- Standings
- Matches Germany vs Costa Rica Poland vs Ecuador Germany vs Poland Ecuador vs Costa Rica Ecuador vs Germany Costa Rica vs Poland
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}Play in Group A of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 9 June and completed on 20 June 2006. Germany won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Ecuador. Poland and Costa Rica were eliminated. Standings{{2006 FIFA World Cup Group A|expanded=yes|scenarios=yes}}- Germany advanced to play Sweden (runner-up of Group B) in the round of 16.
- Ecuador advanced to play England (winner of Group B) in the round of 16.
MatchesAll times local (CEST/UTC+2)Germany vs Costa RicaAfter just six minutes, Philipp Lahm put Germany in front with a curling shot from outside the penalty area that beat José Porras and flew into the top corner.[1] However, Costa Rica's Paulo Wanchope equalized minutes later after breaching the German defence.[2] Germany retained their lead five minutes later when Miroslav Klose shot in Bernd Schneider's cross.[3] Klose netted his second goal just after the hour-mark, putting in the rebound after his own header was parried by Porras. However, after 12 minutes Costa Rica again cut the deficit with Wanchope scoring past Jens Lehmann with a composed finish after receiving a Walter Centeno's cross,[4] although the German players believed Wanchope was offside. The Germans sealed the victory three minutes from time with Torsten Frings firing in a long-range shot that beat Porras in similar fashion to Lahm's goal.[5] Frings' goal is considered as one of the tournament's best. {{football box |date = 9 June 2006 |time = 18:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}} |score = 4–2 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410001/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|CRC}} |goals1 =- Lahm {{goal|6}}
- Klose {{goal|17||61}}
- Frings {{goal|87}}
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GK | 1 | Jens Lehmann | RB | 3 | Arne Friedrich | CB | 17 | Per Mertesacker | CB | 21 | Christoph Metzelder | LB | 16 | Philipp Lahm | RM | 19 | Bernd Schneider (c) | 90+1}} | CM | 8 | Torsten Frings | CM | 18 | Tim Borowski | 72}} | LM | 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose | 79}} | CF | 20 | Lukas Podolski | Substitutions: | MF | 5 | Sebastian Kehl | 72}} | FW | 10 | Oliver Neuville | 79}} | MF | 22 | David Odonkor | 90+1}} | Manager: | {{flagicon|GER}} Jürgen Klinsmann |
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GK | 18 | José Porras | RB | 5 | Gilberto Martínez | 66}} | CB | 4 | Michael Umaña | CB | 20 | Douglas Sequeira | CB | 3 | Luis Marín (c) | LB | 12 | Leonardo González | CM | 6 | Danny Fonseca | 30}} | CM | 10 | Walter Centeno | CM | 8 | Mauricio Solís | 78}} | CF | 11 | Rónald Gómez | 90+1}} | CF | 9 | Paulo Wanchope | Substitutions: | DF | 2 | Jervis Drummond | 66}} | MF | 7 | Christian Bolaños | 78}} | MF | 14 | Randall Azofeifa | 90+1}} | Manager: | {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Guimarães |
| {{wikinewsart|Germany wins, 4-2 over Costa Rica in first World Cup match}}Man of the Match: Miroslav Klose (Germany) Assistant referee: Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official: Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official: Cristian Julio (Chile)
Poland vs Ecuador{{football box |date = 9 June 2006 |time = 21:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|POL}} |score = 0–2 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410002/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|ECU}} |goals1 = |goals2 =- C. Tenorio {{goal|24}}
- Delgado {{goal|80}}
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GK | 1 | Artur Boruc | RB | 4 | Marcin Baszczyński | CB | 2 | Mariusz Jop | CB | 6 | Jacek Bąk (c) | LB | 14 | Michał Żewłakow | RM | 15 | Euzebiusz Smolarek | 37}} | CM | 16 | Arkadiusz Radomski | CM | 7 | Radosław Sobolewski | 67}} | LM | 10 | Mirosław Szymkowiak | CF | 8 | Jacek Krzynówek | 78}} | CF | 9 | Maciej Żurawski | 83}} | Substitutions: | FW | 21 | Ireneusz Jeleń | 67}} | MF | 5 | Kamil Kosowski | 78}} | FW | 23 | Paweł Brożek | 83}} | Manager: | Paweł Janas |
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GK | 12 | Cristian Mora | RB | 4 | Ulises de la Cruz | 69}} | CB | 3 | Iván Hurtado (c) | 31}} | CB | 17 | Giovanny Espinoza | LB | 18 | Neicer Reasco | RM | 16 | Antonio Valencia | CM | 14 | Segundo Castillo | CM | 20 | Edwin Tenorio | LM | 8 | Édison Méndez | 70}} | CF | 11 | Agustín Delgado | 83}} | CF | 21 | Carlos Tenorio | 65}} | Substitutions: | FW | 10 | Iván Kaviedes | 65}} | DF | 2 | Jorge Guagua | 69}} | MF | 6 | Patricio Urrutia | 83}} | Manager: | {{Flagicon|COL}} Luis Fernando Suárez |
| {{wikinewsart|Ecuador beats Poland, 2-0 in Group A}}Man of the Match: Agustín Delgado (Ecuador) Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)
Kim Dae-young (Korea Republic)
Fourth official: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Fifth official: Roman Slysko (Slovakia)
Germany vs Poland{{football box |date = 14 June 2006 |time = 21:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}} |score = 1–0 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410017/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|POL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund |attendance = 65,000 |referee = Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _adidasstripesonwhite | pattern_b = _DFB_06h | pattern_ra = _adidasonwhite2006 | pattern_sh = _DFB_06h | pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_black | leftarm = 000000 | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = 000000 | shorts = 000000 | socks = FFFFFF | title = Germany }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_b = _pol06 | pattern_ra = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_sh = _puma06withwhite | pattern_so = _puma_2006_white | leftarm = E70013 | body = E70013 | rightarm = E70013 | shorts = E70013 | socks = E70013 | title = Poland }} |
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GK | 1 | Jens Lehmann | RB | 3 | Arne Friedrich | 64}} | CB | 17 | Per Mertesacker | CB | 21 | Christoph Metzelder | 70}} | LB | 16 | Philipp Lahm | RM | 19 | Bernd Schneider | CM | 8 | Torsten Frings | CM | 13 | Michael Ballack (c) | 58}} | LM | 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | 77}} | CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose | CF | 20 | Lukas Podolski | 71}} | Substitutions: | MF | 22 | David Odonkor | 68}} | 64}} | FW | 10 | Oliver Neuville | 71}} | MF | 18 | Tim Borowski | 77}} | Manager: | Jürgen Klinsmann |
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GK | 1 | Artur Boruc | 89}} | RB | 4 | Marcin Baszczyński | CB | 19 | Bartosz Bosacki | CB | 6 | Jacek Bąk (c) | LB | 14 | Michał Żewłakow | 83}} | CM | 7 | Radosław Sobolewski | 2|28|75}} | CM | 16 | Arkadiusz Radomski | RW | 21 | Ireneusz Jeleń | 90+1}} | AM | 9 | Maciej Żurawski | LW | 8 | Jacek Krzynówek | 3}} | 77}} | CF | 15 | Euzebiusz Smolarek | Substitutions: | DF | 18 | Mariusz Lewandowski | 77}} | DF | 17 | Dariusz Dudka | 83}} | FW | 23 | Paweł Brożek | 90+1}} | Manager: | Paweł Janas |
| {{wikinewsart|Germany beat Poland and top Group A}}Man of the Match: Philipp Lahm (Germany) Assistant referees: Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)
Fourth official: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official: Fathi Arabati (Jordan)
Ecuador vs Costa Rica{{football box |date = 15 June 2006 |time = 15:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|ECU}} |score = 3–0 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410018/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|CRC}} |goals1 =- C. Tenorio {{goal|8}}
- Delgado {{goal|54}}
- Kaviedes {{goal|90+2}}
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GK | 12 | Cristian Mora | 60}} | RB | 4 | Ulises de la Cruz | 54}} | CB | 3 | Iván Hurtado (c) | CB | 17 | Giovanny Espinoza | 69}} | LB | 18 | Neicer Reasco | RM | 16 | Antonio Valencia | 73}} | CM | 14 | Segundo Castillo | 44}} | CM | 20 | Edwin Tenorio | LM | 8 | Édison Méndez | CF | 11 | Agustín Delgado | CF | 21 | Carlos Tenorio | 46}} | Substitutions: | FW | 10 | Iván Kaviedes | 46}} | DF | 2 | Jorge Guagua | 69}} | MF | 6 | Patricio Urrutia | 73}} | Manager: | {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Fernando Suárez |
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GK | 18 | José Porras | CB | 4 | Michael Umaña | CB | 3 | Luis Marín (c) | 10}} | CB | 20 | Douglas Sequeira | RM | 15 | Harold Wallace | CM | 8 | Mauricio Solís | 28}} | CM | 6 | Danny Fonseca | 29}} | LM | 12 | Leonardo González | 56}} | AM | 10 | Walter Centeno | 84}} | AM | 11 | Rónald Gómez | CF | 9 | Paulo Wanchope | Substitutions: | FW | 19 | Álvaro Saborío | 29}} | MF | 16 | Carlos Hernández | 56}} | FW | 13 | Kurt Bernard | 84}} | Manager: | Alexandre Guimarães |
| {{wikinewsart|Ecuador make short work of Costa Rica in Group A}}Man of the Match: Agustín Delgado (Ecuador) Assistant referees: Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Aboudou Aderodjou (Benin)
Fourth official: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official: Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)
Ecuador vs Germany{{football box |date = 20 June 2006 |time = 16:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|ECU}} |score = 0–3 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410033/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|GER}} |goals1 = |goals2 =- Klose {{goal|4||44}}
- Podolski {{goal|57}}
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GK | 12 | Cristian Mora | RB | 4 | Ulises de la Cruz | CB | 2 | Jorge Guagua | CB | 17 | Giovanny Espinoza | LB | 13 | Paul Ambrossi | RM | 16 | Antonio Valencia | 52}} | 63}} | CM | 15 | Marlon Ayoví (c) | 68}} | CM | 20 | Edwin Tenorio | LM | 8 | Édison Méndez | CF | 10 | Iván Kaviedes | CF | 9 | Felix Borja | 46}} | Substitutions: | FW | 23 | Christian Benítez | 46}} | DF | 7 | Christian Lara | 63}} | MF | 6 | Patricio Urrutia | 68}} | Manager: | {{flagicon|COL}} Luis Fernando Suárez |
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GK | 1 | Jens Lehmann | RB | 3 | Arne Friedrich | CB | 17 | Per Mertesacker | CB | 4 | Robert Huth | LB | 16 | Philipp Lahm | RM | 19 | Bernd Schneider | 73}} | CM | 8 | Torsten Frings | 66}} | CM | 13 | Michael Ballack (c) | LM | 7 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | CF | 11 | Miroslav Klose | 66}} | CF | 20 | Lukas Podolski | Substitutions: | FW | 10 | Oliver Neuville | 66}} | MF | 18 | Tim Borowski | 75}} | 66}} | MF | 14 | Gerald Asamoah | 73}} | Manager: | Jürgen Klinsmann |
| {{wikinewsart|Germany too hot for Ecuador in Group A}}Man of the Match: Michael Ballack (Germany) Assistant referees: Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Evgueni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official: Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official: Chris Strickland (United States)
Costa Rica vs Poland{{football box |date = 20 June 2006 |time = 16:00 |team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}} |score = 1–2 |report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410034/index.html Report] |team2 = {{fb|POL}} |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover |attendance = 43,000 |referee = Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _crch06 | pattern_b = _crch06 | pattern_ra = _blueborder | pattern_sh = _crch06 | pattern_so = | leftarm = ED1D25 | body = ED1D25 | rightarm = ED1D25 | shorts = 0000BF | socks = 0000BF | title = Costa Rica }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _thinredborder | pattern_b = _pol06 | pattern_ra = _thinredborder | pattern_sh = _puma06onwhite | pattern_so = _puma_2006_red | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = E70013 | socks = FFFFFF | title = Poland }} |
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GK | 18 | José Porras | CB | 4 | Michael Umaña | 17}} | CB | 3 | Luis Marín (c) | 45+2}} | CB | 17 | Gabriel Badilla | 56}} | RM | 2 | Jervis Drummond | 70}} | CM | 8 | Mauricio Solís | CM | 7 | Christian Bolaños | 78}} | CM | 10 | Walter Centeno | LM | 12 | Leonardo González | 76}} | CF | 9 | Paulo Wanchope | CF | 11 | Rónald Gómez | 45+2}} | 82}} | Substitutions: | MF | 15 | Harold Wallace | 70}} | MF | 19 | Álvaro Saborío | 78}} | MF | 16 | Carlos Hernández | 82}} | Manager: | Alexandre Guimarães |
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GK | 1 | Artur Boruc | 90+1}} | RB | 4 | Marcin Baszczyński | 60}} | CB | 19 | Bartosz Bosacki | CB | 6 | Jacek Bąk (c) | 24}} | LB | 14 | Michał Żewłakow | 29}} | RM | 15 | Euzebiusz Smolarek | 85}} | CM | 16 | Arkadiusz Radomski | 18}} | 64}} | CM | 10 | Mirosław Szymkowiak | LM | 8 | Jacek Krzynówek | CF | 21 | Ireneusz Jeleń | CF | 9 | Maciej Żurawski | 46}} | Substitutions: | FW | 23 | Paweł Brożek | 46}} | DF | 18 | Mariusz Lewandowski | 64}} | FW | 11 | Grzegorz Rasiak | 85}} | Manager: | Paweł Janas |
| {{wikinewsart|Poland win 2-1 against Costa Rica in Group A}}Man of the Match: Bartosz Bosacki (Poland) Assistant referees: Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)
Eisa Ghoulom (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official: Justice Yeboah (Ghana)
References1. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852498.stm 2. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852498.stm 3. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852498.stm 4. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852498.stm 5. ^http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852498.stm
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