2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Northern Ireland - Malta
1:0 (0:0)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 02 September 2000 | Belfast / Windsor Park | 15:00 | 8227 |
- Philip GRAY (NIR) 72'
Goals scored
Northern Ireland
- Roy CARROLL (GK)
- Ian NOLAN
- Aaron HUGHES
- Gerry TAGGART
- Colin MURDOCK
- Stephen LOMAS
- Damien JOHNSON
- James MAGILTON
- David HEALY
- Kevin HORLOCK
- Stuart ELLIOTT (-61')
Line-up
- Maik TAYLOR
- Philip GRAY (+61')
- James QUINN
- Mark WILLIAMS
- Paul McKNIGHT
- Philip MULRYNE
- Jeff WHITLEY
Substitute(s)
Coach
Sam McILROY (NIR)Malta
- Ernest BARRY (GK)
- Daniel THEUMA
- Jeffrey CHETCUTI
- Brian SAID
- Darren DEBONO
- Luke DIMECH
- Carmel BUSUTTIL
- David CARABOTT
- Sylla DJBRILL (-45')
- David CAMILLERI (-79')
- George MALLIA (-58')
Line-up
- Mario MUSCAT
- Digger Ifeani OKONKWO
- Joe BRINCAT (+45')
- Noel TURNER (+58')
- Antoine ZAHRA
- Jonathan HOLLAND
- Nenad VESELJI (+79')
Substitute(s)
Coach
Josif ILIC (MLT)- Brian SAID (MLT) 33'
- , David CARABOTT (MLT) 39'
- , James MAGILTON (NIR) 45'
- , Luke DIMECH (MLT) 48'
- , David HEALY (NIR) 59'
- , Daniel THEUMA (MLT) 67'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Taras BEZUBIAK (RUS) | Assistant Referee 1 Vladimir ENIUTIN (RUS) |
Fourth Official Valentin IVANOV (RUS) | Assistant Referee 2 Alexey MONAHOV (RUS) |
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Misses next match if booked | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |
| DF: | Defender | MF: | Midfielder | MinP: | minutesPlayed |
| GF: | Goals for | GA: | Goals against | PK (PG/PS): | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) |
| FC: | Fouls Committed | FS: | Fouls Suffered | R: | Red Cards |
| FW: | Forward | SOG/S: | Shots on Target | Y: 2YC: | Yellow cards Second yellow card and red card |