2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Croatia - Latvia
4:1 (3:0)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 24 March 2001 | Osijek / Municipal | 18:00 | 13345 |
- Bosko BALABAN (CRO) 8',
- Bosko BALABAN (CRO) 42',
- Bosko BALABAN (CRO) 45',
- Andrejs STOLCERS (LVA) 60',
- Davor VUGRINEC (CRO) 89'
Goals scored
Croatia
- Stipe PLETIKOSA (GK)
- Boris ZIVKOVIC
- Robert JARNI
- Mario STANIC (-45')
- Igor TUDOR
- Dario SIMIC
- Robert KOVAC (-78')
- Robert PROSINECKI (-63')
- Davor SUKER
- Davor VUGRINEC
- Bosko BALABAN
Line-up
- Zeljko PAVLOVIC
- Stjepan TOMAS
- Mario CVITANOVIC (+45')
- Igor BISCAN
- Jurica VRANJES (+78')
- Milan RAPAIC
- Nenad BJELICA (+63')
Substitute(s)
Coach
Mirko JOZIC (CRO)Latvia
- Aleksandrs KOLINKO (GK)
- Igors STEPANOVS
- Vitalijs ASTAFJEVS
- Mihails ZEMLINSKIS
- Juris LAIZANS
- Olegs BLAGONADEZDINS
- Igors TROICKIS
- Imants BLEIDELIS (-39')
- Marians PAHARS
- Andrejs RUBINS (-73')
- Aleksandrs JELISEJEVS (-54')
Line-up
- Andris VANINS
- Arturs ZAKRESEVSKIS
- Mihails MIHOLAPS
- Valerijs IVANOVS
- Maris VERPAKOVSKIS (+39')
- Andrejs STOLCERS (+54')
- Vits RIMKUS (+73')
Substitute(s)
Coach
Gary JOHNSON (ENG)- Juris LAIZANS (LVA) 10'
- , Igors TROICKIS (LVA) 30'
- , Davor VUGRINEC (CRO) 43'
- , Igor TUDOR (CRO) 64'
- , Mario CVITANOVIC (CRO) 81'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Martin INGVARSSON (SWE) | Assistant Referee 1 Kenneth PETERSSON (SWE) |
Fourth Official Martin HANSSON (SWE) | Assistant Referee 2 Henrik ANDREN (SWE) |
| 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 |