Saudi Arabia 0–3 Ireland: 2002 World Cup match
0–3Full time
Ireland
Match in one glance
Saudi ArabiaIrelandGoalCard
Saudi Arabia
Ireland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
0Saudi Arabia3Ireland
Robbie Keane opened the scoring at 7′.
Team comparison
Saudi ArabiaIreland
0Goals3
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1DDDamien DuffIreland · 87′1goal
- 2RKRobbie KeaneIreland · 7′1goal
- 3GBGary BreenIreland · 61′1goal
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-11
- Venue
- International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
- Result
- 0–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Saudi Arabia / IrelandSaudi Arabia
No goals
Ireland
Robbie Keane7′
Gary Breen61′
Damien Duff87′
Complete match timeline
Saudi ArabiaIrelandGoalCardSubstitution
Saudi Arabia
Ireland
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1R. Keane 7′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 2G. Breen 61′ · D. Duff 87′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Saudi Arabia
Reported rolesMA
1Mohamed Al-DeayeaMA
2Mohammed Al-JahaniRT
3Redha TukarAS
4Abdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiFA
6Fouzi Al-ShehriHA
13Hussein AbdulghaniIA
7Ibrahim Al-ShahraniAA
14Abdulaziz Al-KhathranKA
16Khamis Al-DosariNA
18Nawaf Al-TemyatAH
20Al Hasan Al-YamiReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 10MAMohammad Al-Shalhoub67′
- 12AAAhmed Al-Dokhi79′
- 15AAAbdullah Al-Jumaan68′
Match contributions
- Nawaf Al-Temyat▰ 61′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1MAMohamed Al-DeayeaGoalkeeper
- 2MAMohammed Al-JahaniRWB
- 3RTRedha TukarCentre-back
- 4ASAbdullah Sulaiman ZubromawiCentre-back
- 6FAFouzi Al-ShehriCentre-back
- 7IAIbrahim Al-ShahraniCentral midfielder
- 13HAHussein AbdulghaniLWB
- 14AAAbdulaziz Al-KhathranLeft midfielder
- 16KAKhamis Al-DosariCentral midfielder
- 18NANawaf Al-TemyatRight midfielder
- 20AHAl Hasan Al-YamiCentre-forward
Ireland
Reported rolesSG
1Shay GivenSF
2Steve FinnanIH
3Ian HarteSS
5Steve StauntonGB
14Gary BreenMH
8Matt HollandKK
11Kevin KilbaneMK
12Mark KinsellaGK
18Gary KellyDD
9Damien DuffRK
10Robbie KeaneReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 7JMJason McAteer80′
- 17NQNiall Quinn46′
- 22LCLee Carsley89′
Match contributions
- Steve Staunton▰ 70′
- Damien Duff⚽ 1
- Robbie Keane⚽ 1
- Gary Breen⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SGShay GivenGoalkeeper
- 2SFSteve FinnanRight-back
- 3IHIan HarteLeft-back
- 5SSSteve StauntonCentre-back
- 8MHMatt HollandCentral midfielder
- 9DDDamien DuffCentre-forward
- 10RKRobbie KeaneCentre-forward
- 11KKKevin KilbaneLeft midfielder
- 12MKMark KinsellaCentral midfielder
- 14GBGary BreenCentre-back
- 18GKGary KellyRight midfielder
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
0Saudi Arabia3Ireland
Robbie Keane opened the scoring at 7′.
Team comparison
Saudi ArabiaIreland
0Goals3
1Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1DDDamien DuffIreland · 87′1goal
- 2RKRobbie KeaneIreland · 7′1goal
- 3GBGary BreenIreland · 61′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
3 eventsPath through 2002
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Group Stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2002-06-11
- Venue
- International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
- Result
- 0–3
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Saudi Arabia / IrelandSaudi Arabia
No goals
Ireland
Robbie Keane7′
Gary Breen61′
Damien Duff87′
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.