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[]

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


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

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


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'
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


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	Edison 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

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


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

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


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	Edison 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

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


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	Edison 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

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[]

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


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

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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2006 FIFA World Cup Group A

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Standings[]

Germany vs Costa Rica[]

Poland vs Ecuador[]

Germany vs Poland[]

Ecuador vs Costa Rica[]

Ecuador vs Germany[]

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