Date: 09-06-2006
Stage: first round
Place: MUNCHEN
Running time: 110 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 1080 50fps (10)
Commentary: MULTI : italian/german
My rating: ****
Notes: Lahm,Schweinsteiger,Podolski,Klose
MATCH SUMMARY
Friday, 9 June 2006, 18:00
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 64,950
Meteo: Clear, mild, 21°C
GERMANY
Jens Lehmann
Arne Friedrich
Philipp Lahm
Per Mertesacker
Christoph Metzelder
Tim Borowski
Torsten Frings
Bernd Schneider (c)
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Miroslav Klose
Łukasz Podolski
Coach: Jürgen Klinsmann (GER)
72′ ↓Tim Borowski ↑Sebastian Kehl
79′ ↓Miroslav Klose ↑Oliver Neuville
90′ ↓Bernd Schneider ↑David Odonkor
COSTA RICA
José Porras
Leonardo Gonzalez
Gilberto Martinez
Michael Umaña
Luis Marin (c)
Douglas Sequeira
Walter Centeno
Danny Fonseca
Mauricio Solis
Ronald Gomez
Paulo Wanchope
Coach: Alexandre Guimarães (CRC)
31′ Danny Fonseca
67′ ↓Gilberto Martinez ↑Jervis Drummond
78′ ↓Mauricio Solis ↑Christian Bolaños
90′ ↓Ronald Gomez ↑Randall Azofeifa
Referee: Horacio Marcelo Elizondo (ARG)
Goals:
6′ Philipp Lahm GER
12′ Paulo Wanchope CRC
17′ Miroslav Klose GER
61′ Miroslav Klose GER
73′ Paulo Wanchope CRC
87′ Torsten Frings GER
Match overview
Germany opened the 2006 World Cup with a 4-2 win over Costa Rica in Munich. Lahm scored early with a curling effort, while Wanchope responded for Costa Rica. Klose netted twice and Frings sealed the win late on. It was the highest-scoring opening match in World Cup history.
Trivia
Miroslav Klose’s brace in this game continued his strong World Cup scoring tradition. Germany played without captain Michael Ballack, with Bernd Schneider assuming the armband. Alexandre Guimarães coached Costa Rica for the second consecutive World Cup.
