Friendly

Germany 4–2 United States

Wednesday 27 Mar 2002 · Rostock, Germany

Germany4–2United States

Goals6

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Mathis Ziege Neuville Bierhoff Frings Mathis

17′0–1Clint Mathis United States
44′1–1Christian Ziege Germany
61′2–1Oliver Neuville Germany
63′3–1Oliver Bierhoff Germany
68′4–1Torsten Frings Germany
70′4–2Clint Mathis United States

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Germany

Came on

22Hans-Jörg ButtGK↑46′
3Jorg BohmeMF↑46′
Jörg HeinrichMF↑68′
14Gerald AsamoahFW↑75′
Thomas BrdaricFW↑80′

United States

Came on

Joe-Max MooreMF↑59′
Cobi JonesMF↑69′
32Gregg BerhalterDF↑72′
20Tony SannehMF↑72′

No cards.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Germany: 1857 → 1868
United States: 1853 → 1842

Expected score for Germany: 64.5% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 13, 1993–2026.

Germany wins: 9
Draws: 0
United States wins: 4

Form either side

Germany

Before

1–5 v England 1 Sep 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
0–0 v Finland 6 Oct 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
1–1 v Ukraine 10 Nov 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
4–1 v Ukraine 14 Nov 2001 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2001
7–1 v Israel 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Argentina 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
7–0 v Kuwait 9 May 2002 · Friendly
0–1 v Wales 14 May 2002 · Friendly
6–2 v Austria 18 May 2002 · Friendly
8–0 v Saudi Arabia 1 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

United States

Before

0–0 v Canada 30 Jan 2002 · Gold Cup 2002
2–0 v Costa Rica 2 Feb 2002 · Gold Cup 2002
0–1 v Italy 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
4–0 v Honduras 2 Mar 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Ecuador 10 Mar 2002 · Friendly

After

1–2 v Republic of Ireland 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v Uruguay 12 May 2002 · Friendly
5–0 v Jamaica 16 May 2002 · Friendly
0–2 v Netherlands 19 May 2002 · Friendly
3–2 v Portugal 5 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002

Every Germany v United States match13

From Germany's side.


6 Jun 2026	United States	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
14 Oct 2023	United States	3–1	Away	Friendly	—
10 Jun 2015	United States	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
26 Jun 2014	United States	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
2 Jun 2013	United States	3–4	Away	Friendly	—
22 Mar 2006	United States	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
21 Jun 2002	United States	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Quarter-final
27 Mar 2002	United States	4–2	Home	Friendly	—
30 Jul 1999	United States	0–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 1999	Group stage
6 Feb 1999	United States	0–3	Away	Friendly	—
15 Jun 1998	United States	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 1998	Group stage
18 Dec 1993	United States	3–0	Away	Friendly	—
13 Jun 1993	United States	4–3	Away	USA Cup 1993	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN