Croatia 2–2 Australia: 2006 World Cup match
2–2Full time
Match in one glance
CroatiaAustraliaGoalCard
Croatia
Australia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
2Croatia2Australia
Darijo Srna opened the scoring at 2′.
Team comparison
CroatiaAustralia
2Goals2
4Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1DSDarijo SrnaCroatia · 2′1goal
- 2NKNiko KovačCroatia · 56′1goal
- 3CMCraig MooreAustralia · 38′1goal
- 4HKHarry KewellAustralia · 79′1goal
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 2006
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2006-06-22
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Croatia / AustraliaCroatia
Darijo Srna2′
Niko Kovač56′
Australia
Craig Moore (penalty)38′
Harry Kewell79′
Complete match timeline
CroatiaAustraliaGoalCardSubstitution
Croatia
Australia
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
15 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 1D. Srna 2′ · C. Moore 38′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1N. Kovač 56′ · H. Kewell 79′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Croatia
Reported rolesSP
1Stipe PletikosaJŠ
3Josip ŠimunićDŠ
7Dario ŠimićST
13Stjepan TomasDS
2Darijo SrnaIT
5Igor TudorMB
8Marko BabićNK
10Niko KovačNK
19Niko KranjčarDP
9Dado PršoIO
18Ivica OlićReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 14
Luka Modrić74′ - 16JLJerko Leko65′
- 17IKIvan Klasnić83′
Match contributions
- Stipe Pletikosa▰ 70′
- Darijo Srna⚽ 1
- Josip Šimunić▰ 61′
- Igor Tudor▰ 38′
- Dario Šimić▰ 32′
- Niko Kovač⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1SPStipe PletikosaGoalkeeper
- 2DSDarijo SrnaRight midfielder
- 3JŠJosip ŠimunićCentre-back
- 5ITIgor TudorCentral midfielder
- 7DŠDario ŠimićCentre-back
- 8MBMarko BabićLeft midfielder
- 9DPDado PršoCentre-forward
- 10NKNiko KovačCentral midfielder
- 13STStjepan TomasCentre-back
- 18IOIvica OlićCentre-forward
- 19NKNiko KranjčarAttacking midfielder
Australia
Reported rolesZK
18Zeljko KalacLN
2Lucas NeillCM
3Craig MooreSC
14Scott ChipperfieldJC
5Jason CulinaBE
7Brett EmertonVG
13Vince GrellaMS
21Mile SterjovskiTC
4Tim CahillHK
10Harry KewellMV
9Mark VidukaReported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 15JAJohn Aloisi63′
- 19JKJoshua Kennedy75′
- 23MBMark Bresciano71′
Match contributions
- Craig Moore⚽ 1
- Brett Emerton▰ 81′
- Harry Kewell⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2LNLucas NeillCentre-back
- 3CMCraig MooreCentre-back
- 4TCTim CahillAttacking midfielder
- 5JCJason CulinaLeft midfielder
- 7BEBrett EmertonCentral midfielder
- 9MVMark VidukaCentre-forward
- 10HKHarry KewellAttacking midfielder
- 13VGVince GrellaCentral midfielder
- 14SCScott ChipperfieldCentre-back
- 18ZKZeljko KalacGoalkeeper
- 21MSMile SterjovskiRight midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
2Croatia2Australia
Darijo Srna opened the scoring at 2′.
Team comparison
CroatiaAustralia
2Goals2
4Bookings1
3Substitutes used3
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1DSDarijo SrnaCroatia · 2′1goal
- 2NKNiko KovačCroatia · 56′1goal
- 3CMCraig MooreAustralia · 38′1goal
- 4HKHarry KewellAustralia · 79′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
7 eventsPath through 2006
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group F
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2006-06-22
- Venue
- Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart
- Result
- 2–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Croatia / AustraliaCroatia
Darijo Srna2′
Niko Kovač56′
Australia
Craig Moore (penalty)38′
Harry Kewell79′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.