Germany 8–0 Saudi Arabia: 2002 World Cup match
8–0Full time
Match in one glance
GermanySaudi ArabiaGoalCard
Germany
Saudi Arabia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
8Germany0Saudi Arabia
Miroslav Klose opened the scoring at 20′.
Team comparison
GermanySaudi Arabia
8Goals0
2Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1
Miroslav KloseGermany · 20′, 25′, 70′3goals - 2TLThomas LinkeGermany · 73′1goal
- 3CJCarsten JanckerGermany · 45′+1′1goal
- 4MBMichael BallackGermany · 40′1goal
- 5BSBernd SchneiderGermany · 90′+1′1goal
- 6OBOliver BierhoffGermany · 84′1goal
Decisive moments
8 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-01
- Venue
- Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
- Result
- 8–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Germany / Saudi ArabiaGermany
Michael Ballack40′
Carsten Jancker45+1′′
Thomas Linke73′
Oliver Bierhoff84′
Bernd Schneider90+1′′
Saudi Arabia
No goals
Complete match timeline
GermanySaudi ArabiaGoalCardSubstitution
Germany
Saudi Arabia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
16 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′4 – 0M. Klose 20′ · M. Klose 25′ · M. Ballack 40′ · C. Jancker 45′+1′
Second half
45′–90′4 – 0M. Klose 70′ · T. Linke 73′ · O. Bierhoff 84′ · B. Schneider 90′+1′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Germany
Reported rolesOK
1Oliver KahnTL
2Thomas LinkeCR
5Carsten RamelowCM
21Christoph MetzelderCZ
6Christian ZiegeDH
8Dietmar HamannBS
19Bernd SchneiderTF
22Torsten FringsMB
13Michael BallackCJ
9Carsten Jancker11Miroslav KloseReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7ONOliver Neuville76′
- 16JJJens Jeremies46′
- 20OBOliver Bierhoff67′
Match contributions
- Thomas Linke⚽ 1
- Christian Ziege▰ 43′
- Dietmar Hamann▰ 83′
- Carsten Jancker⚽ 1
- Miroslav Klose⚽ 3
- Michael Ballack⚽ 1
- Bernd Schneider⚽ 1
- Oliver Bierhoff⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1OKOliver KahnGoalkeeper
- 2TLThomas LinkeCentre-back
- 5CRCarsten RamelowCentre-back
- 6CZChristian ZiegeLeft midfielder
- 8DHDietmar HamannCentral midfielder
- 9CJCarsten JanckerCentre-forward
- 11Miroslav KloseCentre-forward
- 13MBMichael BallackAttacking midfielder
- 19BSBernd SchneiderCentral midfielder
- 21CMChristoph MetzelderCentre-back
- 22TFTorsten FringsRight midfielder
Saudi Arabia
Reported rolesMA
1Mohamed Al-DeayeaRT
3Redha TukarAS
4Abdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiAA
12Ahmed Al-DokhiHA
13Hussein AbdulghaniMN
8Mohammed NoorKA
16Khamis Al-DosariAA
17Abdullah Al-WakedNA
18Nawaf Al-TemyatSA
9Sami Al-JaberAH
20Al Hasan Al-YamiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7IAIbrahim Al-Shahrani46′
- 14AAAbdulaziz Al-Khathran46′
- 15AAAbdullah Al-Jumaan77′
Match contributions
- Mohammed Noor▰ 90′+1′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MAMohamed Al-DeayeaGoalkeeper
- 3RTRedha TukarCentre-back
- 4ASAbdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiCentre-back
- 8MNMohammed NoorRight midfielder
- 9SASami Al-JaberCentre-forward
- 12AAAhmed Al-DokhiRight-back
- 13HAHussein AbdulghaniLeft-back
- 16KAKhamis Al-DosariCentral midfielder
- 17AAAbdullah Al-WakedCentral midfielder
- 18NANawaf Al-TemyatLeft midfielder
- 20AHAl Hasan Al-YamiCentre-forward
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
8Germany0Saudi Arabia
Miroslav Klose opened the scoring at 20′.
Team comparison
GermanySaudi Arabia
8Goals0
2Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1Miroslav KloseGermany · 20′, 25′, 70′3goals
- 2TLThomas LinkeGermany · 73′1goal
- 3CJCarsten JanckerGermany · 45′+1′1goal
- 4MBMichael BallackGermany · 40′1goal
- 5BSBernd SchneiderGermany · 90′+1′1goal
- 6OBOliver BierhoffGermany · 84′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
8 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-01
- Venue
- Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
- Result
- 8–0
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Germany / Saudi ArabiaGermany
Michael Ballack40′
Carsten Jancker45+1′′
Thomas Linke73′
Oliver Bierhoff84′
Bernd Schneider90+1′′
Saudi Arabia
No goals
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.