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Germany 3–0 Ecuador

Tuesday 20 Jun 2006 · Berlin, Germany

Germany3–0Ecuador

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Klose Klose Podolski

4′1–0Miroslav Klose Germany
44′2–0Miroslav Klose Germany
57′3–0Lukas Podolski Germany

Line-ups

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

Germany

Came on

10Oliver NeuvilleFW↑66′
18Tim BorowskiMF↑66′
14Gerald AsamoahMF↑73′

Ecuador

Came on

23Christian BenitezFW↑46′
7Christian LaraDF↑63′
6Patricio UrrutiaMF↑68′

Elo

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

Germany: 1950 → 1974
Ecuador: 1836 → 1812

Expected score for Germany: 77.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 2006–2026.

Germany wins: 2
Draws: 0
Ecuador wins: 1

Form either side

Germany

Before

7–0 v Luxembourg 27 May 2006 · Friendly
2–2 v Japan 30 May 2006 · Friendly
3–0 v Colombia 2 Jun 2006 · Friendly
4–2 v Costa Rica 9 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–0 v Poland 14 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

After

2–0 v Sweden 24 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–1 v Argentina 30 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–2 v Italy 4 Jul 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
3–1 v Portugal 8 Jul 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
3–0 v Sweden 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly

Ecuador

Before

0–1 v Japan 30 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Colombia 24 May 2006 · Friendly
1–2 v North Macedonia 28 May 2006 · Friendly
2–0 v Poland 9 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
3–0 v Costa Rica 15 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

After

0–1 v England 25 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–1 v Peru 6 Sep 2006 · Friendly
1–2 v Brazil 10 Oct 2006 · Friendly
2–1 v Sweden 18 Jan 2007 · Friendly
1–1 v Sweden 21 Jan 2007 · Friendly

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

Germany

4–2 v Costa Rica Group stage
1–0 v Poland Group stage
3–0 v Ecuador Group stage
2–0 v Sweden Round of 16
1–1 v Argentina Quarter-final
0–2 v Italy Semi-final
3–1 v Portugal Third-place play-off

Ecuador

2–0 v Poland Group stage
3–0 v Costa Rica Group stage
0–3 v Germany Group stage
0–1 v England Round of 16

Every Germany v Ecuador match3

From Germany's side.


25 Jun 2026	Ecuador	1–2	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2026	Group stage
29 May 2013	Ecuador	4–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
20 Jun 2006	Ecuador	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup 2006	Group stage

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