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
Goals:
Goals:
| Cuauhtemoc Blanco | penalty | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Stipe Pletikosa
Defender
Robert Kovac
Defender
Josip Simunic
Defender
Boris Zivkovic
Defender/Midfielder
Robert Jarni
Defender/Midfielder
Stjepan Tomas
Midfielder
Niko Kovac
Midfielder
Robert Prosinecki
Midfielder
Zvonimir Soldo
Forward
Alen Boksic
Forward
Davor Suker
(captain)
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Oscar Perez
Defender
Manuel Vidrio
Defender/Midfielder
Rafael Márquez
(captain)
Midfielder
Gabriel Caballero
Midfielder
Braulio Luna
Midfielder
Sigifredo Mercado
Midfielder
Ramon Morales
Midfielder
Gerardo Torrado
Forward
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Forward
Jared Borguetti
Forward
Salvador Carmona
Substitutions:
| Milan Rapaic for Robert Prosinecki | 46 |
| Danijel Saric for Davor Suker | 64 |
| Mario Stanic for Alen Boksic | 67 |
Substitutions:
| Luis Hernandez for Jared Borguetti | 68 |
| Francisco Palencia for Cuauhtemoc Blanco | 79 |
Cards:
| Boris Zivkovic | 59 | R |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Tomislav Butina
Goalkeeper
Vladimir Vasilj
Defender
Anthony Seric
Defender
Dario Simic
Midfielder
Milan Rapaic
Midfielder
Danijel Saric
Midfielder
Mario Stanic
Midfielder
Jurica Vranjes
Forward
Bosko Balaban
Forward
Ivica Olic
Forward
Goran Vlaovic
Forward
Davor Vugrinec
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