USA 3–2 Portugal: 2002 World Cup match
3–2Full time
Match in one glance
USAPortugalGoalCard
USA
Portugal
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3USA2Portugal
John O'Brien opened the scoring at 4′.
Team comparison
USAPortugal
3Goals2
1Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1JOJohn O'BrienUSA · 4′1goal
- 2BMBrian McBrideUSA · 36′1goal
- 3BBetoPortugal · 39′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-05
- Venue
- Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon-si
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
USA / PortugalUSA
John O'Brien4′
Jorge Costa (own goal)29′
Brian McBride36′
Portugal
Beto39′
Jeff Agoos (own goal)71′
Complete match timeline
USAPortugalGoalCardSubstitution
USA
Portugal
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
14 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′3 – 1J. O'Brien 4′ · J. Costa 29′ · B. McBride 36′ · Beto 39′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 1J. Agoos 71′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
USA
Reported rolesBF
1Brad FriedelFH
2Frankie HejdukJA
12Jeff AgoosTS
22Tony SannehEP
23Eddie PopePM
4Pablo MastroeniJO
5John O'BrienES
8Earnie StewartDB
17DaMarcus BeasleyBM
20Brian McBrideLD
21Landon DonovanReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 9JMJoe-Max Moore75′
- 13CJCobi Jones46′
- 16CLCarlos Llamosa80′
Match contributions
- John O'Brien⚽ 1
- DaMarcus Beasley▰ 90′+2′
- Brian McBride⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1BFBrad FriedelGoalkeeper
- 2FHFrankie HejdukLeft-back
- 4PMPablo MastroeniCentral midfielder
- 5JOJohn O'BrienCentral midfielder
- 8ESEarnie StewartRight midfielder
- 12JAJeff AgoosCentre-back
- 17DBDaMarcus BeasleyLeft midfielder
- 20BMBrian McBrideCentre-forward
- 21LDLandon DonovanCentre-forward
- 22TSTony SannehRight-back
- 23EPEddie PopeCentre-back
Portugal
Reported roles- 1Vítor BaíaGK
- 2Jorge CostaCB
- 5Fernando CoutoCB
- 7Luís FigoLM
- 8João PintoSS
- 9PauletaCF
- 10Rui CostaCM
- 11Sérgio ConceiçãoRM
- 20PetitCM
- 22BetoRB
- 23Rui JorgeLB
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 13JAJorge Andrade74′
- 17PBPaulo Bento69′
- 21NGNuno Gomes80′
Match contributions
- Petit▰ 52′
- Beto⚽ 1▰ 34′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1VBVítor BaíaGoalkeeper
- 2JCJorge CostaCentre-back
- 5FCFernando CoutoCentre-back
- 7LFLuís FigoLeft midfielder
- 8JPJoão PintoSS
- 9PPauletaCentre-forward
- 10RCRui CostaCentral midfielder
- 11SCSérgio ConceiçãoRight midfielder
- 20PPetitCentral midfielder
- 22BBetoRight-back
- 23RJRui JorgeLeft-back
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3USA2Portugal
John O'Brien opened the scoring at 4′.
Team comparison
USAPortugal
3Goals2
1Bookings2
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1JOJohn O'BrienUSA · 4′1goal
- 2BMBrian McBrideUSA · 36′1goal
- 3BBetoPortugal · 39′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group D
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-05
- Venue
- Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon-si
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
USA / PortugalUSA
John O'Brien4′
Jorge Costa (own goal)29′
Brian McBride36′
Portugal
Beto39′
Jeff Agoos (own goal)71′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.