2006 FIFA World Cup Group A

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Play in Group A of the 2006 FIFA World Cup completed on June 20, 2006. Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Ecuador. Poland and Costa Rica failed to advance.

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Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group A. (Key)

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Germany Germany 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
Flag of Poland Poland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0

[edit] Match summaries

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

2006-06-09
18:00		 Germany Flag of Germany 4 – 2 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich
Attendance: 64,950
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Lahm Scored after 6 minutes 6'
Klose Scored after 17 minutes 17' Scored after 61 minutes 61'
Frings Scored after 87 minutes 87'		 (Report) Wanchope Scored after 12 minutes 12' Scored after 73 minutes 73'
2006-06-09
21:00		 Poland Flag of Poland 0 – 2 Flag of Ecuador Ecuador FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
(Report) C. Tenorio Scored after 24 minutes 24'
Delgado Scored after 80 minutes 80'
2006-06-14
21:00		 Germany Flag of Germany 1 – 0 Flag of Poland Poland FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Neuville Scored after 90+1 minutes 90+1' (Report)
2006-06-15
15:00		 Ecuador Flag of Ecuador 3 – 0 Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
C. Tenorio Scored after 8 minutes 8'
Delgado Scored after 54 minutes 54'
Kaviedes Scored after 90+2 minutes 90+2'		 (Report)
2006-06-20
16:00		 Ecuador Flag of Ecuador 0 – 3 Flag of Germany Germany Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
(Report) Klose Scored after 4 minutes 4' Scored after 44 minutes 44'
Podolski Scored after 57 minutes 57'
2006-06-20
16:00		 Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica 1 – 2 Flag of Poland Poland FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Gómez Scored after 25 minutes 25' (Report) Bosacki Scored after 33 minutes 33' Scored after 65 minutes 65'

[edit] Germany vs Costa Rica

Friday, 9 June 2006 - 18:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich, Munich - Attendance: 64,950

Flag of Germany Germany 4 – 2 Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica
Lahm Scored after 6 minutes 6' (2 – 1) Wanchope Scored after 12 minutes 12' Scored after 73 minutes 73'
Klose Scored after 17 minutes 17' Scored after 61 minutes 61' (Report)
Frings Scored after 87 minutes 87'
Flag of Germany
GERMANY:
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder
LB 16 Philipp Lahm
DM 8 Torsten Frings
RM 19 Bernd Schneider (c) Substituted off after 90+1 minutes 90+1'
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
AM 18 Tim Borowski Substituted off after 72 minutes 72'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose Substituted off after 79 minutes 79'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
MF 5 Sebastian Kehl Substituted on after 72 minutes 72'
FW 10 Oliver Neuville Substituted on after 79 minutes 79'
MF 22 David Odonkor Substituted on after 90+1 minutes 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Germany Jürgen Klinsmann
Flag of Costa Rica
COSTA RICA:
GK 18 José Porras
RB 4 Michael Umaña
CB 20 Douglas Sequeira
LB 3 Luis Marín (c)
DM 8 Mauricio Solís Substituted off after 78 minutes 78'
DM 5 Gilberto Martínez Substituted off after 66 minutes 66'
RM 6 Danny Fonseca Booked after 30 minutes 30'
LM 12 Leonardo González
AM 10 Walter Centeno
AM 11 Rónald Gómez Substituted off after 90+1 minutes 90+1'
CF 9 Paulo Wanchope
Substitutions:
DF 2 Jervis Drummond Substituted on after 66 minutes 66'
MF 7 Christian Bolaños Substituted on after 78 minutes 78'
MF 14 Randall Azofeifa Substituted on after 90+1 minutes 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães
  • Referee: Horacio Elizondo Flag of Argentina
  • Assistant referees:
    • Dario Garcia Flag of Argentina
    • Rodolfo Otero Flag of Argentina
  • Fourth official: Carlos Chandia Flag of Chile
  • Fifth official: Cristian Julio Flag of Chile
  • Man of the match: Flag of Germany Miroslav Klose


[edit] Poland vs Ecuador

Friday, 9 June 2006 - 21:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen - Attendance: 52,000

Flag of Poland Poland 0 – 2 Ecuador Flag of Ecuador
(0 – 1) C. Tenorio Scored after 24 minutes 24'
(Report) Delgado Scored after 80 minutes 80'
Flag of Poland
POLAND:
GK 1 Artur Boruc
RB 4 Marcin Baszczyński
CB 2 Mariusz Jop
CB 6 Jacek Bąk (c)
LB 14 Michał Żewłakow
DM 7 Radosław Sobolewski Substituted off after 67 minutes 67'
RM 15 Euzebiusz Smolarek Booked after 37 minutes 37'
CM 16 Arkadiusz Radomski
CM 10 Mirosław Szymkowiak
LM 8 Jacek Krzynówek Substituted off after 78 minutes 78'
CF 9 Maciej Żurawski Substituted off after 83 minutes 83'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Ireneusz Jeleń Substituted on after 67 minutes 67'
MF 5 Kamil Kosowski Substituted on after 78 minutes 78'
FW 23 Paweł Brożek Substituted on after 83 minutes 83'
Manager:
Flag of Poland Paweł Janas
Flag of Ecuador
ECUADOR:
GK 12 Cristian Mora
RB 4 Ulises de la Cruz (c) Substituted off after 69 minutes 69'
CB 3 Iván Hurtado Booked after 31 minutes 31'
CB 17 Giovanny Espinoza
LB 18 Neicer Reasco
RM 8 Edison Méndez Booked after 70 minutes 70'
CM 14 Segundo Castillo
CM 20 Edwin Tenorio
LM 16 Luis Antonio Valencia
CF 21 Carlos Tenorio Substituted off after 65 minutes 65'
CF 11 Agustín Delgado Substituted off after 83 minutes 83'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Iván Kaviedes Substituted on after 65 minutes 65'
DF 2 Jorge Guagua Substituted on after 69 minutes 69'
MF 6 Patricio Urrutia Substituted on after 83 minutes 83'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
  • Referee: Toru Kamikawa Flag of Japan
  • Assistant referees:
    • Yoshikazu Hiroshima Flag of Japan
    • Dae Young Kim Flag of South Korea
  • Fourth official: Lubos Michel Flag of Slovakia
  • Fifth official: Roman Slysko Flag of Slovakia
  • Man of the match: Flag of Ecuador Agustín Delgado


[edit] Germany vs Poland

Wednesday, 14 June 2006 - 21:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Dortmund, Dortmund - Attendance: 65,000

Flag of Germany Germany 1 – 0 Poland Flag of Poland
Neuville Scored after 90+1 minutes 90+1' (0 – 0)
(Report)
Flag of Germany
GERMANY:
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich Substituted off after 64 minutes 64'
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder Booked after 70 minutes 70'
LB 16 Philipp Lahm
RM 19 Bernd Schneider
CM 8 Torsten Frings
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c) Booked after 58 minutes 58'
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Substituted off after 77 minutes 77'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose
CF 20 Lukas Podolski Substituted off after 71 minutes 71'
Substitutions:
MF 22 David Odonkor Booked after 68 minutes 68' Substituted on after 64 minutes 64'
FW 10 Oliver Neuville Substituted on after 71 minutes 71'
MF 18 Tim Borowski Substituted on after 77 minutes 77'
Manager:
Flag of Germany Jürgen Klinsmann
Flag of Poland
POLAND:
GK 1 Artur Boruc Booked after 89 minutes 89'
RB 4 Marcin Baszczyński
CB 19 Bartosz Bosacki
CB 6 Jacek Bąk (c)
LB 14 Michał Żewłakow Substituted off after 83 minutes 83'
CM 7 Radosław Sobolewski Booked after 28'Booked again after 75'Sent off after 75' 28', 75'
CM 16 Arkadiusz Radomski
RW 21 Ireneusz Jeleń Substituted off after 90+1 minutes 90+1'
AM 15 Euzebiusz Smolarek
LW 8 Jacek Krzynówek Booked after 3 minutes 3' Substituted off after 77 minutes 77'
CF 9 Maciej Żurawski
Substitutions:
FW 21 Mariusz Lewandowski Substituted on after 77 minutes 77'
DF 17 Dariusz Dudka Substituted on after 83 minutes 83'
FW 23 Paweł Brożek Substituted on after 90+1 minutes 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Poland Paweł Janas
  • Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo Flag of Spain
  • Assistant referees:
    • Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco Flag of Spain
    • Pedro Medina Hernández Flag of Spain
  • Fourth official: Khalil Al Ghamdi Flag of Saudi Arabia
  • Fifth official: Fathi Arabati Flag of Jordan
  • Man of the match: Flag of Germany Philipp Lahm


[edit] Ecuador vs Costa Rica

Thursday, 15 June 2006 - 15:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Hamburg, Hamburg - Attendance: 50,000

Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 3 – 0 Costa Rica Flag of Costa Rica
C. Tenorio Scored after 8 minutes 8' (1 – 0)
Delgado Scored after 54 minutes 54' (Report)
Kaviedes Scored after 90+2 minutes 90+2'
Flag of Ecuador
ECUADOR:
GK 12 Cristian Mora Booked after 60 minutes 60'
RB 17 Giovanny Espinoza Substituted off after 69 minutes 69'
CB 3 Iván Hurtado (c)
CB 4 Ulises de la Cruz Booked after 54 minutes 54'
LB 18 Neicer Reasco
RM 8 Edison Méndez
CM 20 Edwin Tenorio
CM 14 Segundo Castillo Booked after 44 minutes 44'
LM 16 Luis Antonio Valencia Substituted off after 73 minutes 73'
CF 11 Agustín Delgado
CF 21 Carlos Tenorio Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Iván Kaviedes Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
DF 2 Jorge Guagua Substituted on after 69 minutes 69'
MF 6 Patricio Urrutia Substituted on after 73 minutes 73'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
Flag of Costa Rica
COSTA RICA:
GK 18 José Porras
RB 4 Michael Umaña
CB 20 Douglas Sequeira
LB 3 Luis Marín (c) Booked after 10 minutes 10'
DM 6 Danny Fonseca Substituted off after 29 minutes 29'
DM 8 Mauricio Solís Booked after 28 minutes 28'
RM 15 Harold Wallace
LM 12 Leonardo González Substituted off after 56 minutes 56'
AM 10 Walter Centeno Substituted off after 84 minutes 84'
AM 11 Rónald Gómez
CF 9 Paulo Wanchope
Substitutions:
FW 19 Álvaro Saborío Substituted on after 29 minutes 29'
MF 16 Carlos Hernández Substituted on after 56 minutes 56'
FW 13 Kurt Bernard Substituted on after 84 minutes 84'
Manager:
Flag of Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães
  • Referee: Coffi Codjia Flag of Benin
  • Assistant referees:
    • Celestin Ntagungira Flag of Rwanda
    • Aboudou Aderodjou Flag of Benin
  • Fourth official: Mohamed Guezzaz Flag of Morocco
  • Fifth official: Brahim Djezzar Flag of Algeria
  • Man of the match: Flag of Ecuador Agustín Delgado


[edit] Ecuador vs Germany

Tuesday, 20 June 2006 - 16:00
Olympic Stadium, Berlin - Attendance: 72,000

Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 0 – 3 Germany Flag of Germany
(0 – 2) Klose Scored after 4 minutes 4' Scored after 44 minutes 44'
(Report) Podolski Scored after 57 minutes 57'
Flag of Ecuador
ECUADOR:
GK 12 Cristian Mora
RB 4 Ulises de la Cruz
CB 2 Jorge Guagua
CB 17 Giovanny Espinoza
LB 13 Paul Ambrossi
RM 8 Edison Méndez
CM 20 Edwin Tenorio
CM 15 Marlon Ayoví (c) Substituted off after 68 minutes 68'
LM 16 Luis Antonio Valencia Booked after 52 minutes 52' Substituted off after 63 minutes 63'
CF 10 Iván Kaviedes
CF 9 Felix Borja Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Cristian Benítez Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
DF 7 Christian Lara Substituted on after 63 minutes 63'
MF 6 Patricio Urrutia Substituted on after 68 minutes 68'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
Flag of Germany
GERMANY:
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 4 Robert Huth
LB 16 Philipp Lahm
RM 19 Bernd Schneider Substituted off after 73 minutes 73'
CM 8 Torsten Frings Substituted off after 66 minutes 66'
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
CF 11 Miroslav Klose Substituted off after 66 minutes 66'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
FW 10 Oliver Neuville Substituted on after 66 minutes 66'
MF 18 Tim Borowski Booked after 75 minutes 75' Substituted on after 66 minutes 66'
MF 14 Gerald Asamoah Substituted on after 73 minutes 73'
Manager:
Flag of Germany Jürgen Klinsmann
  • Referee: Valentin Ivanov Flag of Russia
  • Assistant referees:
    • Nikolay Gobulev Flag of Russia
    • Evgueni Volnin Flag of Russia
  • Fourth official: Kevin Stott Flag of the United States
  • Fifth official: Chris Strickland Flag of the United States
  • Man of the match: Flag of Germany Michael Ballack


[edit] Costa Rica vs Poland

Tuesday, 20 June 2006 - 16:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Hanover, Hanover - Attendance: 43,000

Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 1 – 2 Poland Flag of Poland
Gómez Scored after 25 minutes 25' (1 – 1) Bosacki Scored after 33 minutes 33' Scored after 66 minutes 66'
(Report)
Flag of Costa Rica
COSTA RICA:
GK 18 José Porras
RB 4 Michael Umaña Booked after 17 minutes 17'
CB 3 Luis Marín (c) Booked after 45+2 minutes 45+2'
LB 17 Gabriel Badilla Booked after 56 minutes 56'
RM 2 Jervis Drummond Substituted off after 70 minutes 70'
CM 8 Mauricio Solís
CM 20 Christian Bolaños Substituted off after 78 minutes 78'
LM 12 Leonardo González Booked after 76 minutes 76'
AM 10 Walter Centeno
CF 9 Paulo Wanchope
CF 11 Rónald Gómez Booked after 45+2 minutes 45+2' Substituted off after 82 minutes 82'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Harold Wallace Substituted on after 70 minutes 70'
MF 19 Álvaro Saborío Substituted on after 78 minutes 78'
MF 16 Carlos Hernández Substituted on after 82 minutes 82'
Manager:
Flag of Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães
Flag of Poland
POLAND:
GK 1 Artur Boruc Booked after 90+1 minutes 90+1'
RB 4 Marcin Baszczyński Booked after 60 minutes 60'
CB 19 Bartosz Bosacki
CB 6 Jacek Bąk (c) Booked after 24 minutes 24'
LB 14 Michał Żewłakow Booked after 29 minutes 29'
DM 16 Arkadiusz Radomski Booked after 18 minutes 18' Substituted off after 64 minutes 64'
RM 15 Euzebiusz Smolarek Substituted off after 85 minutes 85'
LM 8 Jacek Krzynówek
AM 10 Mirosław Szymkowiak
CF 9 Maciej Żurawski Substituted off after 46 minutes 46'
CF 21 Ireneusz Jeleń
Substitutions:
FW 23 Paweł Brożek Substituted on after 46 minutes 46'
DF 18 Mariusz Lewandowski Substituted on after 64 minutes 64'
FW 11 Grzegorz Rasiak Substituted on after 85 minutes 85'
Manager:
Flag of Poland Paweł Janas
  • Referee: Shamsul Maidin Flag of Singapore
  • Assistant referees:
    • Prachya Permpanich Flag of Thailand
    • Eisa Ghoulom Flag of the United Arab Emirates
  • Fourth official: Jerome Damon Flag of South Africa
  • Fifth official: Justice Yeboah Flag of Ghana
  • Man of the match: Flag of Poland Bartosz Bosacki


[edit] External links

2006 FIFA World Cup stages
v • d • e
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E
Group F Group G Group H Knockout stage Final
2006 FIFA World Cup general information
Qualification Seeding Squads Schedule Discipline
Officials Controversies Broadcasting Sponsorship Miscellany
2006 FIFA World Cup finalists
v • d • e
Champions: Italy
Runners-up: France
Third place: Germany 
Fourth place: Portugal 
Eliminated in Quarter-finals: Argentina • Brazil • England • Ukraine
Eliminated in Round of 16: Australia • Ecuador • Ghana • Mexico • Netherlands • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland
Eliminated in Group Stage: Angola • Costa Rica • Côte d'Ivoire • Croatia • Czech Republic • Iran • Japan • Korea Republic • Paraguay • Poland • Saudi Arabia • Serbia & Montenegro • Togo • Trinidad and Tobago • Tunisia • United States