Germany off to a winning start

Germany 4 Costa Rica 2

Germany off to a winning start
Fri, 09 Jun, 2006 - 20:08
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Germany 4 Costa Rica 2

Germany kicked off the World Cup in entertaining fashion as they hammered Costa Rica 4-2 in the tournament’s opening clash in Munich.

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