UEFA Euro qualification 2002

Wales 2–1 Italy

Wednesday 16 Oct 2002 · Cardiff, Wales

Wales2–1Italy

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Davies Piero Bellamy

11′1–0Simon Davies Wales
31′1–1Alessandro Del Piero Italy
70′2–1Craig Bellamy Wales

Line-ups

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

Wales

Came on

Nathan Blake↑90′

Italy

Came on

8Gennaro GattusoMF↑54′
22Massimo MaccaroneFW↑69′
Massimo MarazzinaFW↑85′

Elo

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

Wales: 1619 → 1649
Italy: 1899 → 1870

Expected score for Wales: 26.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 7 of 9, 1965–2021.

Wales wins: 2
Draws: 0
Italy wins: 7

Form either side

Wales

Before

1–1 v Argentina 13 Feb 2002 · Friendly
0–0 v Czech Republic 27 Mar 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Germany 14 May 2002 · Friendly
1–1 v Croatia 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Finland 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

After

2–0 v Azerbaijan 20 Nov 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
2–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
4–0 v Azerbaijan 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
0–2 v United States 26 May 2003 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 20 Aug 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003

Italy

Before

1–1 v Mexico 13 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
1–2 v South Korea 18 Jun 2002 · FIFA World Cup 2002
0–1 v Slovenia 21 Aug 2002 · Friendly
2–0 v Azerbaijan 7 Sep 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002
1–1 v Serbia 12 Oct 2002 · UEFA Euro qualification 2002

After

1–1 v Turkey 20 Nov 2002 · Friendly
1–0 v Portugal 12 Feb 2003 · Friendly
2–0 v Finland 29 Mar 2003 · UEFA Euro qualification 2003
2–1 v Switzerland 30 Apr 2003 · Friendly
2–0 v Northern Ireland 3 Jun 2003 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Wales

2–0 v Finland 7 Sep 2002
2–1 v Italy 16 Oct 2002
2–0 v Azerbaijan 20 Nov 2002

Italy

2–0 v Azerbaijan 7 Sep 2002
1–1 v Serbia 12 Oct 2002
1–2 v Wales 16 Oct 2002

Every Wales v Italy match9

From Wales's side.


20 Jun 2021	Italy	0–1	Away	UEFA Euro 2021	Group stage
6 Sep 2003	Italy	0–4	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2003	—
16 Oct 2002	Italy	2–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2002	—
5 Jun 1999	Italy	0–4	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1999	—
5 Sep 1998	Italy	0–2	Neutral	UEFA Euro qualification 1998	—
4 Jun 1988	Italy	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
4 Nov 1969	Italy	1–4	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1969	—
23 Oct 1968	Italy	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1968	—
1 May 1965	Italy	1–4	Away	Friendly	—

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