FIFA World Cup 2006 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

Costa Rica 1–2 Poland

Tuesday 20 Jun 2006 · Hanover, Germany (neutral)

Costa Rica1–2Poland

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gómez Bosacki Bosacki

25′1–0Rónald Gómez Costa Rica
33′1–1Bartosz Bosacki Poland
65′1–2Bartosz Bosacki Poland

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Costa Rica

Came on

15Harold WallaceMF↑70′
19Álvaro SaboríoMF↑78′
16Carlos HernándezMF↑82′

Poland

Came on

23Pawel BrozekFW↑46′
18Mariusz LewandowskiDF↑64′
11Grzegorz RasiakFW↑85′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Costa Rica: 1706 → 1680
Poland: 1754 → 1780

Expected score for Costa Rica: 43.1% (a draw counts half). The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 3, 1989–2006.

Costa Rica wins: 0
Draws: 0
Poland wins: 3

Form either side

Costa Rica

Before

2–3 v Iran 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
0–4 v Ukraine 28 May 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Czech Republic 30 May 2006 · Friendly
2–4 v Germany 9 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–3 v Ecuador 15 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

After

2–2 v Austria 2 Sep 2006 · Friendly
0–2 v Switzerland 6 Sep 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Nicaragua 11 Jan 2007 · Friendly
4–0 v Trinidad and Tobago 4 Feb 2007 · Friendly
3–1 v Honduras 9 Feb 2007 · UNCAF Cup 2007

Poland

Before

4–0 v Faroe Islands 14 May 2006 · Friendly
1–2 v Colombia 30 May 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Croatia 3 Jun 2006 · Friendly
0–2 v Ecuador 9 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–1 v Germany 14 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

After

0–2 v Denmark 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
1–3 v Finland 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–1 v Serbia 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–0 v Kazakhstan 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
2–1 v Portugal 11 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Germany	3	3	0	0	+6	9
2Ecuador	3	2	0	1	+2	6
3Poland	3	1	0	2	-2	3
4Costa Rica	3	0	0	3	-6	0

Road through the tournament

Costa Rica

2–4 v Germany Group stage
0–3 v Ecuador Group stage
1–2 v Poland Group stage

Poland

0–2 v Ecuador Group stage
0–1 v Germany Group stage
2–1 v Costa Rica Group stage

Every Costa Rica v Poland match3

From Costa Rica's side.


20 Jun 2006	Poland	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2006	Group stage
6 May 1990	Poland	0–2	Neutral	Marlboro Cup 1990	—
7 Feb 1989	Poland	2–4	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul