Germany 2 vs. Sweden 0 in the 2006 World Cup

Information about the Round of 16 game played in the 2006 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Sweden and Germany with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2006 World Cup, Round of 16

Date: Saturday, June 24, 2006

Germany

2 - 0

Sweden

Goals:

4'

Lukas Podolski

12'

Lukas Podolski

Players

Germany
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Jens Lehmann
DF	3.	Arne Friedrich
DF	16.	Philipp Lahm
DF	17.	Per Mertesacker
DF	21.	Christoph Metzelder
MF	7.	Bastian Schweinsteiger 72'
MF	8.	Torsten Frings 85'
MF	13.	Michael Ballack (C)
MF	19.	Bernd Schneider
FW	11.	Miroslav Klose
FW	20.	Lukas Podolski 74'
		Entered
MF	5.	Sebastian Kehl 85'
MF	18.	Tim Borowski 72'
FW	10.	Oliver Neuville 74'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	Oliver Kahn
GK	23.	Timo Hildebrand
DF	2.	Marcell Jansen
DF	4.	Robert Huth
DF	6.	Jens Nowotny
MF	15.	Thomas Hitzlsperger
MF	22.	David Odonkor
FW	9.	Mike Hanke
FW	14.	Gerald Asamoah
	Coach: Juergen Klinsmann

Sweden
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	1.	Andreas Isaksson
DF	3.	Olof Mellberg (C)
DF	4.	Teddy Lucic
DF	5.	Erik Edman
MF	6.	Tobias Linderoth
MF	7.	Niclas Alexandersson
MF	9.	Fredrik Ljungberg
MF	16.	Kim Kallstrom 39'
FW	10.	Zlatan Ibrahimovic 72'
FW	11.	Henrik Larsson
FW	18.	Mattias Jonson 52'
		Entered
DF	13.	Petter Hansson 39'
MF	21.	Christian Wilhelmsson 52'
FW	20.	Marcus Allback 72'
		Other Reserves
GK	12.	John Alvbage
GK	23.	Rami Shaaban
DF	2.	Mikael Nilsson
DF	14.	Fredrik Stenman
DF	15.	Karl Svensson
MF	8.	Anders Svensson
MF	19.	Daniel Andersson
FW	17.	Johan Elmander
FW	22.	Markus Rosenberg
	Coach: Lars Lagerback

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Germany	Torsten Frings	27' yellow card
Sweden	Teddy Lucic	28' yellow card
Sweden	Teddy Lucic	35' ejection - red card for second yellow
Sweden	Mattias Jonson	48' yellow card
Sweden	Marcus Allback	78' yellow card

Substitutions

Germany
Minute 72		Tim Borowski	replaced	Bastian Schweinsteiger
Minute 74		Oliver Neuville	replaced	Lukas Podolski
Minute 85		Sebastian Kehl	replaced	Torsten Frings
Sweden
Minute 39		Petter Hansson	replaced	Kim Kallstrom
Minute 52		Christian Wilhelmsson	replaced	Mattias Jonson
Minute 72		Marcus Allback	replaced	Zlatan Ibrahimovic