Every Football

Germany triumph in the starting match of the World Cup by defeating Costa Rica, 4 goals to 2. On the 9th of June, the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2006 began. Many former star footballers of different nations came along representing thier teams during the ceremony. At 1600 GMT, the kick off to the first match of the tournament was made. It was played between Germany and Costa Rica. Germany gained a 1-0 lead in the first 5 minutes when defender Philipp Lahm scored a fabulous goal from the edge of the box. Costa Rica were not late to react as they too, after a few minutes, scored and brought the whole German crowd to a sudden moment of silence. Before the end of the first half, Germany had made the score 2-1, after the birthday boy Kose, scored his first. During the second half, Kose scored his third and it seemed as if Germany had already gained thier 3 points. But Costa Rica scored thier second and the score became 3-2. During the last 20 minutes of the play, Torsten Frings made the score 4-2 after he scored an unbelievable goal from 30 yards outside the box. That goal could be one of the best of the whole tournament. The score remained the same till the end of the game.