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World Cup Germany 2006 - match description

  • Thu 22 Jun 2006, 20:00 BST
  • Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany
  • 1st Round
Croatia 2 - 2 Australia
Match period Score Time
1st Half 1 - 1 45
2nd Half 2 - 2 45
Other facts
Pitch condition Ideal
Lighting Good
Weather Mild
Attendance 52000
Referees
Referee - Graham Poll, England
Referee's assistant - Philip Sharp, England
Referee's assistant - Glenn Turner, England

Match events

Match period Time Event Team Player
1st Half 2 Goal Croatia Darijo Srna
1st Half 32 Yellow card Croatia Dario Simic
1st Half 38 Yellow card Croatia Igor Tudor
1st Half 38 Goal via penalty Australia Craig Moore
2nd Half 56 Goal Croatia Niko Kovac
2nd Half 62 Yellow card Croatia Josip Simunic
2nd Half 63 Substitution Australia Leaving player - Vince Grella
Entering player - John Aloisi
2nd Half 65 Substitution Croatia Leaving player - Niko Kranjcar
Entering player - Jerko Leko
2nd Half 70 Yellow card Croatia Stipe Pletikosa
2nd Half 71 Substitution Australia Leaving player - Mile Sterjovski
Entering player - Marco Bresciano
2nd Half 74 Substitution Croatia Leaving player - Ivica Olic
Entering player - Luka Modric
2nd Half 75 Substitution Australia Leaving player - Scott Chipperfield
Entering player - Josh Kennedy
2nd Half 79 Goal Australia Harry Kewell
2nd Half 81 Yellow card Australia Brett Emerton
2nd Half 83 Substitution Croatia Leaving player - Stjepan Tomas
Entering player - Ivan Klasnic
2nd Half 85 Yellow/Red card Croatia Dario Simic
2nd Half 87 Yellow/Red card Australia Brett Emerton
2nd Half 93 Yellow/Red card Croatia Josip Simunic

Croatia - line-up

Coach - Zlatko Kranjcar   Captain - Niko Kovac
Player Position Shirt Number Time played
Stipe Pletikosa Goalkeeper 1 90
Igor Tudor Defender 5 90
Darijo Srna Midfielder 2 90
Marko Babic Midfielder 8 90
Niko Kovac Midfielder 10 90
Dado Prso Forward 9 90
Josip Simunic Defender 3 89
Dario Simic Defender 7 84
Stjepan Tomas Defender 13 82
Ivica Olic Forward 18 73
Niko Kranjcar Midfielder 19 64
Jerko Leko Midfielder 16 26
Luka Modric Midfielder 14 17
Ivan Klasnic Forward 17 8
Robert Kovac Defender 4 0
Ivan Bosnjak Forward 22 0
Mario Tokic Defender 11 0
Jurica Vranjes Midfielder 6 0
Bosko Balaban Forward 21 0
Ivan Leko Midfielder 15 0
Anthony Seric Midfielder 20 0
Joey Didulica Goalkeeper 12 0
Tomislav Butina Goalkeeper 23 0

Australia - line-up

Coach - Guus Hiddink   Captain - Mark Viduka
Player Position Shirt Number Time played
Jason Culina Midfielder 5 90
Harry Kewell Forward 10 90
Zeljko Kalac Goalkeeper 18 90
Lucas Neill Defender 2 90
Craig Moore Defender 3 90
Mark Viduka Forward 9 90
Tim Cahill Midfielder 4 90
Brett Emerton Midfielder 7 86
Scott Chipperfield Defender 14 74
Mile Sterjovski Forward 21 70
Vince Grella Midfielder 13 62
John Aloisi Forward 15 28
Marco Bresciano Midfielder 23 20
Josh Kennedy Forward 19 16
Luke Wilkshire Midfielder 20 0
Tony Popovic Defender 6 0
Ante Covic Goalkeeper 12 0
Archie Thompson Forward 17 0
Mark Milligan Defender 22 0
Mark Schwarzer Goalkeeper 1 0
Michael Beauchamp Defender 16 0
Josip Skoko Midfielder 8 0
Stan Lazaridis Midfielder 11 0