USA v Czech Republic, 12 June 2006
| Score | 3-0 to Czech Republic |
| Referee | Carlos Amarilla |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group E |
| Venue | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
| Attendance | 52,000 |
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Kick-Off: 18:00 Local (17:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Bernal Manuel (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Rodrigo González (Chile)
Man of the Match:
Tomáš Rosický (Czech Republic)
Czech Republic got off to a flying start with a fabulous victory over USA.
Giant striker Jan Koller headed home a Zdenek Grygera cross after five minutes before Tomas Rosicky's 30-yard screamer doubled their half-time advantage.
After Koller went off injured Tomas Ujfalusi headed wide and Rosicky hit the bar, before racing through and chipping over Kasey Keller to seal it.
USA captain Claudio Reyna saw a 25-yard shot cannon back off a post in the first half, but they were well beaten.
The 36th minute strike by new Arsenal signing Tomas Rosicky is a contender for World Cup Wonder Goals.
Jan Koller sustained a thigh injury just before half time but the injury is not as serious as first feared.
0
USA
Manager: Bruce Arena
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Kasey Keller
Defender
Oguchi Onyewu
Defender
Eddie Pope
Defender/Midfielder
Steve Cherundolo
Midfielder
DaMarcus Beasley
Midfielder
Bobby Convey
Midfielder
Landon Donovan
Midfielder
Eddie Lewis
Midfielder
Pablo Mastroeni
Midfielder
Claudio Reyna
(captain)
Forward
Brian McBride
Substitutions:
| Eddie Johnson for Steve Cherundolo | 46 |
| John O'Brien for Pablo Mastroeni | 46 |
| Josh Wolff for Brian McBride | 77 |
Cards:
| Oguchi Onyewu | 4 | Y |
| Claudio Reyna | 60 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Marcus Hahnemann
Goalkeeper
Tim Howard
Defender
Chris Albright
Defender
Jimmy Conrad
Defender/Centre back
Gregg Berhalter
Defender/Centre back
Carlos Bocanegra
Midfielder
John O'Brien
Midfielder
Ben Olsen
Midfielder/Forward
Clint Dempsey
Forward
Brian Ching
Forward
Eddie Johnson
Forward
Josh Wolff
Comments:
The USA continued to struggle against European opposition at the World Cup. Their record against teams from Europe is now three wins, one draw and 11 defeats. USA lost 1-5 to Czechoslovakia in the group stages of the 1990 World Cup finals. It was their only previous meeting with Czechoslovakia or the Czech Republic.
3
Czech Republic
Manager: Karel Bruckner
Goals:
| Jan Koller | 5 |
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| Tomáš Rosický | 36 |
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| Tomáš Rosický | 76 |
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Starting lineup:
Petr Čech
Goalkeeper
Zdeněk Grygera
Defender
Marek Jankulovski
Defender
David Rozehnal
Defender
Tomáš Ujfaluši
Defender
Tomáš Galásek
Midfielder
(captain)
Pavel Nedvěd
Midfielder
Jaroslav Plašil
Midfielder
Karel Poborský
Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický
Midfielder
Jan Koller
Forward
Substitutions:
| Vratislav Lokvenc for Jan Koller | 45 |
| Jan Polák for Karel Poborský | 82 |
| Jiří Stajner for Tomáš Rosický | 86 |
Cards:
| David Rozehnal | 16 | Y |
| Vratislav Lokvenc | 59 | Y |
| Tomáš Rosický | 81 | Y |
| Zdeněk Grygera | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jaromir Blažek
Goalkeeper
Antonín Kinský
Defender
Martin Jiránek
Defender
Radoslav Kováč
Midfielder
David Jarolím
Midfielder
Pavel Mares
Midfielder
Jan Polák
Midfielder
Libor Sionko
Forward
Milan Baroš
Forward
Marek Heinz
Forward
Vratislav Lokvenc
Forward
Jiří Stajner