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.

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

Standings

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

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Germany vs Costa Rica

Germany v Costa Rica

9 June 2006
18:00

Germany	4–2	Costa Rica
Lahm 6' Klose 17', 61' Frings 87'	Report	Wanchope 12', 73'

FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)

Germany

Costa Rica


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:
Jürgen Klinsmann


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:
Alexandre Guimarães

Wikinews has related news: 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

Poland v Ecuador

9 June 2006
21:00

Poland	0–2	Ecuador
	Report	C. Tenorio 24' Delgado 80'

FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Poland

Ecuador


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


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:
Luis Fernando Suárez

Wikinews has related news: 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

Germany v Poland

14 June 2006
21:00

Germany	1–0	Poland
Neuville 90+1'	Report

FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Germany

Poland


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


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	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

Wikinews has related news: 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

Ecuador v Costa Rica

15 June 2006
15:00

Ecuador	3–0	Costa Rica
C. Tenorio 8' Delgado 54' Kaviedes 90+2'	Report

FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Ecuador

Costa Rica


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:
Luis Fernando Suárez


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

Wikinews has related news: 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

Ecuador v Germany

20 June 2006
16:00

Ecuador	0–3	Germany
	Report	Klose 4', 44' Podolski 57'

Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Ecuador

Germany


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:
Luis Fernando Suárez


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

Wikinews has related news: 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

Costa Rica v Poland

20 June 2006
16:00

Costa Rica	1–2	Poland
Gómez 25'	Report	Bosacki 33', 65'

FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Costa Rica

Poland


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


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

Wikinews has related news: 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)

2006 FIFA World Cup

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Third place	Germany

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