World Cup Germany 2006 - match description
- Thu 22 Jun 2006, 20:00 BST
- Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany
- 1st Round
| Croatia | 2 - 2 | Australia |
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| Referees |
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| 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 |