Costa Rica v Poland, 20 June 2006

Score2-1 to Poland
RefereeShamsul Maidin
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Finals Group A
VenueAWD-Arena, Hannover
Attendance43,000

View Costa Rica v Poland head to head

Kick-Off: 16:00 Local (15:00 BST) Assistant referees: Prachya Permpanich (Thailand) Eisa Ghoulom (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Fifth official: Justice Yeboah (Ghana) Man of the Match: Bartosz Bosacki (Poland)

1 Costa Rica

Manager: Alexandre Guimares

2 Poland

Manager: Pawal Janas

Goals:

Ronald Gomez 25 G

Goals:

Bartosz Bosacki 33 G
Bartosz Bosacki 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Porras
Defender Gabriel Badilla
Defender Jervis Drummond
Defender Leonardo Gonzalez
Defender Michael Umaña
Defender/Centre back Luis Marin (captain)
Midfielder Christian Bolaños
Midfielder Walter Centeno
Midfielder Mauricio Solis
Forward Ronald Gomez
Forward Paulo Wanchope

Starting lineup:

Artur Boruc Goalkeeper
Jacek Bąk Defender (captain)
Marcin Baszczynski Defender
Bartosz Bosacki Defender
Michał Zewłakow Defender
Jacek Krzynówek Midfielder
Arek Radomski Midfielder
Mirosław Szymkowiak Midfielder
Ireneusz Jeleń Forward
Ebi Smolarek Forward
Maciej Zurawski Forward

Substitutions:

Harold Wallace for Jervis Drummond 70
Alvaro Saborío for Christian Bolaños 78
Carlos Hernández for Ronald Gomez 82

Substitutions:

Pawel Brozek for Maciej Zurawski 46
Mariusz Lewandowski for Arek Radomski 64
Grzegorz Rasiak for Ebi Smolarek 85

Cards:

Michael Umaña 17 Y
Luis Marin 45 Y
Ronald Gomez 45 Y
Gabriel Badilla 56 Y
Leonardo Gonzalez 76 Y

Cards:

Arek Radomski 18 Y
Jacek Bąk 23 Y
Michał Zewłakow 29 Y
Marcin Baszczynski 60 Y
Artur Boruc 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wardy Alfaro
Goalkeeper Alvaro Mesen
Defender Gilberto Martinez
Defender Michael Rodriguez
Defender/Midfielder Douglas Sequeira
Defender/Midfielder Harold Wallace
Midfielder Randall Azofeifa
Midfielder Kurt Bernard Simpson
Midfielder Danny Fonseca
Midfielder Carlos Hernández
Forward Victor Núñez
Forward Alvaro Saborío

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak
Defender Dariusz Dudka
Defender Seweryn Gancarczyk
Defender Mariusz Jop
Midfielder Piotr Giza
Midfielder Kamil Kosowski
Midfielder Mariusz Lewandowski
Midfielder Sebastian Mila
Midfielder Radosław Sobolewski
Forward Pawel Brozek
Forward Grzegorz Rasiak

Comments:

This defeat meant Costa Rica finished bottom of Group A at the 2006 World Cup finals.

Comments:

This win meant Poland finished third in Group A at the 2006 World Cup finals. It was only their second win in the last eight World Cup finals matches. This is only the second time that Poland have failed to progress beyond the group stage at the World Cup finals. They finished bottom of Group D at the 2002 finals. Poland maintain their 100% record against Costa Rica. They won all three previous meeting which were all friendly matches.

1 Costa Rica

Manager: Alexandre Guimares

Goals:

Ronald Gomez 25 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Porras
Defender Gabriel Badilla
Defender Jervis Drummond
Defender Leonardo Gonzalez
Defender Michael Umaña
Defender/Centre back Luis Marin (captain)
Midfielder Christian Bolaños
Midfielder Walter Centeno
Midfielder Mauricio Solis
Forward Ronald Gomez
Forward Paulo Wanchope

Substitutions:

Harold Wallace for Jervis Drummond 70
Alvaro Saborío for Christian Bolaños 78
Carlos Hernández for Ronald Gomez 82

Cards:

Michael Umaña 17 Y
Luis Marin 45 Y
Ronald Gomez 45 Y
Gabriel Badilla 56 Y
Leonardo Gonzalez 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wardy Alfaro
Goalkeeper Alvaro Mesen
Defender Gilberto Martinez
Defender Michael Rodriguez
Defender/Midfielder Douglas Sequeira
Defender/Midfielder Harold Wallace
Midfielder Randall Azofeifa
Midfielder Kurt Bernard Simpson
Midfielder Danny Fonseca
Midfielder Carlos Hernández
Forward Victor Núñez
Forward Alvaro Saborío

Comments:

This defeat meant Costa Rica finished bottom of Group A at the 2006 World Cup finals.

2 Poland

Manager: Pawal Janas

Goals:

Bartosz Bosacki 33 G
Bartosz Bosacki 66 G

Starting lineup:

Artur Boruc Goalkeeper
Jacek Bąk Defender (captain)
Marcin Baszczynski Defender
Bartosz Bosacki Defender
Michał Zewłakow Defender
Jacek Krzynówek Midfielder
Arek Radomski Midfielder
Mirosław Szymkowiak Midfielder
Ireneusz Jeleń Forward
Ebi Smolarek Forward
Maciej Zurawski Forward

Substitutions:

Pawel Brozek for Maciej Zurawski 46
Mariusz Lewandowski for Arek Radomski 64
Grzegorz Rasiak for Ebi Smolarek 85

Cards:

Arek Radomski 18 Y
Jacek Bąk 23 Y
Michał Zewłakow 29 Y
Marcin Baszczynski 60 Y
Artur Boruc 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabiański
Goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak
Defender Dariusz Dudka
Defender Seweryn Gancarczyk
Defender Mariusz Jop
Midfielder Piotr Giza
Midfielder Kamil Kosowski
Midfielder Mariusz Lewandowski
Midfielder Sebastian Mila
Midfielder Radosław Sobolewski
Forward Pawel Brozek
Forward Grzegorz Rasiak

Comments:

This win meant Poland finished third in Group A at the 2006 World Cup finals. It was only their second win in the last eight World Cup finals matches. This is only the second time that Poland have failed to progress beyond the group stage at the World Cup finals. They finished bottom of Group D at the 2002 finals. Poland maintain their 100% record against Costa Rica. They won all three previous meeting which were all friendly matches.