2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Belgium - Latvia
3:1 (2:0)
Match | Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 02 June 2001 | Brussels / King Baudouin | 20:00 | 32000 |
- Marc WILMOTS (BEL) 1',
- Emile MPENZA (BEL) 21',
- Marc WILMOTS (BEL) 50',
- Marians PAHARS (LVA) 51'
Goals scored
Belgium
- Geert DE VLIEGER (GK)
- Bertrand CRASSON
- Joos VALGAEREN
- Eric VAN MEIR
- Peter VAN DER HEYDEN
- Timmy SIMONS
- Marc WILMOTS (-83')
- Bart GOOR (-68')
- Emile MPENZA (-78')
- Johan WALEM
- Gert VERHEYEN
Line-up
- Ronny GASPERCIC
- Danny BOFFIN (+68')(+68')
- Sven VERMANT (+83')
- Glen DE BOECK
- Wesley SONCK (+78')
- Joris VAN HOUT
- Nico VAN KERCKHOVEN
Substitute(s)
Coach
Robert WASEIGE (BEL)Latvia
- Alexandrs KOLINKO (GK)
- Igors STEPANOVS
- Vitalijs ASTAFJEVS (-65')
- Mihails ZEMLINSKIS
- Juris LAIZANS
- Olegs BLAGONADEZDINS (-68')
- Valerijs IVANOVS
- Imants BLEIDELIS
- Marians PAHARS (-70')
- Andrejs RUBINS
- Aleksandrs JELISEJEVS
Line-up
- Andris VANINS
- Arturs ZAKRESEVSKIS
- Mihails MIHOLAPS (+70')
- Valentins LOBANOVS
- Maris VERPAKOVSKIS
- Andrejs STOLCERS (+65')
- Igors STEPANOVS
Substitute(s)
Coach
Aleksandrs STARKOVS (LVA)- Marians PAHARS (LVA) 29'
- , Joos VALGAEREN (BEL) 37'
- , Johan WALEM (BEL) 58'
- , Olegs BLAGONADEZDINS (LVA) 59'
- , Bertrand CRASSON (BEL) 64'
Cautions
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Ivan DOBRINOV (BUL) | Assistant Referee 1 Itchko LOZEV (BUL) |
Fourth Official Svetlozar MARINOV (BUL) | Assistant Referee 2 Iordan GULEV (BUL) |
| 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: | Minutes played |
| 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 |