World Cup 2006 Features
Opening matches down the years
Jun 9, 2006, 18:59 GMT
Munich - Friday's encounter between Germany and Costa Rico produced the most goals yet of a World Cup opener.
Results of opening matches since 1966:
11 July 1966: London: England - Uruguay 0:0
31 May 1970: Mexico City: Mexico - USSR 0:0
16 June 1974: Frankfurt: Brazil - Yugoslavia 0:0
1 June 1978: Buenos Aires: Germany - Poland 0:0
13 June 1982: Barcelona: Belgium - Argentina 1:0
31 May 1986: Mexico City: Bulgaria - Italy 1:1
8 June 1990: Milan: Argentina - Cameroon 0:1
17 June 1994: Chicago: Germany - Bolivia 1:0
10 June 1998: Paris-St. Denis: Brazil - Scotland 2:1
31 May 2002: Seoul: France - Senegal 0:1
9 June 2006: Munich: Germany - Costa Rica 4:2 <#>
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