2006 FIFA World Cup Group A

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ecuador 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Host.

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Germany vs Costa Rica

After 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.

Germany 4–2 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 66,000
Germany
Costa Rica
GK1Jens Lehmann
RB3Arne Friedrich
CB17Per Mertesacker
CB21Christoph Metzelder
LB16Philipp Lahm
RM19Bernd Schneider (c) 90+1'
CM8Torsten Frings
CM18Tim Borowski 72'
LM7Bastian Schweinsteiger
CF11Miroslav Klose 79'
CF20Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
MF5Sebastian Kehl 72'
FW10Oliver Neuville 79'
MF22David Odonkor 90+1'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK18José Porras
RB5Gilberto Martínez 66'
CB4Michael Umaña
CB20Douglas Sequeira
CB3Luis Marín (c)
LB12Leonardo González
CM6Danny Fonseca 30'
CM10Walter Centeno
CM8Mauricio Solís 78'
CF11Rónald Gómez 90+1'
CF9Paulo Wanchope
Substitutions:
DF2Jervis Drummond 66'
MF7Christian Bolaños 78'
MF14Randall Azofeifa 90+1'
Manager:
Alexandre Guimarães

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
Poland 0–2 Ecuador
Report
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Poland
Ecuador
GK1Artur Boruc
RB4Marcin Baszczyński
CB2Mariusz Jop
CB6Jacek Bąk (c)
LB14Michał Żewłakow
RM15Euzebiusz Smolarek 37'
CM16Arkadiusz Radomski
CM7Radosław Sobolewski 67'
LM10Mirosław Szymkowiak
CF8Jacek Krzynówek 78'
CF9Maciej Żurawski 83'
Substitutions:
FW21Ireneusz Jeleń 67'
MF5Kamil Kosowski 78'
FW23Paweł Brożek 83'
Manager:
Paweł Janas
GK12Cristian Mora
RB4Ulises de la Cruz
CB3Iván Hurtado (c) 31' 69'
CB17Giovanny Espinoza
LB18Neicer Reasco
RM16Antonio Valencia
CM14Segundo Castillo
CM20Edwin Tenorio
LM8Édison Méndez 70'
CF11Agustín Delgado 83'
CF21Carlos Tenorio 65'
Substitutions:
FW10Iván Kaviedes 65'
DF2Jorge Guagua 69'
MF6Patricio Urrutia 83'
Manager:
Luis Fernando Suárez

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
Germany 1–0 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 65,000
Germany
Poland
GK1Jens Lehmann
RB3Arne Friedrich 64'
CB17Per Mertesacker
CB21Christoph Metzelder 70'
LB16Philipp Lahm
RM19Bernd Schneider
CM8Torsten Frings
CM13Michael Ballack (c) 58'
LM7Bastian Schweinsteiger 77'
CF11Miroslav Klose
CF20Lukas Podolski 71'
Substitutions:
MF22David Odonkor 68' 64'
FW10Oliver Neuville 71'
MF18Tim Borowski 77'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK1Artur Boruc 89'
RB4Marcin Baszczyński
CB19Bartosz Bosacki
CB6Jacek Bąk (c)
LB14Michał Żewłakow 83'
CM7Radosław Sobolewski 28'  75'
CM16Arkadiusz Radomski
RW21Ireneusz Jeleń 90+1'
AM9Maciej Żurawski
LW8Jacek Krzynówek 3' 77'
CF15Euzebiusz Smolarek
Substitutions:
DF18Mariusz Lewandowski 77'
DF17Dariusz Dudka 83'
FW23Paweł Brożek 90+1'
Manager:
Paweł Janas

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
Ecuador 3–0 Costa Rica
 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Ecuador
Costa Rica
GK12Cristian Mora 60'
RB4Ulises de la Cruz 54'
CB3Iván Hurtado (c)
CB17Giovanny Espinoza 69'
LB18Neicer Reasco
RM16Antonio Valencia 73'
CM14Segundo Castillo 44'
CM20Edwin Tenorio
LM8Édison Méndez
CF11Agustín Delgado
CF21Carlos Tenorio 46'
Substitutions:
FW10Iván Kaviedes 46'
DF2Jorge Guagua 69'
MF6Patricio Urrutia 73'
Manager:
Luis Fernando Suárez
GK18José Porras
CB4Michael Umaña
CB3Luis Marín (c) 10'
CB20Douglas Sequeira
RM15Harold Wallace
CM8Mauricio Solís 28'
CM6Danny Fonseca 29'
LM12Leonardo González 56'
AM10Walter Centeno 84'
AM11Rónald Gómez
CF9Paulo Wanchope
Substitutions:
FW19Álvaro Saborío 29'
MF16Carlos Hernández 56'
FW13Kurt Bernard 84'
Manager:
Alexandre Guimarães

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
Ecuador 0–3 Germany
Report
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Ecuador
Germany
GK12Cristian Mora
RB4Ulises de la Cruz
CB2Jorge Guagua
CB17Giovanny Espinoza
LB13Paul Ambrossi
RM16Antonio Valencia 52' 63'
CM15Marlon Ayoví (c) 68'
CM20Edwin Tenorio
LM8Édison Méndez
CF10Iván Kaviedes
CF9Felix Borja 46'
Substitutions:
FW23Christian Benítez 46'
DF7Christian Lara 63'
MF6Patricio Urrutia 68'
Manager:
Luis Fernando Suárez
GK1Jens Lehmann
RB3Arne Friedrich
CB17Per Mertesacker
CB4Robert Huth
LB16Philipp Lahm
RM19Bernd Schneider 73'
CM8Torsten Frings 66'
CM13Michael Ballack (c)
LM7Bastian Schweinsteiger
CF11Miroslav Klose 66'
CF20Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
FW10Oliver Neuville 66'
MF18Tim Borowski 75' 66'
MF14Gerald Asamoah 73'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann

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
Costa Rica 1–2 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 43,000
Costa Rica
Poland
GK18José Porras
CB4Michael Umaña 17'
CB3Luis Marín (c) 45+2'
CB17Gabriel Badilla 56'
RM2Jervis Drummond 70'
CM8Mauricio Solís
CM7Christian Bolaños 78'
CM10Walter Centeno
LM12Leonardo González 76'
CF9Paulo Wanchope
CF11Rónald Gómez 45+2' 82'
Substitutions:
MF15Harold Wallace 70'
MF19Álvaro Saborío 78'
MF16Carlos Hernández 82'
Manager:
Alexandre Guimarães
GK1Artur Boruc 90+1'
RB4Marcin Baszczyński 60'
CB19Bartosz Bosacki
CB6Jacek Bąk (c) 24'
LB14Michał Żewłakow 29'
RM15Euzebiusz Smolarek 85'
CM16Arkadiusz Radomski 18' 64'
CM10Mirosław Szymkowiak
LM8Jacek Krzynówek
CF21Ireneusz Jeleń
CF9Maciej Żurawski 46'
Substitutions:
FW23Paweł Brożek 46'
DF18Mariusz Lewandowski 64'
FW11Grzegorz Rasiak 85'
Manager:
Paweł Janas

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)

References
  1. 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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