Mario Cvitanović for Mario Stanić 46
Nenad Bjelica for Robert Prosinecki 63
Jurica Vranješ for Robert Kovač 77

Substitutions:

Māris Verpakovskis for Imants Bleidelis 39
Andrejs Stolcers for Aleksandr Yeliseyevs 55
Vits Rimkus for Andrejs Rubins 73

Cards:

Davor Vugrinec Y
Igor Tudor Y
Mario Cvitanović Y

Cards:

Igor Troitskis Y
Juris Laizāns Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Jurica Vranješ
Forward Nenad Bjelica

On the bench:

Forward Vits Rimkus

4  Croatia

Manager: Mirko Jozic

Goals:

Bosko Balaban 8 G
Bosko Balaban 42 G
Bosko Balaban 45 G
Davor Vugrinec 89 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa
Defender Robert Kovač
Defender Dario Simić
Defender Igor Tudor
Defender Boris Zivković
Midfielder Robert Jarni
Midfielder Robert Prosinecki
Midfielder Mario Stanić
Forward Bosko Balaban
Forward Davor Suker
Forward Davor Vugrinec

Substitutions:

Mario Cvitanović for Mario Stanić 46
Nenad Bjelica for Robert Prosinecki 63
Jurica Vranješ for Robert Kovač 77

Cards:

Davor Vugrinec Y
Igor Tudor Y
Mario Cvitanović Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Jurica Vranješ
Forward Nenad Bjelica

1  Latvia

Manager: Gary Johnson

Goals:

Andrejs Stolcers 60 G

Starting lineup:

Alex Koļinko Goalkeeper
Igors Stepanovs Defender
Vitālijs Astafjevs Midfielder
Imants Bleidelis Midfielder
Juris Laizāns Midfielder
Andrejs Rubins Midfielder
Marian Pahars Forward

Substitutions:

Māris Verpakovskis for Imants Bleidelis 39
Andrejs Stolcers for Aleksandr Yeliseyevs 55
Vits Rimkus for Andrejs Rubins 73

Cards:

Igor Troitskis Y
Juris Laizāns Y

On the bench:

Forward Vits Rimkus