Mexico v Italy, 13 June 2002
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Carlos Eugênio Simon |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group G |
| Venue | Big Eye Stadium, Ōita |
| Attendance | 39,291 |
View Mexico v Italy head to head
Kick:Off: 20:30 Locasl (12:30 BST)
Assistant referees:
Jorge Oliveira (Brazil)
Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)
Fourth official:
Terje Hauge (Norway)
Man of the Match:
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (Mexico)
Substitute Alessandro del Piero scored a dramatic late equaliser as Italy earned a 1-1 draw with Mexico - ensuring both teams qualify for the last 16.
With five minutes to go Italy's World Cup hopes were hanging in the balance.
Trailing 1-0 following Jared Borgetti's brilliant first-half header for a slick Mexico side, the three-time winners seemed certain to crash to their second successive defeat.
But Italy finally got their equaliser shortly before the final whistle.
1
Mexico
Manager: Javier Aguirre
Goals:
| Jared Borguetti | 34 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Oscar Perez
Defender
Manuel Vidrio
Defender/Midfielder
Rafael Márquez
(captain)
Midfielder
Braulio Luna
Midfielder
Ramon Morales
Midfielder
Joahan Rodriguez
Midfielder
Gerardo Torrado
Forward
Jesus Arellano
Forward
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Forward
Jared Borguetti
Forward
Salvador Carmona
Substitutions:
| Rafael Garcia for Ramon Morales | 76 |
| Gabriel Caballero for Joahan Rodriguez | 76 |
| Francisco Palencia for Jared Borguetti | 80 |
Cards:
| Jesus Arellano | 2 | Y |
| Oscar Perez | 84 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jorge Campos
Goalkeeper
Oswaldo Sanchez
Defender
Melvin Brown
Defender
Francisco De Anda
Defender
Alberto Rodriguez
Midfielder
Gabriel Caballero
Midfielder
Rafael Garcia
Midfielder
Alberto Garcia Aspe
Midfielder
Sigifredo Mercado
Midfielder
German Villa
Forward
Luis Hernandez
Forward
Francisco Palencia
1
Italy
Manager: Giovanni Trapattoni
Goals:
| Alessandro Del Piero | 85 |
|
Starting lineup:
Gianluigi Buffon
Goalkeeper
Fabio Cannavaro
Defender
Paolo Maldini
Defender
(captain)
Alessandro Nesta
Defender
Christian Panucci
Defender
Gianluca Zambrotta
Defender
Damiano Tommasi
Midfielder
Cristiano Zanetti
Midfielder
Filippo Inzaghi
Forward
Francesco Totti
Forward
Christian Vieri
Forward
Substitutions:
| Vincenzo Montella for Filippo Inzaghi | 55 |
| Francesco Coco for Christian Panucci | 63 |
| Alessandro Del Piero for Francesco Totti | 78 |
Cards:
| Fabio Cannavaro | 5 | Y |
| Christian Panucci | 10 | Y |
| Francesco Totti | 43 | Y |
| Gianluca Zambrotta | 55 | Y |
| Vincenzo Montella | 57 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Christian Abbiati
Goalkeeper
Francesco Toldo
Defender
Mark Iuliano
Defender
Marco Materazzi
Midfielder
Francesco Coco
Midfielder
Luigi Di Biagio
Midfielder
Angelo Di Livio
Midfielder
Cristiano Doni
Midfielder
Gennaro Gattuso
Forward
Alessandro Del Piero
Forward
Marco Delvecchio
Forward
Vincenzo Montella