Ecuador v Costa Rica, 15 June 2006
| Score | 3-0 to Ecuador |
| Referee | Coffi Codjia |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group A |
| Venue | AOL Arena, Hamburg |
| Attendance | 50,000 |
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Kick-Off: 15:00 Local (14:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Aboudou Aderodjou (Benin)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)
Man of the Match:
Agustín Delgado (Ecuador)
Ecuador booked a place in the knock-out stages for the first time ever with a comfortable win which also put Germany through to the second round.
Carlos Tenorio gave Ecuador an eighth-minute lead with a powerful header from Luis Valencia's cross.
The advantage was doubled when Agustin Delgado lashed home from a tight angle shortly after half-time.
Ecuador finished with a flourish when Ivan Kaviedes capped a flowing move by volleying home from six yards.
3
Ecuador
Manager: Luis Fernando Suarez
Goals:
| Carlos Tenorio | 8 |
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| Agustin Delgado | 54 |
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| Ivan Kaviedes | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Cristian Mora
Defender
Ivan Hurtado
(captain)
Defender
Neicer Reasco
Defender/Centre back
Giovanny Espinoza
Defender/Midfielder
Ulises de la Cruz
Defender/Midfielder
Antonio Valencia
Midfielder
Segundo Castillo
Midfielder
Edison Méndez
Midfielder
Edwin Tenorio
Forward
Agustin Delgado
Forward
Carlos Tenorio
Substitutions:
| Ivan Kaviedes for Carlos Tenorio | 46 |
| Jorge Guagua for Giovanny Espinoza | 69 |
| Patricio Urrutia for Antonio Valencia | 73 |
Cards:
| Segundo Castillo | 44 | Y |
| Ulises de la Cruz | 54 | Y |
| Cristian Mora | 60 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Damian Lanza
Goalkeeper
Edwin Villafuerte
Defender
Paul Ambrosi
Defender
Marlon Ayovi
Defender
Jorge Guagua
Defender
Jose Luis Perlaza
Midfielder
Cristian Lara
Midfielder
Luis Saritama
Midfielder
Patricio Urrutia
Forward
Christian Benítez
Forward
Félix Borja
Forward
Ivan Kaviedes
Comments:
Ecuador progress to the knockout stages of the World Cup finals for the first time with this win. They had won only one finals game before this tournament, and this is their biggest-ever World Cup finals victory. It is also the first time they've won consecutive matches and kept consecutive clean sheets in the the World Cup finals. Agustin Delgado extends his record to three goals as Ecuador's leading scorer in the World Cup finals.
0
Costa Rica
Manager: Alexandre Guimaraes
Goals:
Starting lineup:
José Porras
Goalkeeper
Leonardo Gonzalez
Defender
Michael Umaña
Defender
Luis Marin
Defender/Centre back
(captain)
Douglas Sequeira
Defender/Midfielder
Harold Wallace
Defender/Midfielder
Walter Centeno
Midfielder
Danny Fonseca
Midfielder
Mauricio Solis
Midfielder
Ronald Gomez
Forward
Paulo Wanchope
Forward
Substitutions:
| Alvaro Saborío for Danny Fonseca | 29 |
| Carlos Hernández for Carlos Hernández | 56 |
| Kurt Bernard Simpson for Walter Centeno | 84 |
Cards:
| Luis Marin | 9 | Y |
| Mauricio Solis | 28 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Wardy Alfaro
Goalkeeper
Alvaro Mesen
Defender
Jervis Drummond
Defender
Gilberto Martinez
Defender
Michael Rodriguez
Midfielder
Randall Azofeifa
Midfielder
Cristian Badilla
Midfielder
Kurt Bernard Simpson
Midfielder
Christian Bolaños
Midfielder
Carlos Hernández
Forward
Victor Núñez
Forward
Alvaro Saborío