Japan 2 vs. Belgium 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 Belgium and Japan with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

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

Date: Tuesday, June 04, 2002

Japan

2 - 2

Belgium

Goals:

57'

Marc Wilmots

59'

Takayuki Suzuki

67'

Junichi Inamoto

75'

Peter Van Der Heyden

Players

Japan
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	12.	Seigo Narazaki
DF	3.	Naoki Matsuda
DF	4.	Ryuzo Morioka (C) 71'
DF	16.	Koji Nakata
MF	5.	Junichi Inamoto
MF	7.	Hidetoshi Nakata
MF	18.	Shinji Ono 64'
MF	21.	Kazuyuki Toda
MF	22.	Daisuke Ichikawa
FW	11.	Takayuki Suzuki 68'
FW	13.	Atsushi Yanagisawa
		Entered
DF	17.	Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 71'
MF	8.	Hiroaki Morishima 68'
MF	14.	Alessandro Santos 64'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
GK	23.	Hitoshi Sogahata
DF	2.	Yutaka Akita
DF	6.	Toshihiro Hattori
MF	15.	Takashi Fukunishi
MF	19.	Mitsuo Ogasawara
MF	20.	Tomokazu Myojin
FW	9.	Akinori Nishizawa
FW	10.	Masashi Nakayama
	Coach: Philippe Troussier

Belgium
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Geert De Vlieger
DF	4.	Eric Van Meir
DF	12.	Peter Van Der Heyden
DF	15.	Jacky Peeters
DF	16.	Daniel van Buyten
MF	6.	Timmy Simons
MF	8.	Bart Goor
MF	10.	Johan Walem 68'
MF	11.	Gert Verheyen 83'
MF	18.	Yves Vanderhaeghe
FW	7.	Marc Wilmots (C)
		Entered
FW	9.	Wesley Sonck 68'
FW	20.	Branko Strupar 83'
		Other Reserves
GK	13.	Franky Vandendriessche
GK	23.	Frederic Herpoel
DF	2.	Eric Deflandre
DF	3.	Glen De Boeck
DF	5.	Nico Van Kerckhoven
MF	14.	Sven Vermant
MF	17.	Gaetan Englebert
MF	19.	Bernd Thijs
MF	21.	Danny Boffin
FW	22.	Mbo Mpenza
	Coach: Robert Waseige

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
Belgium	Peter Van Der Heyden	21' yellow card
Japan	Kazuyuki Toda	31' yellow card
Japan	Junichi Inamoto	54' yellow card
Belgium	Gert Verheyen	62' yellow card
Belgium	Eric Van Meir	82' yellow card

Substitutions

Japan
Minute 64		Alessandro Santos	replaced	Shinji Ono
Minute 68		Hiroaki Morishima	replaced	Takayuki Suzuki
Minute 71		Tsuneyasu Miyamoto	replaced	Ryuzo Morioka
Belgium
Minute 68		Wesley Sonck	replaced	Johan Walem
Minute 83		Branko Strupar	replaced	Gert Verheyen