FIFA World Cup 2002 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Japan 2–2 Belgium

Tuesday 4 Jun 2002 · Saitama, Japan

Japan2–2Belgium

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Wilmots Suzuki Inamoto Heyden

57′0–1Marc Wilmots Belgium
59′1–1Takayuki Suzuki Japan
67′2–1Junichi Inamoto Japan
75′2–2Peter Van Der Heyden Belgium

Line-ups

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

Japan

Came on

14Alessandro SantosMF↑64′
8Hiroaki MorishimaMF↑68′
17Tsuneyasu MiyamotoDF↑71′

Belgium

Came on

9Wesley SonckFW↑68′
20Branko StruparFW↑83′

Elo

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

Japan: 1862 → 1852
Belgium: 1839 → 1849

Expected score for Japan: 67% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 6, 1999–2018.

Japan wins: 2
Draws: 2
Belgium wins: 2

Form either side

Japan

Before

1–1 v Costa Rica 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Slovakia 29 Apr 2002 · Kirin Cup 2002
3–3 v Honduras 2 May 2002 · Kirin Cup 2002
0–3 v Norway 14 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Sweden 25 May 2002 · Friendly

After

1–0 v Russia 9 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
2–0 v Tunisia 14 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–1 v Turkey 18 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Jamaica 16 Oct 2002 · Friendly
0–2 v Argentina 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly

Belgium

Before

1–0 v Norway 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Slovakia 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Algeria 14 May 2002 · Friendly
2–1 v France 18 May 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Costa Rica 26 May 2002 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Tunisia 10 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
3–2 v Russia 14 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–2 v Brazil 17 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Poland 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
0–2 v Bulgaria 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

Group H

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Japan	3	2	1	0	+3	7
2Belgium	3	1	2	0	+1	5
3Russia	3	1	0	2	0	3
4Tunisia	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Road through the tournament

Japan

2–2 v Belgium Group stage
1–0 v Russia Group stage
2–0 v Tunisia Group stage
0–1 v Turkey Round of 16

Belgium

2–2 v Japan Group stage
1–1 v Tunisia Group stage
3–2 v Russia Group stage
0–2 v Brazil Round of 16

Every Japan v Belgium match6

From Japan's side.


2 Jul 2018	Belgium	2–3	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2018	Round of 16
14 Nov 2017	Belgium	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
19 Nov 2013	Belgium	3–2	Away	Friendly	—
31 May 2009	Belgium	4–0	Home	Kirin Cup 2009	—
4 Jun 2002	Belgium	2–2	Home	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
3 Jun 1999	Belgium	0–0	Home	Kirin Cup 1999	—

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