World Cup Germany 2006 - match description
- Sat 17 Jun 2006, 17:00 BST
- RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- 1st Round
| Czech Republic | 0 - 2 | Ghana |
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| Referees |
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| Referee - Horacio Elizondo, Argentina |
| Referee's assistant - Dario Garcia, Argentina |
| Referee's assistant - Rodolfo Otero, Argentina |
Match events
| Match period | Time | Event | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 2 | Goal | Ghana | Asamoah Gyan |
| 1st Half | 18 | Yellow card | Ghana | Otto Addo |
| 1st Half | 37 | Yellow card | Ghana | Michael Essien |
| 2nd Half | 46 | Substitution | Ghana | Leaving player - Otto Addo Entering player - Derek Boateng |
| 2nd Half | 46 | Substitution | Czech Republic | Leaving player - Tomas Galasek Entering player - Jan Polak |
| 2nd Half | 48 | Yellow card | Czech Republic | Vratislav Lokvenc |
| 2nd Half | 56 | Substitution | Czech Republic | Leaving player - Karel Poborsky Entering player - Jiri Stajner |
| 2nd Half | 66 | Red card | Czech Republic | Tomas Ujfalusi |
| 2nd Half | 66 | Yellow card | Ghana | Asamoah Gyan |
| 2nd Half | 67 | Missed penalty | Ghana | Asamoah Gyan |
| 2nd Half | 68 | Substitution | Czech Republic | Leaving player - Jaroslav Plasil Entering player - Libor Sionko |
| 2nd Half | 75 | Yellow card | Ghana | Derek Boateng |
| 2nd Half | 80 | Substitution | Ghana | Leaving player - Matthew Amoah Entering player - Eric Addo |
| 2nd Half | 82 | Goal | Ghana | Sulley Muntari |
| 2nd Half | 84 | Yellow card | Ghana | Sulley Muntari |
| 2nd Half | 85 | Substitution | Ghana | Leaving player - Asamoah Gyan Entering player - Razak Pimpong |
| 2nd Half | 93 | Yellow card | Ghana | Habib Mohamed |
Czech Republic - line-up
| Coach - Karel Bruckner | Captain - Tomas Galasek |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Rozehnal | Defender | 22 | 90 |
| Vratislav Lokvenc | Forward | 12 | 90 |
| Petr Cech | Goalkeeper | 1 | 90 |
| Pavel Nedved | Midfielder | 11 | 90 |
| Zdenek Grygera | Defender | 2 | 90 |
| Tomas Rosicky | Midfielder | 10 | 90 |
| Marek Jankulovski | Defender | 6 | 90 |
| Jaroslav Plasil | Midfielder | 20 | 67 |
| Tomas Ujfalusi | Defender | 21 | 65 |
| Karel Poborsky | Midfielder | 8 | 55 |
| Tomas Galasek | Midfielder | 4 | 45 |
| Jan Polak | Midfielder | 19 | 45 |
| Jiri Stajner | Midfielder | 17 | 35 |
| Libor Sionko | Midfielder | 7 | 23 |
| Radoslav Kovac | Midfielder | 5 | 0 |
| David Jarolim | Midfielder | 14 | 0 |
| Martin Jiranek | Defender | 13 | 0 |
| Pavel Mares | Defender | 3 | 0 |
| Antonin Kinsky | Goalkeeper | 23 | 0 |
| Jan Koller | Forward | 9 | 0 |
| Jaromir Blazek | Goalkeeper | 16 | 0 |
| Milan Baros | Forward | 15 | 0 |
| Marek Heinz | Forward | 18 | 0 |
Ghana - line-up
| Coach - Ratomir Dujkovic | Captain - Stephen Appiah |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Mensah | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Sulley Muntari | Midfielder | 11 | 90 |
| Michael Essien | Midfielder | 8 | 90 |
| Richard Kingston | Goalkeeper | 22 | 90 |
| Illiasu Shilla | Defender | 7 | 90 |
| John Pantsil | Defender | 15 | 90 |
| Habib Mohamed | Defender | 13 | 90 |
| Stephen Appiah | Midfielder | 10 | 90 |
| Asamoah Gyan | Forward | 3 | 84 |
| Matthew Amoah | Forward | 14 | 79 |
| Otto Addo | Midfielder | 20 | 45 |
| Derek Boateng | Midfielder | 9 | 45 |
| Eric Addo | Midfielder | 18 | 11 |
| Razak Pimpong | Forward | 19 | 6 |
| Issah Ahmed | Defender | 21 | 0 |
| George Owu | Goalkeeper | 16 | 0 |
| Hans Sarpei | Defender | 2 | 0 |
| Samuel Kuffour | Defender | 4 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Pappoe | Defender | 6 | 0 |
| Daniel Quaye | Defender | 17 | 0 |
| Sammy Adjei | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 |
| Haminu Dramani | Midfielder | 23 | 0 |
| Alex Tachie-Mensah | Forward | 12 | 0 |