2006 FIFA World Cup Germany ™
Group matches
Croatia - Australia
2:2 (1:1)
Match | Date | Time | Venue / Stadium | Attendance |
| 44 | 22 June 2006 | 21:00 | Stuttgart / Mercedes-Benz Arena | 52000 |
Match Officials
Referee Graham POLL (ENG) | Assistant Referee 1 Philip SHARP (ENG) | |
Fourth Official Kevin STOTT (USA) | Assistant Referee 2 Glenn TURNER (ENG) | |
Match Commissioner Priya Ranjan DASMUNSI (IND) | Fifth Official Gregory BARKEY (USA) |
- Darijo SRNA (CRO) 2',
- Craig MOORE (AUS) 38' Penalty goal,
- Niko KOVAC (CRO) 56',
- Harry KEWELL (AUS) 79'
Goals scored
Croatia
- Stipe PLETIKOSA (GK)
- Darijo SRNA
- Josip SIMUNIC
- Igor TUDOR
- Dario SIMIC
- Marko BABIC
- Dado PRSO
- Niko KOVAC (C)
- Stjepan TOMAS (-83')
- Ivica OLIC (-74')
- Niko KRANJCAR (-65')
Line-up
- Joe DIDULICA (GK)
- Tomislav BUTINA (GK)
- Robert KOVAC
- Jurica VRANJES
- Mario TOKIC
- Luka MODRIC (+74')
- Ivan LEKO
- Jerko LEKO (+65')
- Ivan KLASNIC (+83')
- Anthony SERIC
- Bosko BALABAN
- Ivan BOSNJAK
Substitute(s)
Coach
Zlatko KRANJCAR (CRO)Australia
- Zeljko KALAC (GK)
- Lucas NEILL
- Craig MOORE
- Tim CAHILL
- Jason CULINA
- Brett EMERTON
- Mark VIDUKA (C)
- Harry KEWELL
- Vince GRELLA (-63')
- Scott CHIPPERFIELD (-75')
- Mile STERJOVSKI (-71')
Line-up
- Mark SCHWARZER (GK)
- Ante COVIC (GK)
- Tony POPOVIC
- Josip SKOKO
- Stan LAZARIDIS
- John ALOISI (+63')
- Michael BEAUCHAMP
- Archie THOMPSON
- Joshua KENNEDY (+75')
- Luke WILKSHIRE
- Mark MILLIGAN
- Marco BRESCIANO (+71')
Substitute(s)
Coach
Guus HIDDINK (NED)- Dario SIMIC (CRO) 32'
- , Igor TUDOR (CRO) 38'
- , Josip SIMUNIC (CRO) 61'
- , Stipe PLETIKOSA (CRO) 70'
- , Brett EMERTON (AUS) 81'
Cautions
- Dario SIMIC (CRO) 85' 2YC,
- Brett EMERTON (AUS) 87' 2YC,
- Josip SIMUNIC (CRO) 90'+3 2YC
Expulsions
| Croatia (CRO) | Statistics | Australia (AUS) |
| 8 | Shots | 12 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 7 |
| 21 | Fouls Committed | 25 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Direct Free Kicks to Goal | 0 |
| 0 | Indirect Free Kicks to Goal | 0 |
| 0 / 0 | Penalty Kicks | 1 / 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Own Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Cautions | 0 |
| 2 | Expulsions due to Second Caution | 1 |
| 0 | Direct Expulsions | 0 |
| 44% | Possession (%) | 56% |
| 24 | Actual playing time | 31 |
| # | Name | Pos | Min | GF | GA | SG/S | PK | Fouls | Y | 2Y=R | R | |
| FC | FS | |||||||||||
| 1 | Stipe PLETIKOSA | GK | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | Darijo SRNA | M | 90 | 1 | 1/1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 3 | Josip SIMUNIC | D | 90 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 5 | Igor TUDOR | D | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | Dario SIMIC | D | 85 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 8 | Marko BABIC | M | 90 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 9 | Dado PRSO | F | 90 | 0/1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 10 | Niko KOVAC | M | 90 | 1 | 1/2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 13 | Stjepan TOMAS | D | 83 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| 18 | Ivica OLIC | F | 74 | 2 | ||||||||
| 19 | Niko KRANJCAR | M | 65 | 0/1 | 2 | |||||||
| Substitutes | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Luka MODRIC | M | 16 | 1/2 | 1 | |||||||
| 16 | Jerko LEKO | M | 25 | 0/1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | Ivan KLASNIC | F | 7 | |||||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 3/8 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| # | Name | Pos | Min | GF | GA | SG/S | PK | Fouls | Y | 2Y=R | R | |
| FC | FS | |||||||||||
| 18 | Zeljko KALAC | GK | 90 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Lucas NEILL | D | 90 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Craig MOORE | D | 90 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Tim CAHILL | M | 90 | 1/1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| 5 | Jason CULINA | M | 90 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 7 | Brett EMERTON | M | 87 | 0/1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 9 | Mark VIDUKA | F | 90 | 1/2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | Harry KEWELL | F | 90 | 1 | 3/4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 13 | Vince GRELLA | M | 63 | 3 | ||||||||
| 14 | Scott CHIPPERFIELD | D | 75 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 21 | Mile STERJOVSKI | M | 71 | 1 | ||||||||
| Substitutes | ||||||||||||
| 15 | John ALOISI | F | 27 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 19 | Joshua KENNEDY | F | 15 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 23 | Marco BRESCIANO | M | 19 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 7/12 | 1/1 | 25 | 20 | 1 | |||||
| a.e.t.: | After extra time | (C): | Captain | PSO: | Penalty Shoot-out |
| GK: | Goalkeeper | N: | Not eligible to play | I: | Injured |
| Y: | Yellow cards | Pos: | Positions | A: | Absent |
| D: | Defender | M: | Midfielder | Min: | Minutes played |
| GF: | Goals for | GA: | Goals against | PK: | Penalty Kicks |
| FC: | Fouls Committed | FS: | Fouls Suffered | R: | Direct Expulsions |
| F: | Forward | SG/S: | Shots on Goal/Shots | Y: 2Y=R: | Yellow cards Expulsions due to Second Caution |