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Croatia v Australia, 22 June 2006

Score	2-2
Referee	Graham Poll
Competition	FIFA World Cup Finals group F
Venue	Gottlieb Daimler, Stuttgart
Attendance	52,000

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Kick-Off: 21:00 Local (20:00 BST) Assistant referees: Philip Sharp (England) Glen Turner (England) Fourth official: Kevin Stott (United States) Fifth official: Gregory Barkey (United States) Man of the Match: Harry Kewell (Australia) Croatia and Australia have met on four previous occasions, all in friendly matches. Croatia's only win came in the most recent encounter - a 7-0 thumping in Zagreb on 6 June 1998. The close cultural ties between the two countries mean that three players in the Croatia squad were born in Australia while no less than seven of the Australians have a Croatian family background. This was the fifth World Cup finals game where three players have been sent-off. It is the second of Germany 2006 following the Italy v USA game in Group F.

2 Croatia

Manager: Zlatko Kranjcar

2 Australia

Manager: Guus Hiddink

Goals:

Darijo Srna		2
Niko Kovač		56

Goals:

Craig Moore	penalty	39
Harry Kewell		79

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa

Defender Dario Simić

Defender Josip Simunić

Defender Darijo Srna

Defender Stjepan Tomas

Defender Igor Tudor

Midfielder Marko Babić

Midfielder Niko Kovač (captain)

Midfielder Niko Kranjčar

Forward Ivica Olić

Forward Dado Pršo

Starting lineup:

Zeljko Kalac Goalkeeper

Brett Emerton Defender

Craig Moore Defender

Scott Chipperfield Defender/Midfielder

Lucas Neill Defender/Midfielder

Jason Culina Midfielder

Vince Grella Midfielder

Tim Cahill Midfielder/Forward

Harry Kewell Midfielder/Forward

Mile Sterjovski Forward

Mark Viduka Forward (captain)

Substitutions:

Jerko Leko for Niko Kranjčar	65
Luka Modrić for Ivica Olić	74
Ivan Klasnić for Stjepan Tomas	83

Substitutions:

John Aloisi for Vince Grella	63
Mark Bresciano for Mile Sterjovski	71
Josh Kennedy for Scott Chipperfield	75

Cards:

Dario Simić	32	Y
Igor Tudor	38	Y
Josip Simunić	62	Y
Stipe Pletikosa	70	Y
Dario Simić	85	Y
Dario Simić	85	R
Josip Simunić	90	Y
Josip Simunić	90	Y
Josip Simunić	90	R

Cards:

Brett Emerton	81	Y
Brett Emerton	87	Y
Brett Emerton	87	R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tomislav Butina

Goalkeeper Joey Didulica

Defender Ivan Bosnjak

Defender Robert Kovač

Defender Anthony Seric

Defender Mario Tokić

Midfielder Ivan Leko

Midfielder Jerko Leko

Midfielder Luka Modrić

Midfielder Jurica Vranješ

Forward Bosko Balaban

Forward Ivan Klasnić

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ante Covic

Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer

Defender Michael Beauchamp

Defender/Centre back Tony Popovic

Defender/Midfielder Mark Milligan

Midfielder Mark Bresciano

Midfielder Stan Lazaridis

Midfielder Josip Skoko

Midfielder Luke Wilkshire

Forward John Aloisi

Forward Josh Kennedy

Forward Archie Thompson

Comments:

Croatia finish in third place in Group F. When Josip Simunic was shown a second yellow card, he was not sent-off by referee Graham Poll. However, he was dismissed after being shown a third yellow card shortly afterwards.