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Russia 2–0 Tunisia

Wednesday 5 Jun 2002 · Kobe, Japan (neutral)

Russia2–0Tunisia

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Titov Karpin

59′1–0Yegor Titov Russia
64′2–0Valeri Karpin Russia · penalty

Line-ups

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

Russia

Came on

21Dmitri KhokhlovMF↑46′
22Dmitri SychevFW↑55′
15Dmitri AlenichevMF↑78′

Tunisia

Came on

3Zoubeir BayaMF↑67′
7Imed MhedhebiMF↑67′
20Ali ZitouniFW↑84′

Elo

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

Russia: 1791 → 1825
Tunisia: 1701 → 1667

Expected score for Russia: 62.7% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 2, 1977–2002.

Russia wins: 2
Draws: 0
Tunisia wins: 0

Form either side

Russia

Before

0–2 v Republic of Ireland 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
1–2 v Estonia 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v France 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Belarus 17 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Serbia 19 May 2002 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Japan 9 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
2–3 v Belgium 14 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v Sweden 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
4–2 v Republic of Ireland 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
4–1 v Albania 16 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

Tunisia

Before

0–0 v Senegal 31 Jan 2002 · African Cup of Nations 2002
0–0 v South Korea 13 Mar 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Norway 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
0–1 v Slovenia 17 Apr 2002 · Friendly
1–2 v Denmark 26 May 2002 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Belgium 10 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–2 v Japan 14 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–1 v France 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Portugal 12 Oct 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Egypt 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly

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

Russia

2–0 v Tunisia Group stage
0–1 v Japan Group stage
2–3 v Belgium Group stage

Tunisia

0–2 v Russia Group stage
1–1 v Belgium Group stage
0–2 v Japan Group stage

Every Russia v Tunisia match2

From Russia's side.


5 Jun 2002	Tunisia	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2002	Group stage
20 Mar 1977	Tunisia	3–0	Away	Friendly	—

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