Top 10 World Cup memories: No. 5 - Germany 4-2 Costa Rica

Holders Germany are looking to become just the third team to defend their World Cup title when they take the field in Russia. In this special 10-part series, ESPN's Jayaditya Gupta, who has attended every World Cup since 2002, recalls his favourite matches from the tournament. At no. 5, it's the 2006 World Cup opener, where hosts Germany began a new era under Klinsmann and Low, showing signs of things to come with their new, attacking style of play. The context The opening match of the 2006 World Cup, in Bayern Munich's state-of-the-art colour-changing stadium. Philipp Lahm scored the opening goal of the 2006 World Cup. The match The Curse of the World Cup Opener puts goals...

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