FIFA World Cup · 2002-06-08

Italy1–2 Croatia

Kashima, Japan · neutral venue

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Timeline

from the international archive

24'Marco Materazzi for Alessandro Nesta ·

Italy

39'Robert Kovač — yellow card ·

Croatia

51'Christian Vieri — yellow card ·

Italy

55'GOALChristian Vieri ·

Italy

57'Ivica Olić for Davor Vugrinec ·

Croatia

62'Jurica Vranješ for Zvonimir Soldo ·

Croatia

73'GOALIvica Olić ·

Croatia

76'GOALMilan Rapaić ·

Croatia

79'Filippo Inzaghi for Cristiano Doni ·

Italy

79'Dario Šimić for Milan Rapaić ·

Croatia

Starting lineups

the teamsheet, on the pitch & in full

1Buffon

19Zambrotta

13Nesta

3Maldini

5Cannavaro 2Panucci

17Tommasi

6Zanetti

11Doni

10Totti 21Vieri

1Pletikosa

21Kovač

3Šimunić

4Tomas

15Šarić

17Jarni 14Soldo 10Kovač

7Vugrinec 5Rapaić 11Bokšić

Italy· Giovanni Trapattoni

1Gianluigi Buffon19Gianluca Zambrotta13Alessandro Nesta3Paolo Maldini 5Fabio Cannavaro 2Christian Panucci17Damiano Tommasi6Cristiano Zanetti11Cristiano Doni10Francesco Totti 21Christian Vieri55'51'

Croatia· Mirko Jozić

1Stipe Pletikosa21Robert Kovač39'3Josip Šimunić4Stjepan Tomas15Daniel Šarić17Robert Jarni 14Zvonimir Soldo 10Niko Kovač 7Davor Vugrinec 5Milan Rapaić76'11Alen Bokšić

Referee Graham Poll (England) · Attendance 36,472 · Kashima Soccer Stadium

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