2006 FIFA World Cup Group A

Play in Group A of the 2006 FIFA World Cup completed on 20 June 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
 Germany 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
 Ecuador 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 Poland 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
 Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Germany vs Costa Rica

9 June 2006
18:00
 Germany  4 – 2  Costa Rica FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Lahm  6'
Klose  17', 61'
Frings  87'		 Report Wanchope  12', 73'
Germany
Costa Rica

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) 90+1'
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger
AM 18 Tim Borowski 72'
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:
Jürgen Klinsmann

COSTA RICA:
GK 18 José Porras
CB 4 Michael Umaña
CB 20 Douglas Sequeira
CB 3 Luis Marín (c)
CM 8 Mauricio Solís 78'
CM 5 Gilberto Martínez 66'
RM 6 Danny Fonseca 30'
LM 12 Leonardo González
AM 11 Rónald Gómez 90+1'
AM 10 Walter Centeno
CF 9 Paulo Wanchope
Substitutions:
DF 2 Jervis Drummond 66'
MF 7 Christian Bolaños 78'
MF 14 Randall Azofeifa 90+1'
Manager:
Alexandre Guimarães

Man of the Match:
Miroslav Klose (Germany)

Assistant referee:
Dario Garcia (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandia (Chile)
Fifth official:
Cristian Julio (Chile)

Poland vs Ecuador

9 June 2006
21:00
 Poland  0 – 2  Ecuador FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Report C. Tenorio  24'
Delgado  80'
Poland
Ecuador

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 67'
RM 15 Euzebiusz Smolarek 37'
CM 16 Arkadiusz Radomski
CM 10 Mirosław Szymkowiak
LM 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

ECUADOR:
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 8 Edison Méndez 70'
CM 14 Segundo Castillo
CM 20 Edwin Tenorio
LM 16 Antonio Valencia
CF 21 Carlos Tenorio 65'
CF 11 Agustín Delgado 83'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Iván Kaviedes 65'
DF 2 Jorge Guagua 69'
MF 6 Patricio 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

14 June 2006
21:00
 Germany  1 – 0  Poland FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Neuville  90+1' Report
Germany
Poland

GERMANY:
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

POLAND:
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  28', 75'
CM 16 Arkadiusz Radomski
RW 21 Ireneusz Jeleń 90+1'
AM 15 Euzebiusz Smolarek
LW 8 Jacek Krzynówek 3' 77'
CF 9 Maciej Żurawski
Substitutions:
DF 18 Mariusz Lewandowski 77'
DF 17 Dariusz Dudka 83'
FW 23 Paweł Brożek 90+1'
Manager:
Paweł Janas

Man of the Match:
Philipp Lahm (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco (Spain)
Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official:
Fathi Arabati (Jordan)

Ecuador vs Costa Rica

15 June 2006
15:00
 Ecuador  3 – 0  Costa Rica FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
C. Tenorio  8'
Delgado  54'
Kaviedes  90+2'		 Report
Ecuador
Costa Rica

ECUADOR:
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 8 Edison Méndez
CM 20 Edwin Tenorio
CM 14 Segundo Castillo 44'
LM 16 Antonio Valencia 73'
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:
Luis Fernando Suárez

COSTA RICA:
GK 18 José Porras
CB 4 Michael Umaña
CB 20 Douglas Sequeira
CB 3 Luis Marín (c) 10'
CM 6 Danny Fonseca 29'
CM 8 Mauricio Solís 28'
RM 15 Harold Wallace
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

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

20 June 2006
16:00
 Ecuador  0 – 3  Germany Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Report Klose  4', 44'
Podolski  57'
Ecuador
Germany

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) 68'
LM 16 Antonio Valencia 52' 63'
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:
Luis Fernando Suárez

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 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

Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Nikolay Gobulev (Russia)
Evgueni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Chris Strickland (United States)

Costa Rica vs Poland

20 June 2006
16:00
 Costa Rica  1 – 2  Poland FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Gómez  25' Report Bosacki  33', 65'
Costa Rica
Poland

COSTA RICA:
GK 18 José Porras
CB 4 Michael Umaña 17'
CB 3 Luis Marín (c) 45+2'
CB 17 Gabriel Badilla 56'
CM 8 Mauricio Solís
CM 7 Christian Bolaños 78'
RM 2 Jervis Drummond 70'
LM 12 Leonardo González 76'
AM 10 Walter Centeno
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

POLAND:
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'
DM 16 Arkadiusz Radomski 18' 64'
RM 15 Euzebiusz Smolarek 85'
LM 8 Jacek Krzynówek
AM 10 Mirosław Szymkowiak
CF 9 Maciej Żurawski 46'
CF 21 Ireneusz Jeleń
Substitutions:
FW 23 Paweł Brożek 46'
DF 18 Mariusz Lewandowski 64'
FW 11 Grzegorz 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)

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Stages
Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F · Group G · Group H · Knockout stage · Final
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Champions
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Third place
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Eliminated in the quarter-finals
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