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

United States 3–2 Portugal

Wednesday 5 Jun 2002 · Suwon, South Korea (neutral)

United States3–2Portugal

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′O'Brien Costa McBride Beto Agoos

4′1–0John O'Brien United States
29′2–0Jorge Costa United States · own goal
36′3–0Brian McBride United States
39′3–1Beto Portugal
71′3–2Jeff Agoos Portugal · own goal

Line-ups

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

United States

Came on

13Cobi JonesMF↑46′
9Joe-Max MooreFW↑75′
16Carlos LlamosaDF↑80′

Portugal

1Vítor BaíaGK
2Jorge CostaDF ↓74′
5Fernando CoutoDF
22BetoDF●
23Rui JorgeDF ↓69′
7Luis FigoMF
10Rui CostaMF ↓80′
11Sérgio ConceiçãoMF
20PetitMF
8João PintoFW
9PauletaFW

Came on

17Paulo BentoMF↑69′
13Jorge AndradeDF↑74′
21Nuno GomesFW↑80′

Elo

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

United States: 1833 → 1873
Portugal: 1958 → 1918

Expected score for United States: 32.7% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 8, 1978–2026.

United States wins: 2
Draws: 3
Portugal wins: 3

Form either side

United States

Before

2–4 v Germany 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
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

After

1–1 v South Korea 10 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–3 v Poland 14 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
2–0 v Mexico 17 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–1 v Germany 21 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
2–0 v El Salvador 17 Nov 2002 · Friendly

Portugal

Before

5–1 v Angola 14 Nov 2001 · Friendly
1–1 v Spain 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
1–4 v Finland 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Brazil 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v China PR 25 May 2002 · Friendly

After

4–0 v Poland 10 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–1 v South Korea 14 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v England 7 Sep 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Tunisia 12 Oct 2002 · Friendly
3–2 v Sweden 16 Oct 2002 · Friendly

Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1South Korea	3	2	1	0	+3	7
2United States	3	1	1	1	-1	4
3Portugal	3	1	0	2	+2	3
4Poland	3	1	0	2	-4	3

Road through the tournament

United States

3–2 v Portugal Group stage
1–1 v South Korea Group stage
1–3 v Poland Group stage
2–0 v Mexico Round of 16
0–1 v Germany Quarter-final

Portugal

2–3 v United States Group stage
4–0 v Poland Group stage
0–1 v South Korea Group stage

Every United States v Portugal match8

From United States's side.


31 Mar 2026	Portugal	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
14 Nov 2017	Portugal	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2014	Portugal	2–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
5 Jun 2002	Portugal	3–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
3 Jun 1992	Portugal	1–0	Home	USA Cup 1992	—
19 Dec 1990	Portugal	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
7 Oct 1980	Portugal	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
20 Sep 1978	Portugal	0–1	Away	Friendly	—

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