Republic of Ireland v Cameroon, 01 June 2002
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Toru Kamikawa |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group E |
| Venue | Big Swan Stadium, Niigata |
| Attendance | 33,679 |
View Republic of Ireland v Cameroon head to head
Kick-Off: 15:30 Local (07:30 BST)
Assistant referees:
Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Malaysia)
Roland Van Nylen (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Man of the Match:
Matt Holland (Republic of Ireland)
1
Republic of Ireland
Manager: Mick McCarthy
Goals:
| Matt Holland | 52 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Shay Given
Defender
Gary Breen
Defender
Ian Harte
Defender
Garry Kelly
Defender
Steve Staunton
(captain)
Midfielder
Damien Duff
Midfielder
Matt Holland
Midfielder
Kevin Kilbane
Midfielder
Mark Kinsella
Midfielder
Jason McAteer
Forward
Robbie Keane
Substitutions:
| Steve Finnan for Jason McAteer | 46 |
| Steven Reid for Ian Harte | 78 |
Cards:
| Jason McAteer | 30 | Y |
| Steve Finnan | 51 | Y |
| Steven Reid | 82 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Alan Kelly
Goalkeeper
Dean Kiely
Defender
Kenny Cunningham
Defender
Richard Dunne
Defender
Steve Finnan
Defender
Andy O'Brien
Defender
Steven Reid
Midfielder
Lee Carsley
Midfielder
Roy Keane
Forward
David Connolly
Forward
Clinton Morrison
Forward
Niall Quinn
1
Cameroon
Manager: Winfried Schäfer
Goals:
| Patrick Mboma | 39 |
|
Starting lineup:
Boukar Alioum
Goalkeeper
Raymond Kalla
Defender
Rigobert Song
Defender
(captain)
Pierre Womé
Defender
Lauren
Defender/Midfielder
Salomon Olembe
Defender/Midfielder
Bill Tchato
Defender/Left back
Marc-Vivien Foe
Midfielder
Geremi
Midfielder
Samuel Eto'o
Forward
Patrick Mboma
Forward
Substitutions:
| Patrick Suffo for Patrick Mboma | 69 |
Cards:
| Raymond Kalla | 89 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Carlos Kameni
Goalkeeper
Jacques Songo'o
Defender
Lucien Mettomo
Defender
Pierre Njanka
Midfielder
Nicolas Alnoudji
Midfielder
Eric Djemba-Djemba
Midfielder
Joel Epalle
Midfielder
Daniel N'Gom Kome
Midfielder
Joseph N'Do
Forward
Joseph-Desire Job
Forward
Pius N'Diefi
Forward
Patrick Suffo