2006 FIFA World Cup Germany ™ Preliminaries
First stage
Malta - Croatia
1:1 (0:1)
Date | Venue / Stadium | Time | Attendance |
| 07 September 2005 | Ta'Qali / Ta'Qali National Stadium | 18:45 | 916 |
- Niko KRANJCAR (CRO) 19',
- Steve WELLMAN (MLT) 74'
Goals scored
Malta
- Justin HABER (GK)
- Peter PULLICINO
- Steve WELLMAN
- Roderick BRIFFA
- Brian SAID
- Kenneth SCICLUNA (-45')
- Gilbert AGIUS
- Claude MATTOCKS (-72')
- Andrew COHEN (-89')
- Ivan WOODS
- Orosco ANONAM
Line-up
- Reuben GAUCI (GK)
- Ian CIANTAR (+72')
- George MALLIA
- Adrian PULIS
- Massimo GRIMA (+89')
- Kevin SAMMUT (+45')
- Antoine ZAHRA
Substitute(s)
Coach
Horst HEESE (GER)Croatia
- Stipe PLETIKOSA (GK)
- Darijo SRNA
- Josip SIMUNIC
- Dario SIMIC (-80')
- Marko BABIC
- Dado PRSO
- Niko KOVAC
- Mario TOKIC
- Niko KRANJCAR
- Anthony SERIC (-68')
- Bosko BALABAN (-68')
Line-up
- Joe DIDULICA (GK)
- Jurica VRANJES
- Stjepan TOMAS
- Ivan BOSNJAK (+68')
- Ivan LEKO
- Jerko LEKO (+68')
- Ivan KLASNIC (+80')
Substitute(s)
Coach
Zlatko KRANJCAR (CRO)- Gilbert AGIUS (MLT) 20'
- , Mario TOKIC (CRO) 35'
- , Marko BABIC (CRO) 44'
- , Anthony SERIC (CRO) 65'
- , Kevin SAMMUT (MLT) 78'
- , Massimo GRIMA (MLT) 90'+2
- , Mario TOKIC (CRO) 90'+2
Cautions
- Mario TOKIC (CRO) 90'+2
Sent off
Match Officials
Referee Athanassios BRIAKOS (GRE) | Assistant Referee 1 Konstantinos DALAS (GRE) |
Fourth Official Ioannis TSACHEILIDIS (GRE) | Assistant Referee 2 Simeon TSOLAKIDIS (GRE) |
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Misses next match if booked | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |
| DF: | Defender | MF: | Midfielder | MinP: | Minutes played |
| GF: | Goals for | GA: | Goals against | PK (PG/PS): | Penalty Kicks (Goals/Shots) |
| FC: | Fouls Committed | FS: | Fouls Suffered | R: | Red Cards |
| FW: | Forward | SOG/S: | Shots on Target | Y: 2YC: | Yellow cards Second yellow card and red card |