2002 FIFA World Cup Group H

Football tournament group stage June 2018 Group H of the 2002 FIFA World Cup took place from 4 June 2002 to 14 June 2002. Japan won the group and advanced to the round of 16 (for the first time ever), along with Belgium. Russia and Tunisia failed to advance.Manaschev Erlan https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2002full.html World Cup 2002 – Match Details RSSSF 3 July 2008 30 April 2026 Standings main WDL Standings complete FIFA 200 JPN BEL RUS TUN KO KO Tie-breaking criteria 2 1 0 5 2 H 1 2 0 6 5 1 0 2 4 4 0 1 2 1 5 JPN BEL RUS TUN Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Japan advanced to play Turkey (runner-up of Group C) in the round of 16. Belgium advanced to play Brazil (winner of Group C) in the round of 16. Matches All times are local (UTC+9) Japan vs Belgium main H1 2002 6 4 y 18:00 JPN 2002 FIFA World Cup Group H#Japan vs Belgium 2–2 BEL Suzuki 59 Inamoto 67 Wilmots 57 Van der Heyden 75 Saitama Stadium, Saitama 55,256 William Mattus (Costa Rica) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/4395/5928/43950013 Japan vs Belgium Group Stage 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950013/index.html 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Japan v Belgium FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171109053213/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950013/index.html 9 November 2017 http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/releases/13_0604_SAI_JPN-BEL_Fulltime.pdf Match Report – Group H – Japan v Belgium FIFA 4 June 2002 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20031103122759/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/releases/13_0604_SAI_JPN-BEL_Fulltime.pdf 3 November 2003 _JFA_02a _JFA_02a _JFA_02a _adidaswhite2002 _JFA_01a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000AA FFFFFF Japan _bel02h _bel02h _bel02h _bel02h _bel02h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Belgium GK 12Seigo NarazakiCB 3 Naoki MatsudaCB 4 Ryuzo Morioka (c) 71CB 16Kōji NakataCM 21Kazuyuki Toda 31CM 5 Junichi Inamoto 54RW 22Daisuke IchikawaAM 7 Hidetoshi NakataLW 18Shinji Ono 64CF 13Atsushi YanagisawaCF 11Takayuki Suzuki 68Substitutions:MF 14Alex 64MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima 68DF 17Tsuneyasu Miyamoto 71 Manager:FRA Philippe Troussier GK 1 Geert De VliegerRB 15Jacky PeetersCB 16Daniel Van BuytenCB 4 Eric Van Meir 82LB 12Peter Van Der Heyden 21DM 18Yves VanderhaegheRM 10Johan Walem 68CM 6 Timmy SimonsLM 8 Bart GoorCF 7 Marc Wilmots (c)CF 11Gert Verheyen 62 83Substitutions:FW 9 Wesley Sonck 68FW 20Branko Strupar 83Manager:Robert Waseige Man of the Match: Junichi Inamoto (Japan) Assistant referees: Haidar Koleit (Lebanon) Yury Dupanov (Belarus) Fourth official: Graham Poll (England) Russia vs Tunisia main H2 2002 6 5 y 15:30 RUS 2002 FIFA World Cup Group H#Russia vs Tunisia 2–0 TUN Titov 59 Karpin 64 pen. Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe 30,957 Peter Prendergast (Jamaica) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/4395/5928/43950015 Russia vs Tunisia Group Stage 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950015/index.html 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Russia v Tunisia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228094128/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950015/index.html 28 December 2017 http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/releases/15_0605_KOB_RUS-TUN_Fulltime.pdf Match Report – Group H – Russia v Tunisia FIFA 5 June 2002 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050525201005/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/releases/15_0605_KOB_RUS-TUN_Fulltime.pdf 25 May 2005 _whiteupper _rus02h _whiteupper _rus02h _rus02h1 0060BB FFFFFF 0060BB FFFFFF FFFFFF Russia _tun02a _tun02a1 _tun02a _tun02a _Tunisia11Away FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Tunisia GK 1 Ruslan NigmatullinRB 5 Andrei SolomatinCB 3 Yuri NikiforovCB 7 Viktor Onopko (c)LB 2 Yuri KovtunRM 8 Valery KarpinCM 9 Yegor TitovCM 20Marat Izmailov 78LM 6 Igor Semshov 27 46CF 19Ruslan PimenovCF 11Vladimir Beschastnykh 55Substitutions:MF 21Dmitri Khokhlov 46FW 22Dmitri Sychev 55MF 15Dmitri Alenichev 88 78Manager:Oleg Romantsev GK 1 Ali BoumnijelRB 6 Hatem TrabelsiCB 15Radhi Jaïdi CB 4 Mohamed MkacherLB 12Raouf BouzaieneRM 8 Hassen Gabsi 50 67CM 13Riadh BouaziziCM 18Selim Ben AchourLM 2 Khaled Badra 84CF 5 Ziad Jaziri 75CF 11Adel Sellimi (c) 67Substitutions:MF 3 Zoubeir Baya 67MF 7 Imed Mhedhebi 67FW 20Ali Zitouni 84Manager:Ammar Souayah Man of the Match: Yuri Nikiforov (Russia) Assistant referees: Michael Ragoonath (Trinidad and Tobago) Paul Smith (New Zealand) Fourth official: Antonio López Nieto (Spain) Japan vs Russia main H3 2002 6 9 y 20:30 JPN 2002 FIFA World Cup Group H#Japan vs Russia 1–0 RUS Inamoto 51 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama 66,108 Markus Merk (Germany) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/4395/5928/43950029 Japan vs Russia Group Stage 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950029/index.html 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Japan v Russia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171214055608/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950029/index.html 14 December 2017 http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/29.html Match Report – Group H – Japan v Russia FIFA 9 June 2002 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030607010604/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/29.html 7 June 2003 _JFA_02h _JFA_02h _JFA_02h _adidasonwhite2002 _whiteline FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000AA 0000AA Japan _whiteupper _rus02h _whiteupper _rus02a _rus02h1 0060BB FFFFFF 0060BB 0000FF FFFFFF Russia GK 12Seigo NarazakiCB 3 Naoki MatsudaCB 17Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) 15CB 16Kōji Nakata 42RM 20Tomokazu MyojinCM 21Kazuyuki TodaCM 7 Hidetoshi NakataCM 5 Junichi Inamoto 85LM 18Shinji Ono 75CF 11Takayuki Suzuki 72CF 13Atsushi YanagisawaSubstitutions:FW 10Masashi Nakayama 90+1 72DF 6 Toshihiro Hattori 75MF 15Takashi Fukunishi 85Manager:FRA Philippe Troussier GK 1 Ruslan NigmatullinRB 5 Andrei Solomatin 38CB 3 Yuri NikiforovCB 7 Viktor Onopko (c)LB 2 Yuri KovtunRM 8 Valery KarpinCM 4 Alexey Smertin 57CM 9 Yegor TitovCM 20Marat Izmailov 52LM 6 Igor SemshovCF 19Ruslan Pimenov 13 46Substitutions:FW 22Dmitri Sychev 46MF 21Dmitri Khokhlov 60 52FW 11Vladimir Beschastnykh 57Manager:Oleg Romantsev Man of the Match: Junichi Inamoto (Japan) Assistant referees: Heiner Müller (Germany) Evzen Amler (Czech Republic) Fourth official: Ubaldo Aquino (Paraguay) Tunisia vs Belgium main H4 2002 6 10 y 18:00 TUN 2002 FIFA World Cup Group H#Tunisia vs Belgium 1–1 BEL Bouzaiene 17 Wilmots 13 Ōita Big Eye Stadium, Ōita 39,700 Mark Shield (Australia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/4395/5928/43950031 Tunisia vs Belgium Group Stage 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950031/index.html 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Tunisia v Belgium FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171219182229/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950031/index.html 19 December 2017 http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/31.html Match Report – Group H – Tunisia v Belgium FIFA 10 June 2002 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030607011115/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/31.html 7 June 2003 _tun02h _tun02h1 _tun02h _tun02h _red_midband_color FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Tunisia _bel02h _bel02h _bel02h _bel02h _bel02h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Belgium GK 1 Ali BoumnijelRB 6 Hatem Trabelsi 68CB 15Radhi JaïdiCB 2 Khaled Badra (c)LB 12Raouf BouzaieneRM 8 Hassen Gabsi 22 67CM 10Kaies Ghodhbane 43CM 18Selim Ben AchourCM 13Riadh BouaziziLM 21Mourad Melki 69 88CF 5 Ziad Jaziri 77Substitutions:FW 11Adel Sellimi 67FW 20Ali Zitouni 77MF 3 Zoubeir Baya 88Manager:Ammar Souayah GK 1 Geert De VliegerRB 2 Éric DeflandreCB 3 Glen De BoeckCB 16Daniel Van Buyten 40LB 12Peter Van Der HeydenRM 11Gert Verheyen 46CM 18Yves VanderhaegheCM 6 Timmy Simons 74LM 8 Bart GoorCF 7 Marc Wilmots (c)CF 20Branko Strupar 46Substitutions:FW 9 Wesley Sonck 46MF 14Sven Vermant 46FW 22Mbo Mpenza 74Manager:Robert Waseige Man of the Match: Raouf Bouzaiene (Tunisia) Assistant referees: Paul Smith (New Zealand) Komaleeswaran Sankar (India) Fourth official: Gilles Veissière (France) Tunisia vs Japan main H5 2002 6 14 y 15:30 TUN 2002 FIFA World Cup Group H#Tunisia vs Japan 0–2 JPN Morishima 48 H. Nakata 75 Nagai Stadium, Osaka 45,213 Gilles Veissière (France) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/4395/5928/43950045 Tunisia vs Japan Group Stage 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950045/index.html 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Tunisia v Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171219181525/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950045/index.html 19 December 2017 http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/45.html Match Report – Group H – Tunisia v Japan FIFA 14 June 2002 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030624041317/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/45.html 24 June 2003 _tun02h _tun02h1 _tun02h _tun02a _red_midband_color FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF Tunisia _JFA_02h _JFA_02h _JFA_02h _adidasonwhite2002 _whiteline FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000AA 0000AA Japan GK 1 Ali BoumnijelRB 6 Hatem TrabelsiCB 15Radhi JaïdiCB 2 Khaled Badra (c) 81LB 12Raouf Bouzaiene 78RM 21Mourad Melki 46CM 10Kaies GhodhbaneCM 18Selim Ben AchourCM 13Riadh Bouazizi 21LM 23José Clayton 61CF 5 Ziad JaziriSubstitutions:MF 3 Zoubeir Baya 46MF 7 Imed Mhedhebi 61FW 20Ali Zitouni 78Manager:Ammar Souayah GK 12Seigo NarazakiCB 3 Naoki MatsudaCB 17Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)CB 16Kōji NakataRM 20Tomokazu MyojinCM 21Kazuyuki TodaCM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata 84CM 5 Junichi Inamoto 46LM 18Shinji OnoCF 13Atsushi Yanagisawa 46CF 11Takayuki SuzukiSubstitutions:MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima 46MF 22Daisuke Ichikawa 46MF 19Mitsuo Ogasawara 84Manager:FRA Philippe Troussier Man of the Match: Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) Assistant referees: Frédéric Arnault (France) Haidar Koleit (Lebanon) Fourth official: René Ortubé (Bolivia) Belgium vs Russia main H6 2002 6 14 y 15:30 BEL 2002 FIFA World Cup Group H#Belgium vs Russia 3–2 RUS Walem 7 Sonck 78 Wilmots 82 Beschastnykh 52 Sychev 88 Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium, Fukuroi, Shizuoka 46,640 Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/4395/5928/43950046 Belgium vs Russia Group Stage 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950046/index.html 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan – Matches – Belgium v Russia FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171214053934/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=43950100/match=43950046/index.html 14 December 2017 http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/46.html Match Report – Group H – Belgium v Russia FIFA 14 June 2002 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20030609223107/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/en/t/m/mr/46.html 9 June 2003 _bel02h _bel02h _bel02h _bel02h _bel02h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Belgium _whiteupper _rus02h _whiteupper _rus02h _rus02h1 0060BB FFFFFF 0060BB FFFFFF FFFFFF Russia GK 1 Geert De VliegerRB 15Jacky PeetersCB 3 Glen De Boeck 90+2CB 16Daniel Van BuytenLB 5 Nico Van KerckhovenRM 11Gert Verheyen 78CM 18Yves Vanderhaeghe 39CM 10Johan WalemLM 8 Bart GoorCF 7 Marc Wilmots (c)CF 22Mbo Mpenza 70Substitutions:FW 9 Wesley Sonck 70MF 6 Timmy Simons 78DF 4 Eric Van Meir 90+2Manager:Robert Waseige GK 1 Ruslan NigmatullinRB 5 Andrei Solomatin 12CB 3 Yuri Nikiforov 43CB 7 Viktor Onopko (c)LB 2 Yuri KovtunDM 21Dmitri KhokhlovRM 8 Valery Karpin 82CM 4 Alexey Smertin 14 34CM 9 Yegor TitovLM 15Dmitri Alenichev 64CF 11Vladimir BeschastnykhSubstitutions:FW 22Dmitri Sychev 34DF 18Dmitri Sennikov 84 43FW 16Aleksandr Kerzhakov 82Manager:Oleg Romantsev Man of the Match: Marc Wilmots (Belgium) Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England) Komaleeswaran Sankar (India) Fourth official: Pierluigi Collina (Italy) See also Belgium at the FIFA World Cup Japan at the FIFA World Cup Russia at the FIFA World Cup Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report H Category:Russia at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Category:Belgium at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Category:Japan at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Category:Tunisia at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Category:Sports competitions in Saitama (city) Category:Sports competitions in Kobe Category:Football in Yokohama Category:2000s in Yokohama Category:Sport in Ōita (city) Category:Football in Osaka Category:21st century in Osaka Category:Sports competitions in Shizuoka Prefecture