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 u utorak (13. jun) hrabro borila na svojoj prvoj utakmici na Svetskom fudbalskom prvenstvu 2006, ali je udarac Kake u 44. minutu doneo visoko favorizovanim Brazilcima prva tri boda na njihovom putu do odbrane titule.