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Germans Win The Opening Match

Germans Proved That They are Far Great than Costa Rica by Defeating them 4 - 2 in the opening match of the Fifa Worldcup 2006.

Match details :

Germany

  • 01 J Lehmann
  • 03 A Friedrich
  • 17 P Mertesacker
  • 21 C Metzelder
  • 16 P Lahm
  • 07 B Schweinsteiger
  • 08 T Frings
  • 18 T Borowski (72 S Kehl )
  • 19 B Schneider (90 D Odonkor )
  • 20 L Podolski
  • 11 M Klose (79 O Neuville )

Costa Rica

  • 18 J Porras
  • 03 L Marin
  • 04 M Umana
  • 12 L Gonzalez
  • 05 G Martinez (67 J Drummond )
  • 06 D Fonseca
  • 08 M Solis (78 C Bolanos )
  • 10 W Centeno
  • 20 D Sequeira
  • 11 R Gomez (90 R Azofeifa )
  • 09 P Wanchope
Ref: Horacio Marcelo Elizondo


Goals :
Germany : 4 - Lahm 6, Klose 17, 61, Frings 87.
Costa Rica :
Wanchope 12, 73.