Croatia put in a valiant effort in its opening 2006 World Cup match Tuesday (13 June), but a strike by Kaka in 44th minute gave highly favoured Brazil their first three points on the road to defending their title.
Hrvatska se hrabro borila na svojoj prvoj utakmici na Svjetskom nogometnom prvenstvu 2006 u utorak (13. lipanj) ali je udarac Kake u 44. minuti donio visoko favoriziranim Brazilcima prva tri boda na njihovu putu do obrane naslova.