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Play in Group A of the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

completed on 20 June 2006. Germany

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....

won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Ecuador

Ecuador national football team

The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...

. Poland

Poland national football team

The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...

and Costa Rica

Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

failed to advance.
Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

Group A. (Key)

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	3	0	0	8	2
9
	3	2	0	1	5	3
6
	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
	3	0	0	3	3	9	−6	0

All times local (CEST/UTC+2

Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

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Germany vs Costa Rica


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GK	1	Jens Lehmann Jens Lehmann Jens Gerhard Lehmann is a German former football goalkeeper. He was voted UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for the 1996–97 and 2005–06 seasons, and he has been selected for three World Cup squads. He was a member of Arsenal's Invincibles, playing every match of their famous unbeaten title winning...
RB	3	Arne Friedrich Arne Friedrich Arne Friedrich is a German international football defender, who plays for the German national team....
CB	17	Per Mertesacker Per Mertesacker Per Mertesacker is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Arsenal and Germany. Mertesacker is a youth product of Hannover 96 and he made his senior league debut in November 2003. Mertesacker was soon dubbed "the Defence Pole" by German tabloids and gained a reputation for his good...
CB	21	Christoph Metzelder Christoph Metzelder Christoph Tobias Metzelder is a German footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04 as a central defender....
LB	16	Philipp Lahm Philipp Lahm Philipp Lahm is a German footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and Germany. Lahm is also the captain for both the national team and Bayern....
DM	8	Torsten Frings Torsten Frings Torsten Frings is a German football midfielder who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer and is known for his vision and an explosive, powerful shot.-Early career:...
RM	19	Bernd Schneider (c)
LM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and the German national team. A right-footed player, he is capable of playing out wide or in a more central role....
AM	18	Tim Borowski Tim Borowski Tim Borowski is a German footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen. He is a central midfielder, adept at tackling and attacking although best known for his passing and vision.-Early career:...
CF	11	Miroslav Klose Miroslav Klose Miroslav Josef Klose is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Lazio in the Serie A. Since bursting onto the international stage at the 2002 World Cup, he has become well known for his knack of scoring headers, front-flip goal celebrations, and decisive short passing.Klose holds German...
CF	20	Lukas Podolski Lukas Podolski Lukas Josef Podolski ; born Łukasz Podolski ) on 4 June 1985 in Gliwice, Poland) is a German footballer who plays as a striker/winger for 1. FC Köln and for the German national team. He joined 1. FC Köln in 1995 where he broke into the first team in 2003 and made 81 appearances for the club before...
Substitutions:
MF	5	Sebastian Kehl Sebastian Kehl Sebastian Walter Kehl is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Borussia Dortmund. He is naturally left footed and has also occasionally appeared at left back...
FW	10	Oliver Neuville Oliver Neuville Oliver Patric Neuville is a retired German footballer who played as a striker.During an 18-year professional career, he played mainly for Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach , amassing Bundesliga totals of 334 games and 91 goals.Neuville gained almost 70 caps for the German national...
MF	22	David Odonkor David Odonkor David Odonkor is a German footballer who plays for Alemannia Aachen usually as a right winger.He started playing professionally not yet in his 20's, with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in nearly 100 official matches...
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann Jürgen Klinsmann Jürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former player who is currently the coach of the United States Men's National Team. As a player, Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German one that...

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COSTA RICA: | GK 18 José Porras CB 4 Michael Umaña

Michael Umaña

Míchael Umaña Corrales is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Club:...

CB 20 Douglas Sequeira CB 3 Luis Marín (c) CM 8 Mauricio Solís CM 5 Gilberto Martínez

Gilberto Martínez

Gilberto Martínez Vidal is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Italian club Brescia Calcio.-Deportivo Saprissa:...

RM 6 Danny Fonseca LM 12 Leonardo González

Leonardo González

Leonardo González Arce is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Club:...

AM 11 Rónald Gómez AM 10 Walter Centeno

Walter Centeno

Wálter Centeno Corea, is a Costa Rican midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Saprissa. He is one of Costa Rica's best players in the past decade. He has sublime vision and passing skills. He also has good dribbling abilities, great technique and a top eye for goal. He dictates play for the...

CF 9 Paulo Wanchope

Paulo Wanchope

Pablo César Wanchope Watson , more commonly known as Paulo Wanchope, is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. As of February 2009, Wanchope is the second most prolific goalscorer in the history of the national football team, behind Rolando Fonseca, with 45 goals in 73 international...

Substitutions: DF 2 Jervis Drummond

Jervis Drummond

He has a younger brother called Gerald, who is a youth athlete that represents Costa Rica at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics in the 400m mens hurdles....

MF 7 Christian Bolaños

Christian Bolaños

Christian Bolaños Navarro is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays as a winger for Danish Superliga side F.C...

MF 14 Randall Azofeifa

Randall Azofeifa

Randall Azofeifa Corrales is a Costa Rican football midfielder who played for K.A.A. Gent in the Jupiler League. In January 2011 he was transferred to the Turkish team Gençlerbirligi at a transfer price of 1,6 million Euros....

Manager: Alexandre Guimarães

Alexandre Guimarães

Alexandre Borges Guimarães is a Brazilian-born , Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer. He arrived at Costa Rica at the age of twelve As a player, Guimarães played for Durpanel San Blas, Municipal Puntarenas, Deportivo Saprissa and Turrialba FC...

Man of the Match:

Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Josef Klose is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Lazio in the Serie A. Since bursting onto the international stage at the 2002 World Cup, he has become well known for his knack of scoring headers, front-flip goal celebrations, and decisive short passing.Klose holds German...

(Germany)

Assistant referee
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Dario Garcia (Argentina

Argentine Football Association

The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...

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Rodolfo Otero (Argentina

Argentine Football Association

The Argentine Football Association is the governing body of football in Argentina. It organises the Argentine football league and the Argentina national football team. It is based in Buenos Aires...

)

Fourth official:

Carlos Chandia

Carlos Chandía

Carlos Chandía Alarcón is an international FIFA referee since 2001. His career as a ref started in 1985 within the confines of amateur football in Chile...

(Chile)

Fifth official:

Cristian Julio (Chile)

Poland vs Ecuador


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	POLAND:
GK	1	Artur Boruc Artur Boruc Artur Boruc is a Polish footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina as a goalkeeper. On 20 October 2008, Boruc was one of 55 players shortlisted for the FIFPro World XI Player Awards.-Pogoń Siedlce:...
RB	4	Marcin Baszczyński Marcin Baszczynski Marcin Baszczyński is a Polish footballer who plays for Polonia Warsaw.-Club career:Baszczyński started his career at Pogoń Ruda Śląska. In 1995 he joined Ruch Chorzów. In 2000 he moved to Wisła Kraków...
CB	2	Mariusz Jop Mariusz Jop Mariusz Jop is a retired Polish footballer who played as a defender.-Career:Jop started out playing for KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. He won the Polish League Championship with Wisła Kraków in the 2000/01, 2002/03 and 2003/04 seasons. While playing in FC Moscow he become the first Pole to score a...
CB	6	Jacek Bąk Jacek Bak Jacek Bąk is a retired Polish footballer. He had made 96 appearances for the Poland national football team.-Club career:He made his footballing debut with Motor Lublin aged just 16, before moving to Lech Poznań two years later.... (c)
LB	14	Michał Żewłakow
DM	7	Radosław Sobolewski
RM	15	Euzebiusz Smolarek Euzebiusz Smolarek Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek is a Polish footballer who is currently player of Qatari Al-Khor. He has played 46 times for the Polish national football team. Smolarek plays primarily as a striker or winger.-Club career:...
CM	16	Arkadiusz Radomski Arkadiusz Radomski Arkadiusz "Arek" Radomski is a Polish footballer who plays as a holding midfielder who plays for Cracovia.-Club:...
CM	10	Mirosław Szymkowiak
LM	8	Jacek Krzynówek Jacek Krzynówek Jacek Krzynówek , born 15 May 1976, is a former Polish footballer. One of the most glorious moments of his career was scoring a rocket shot against Real Madrid in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League.-Club career:...
CF	9	Maciej Żurawski Maciej Zurawski Maciej Żurawski is a Polish footballer. Żurawski has appeared 72 times and scored 17 goals for Poland. He has also scored 121 goals in Polish Ekstraklasa and has been the top league goalscorer twice.- Wisła Kraków :...
Substitutions:
FW	21	Ireneusz Jeleń Ireneusz Jelen Ireneusz Jeleń is a Polish footballer who plays as a right-winger or striker for Ligue 1 side Lille and the Polish national football team.-Club career:...
MF	5	Kamil Kosowski Kamil Kosowski Kamil Kosowski is a Polish footballer playing currently for GKS Bełchatów. He is an audacious winger / playmaker with good dribbling and a wide variety of passing.-Club career:...
FW	23	Paweł Brożek
Manager:
Paweł Janas

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ECUADOR: | GK 12 Cristian Mora

Cristian Mora

Cristian Rafael Mora Medrano is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who plays for Universidad Católica.-Club career:...

RB 4 Ulises de la Cruz

Ulises de la Cruz

Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo is a Ecuadorian footballer currently with LDU Quito.De la Cruz has set up a charity, Friends of FundeCruz, in his home village to fund a number of projects serving the local community....

CB 3 Iván Hurtado

Iván Hurtado

Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo is an Ecuadorian professional football central defender for Barcelona as well as captaining the Ecuadorian national team. He is currently one of the most capped male footballers of all time....

Giovanny Espinoza

Giovanny Patricio Espinoza Pabón is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Unión Española in the Chilean First Division.-Club career:...

LB 18 Neicer Reasco

Neicer Reasco

Néicer Reasco Yano is an Ecuadorian footballer. He is a defender who plays for LDU Quito in Ecuador, and has won four league titles with them...

RM 8 Edison Méndez

Edison Méndez

Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.-Playing style:...

CM 14 Segundo Castillo

Segundo Castillo

Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno is an Ecuadorian international footballer who plays for CF Pachuca, on the Primera División Mexicana...

CM 20 Edwin Tenorio LM 16 Antonio Valencia CF 21 Carlos Tenorio

Carlos Tenorio

Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Emirati club Al-Nasr. Tenorio is an experienced striker known for his heading ability.-Club career:He began his career with LDU Quito. In Tenorio's early years...

CF 11 Agustín Delgado

Agustín Delgado

Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is a retired Ecuadorian footballer. Nicknamed Tín, Delgado is the all-time top scorer for the Ecuadorian national team with 31 goals in 71 games. He played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.-Southampton:Delgado moved to Southampton in 2001...

Substitutions: FW 10 Iván Kaviedes

Iván Kaviedes

Jaime Iván Kaviedes Llorenty is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for El Nacional. He is one of the leading players in Ecuadorian football.-Playing style:...

DF 2 Jorge Guagua

Jorge Guagua

Jorge Daniel Guagua Tamayo is an Ecuador international football defender who plays for LDU Quito in the Ecuadorian Serie A....

MF 6 Patricio Urrutia

Patricio Urrutia

Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...

Manager:

Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez

Luis Fernando Suárez

Luis Fernando Suárez is a Colombian retired football player and current manager of Honduras.Suárez led the Ecuador national football team to the round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and won the 1999 Colombian championship with Atlético Nacional. In 2005, he led Ecuador to their second...

Man of the Match:

Agustín Delgado

Agustín Delgado

(Ecuador)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan

Japan Football Association

The Japan Football Association, sometimes known as the Japan Soccer Association , is the governing body responsible for the administration of association football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....

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Kim Dae-Young (Korea Republic

Korea Football Association

The Korea Football Association is the governing body of football in Korea. The first governing body of Korean football was the Joseon Football Association , founded on 19 September 1933....

)

Fourth official:

Ľuboš Micheľ

Luboš Michel

Ľuboš Micheľ is a former top-level Slovak football referee.Micheľ became a FIFA referee at the age of 25. One big milestone in his career was refereeing the 2003 UEFA Cup Final between Porto and Celtic...

(Slovakia

Slovak Football Association

The Slovak Football Association is the governing body of football in Slovakia. It organises the Slovak football league and the Slovakia national football team. It is based in Bratislava...

)

Fifth official:

Roman Slysko (Slovakia

Slovak Football Association

The Slovak Football Association is the governing body of football in Slovakia. It organises the Slovak football league and the Slovakia national football team. It is based in Bratislava...

)

Germany vs Poland


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	GERMANY:
GK	1	Jens Lehmann Jens Lehmann Jens Gerhard Lehmann is a German former football goalkeeper. He was voted UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for the 1996–97 and 2005–06 seasons, and he has been selected for three World Cup squads. He was a member of Arsenal's Invincibles, playing every match of their famous unbeaten title winning...
RB	3	Arne Friedrich Arne Friedrich Arne Friedrich is a German international football defender, who plays for the German national team....
CB	17	Per Mertesacker Per Mertesacker Per Mertesacker is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Arsenal and Germany. Mertesacker is a youth product of Hannover 96 and he made his senior league debut in November 2003. Mertesacker was soon dubbed "the Defence Pole" by German tabloids and gained a reputation for his good...
CB	21	Christoph Metzelder Christoph Metzelder Christoph Tobias Metzelder is a German footballer who plays for FC Schalke 04 as a central defender....
LB	16	Philipp Lahm Philipp Lahm Philipp Lahm is a German footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and Germany. Lahm is also the captain for both the national team and Bayern....
RM	19	Bernd Schneider
CM	8	Torsten Frings Torsten Frings Torsten Frings is a German football midfielder who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer and is known for his vision and an explosive, powerful shot.-Early career:...
CM	13	Michael Ballack Michael Ballack Michael Ballack is a German professional footballer, who is currently playing for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of his international team. Ballack has worn the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for except for Kaiserslautern... (c)
LM	7	Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and the German national team. A right-footed player, he is capable of playing out wide or in a more central role....
CF	11	Miroslav Klose Miroslav Klose Miroslav Josef Klose is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Lazio in the Serie A. Since bursting onto the international stage at the 2002 World Cup, he has become well known for his knack of scoring headers, front-flip goal celebrations, and decisive short passing.Klose holds German...
CF	20	Lukas Podolski Lukas Podolski Lukas Josef Podolski ; born Łukasz Podolski ) on 4 June 1985 in Gliwice, Poland) is a German footballer who plays as a striker/winger for 1. FC Köln and for the German national team. He joined 1. FC Köln in 1995 where he broke into the first team in 2003 and made 81 appearances for the club before...
Substitutions:
MF	22	David Odonkor David Odonkor David Odonkor is a German footballer who plays for Alemannia Aachen usually as a right winger.He started playing professionally not yet in his 20's, with Borussia Dortmund, appearing in nearly 100 official matches...
FW	10	Oliver Neuville Oliver Neuville Oliver Patric Neuville is a retired German footballer who played as a striker.During an 18-year professional career, he played mainly for Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach , amassing Bundesliga totals of 334 games and 91 goals.Neuville gained almost 70 caps for the German national...
MF	18	Tim Borowski Tim Borowski Tim Borowski is a German footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen. He is a central midfielder, adept at tackling and attacking although best known for his passing and vision.-Early career:...
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann Jürgen Klinsmann Jürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former player who is currently the coach of the United States Men's National Team. As a player, Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German one that...

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POLAND: | GK 1 Artur Boruc

Artur Boruc

Artur Boruc is a Polish footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina as a goalkeeper. On 20 October 2008, Boruc was one of 55 players shortlisted for the FIFPro World XI Player Awards.-Pogoń Siedlce:...

RB 4 Marcin Baszczyński

Marcin Baszczynski

Marcin Baszczyński is a Polish footballer who plays for Polonia Warsaw.-Club career:Baszczyński started his career at Pogoń Ruda Śląska. In 1995 he joined Ruch Chorzów. In 2000 he moved to Wisła Kraków...

CB 19 Bartosz Bosacki

Bartosz Bosacki

Bartosz Bosacki is a Polish footballer who plays as a defender.-International:On 22 May 2006, Paweł Janas called up Bosacki for the 2006 World Cup as a replacement for Damian Gorawski, after the latter failed medical tests upon being diagnosed with severe asthma...

CB 6 Jacek Bąk

Jacek Bak

Jacek Bąk is a retired Polish footballer. He had made 96 appearances for the Poland national football team.-Club career:He made his footballing debut with Motor Lublin aged just 16, before moving to Lech Poznań two years later....

Arkadiusz Radomski

Arkadiusz "Arek" Radomski is a Polish footballer who plays as a holding midfielder who plays for Cracovia.-Club:...

RW 21 Ireneusz Jeleń

Ireneusz Jelen

Ireneusz Jeleń is a Polish footballer who plays as a right-winger or striker for Ligue 1 side Lille and the Polish national football team.-Club career:...

AM 15 Euzebiusz Smolarek

Euzebiusz Smolarek

Euzebiusz "Ebi" Smolarek is a Polish footballer who is currently player of Qatari Al-Khor. He has played 46 times for the Polish national football team. Smolarek plays primarily as a striker or winger.-Club career:...

LW 8 Jacek Krzynówek

Jacek Krzynówek

Jacek Krzynówek , born 15 May 1976, is a former Polish footballer. One of the most glorious moments of his career was scoring a rocket shot against Real Madrid in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League.-Club career:...

CF 9 Maciej Żurawski

Maciej Zurawski

Maciej Żurawski is a Polish footballer. Żurawski has appeared 72 times and scored 17 goals for Poland. He has also scored 121 goals in Polish Ekstraklasa and has been the top league goalscorer twice.- Wisła Kraków :...

Substitutions: DF 18 Mariusz Lewandowski

Mariusz Lewandowski

Mariusz Lewandowski is a Polish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for PFC Sevastopol and the Polish national football team. He also plays in defensive midfield where his stamina, strength and aerial ability come to good use.- Career :...

DF 17 Dariusz Dudka

Dariusz Dudka

Dariusz Dudka is a Polish footballer who currently plays for AJ Auxerre and the Polish national football team as a defensive midfielder or full-back. He can also play as a centre back.-Career:...

FW 23 Paweł Brożek Manager: Paweł Janas

Man of the Match:

Philipp Lahm

Philipp Lahm

Philipp Lahm is a German footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and Germany. Lahm is also the captain for both the national team and Bayern....

(Germany)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco (Spain)

Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)

Fourth official:

Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Football Federation

The Saudi Arabia Football Federation is the football governing body of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1956, its responsibilities include administration of club competitions and national teams....

)

Fifth official:

Fathi Arabati (Jordan

Jordan Football Association

The Jordan Football Association is the governing body of football in Jordan.-Affiliation:* FIFA* AFC* Union Arab de Football Federation* WAFF-External links:* * * at AFC site...

)

Ecuador vs Costa Rica


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ECUADOR:
GK	12	Cristian Mora Cristian Mora Cristian Rafael Mora Medrano is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who plays for Universidad Católica.-Club career:...
RB	4	Ulises de la Cruz Ulises de la Cruz Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo is a Ecuadorian footballer currently with LDU Quito.De la Cruz has set up a charity, Friends of FundeCruz, in his home village to fund a number of projects serving the local community....
CB	3	Iván Hurtado Iván Hurtado Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo is an Ecuadorian professional football central defender for Barcelona as well as captaining the Ecuadorian national team. He is currently one of the most capped male footballers of all time.... (c)
CB	17	Giovanny Espinoza Giovanny Espinoza Giovanny Patricio Espinoza Pabón is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Unión Española in the Chilean First Division.-Club career:...
LB	18	Neicer Reasco Neicer Reasco Néicer Reasco Yano is an Ecuadorian footballer. He is a defender who plays for LDU Quito in Ecuador, and has won four league titles with them...
RM	8	Edison Méndez Edison Méndez Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.-Playing style:...
CM	20	Edwin Tenorio
CM	14	Segundo Castillo Segundo Castillo Segundo Alejandro Castillo Nazareno is an Ecuadorian international footballer who plays for CF Pachuca, on the Primera División Mexicana...
LM	16	Antonio Valencia
CF	11	Agustín Delgado Agustín Delgado Agustín Javier Delgado Chalá is a retired Ecuadorian footballer. Nicknamed Tín, Delgado is the all-time top scorer for the Ecuadorian national team with 31 goals in 71 games. He played professional club football in Ecuador, Mexico and England.-Southampton:Delgado moved to Southampton in 2001...
CF	21	Carlos Tenorio Carlos Tenorio Carlos Vicente Tenorio Medina is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Emirati club Al-Nasr. Tenorio is an experienced striker known for his heading ability.-Club career:He began his career with LDU Quito. In Tenorio's early years...
Substitutions:
FW	10	Iván Kaviedes Iván Kaviedes Jaime Iván Kaviedes Llorenty is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for El Nacional. He is one of the leading players in Ecuadorian football.-Playing style:...
DF	2	Jorge Guagua Jorge Guagua Jorge Daniel Guagua Tamayo is an Ecuador international football defender who plays for LDU Quito in the Ecuadorian Serie A....
MF	6	Patricio Urrutia Patricio Urrutia Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...
Manager:
Luis Fernando Suárez Luis Fernando Suárez Luis Fernando Suárez is a Colombian retired football player and current manager of Honduras.Suárez led the Ecuador national football team to the round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and won the 1999 Colombian championship with Atlético Nacional. In 2005, he led Ecuador to their second...

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COSTA RICA: | GK 18 José Porras CB 4 Michael Umaña

Michael Umaña

Míchael Umaña Corrales is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Club:...

CB 20 Douglas Sequeira CB 3 Luis Marín (c) CM 6 Danny Fonseca CM 8 Mauricio Solís RM 15 Harold Wallace LM 12 Leonardo González

Leonardo González

Leonardo González Arce is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Club:...

AM 10 Walter Centeno

Walter Centeno

AM 11 Rónald Gómez CF 9 Paulo Wanchope

Paulo Wanchope

Substitutions: FW 19 Álvaro Saborío

Álvaro Saborío

Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón is a Costa Rican footballer, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer and the Costa Rica national football team.-Deportivo Saprissa:...

MF 16 Carlos Hernández FW 13 Kurt Bernard

Kurt Bernard

Kurt Bernard Simpson is a professional Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays his club football for Puntarenas and was the top scorer in the Costa Rican league in 2005-2006....

Manager: Alexandre Guimarães

Alexandre Guimarães

Man of the Match:

Agustín Delgado

Agustín Delgado

Fédération Béninoise de Football

The Fédération Béninoise de Football is the governing body of football in Benin. It was founded in 1962, affiliated to FIFA the same year and to CAF in 1969...

)

Fourth official:

Mohamed Guezzaz

Mohamed Guezzaz

Mohamed Guezzaz is a retired football referee from Morocco, best known for supervising match Spain–Slovenia during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-References:*...

(Morocco)

Fifth official:

Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Ecuador vs Germany


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GK	12	Cristian Mora Cristian Mora Cristian Rafael Mora Medrano is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who plays for Universidad Católica.-Club career:...
RB	4	Ulises de la Cruz Ulises de la Cruz Ulises Hernán de la Cruz Bernardo is a Ecuadorian footballer currently with LDU Quito.De la Cruz has set up a charity, Friends of FundeCruz, in his home village to fund a number of projects serving the local community....
CB	2	Jorge Guagua Jorge Guagua Jorge Daniel Guagua Tamayo is an Ecuador international football defender who plays for LDU Quito in the Ecuadorian Serie A....
CB	17	Giovanny Espinoza Giovanny Espinoza Giovanny Patricio Espinoza Pabón is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for Unión Española in the Chilean First Division.-Club career:...
LB	13	Paul Ambrossi
RM	8	Edison Méndez Edison Méndez Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez is an Ecuadorian football midfielder who plays for Emelec and the Ecuadorian national team.-Playing style:...
CM	20	Edwin Tenorio
CM	15	Marlon Ayoví Marlon Ayoví Marlon Riter Ayoví Mosquera is an Ecuadorian footballer. A midfielder, he played 76 times for Ecuador between 1998 and 2007.-Career:... (c)
LM	16	Antonio Valencia
CF	10	Iván Kaviedes Iván Kaviedes Jaime Iván Kaviedes Llorenty is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for El Nacional. He is one of the leading players in Ecuadorian football.-Playing style:...
CF	9	Felix Borja Félix Borja Félix Alexander Borja Valencia is an Ecuadorian footballer, who currently plays for CF Pachuca in the Primera División Mexicana.-Club career:Felix Borja previously played for El Nacional of Ecuador...
Substitutions:
FW	23	Christian Benítez
DF	7	Christian Lara Christian Lara Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó, nicknamed Diablito , is an Ecuadorian footballer who is currently plays for El Nacional.-Club career:He spent most of his career with Club Deportivo El Nacional football team in Ecuador...
MF	6	Patricio Urrutia Patricio Urrutia Patricio Javier Urrutia Espinoza, nicknamed Pato , is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for LDU Quito and the Ecuadorian national team.-Early career:...
Manager:
Luis Fernando Suárez Luis Fernando Suárez Luis Fernando Suárez is a Colombian retired football player and current manager of Honduras.Suárez led the Ecuador national football team to the round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and won the 1999 Colombian championship with Atlético Nacional. In 2005, he led Ecuador to their second...

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GERMANY: | GK 1 Jens Lehmann

Jens Lehmann

Jens Gerhard Lehmann is a German former football goalkeeper. He was voted UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year for the 1996–97 and 2005–06 seasons, and he has been selected for three World Cup squads. He was a member of Arsenal's Invincibles, playing every match of their famous unbeaten title winning...

RB 3 Arne Friedrich

Arne Friedrich

Arne Friedrich is a German international football defender, who plays for the German national team....

CB 17 Per Mertesacker

Per Mertesacker

Per Mertesacker is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Arsenal and Germany. Mertesacker is a youth product of Hannover 96 and he made his senior league debut in November 2003. Mertesacker was soon dubbed "the Defence Pole" by German tabloids and gained a reputation for his good...

CB 4 Robert Huth

Robert Huth

Robert Huth is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City.Huth was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He joined Middlesbrough in 2006 and spent three years at the Riverside...

LB 16 Philipp Lahm

Philipp Lahm

Philipp Lahm is a German footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and Germany. Lahm is also the captain for both the national team and Bayern....

RM 19 Bernd Schneider CM 8 Torsten Frings

Torsten Frings

Torsten Frings is a German football midfielder who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer and is known for his vision and an explosive, powerful shot.-Early career:...

CM 13 Michael Ballack

Michael Ballack

Michael Ballack is a German professional footballer, who is currently playing for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. He is among the top goal scorers in the history of his international team. Ballack has worn the number 13 shirt for every team he has played for except for Kaiserslautern...

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Bastian Schweinsteiger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and the German national team. A right-footed player, he is capable of playing out wide or in a more central role....

CF 11 Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Klose

CF 20 Lukas Podolski

Lukas Podolski

Lukas Josef Podolski ; born Łukasz Podolski ) on 4 June 1985 in Gliwice, Poland) is a German footballer who plays as a striker/winger for 1. FC Köln and for the German national team. He joined 1. FC Köln in 1995 where he broke into the first team in 2003 and made 81 appearances for the club before...

Substitutions: FW 10 Oliver Neuville

Oliver Neuville

Oliver Patric Neuville is a retired German footballer who played as a striker.During an 18-year professional career, he played mainly for Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Mönchengladbach , amassing Bundesliga totals of 334 games and 91 goals.Neuville gained almost 70 caps for the German national...

MF 18 Tim Borowski

Tim Borowski

Tim Borowski is a German footballer, who currently plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen. He is a central midfielder, adept at tackling and attacking although best known for his passing and vision.-Early career:...

MF 14 Gerald Asamoah

Gerald Asamoah

Gerald Asamoah is a Ghanaian-born German footballer. He last played as a forward for FC St.Pauli, following an 11-year long stay at Schalke.-Club career:...

Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

Jürgen Klinsmann

Jürgen Klinsmann is a German football manager and former player who is currently the coach of the United States Men's National Team. As a player, Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe and was part of the West German team that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and the German one that...

Man of the Match:

Michael Ballack

Michael Ballack

(Germany)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Nikolay Gobulev (Russia)

Evgueni Volnin (Russia)

Fourth official:

Kevin Stott

Kevin Stott

Kevin Stott is a soccer referee from the United States of America. He has been a FIFA referee since 1995. Stott was selected as a referee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany....

(United States

United States Soccer Federation

The United States Soccer Federation is the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Its headquarters are located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a member of FIFA and is responsible for governing amateur and professional soccer, including the men's, women's, youth, futsal...

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Fifth official:

Chris Strickland (United States

United States Soccer Federation

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Costa Rica vs Poland


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GK	18	José Porras
CB	4	Michael Umaña Michael Umaña Míchael Umaña Corrales is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Club:...
CB	3	Luis Marín (c)
CB	17	Gabriel Badilla
CM	8	Mauricio Solís
CM	7	Christian Bolaños Christian Bolaños Christian Bolaños Navarro is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays as a winger for Danish Superliga side F.C...
RM	2	Jervis Drummond Jervis Drummond He has a younger brother called Gerald, who is a youth athlete that represents Costa Rica at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics in the 400m mens hurdles....
LM	12	Leonardo González Leonardo González Leonardo González Arce is a Costa Rican footballer. He currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.-Club:...
AM	10	Walter Centeno Walter Centeno Wálter Centeno Corea, is a Costa Rican midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Saprissa. He is one of Costa Rica's best players in the past decade. He has sublime vision and passing skills. He also has good dribbling abilities, great technique and a top eye for goal. He dictates play for the...
CF	9	Paulo Wanchope Paulo Wanchope Pablo César Wanchope Watson , more commonly known as Paulo Wanchope, is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. As of February 2009, Wanchope is the second most prolific goalscorer in the history of the national football team, behind Rolando Fonseca, with 45 goals in 73 international...
CF	11	Rónald Gómez
Substitutions:
MF	15	Harold Wallace
MF	19	Álvaro Saborío Álvaro Saborío Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón is a Costa Rican footballer, who currently plays for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer and the Costa Rica national football team.-Deportivo Saprissa:...
MF	16	Carlos Hernández
Manager:
Alexandre Guimarães Alexandre Guimarães Alexandre Borges Guimarães is a Brazilian-born , Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer. He arrived at Costa Rica at the age of twelve As a player, Guimarães played for Durpanel San Blas, Municipal Puntarenas, Deportivo Saprissa and Turrialba FC...

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POLAND: | GK 1 Artur Boruc

Artur Boruc

RB 4 Marcin Baszczyński

Marcin Baszczynski

CB 19 Bartosz Bosacki

Bartosz Bosacki

CB 6 Jacek Bąk

Jacek Bak

Arkadiusz Radomski

Arkadiusz "Arek" Radomski is a Polish footballer who plays as a holding midfielder who plays for Cracovia.-Club:...

RM 15 Euzebiusz Smolarek

Euzebiusz Smolarek

LM 8 Jacek Krzynówek

Jacek Krzynówek

AM 10 Mirosław Szymkowiak CF 9 Maciej Żurawski

Maciej Zurawski

CF 21 Ireneusz Jeleń

Ireneusz Jelen

Ireneusz Jeleń is a Polish footballer who plays as a right-winger or striker for Ligue 1 side Lille and the Polish national football team.-Club career:...

Substitutions: FW 23 Paweł Brożek DF 18 Mariusz Lewandowski

Mariusz Lewandowski

FW 11 Grzegorz Rasiak

Grzegorz Rasiak

Grzegorz Rasiak born 12 January 1979 in Szczecin, is a Polish international footballer who last played for AEL Limassol in Cyprus. Since 2002, he has played for the Poland national team....

Manager: Paweł Janas

Man of the Match:

Bartosz Bosacki

Bartosz Bosacki

(Poland)

Assistant referees
Assistant referee (association football)
In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee...

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Prachya Permpanich (Thailand

Football Association of Thailand

The Football Association of Thailand or the full name is the Football Association of Thailand under Patronage of His Majesty the King is the governing body of football in Thailand. It was founded in 25 April 1916 and then joined FIFA in 23 June 1925 and AFC in 1957.Recently the FAT has been...

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Eisa Ghoulom (United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Football Association

The United Arab Emirates Football Association is the governing body of football in the United Arab Emirates.-Domestic Competitions:*UAE Premier League*UAE Football League Division 1*UAE Football League Division 2*UAE Super Cup*UAE Vice Presidents Cup...

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Fourth official:

Jerome Damon

Jerome Damon

Jerome Damon is a South African football referee.An international referee since 2000, Damon was on stand-by for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was a referee at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.He was preselected as a...

(South Africa

South African Football Association

The South African Football Association or SAFA is the governing body of football in South Africa.-History:The South African Football Association was founded on 8 December, 1991, the culmination of a long unity process that was to rid the sport in South Africa of all its past racial division.Four...

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Fifth official:

Justice Yeboah (Ghana

Ghana Football Association

The Ghana Football Association is the governing body of association football in Ghana, based in Accra.-Amateur Status:It is on record that the game of Football was introduced into the Gold Coast towards the close of the 19th century by Merchants from Europe, who had then invaded the coastal areas...

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