Belgium 3 vs. Russia 2 in the 2002 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group H game played in the 2002 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Russia and Belgium with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2002 World Cup, 1st Round Group H

Date: Friday, June 14, 2002

Game Data:

Belgium

3 - 2

Russia

Goals:

Johan Walem

52'

Vladimir Beschastnykh

78'

Wesley Sonck

82'

Marc Wilmots

88'

Dmitri Sychev

Players

Belgium
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Geert De Vlieger
DF	3.	Glen De Boeck 90+2'
DF	5.	Nico Van Kerckhoven
DF	15.	Jacky Peeters
DF	16.	Daniel van Buyten
MF	8.	Bart Goor
MF	10.	Johan Walem
MF	11.	Gert Verheyen 78'
MF	18.	Yves Vanderhaeghe
FW	7.	Marc Wilmots (C)
FW	22.	Mbo Mpenza 70'
		Entered
DF	4.	Eric Van Meir 90+2'
MF	6.	Timmy Simons 78'
FW	9.	Wesley Sonck 70'
		Other Reserves
GK	13.	Franky Vandendriessche
GK	23.	Frederic Herpoel
DF	2.	Eric Deflandre
DF	12.	Peter Van Der Heyden
MF	14.	Sven Vermant
MF	17.	Gaetan Englebert
MF	19.	Bernd Thijs
MF	21.	Danny Boffin
FW	20.	Branko Strupar

	Coach: Robert Waseige

Russia
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Ruslan Nigmatullin
DF	2.	Yuri Kovtun
DF	3.	Yuri Nikiforov 43'
DF	7.	Viktor Onopko (C)
MF	4.	Alexei Smertin 34'
MF	5.	Andrei Solomatin
MF	8.	Valeri Karpin 82'
MF	9.	Egor Titov
MF	15.	Dmitry Alenichev
MF	21.	Dmitry Khokhlov
FW	11.	Vladimir Beschastnykh
		Entered
DF	18.	Dmitri Sennikov 43'
FW	16.	Alexander Kerzhakov 82'
FW	22.	Dmitri Sychev 34'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Stanislav Cherchesov
GK	23.	Alexander Filimonov
DF	13.	Viacheslav Daev
DF	14.	Igor Chugainov
MF	6.	Igor Semshov
MF	10.	Aleksandr Mostovoi
MF	17.	Sergei Semak
MF	20.	Marat Izmailov
FW	19.	Ruslan Pimenov

	Coach: Oleg Romantsev

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Russia	Andrei Solomatin	12' yellow card
Russia	Alexei Smertin	14' yellow card
Belgium	Yves Vanderhaeghe	39' yellow card
Russia	Dmitry Alenichev	64' yellow card
Russia	Dmitri Sennikov	84' yellow card

Substitutions

Belgium
Minute 70	Wesley Sonck	replaced	Mbo Mpenza
Minute 78	Timmy Simons	replaced	Gert Verheyen
Minute 90+2	Eric Van Meir	replaced	Glen De Boeck
Russia
Minute 34	Dmitri Sychev	replaced	Alexei Smertin
Minute 43	Dmitri Sennikov	replaced	Yuri Nikiforov
Minute 82	Alexander Kerzhakov	replaced	Valeri Karpin