2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan ™
Group matches
Argentina - Nigeria
1:0 (0:0)
Match | Date | Time | Venue / Stadium | Attendance |
| 7 | 02 June 2002 | 14:30 | Ibaraki / Kashima Stadium | 34050 |
Match Officials
Referee Gilles VEISSIERE (FRA) | Assistant Referee 1 Frederic ARNAULT (FRA) | |
Fourth Official Markus MERK (GER) | Assistant Referee 2 Heiner MUELLER (GER) | |
- Gabriel BATISTUTA (ARG) 63'
Goals scored
Argentina
- Pablo CAVALLERO (GK)
- Juan SORIN
- Mauricio POCHETTINO
- Walter SAMUEL
- Claudio LOPEZ (-46')
- Javier ZANETTI
- Gabriel BATISTUTA (-81')
- Ariel ORTEGA
- Juan VERON (C) (-78')
- Diego PLACENTE
- Diego SIMEONE
Line-up
- German BURGOS (GK)
- Roberto BONANO (GK)
- Roberto AYALA
- Matias ALMEYDA
- Claudio HUSAIN
- Pablo AIMAR (+78')
- Gustavo LOPEZ
- Cristian GONZALEZ (+46')
- Hernan CRESPO (+81')
- Marcelo GALLARDO
- Claudio CANIGGIA
- Jose CHAMOT
Substitute(s)
Coach
Marcelo BIELSA (ARG)Nigeria
- Ike SHORUNMU (GK)
- Joseph YOBO
- Celestine BABAYARO
- Nwankwo KANU (-48')
- Isaac OKORONKWO
- Taribo WEST
- Bartholomew OGBECHE
- Jay Jay OKOCHA (C)
- Garba LAWAL
- Efetobore SODJE (-73')
- Julius AGHAHOWA
Line-up
- Austin EJIDE (GK)
- Vincent ENYEAMA (GK)
- Pius IKEDIA (+48')
- Mutiu ADEPOJU
- Rabiu AFOLABI
- Ifeanyi UDEZE
- Justice CHRISTOPHER (+73')
- Benedict AKWUEGBU
- Eric EJIOFOR
- James OBIORAH
- John UTAKA
- Femi OPABUNMI
Substitute(s)
Coach
Adegboye ONIGBINDE (NGA)- Walter SAMUEL (ARG) 51'
- , Efetobore SODJE (NGA) 73'
- , Diego SIMEONE (ARG) 90'
Cautions
Expulsions
| Argentina (ARG) | Statistics | Nigeria (NGA) |
| 20 | Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 16 | Fouls Committed | 20 |
| 11 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Direct Free Kicks to Goal | 0 |
| 0 | Indirect Free Kicks to Goal | 0 |
| 0 / 0 | Penalty Kicks | 0 / 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Own Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Cautions | 1 |
| 0 | Expulsions due to Second Caution | 0 |
| 0 | Direct Expulsions | 0 |
| 54% | Possession (%) | 46% |
| 0 | Actual playing time | 0 |
| # | Name | Pos | Min | GF | GA | SG/S | PK | Fouls | Y | 2Y=R | R | |
| FC | FS | |||||||||||
| 12 | Pablo CAVALLERO | GK | 90 | |||||||||
| 3 | Juan SORIN | M | 90 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Mauricio POCHETTINO | D | 90 | 0/1 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | Walter SAMUEL | D | 90 | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 | Claudio LOPEZ | F | 46 | 0/1 | ||||||||
| 8 | Javier ZANETTI | M | 90 | 0/1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 9 | Gabriel BATISTUTA | F | 81 | 1 | 3/7 | 2 | ||||||
| 10 | Ariel ORTEGA | M | 90 | 1/1 | 4 | |||||||
| 11 | Juan VERON | M | 78 | 2/3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 13 | Diego PLACENTE | D | 90 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 14 | Diego SIMEONE | M | 90 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Substitutes | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Pablo AIMAR | M | 12 | 2 | ||||||||
| 18 | Cristian GONZALEZ | F | 44 | 2/2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 19 | Hernan CRESPO | F | 9 | 0/2 | ||||||||
| Total | 1 | 9/20 | 16 | 19 | 2 | |||||||
| # | Name | Pos | Min | GF | GA | SG/S | PK | Fouls | Y | 2Y=R | R | |
| FC | FS | |||||||||||
| 1 | Ike SHORUNMU | GK | 90 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Joseph YOBO | M | 90 | 0/1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Celestine BABAYARO | D | 90 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | Nwankwo KANU | F | 48 | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Isaac OKORONKWO | D | 90 | |||||||||
| 6 | Taribo WEST | D | 90 | 2 | ||||||||
| 9 | Bartholomew OGBECHE | F | 90 | 0/2 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 10 | Jay Jay OKOCHA | M | 90 | 2/3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 11 | Garba LAWAL | M | 90 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 16 | Efetobore SODJE | D | 73 | 0/1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | Julius AGHAHOWA | F | 90 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Substitutes | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Pius IKEDIA | F | 42 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 15 | Justice CHRISTOPHER | M | 17 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 1 | 2/7 | 20 | 15 | 1 | |||||||
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Yellow cards | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |
| D: | Defender | M: | Midfielder | Min: | Minutes played |
| GF: | Goals for | GA: | Goals against | PK: | Penalty Kicks |
| FC: | Fouls Committed | FS: | Fouls Suffered | R: | Direct Expulsions |
| F: | Forward | SG/S: | Shots on Goal/Shots | Y: 2Y=R: | Yellow cards Expulsions due to Second Caution |