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2006 FIFA World Cup - Germany FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006
Official logo
Teams	32 (from 198 entrants)
Host	Germany
Champions	Italy (4th title)
Matches played	64
Goals scored	147 (average 2.297 per match)
Attendance	3,353,655 (average 52,401 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Miroslav Klose 5 goals

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. It was held from June 9 to July 9, 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Italy won its fourth world championship, defeating France 5–3 in a penalty shootout after extra time finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated Portugal 3–1 to finish third. Image File history File links FIFA_World_Cup_2006_Logo. ... FIFA World Cup qualification is the process a team must go through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals, or, more commonly known as the FIFA World Cup or Football World Cup. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Miroslav â€œMiroâ€ Klose (born MirosÅ‚aw Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978 in Opole, Silesia, Poland) is a German striker for the German national football team. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn, meaning (re)turning yearly; known in English since c1230) is a day that commemorates and/or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a draw in a game of association football (soccer). ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ...

Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six continents participated in the qualification process which began in December 2003. Thirty-two teams qualified from this process for the final tournament. This is a list of the mens national football (soccer) teams in the world. ... In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 198 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 32 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. ...

Qualification

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

One-hundred and ninety-eight teams attempted to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Hosts Germany were granted automatic qualification; the remaining 31 finals places were divided by continental confederation. Thirteen places were contested by UEFA teams (Europe), 5 by CAF teams (Africa), 4 by CONMEBOL teams (South America), 4 by AFC teams (Asia), and 3 by CONCACAF teams (North and Central America and Caribbean). The remaining two places were decided by playoffs between AFC and CONCACAF and between CONMEBOL and OFC (Oceania). In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 198 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 32 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. ... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh)), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: ConfÃ©dÃ©ration Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederaciÃ³n sudaMEricana de FÃºtBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ... Asian Football Confederation Logo The 45 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Israel. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ...

Seven nations qualified for the finals for the first time: Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Ghana, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago and Ukraine. Czech Republic and Ukraine were making their first appearance as independent nations, but had previously been represented as part of Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union respectively.

Finals tournament

2006 World Cup Wall Chart

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Route to the Finals

The finals tournament of the 2006 World Cup began on June 9 with a group stage for which the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four teams each. Within each group, the teams competed in a round-robin tournament to determine which two of those four teams would advance to the 16-team knockout stage, which started on June 24. In total, 64 games were played. June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a type of group tournament in which each participant plays every other participant an equal number of times. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... This is a chronological list of fixtures for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ...

France overcame a slow start in the group stage, but they gained momentum in their final round robin match and and went strongly in knockout stage. The team's Golden generation veterans who came out of retirement, like Zinedine Zidane and Lillian Thuram, found their form as they defeating Spain in a 3-1 come from behind victory. Then they knocking out favourites and defending champions Brazil 1–0 in the quarter-finals, holding Brazil to only one shot on goal. In the semi-finals, backed by an anti-Portugal crowd and a strong defensive effort by Thuram, Zidane's 37' penalty stood as the winner in another 1-0 win. First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... Zinedine Yazid Zidane (IPA: ) (born 23 June 1972), popularly nicknamed Zizou (IPA: ), is a former French football player of Kabyle ethnicity who has starred for both the French national team and four European club teams, most recently Real Madrid. ... Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972 in Pointe-Ã -Pitre, Guadeloupe) is a French professional football player who currently plays for Juventus F.C.. With the French national team, Thuram won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. ...

Italy progressed with a strong defence and a balanced attack — they only conceded two goals (an own goal and a penalty) throughout, and finished the tournament with ten different players accounting for their twelve goals. A close call came against Australia in the Round of 16, in which Italy prevailed after Francesco Totti converted a controversial penalty deep into stoppage time, giving Italy a 1–0 win. Subsequently their 2–0 semi-final win over Germany, runners-up from 2002 and host country, was earned in dramatic fashion. Although Germany had never previously lost a match in Dortmund, Italy beat them, continuing their World Cup dominance over the Germans with two quick goals by Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero moments before the end of extra time. Francesco Totti (born September 27, 1976 in Rome) is an Italian football player, who currently plays for AS Roma in Serie A and the Italian national team. ... Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Fabio Grosso (born November 28, 1977 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A team Internazionale and the Italian national football team, with whom he won the 2006 World Cup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

On July 8, 2006, Germany beat Portugal 3–1 in Stuttgart for third place. Stuttgart [], a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 (as of September 2005) in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ...

In the final, played in Berlin on July 9, 2006, Italy, led by coach Marcello Lippi, beat France on penalties after extra time, winning the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 24 years, and collecting their fourth title. Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marcello Lippi. ...

Final

The final started with each side scoring within the first 20 minutes. Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring by converting a penalty spot kick, and Marco Materazzi levelled the scores from an Andrea Pirlo corner. Both teams had chances to score a winning goal: Luca Toni hit the crossbar for Italy; an Italian goal was disallowed as offside; France was not granted a second penalty in the 53rd minute when Florent Malouda was taken down in the box. Zinedine Yazid Zidane (IPA: ) (born 23 June 1972), popularly nicknamed Zizou (IPA: ), is a former French football player of Kabyle ethnicity who has starred for both the French national team and four European club teams, most recently Real Madrid. ... Marco Materazzi (born August 19, 1973 in Lecce) is an Italian football (soccer) defender, who currently plays for Serie A club Internazionale. ... Andrea Pirlo (born May 19, 1979) is an Italian footballer. ... Luca Toni (born May 26, 1977 in Pavullo nel Frignano, Modena) is an Italian, World Cup winning, football player. ... Florent Malouda, (born June 13, 1980 in Cayenne (French Guiana)) is a football (soccer) player from France. ...

After the regulation 90 minutes, the score was level at 1–1, forcing extra time to be played. Italian keeper Gianluigi Buffon made a potentially game saving save in extra time when he pushed a Zidane header over the crossbar. The extra time was goalless and a penalty shootout followed, which Italy won 5–3 as France's David Trézéguet has missed. It was the first all-European final since Italy won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and the second final (1994 was first, with Italy's loss) to be decided on penalties. Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Gianluigi Gigi Buffon (born January 28, 1978) is an Italian World Cup-winning goalkeeper and is widely considered the best in the current game. ... Kicks from the penalty mark (commonly referred to as a penalty shootout) are sometimes used to decide the winner of a tied match of association football (soccer). ... David TrÃ©zÃ©guet (born 15 October 1977 in Rouen, France) is a French-Argentine football striker who plays for Juventus and France. ... Qualifying countries The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain by decision of FIFA in July 1966, in the same session where FIFA gave the right to host the 1974 and 1978 tournaments to, respectively, West Germany and Argentina. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup was held in the USA and was won by Brazil who beat Italy with 3-2 in a penalty shootout after the game ended 0-0 after extra-time. ...

Near the end of extra time, Zidane headbutted Materazzi in the chest in an off-the-ball incident after being verbally provoked. Referee Horacio Elizondo did not see the confrontation, but sent Zidane off based on the intervention of the fourth official Luis Medina Cantalejo. The media initially speculated that Materazzi made racial slurs, though this was later denied by both players and FIFA. Zidane alleged that Materazzi insulted his mother and sister. ^[1] Both players received fines and suspensions for their actions. Zidane headbutting Materazzi In the 110th minute of 2006 FIFA World Cup final match (9 July 2006) French footballer Zinedine Zidane infamously headbutted Italian Marco Materazzi in the chest. ... Horacio Marcelo Elizondo (born November 4, 1963, in Quilmes) is an Argentine international football referee. ... Luis Medina Cantalejo (born March 1, 1964) is a Spanish football referee. ...

Analysis

Hosting

Although Germany failed to make the final as in 2002 the tournament was considered a success for them.^[2] The stadiums and transportation systems were state-of-the-art, and the German people were lauded for their hospitality and enthusiasm. One big innovation, which South Africa has already declared it will emulate, were the Fan Fests where millions of people watched the World Cup matches in public viewing areas. Germany also experienced a sudden increase in patriotic spirit with unprecedented flag waving whenever the German team played. ^[3] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Traditional powers dominate

Despite early success by Australia, Ecuador and Ghana, the tournament marked a return to dominance of the traditional football powers. Four years after a 2002 tournament in which teams from North America (United States), Africa (Senegal), and Asia (South Korea) made it to the knockout stages and a relatively unheralded UEFA side (Turkey) finished third, all eight seeded teams progressed to the knockout stages, and none of the quarter-finalists were from outside Europe or South America. Six former champion teams and 2004 Euro runners-up Portugal all took part in the quarter-final round, with Ukraine as the only relative outsiders. The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. ... The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football Championship...

The tournament once again proved that European teams dominate on European soil, while South American teams dominate on non-European soil, a trend broken only once with Brazil's win at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. Brazil and Argentina were eliminated in the quarter-finals, leaving an all-European final four. Qualifying countries In June 1954, the FIFA congress in Bern, Switzerland decided to award the right to host the 1958 Football World Cup to Sweden. ...

Scoring

In terms of on-the-pitch activities, despite the early goals that flooded the group stages, the knockout phase could not live up to the expectations provided by the group matches, with instead players such as Fabio Cannavaro of Italy and Lilian Thuram of France starring in more defensive matches. A prime example of this was Portugal who only scored at the 23' in the round of 16, and they did not score until the 88' of the third place match. Fabio Cannavaro (September 13, 1973 Naples) is a professional footballer currently playing for Real Madrid and the Italian national team. ... Lilian Thuram (born Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien, January 1, 1972 in Pointe-Ã -Pitre, Guadeloupe, French Overseas Department) is a French professional football player who recently signed with FC Barcelona. ...

Italy, Germany, and France were the only teams to score multiple goals in the knockout round; Italy did so against Ukraine (3-0) and Germany (2-0), while Germany shutout Sweden 2-0 and France defeated Spain 3-1.

Germany's Miroslav Klose scored 5 goals to claim the Golden Boot, the lowest in decades, while next most was 3 among numerous players. No player from the champion winners Italy had scored more than two goals, though ten different players had scored, while five goals out of 12 were scored by substitutes, and four goals were scored by defenders. Miroslav â€œMiroâ€ Klose (born MirosÅ‚aw Marian Kloze on June 9, 1978 in Opole, Silesia, Poland) is a German striker for the German national football team. ...

Despite the low number of goals, the knockout matches were generally considered more spectacular in contrast to the cynically regarded 1990 World Cup. These include Brazil-France (noted for Zinedine Zidane's midfield mastery), Argentina-Germany (Germany's late equalizer and the penalty shootout), and Germany-Italy (the numerous scoring chances by both sides in extra-time until Italy's two late goals). The third place playoff as usual lived up to expectations as an offense-oriented match, with numerous scoring chances from both sides, though Germany was the first to convert. The 1990 FIFA World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event twice. ... Zinedine Yazid Zidane (IPA: ) (born 23 June 1972), popularly nicknamed Zizou (IPA: ), is a former French football player of Kabyle ethnicity who has starred for both the French national team and four European club teams, most recently Real Madrid. ...

Historical Repeats

Unlike the 2002 World Cup, several notable rivalries, both recent and long-standing, were stirred up in the knockout stages. Notable ones include Holland-Portugal (Euro 2004 semi-finals), England-Portugal (Euro 2004 quarter-finals), Brazil-France (1998 World Cup finals), France-Portugal (Euro 2000 semi-finals), Argentina-Germany (1986 and 1990 World Cup finals), Italy-Germany (1970 semi-finals, 1982 finals of World Cup), and Italy-France (1998 World Cup quarter-finals, Euro 2000 finals). The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. ...

Indeed, 2006 World Cup mirrors the 1990 tournament; the host lost in the semi-final but won the third place match, and Germany won in Rome while Italy won in Berlin.

Italy has continued a streak of reaching the World Cup final every 12 years (1970, 1982, 1994, 2006), winning in 1982 and 2006.

Unprecedented number of cards

In comparison to earlier World Cups, the tournament was notable for the number of yellow and red cards given out, breaking the record set by the 1990 World Cup. Players received a record-breaking 345 yellow cards and 28 red cards, with the round of 16 match between Portugal and the Netherlands accounting for 16 and 4, respectively, by itself. Portugal had two players suspended for each of the quarter-final and semi-final matches, respectively (they also had one player suspended and another injured for the third-place match). FIFA President Sepp Blatter has hinted that he may allow some rule changes for future tournaments so that earlier accumulated bookings will not force players to miss the final, should their teams make it that far. The 1990 FIFA World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event twice. ...

The high number of yellow and red cards shown also prompted discussion about the referees. FIFA Officials and President Sepp Blatter received criticism for allegedly making rules too rigid and taking discretion away from referees. ^[4] The FÃ©dÃ©ration Internationale de Football Association, known worldwide by its acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of Football (soccer) and the largest sporting organization in the world. ... Joseph Sepp Blatter (born March 10, 1936 in Visp, Wallis, Switzerland) is the current president of FIFA. He was elected on June 8, 1998, succeeding Dr. JoÃ£o Havelange (Brazil). ...

The tournament also saw English referee Graham Poll give 3 yellow cards to one Croatian player in their match against Australia. It was the first time this had happened in a World Cup match, as Poll had forgotten to send off the player after the latter's second booking. Graham Poll (born July 29, 1963 in Tring, England) is a football referee in the FA Premier League. ...

Venues

Twelve cities were selected to host World Cup finals matches.

City	Original stadium names	World Cup 2006 stadium names ^[5]	Host club(s)	Map ^[6]	Capacity ^[7]
Berlin	Olympiastadion	Olympiastadion	Hertha BSC Berlin	Map	74,176
Dortmund	Signal Iduna Park	FIFA World Cup Stadium, Dortmund	Borussia Dortmund		67,000
Frankfurt	Commerzbank-Arena	FIFA World Cup Stadium, Frankfurt	Eintracht Frankfurt		48,132
Gelsenkirchen	Veltins-Arena	FIFA World Cup Stadium, Gelsenkirchen	FC Schalke 04	Map	53,804
Hamburg	AOL Arena	FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hamburg	Hamburger SV	Map	51,055
Hanover (Hannover)	AWD-Arena	FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover	Hannover 96	Map	44,652
Kaiserslautern	Fritz-Walter-Stadion	Fritz-Walter-Stadion	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Map	43,450
Cologne (Köln)	RheinEnergieStadion	FIFA World Cup Stadium, Cologne	1. FC Köln	Map	46,120
Leipzig	Zentralstadion	Zentralstadion	FC Sachsen Leipzig	Map	44,199
Munich (München)	Allianz Arena	FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich	Bayern München, TSV 1860 München	Map	66,016
Nuremberg (Nürnberg)	EasyCredit-Stadion	Frankenstadion	1. FC Nürnberg	Map	41,926
Stuttgart	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion	VfB Stuttgart	Map	54,267

Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... The Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) is a sports stadium in Berlin. ... Hertha BSC Berlin is a German football club based in Berlin. ... Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... Westfalenstadion is the name the Westfalenstadion carries from December 2005 until June 2011. ... BV Borussia Dortmund is a German football first division club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Waldstadion The Commerzbank-Arena (also historically known as Waldstadion) is a 52,000 seat stadium in Frankfurt, Germany that is primarily used for football and American football. ... Eintracht Frankfurt is a German football club based in Frankfurt, Hessen. ... Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Veltins Arena during a Pur concert. ... FC Schalke 04 is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... The AOL Arena is a football stadium and stages the home matches of German team Hamburger SV. The capacity is 50,750. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... AWD Arena is located in Hannover, Germany. ... Hannover 96 is a German football club in Hannover, Lower Saxony. ... Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rheinland-Pfalz at the edge of the Palatine Forest (PfÃ¤lzer Wald). ... Fritz Walter Stadion in Kaiserslautern is a soccer stadium that will host the 2006 World Cup and is the home stadium of 1. ... 1. ... KÃ¶ln redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1. ... [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... The Zentralstadion, located in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany is the home of FC Sachsen Leipzig. ... FC Sachsen Leipzig is a German football club founded on August 1, 1990 as a merger between FC GrÃ¼n-WeiÃŸ (BSG Chemie Leipzig) and FSV Olefine BÃ¶hlen. ... Munich (German: MÃ¼nchen, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... Allianz Arena The Allianz Arena is a football stadium located in the north-Munich district of Fröttmaning. ... Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern MÃ¼nchen) is a German football club. ... TSV 1860 MÃ¼nchen is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. ... Nuremberg (German: NÃ¼rnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... Frankenstadion Nuremberg The Frankenstadion was inaugurated in 1928 in Nuremberg as home stadium to the Bundesliga club 1. ... 1. ... Stuttgart [], a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 (as of September 2005) in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion is a stadium located in Stuttgart, Germany. ... The VfB Stuttgart (eingetragener Verein fÃ¼r Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 , registered Club for Athletic Games Stuttgart 1893) is a German sports club best known for its football team based in Stuttgart, and founded on September 9, 1893 as Stuttgart FV 93. ... Image File history File links Germany_WC.png Map for 2006 World cup, see en:2006 FIFA World Cup. ...

Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... Dortmund is a city in Germany, located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. ... For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation). ... Gelsenkirchen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, located in the Bundesland of Rheinland-Pfalz at the edge of the Palatine Forest (PfÃ¤lzer Wald). ... KÃ¶ln redirects here. ... [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... Munich (German: MÃ¼nchen, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... Nuremberg (German: NÃ¼rnberg) is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. ... Stuttgart [], a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 (as of September 2005) in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ...

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2006 FIFA World Cup squads.

Squads for the 2006 World Cup consisted of 23 players, same as the previous edition in 2002. Each national association had to confirm its 23-player squad in May 2006. This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between June 9 and July 9, 2006. ... Here are the squads for the 2002 FIFA World Cup tournament held in South Korea and Japan, between May 31 and June 30, 2002. ... This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between June 9 and July 9, 2006. ...

Groups

Seeds

Further information: 2006 FIFA World Cup seeding

The eight seeded teams for the 2006 cup were announced on December 5, 2005. The seeds comprised Pot A in the draw. Pot B contained the unseeded qualifiers from South America, Africa and Oceania; Pot C contained eight of the nine remaining European sides, excluding Serbia and Montenegro. Pot D contained unseeded sides from the CONCACAF region and Asia. A special pot contained Serbia and Montenegro: this was done to ensure that no group contained three European teams. In the special pot, Serbia and Montenegro (white ball) was drawn first, then their group was drawn (black ball) from the three seeded non-European nations, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. To calculate the seeding for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, FIFA used the FIFA World Rankings in combination with performances of national teams in the two previous World Cups. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ...

It had been predetermined that as hosts, Germany would be placed in Group A, thus being assured of the venues of their group matches in advance of the draw. FIFA had also announced in advance that Brazil (the defending champions) would be allocated to Group F.

Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D	Special Pot
Argentina Brazil England France Germany Italy Mexico Spain Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ...	Angola Australia Côte d'Ivoire Ecuador Ghana Paraguay Togo Tunisia Image File history File links Flag_of_Angola. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Togo. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ...	Croatia Czech Republic Netherlands Poland Portugal Switzerland Sweden Ukraine Image File history File links Flag_of_Croatia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(Bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ...	Costa Rica Iran Japan Korea Republic Saudi Arabia Trinidad and Tobago USA Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica_(state). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ...	Serbia & Montenegro Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia[1] (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994) Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan (Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 February 2003) Czech Republic - Serbia (Prague, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006 Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India...

On December 9, 2005 the draw was held and the group assignments and order of fixtures were determined. After the draw was completed, many football commentators remarked that group C appeared to be the group of death in the World Cup, although in actuality, the group was among the first to be settled; Argentina and the Netherlands both qualified with a game to spare with comfortable wins over Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Serbia and Montenegro respectively. ^[8]^[9] December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Group of death is an informal sobriquet used in football (soccer) to describe a situation that often occurs during the group stage of a tournament (such as the first round of the World Cup), where all the teams present in one group are considered to be roughly equal in skill...

Group system

The first round, or group stage, saw the thirty-two teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams coming first and second in each group qualified for the second round. A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a type of group tournament in which each participant plays every other participant an equal number of times. ...

Ranking criteria

If teams were level on points, they were ranked on the following criteria in order:

Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches
Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches
If teams remained level after those criteria, a mini-group would be formed from those teams, who would be ranked on:
1. Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie
2. Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie
3. Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie
4. If teams remained level after all these criteria, FIFA would hold a drawing of lots

In the original version of the rules for the final tournament, the ranking criteria were in a different order, with head-to-head results taking precedence over total goal difference. The rules were changed to the above in advance of the tournament, but older versions were still available on the FIFA and UEFA websites, causing some confusion among those trying to identify the correct criteria. ^[10]

In any event, the final tournament saw only two pairs of teams level on points: Argentina and The Netherlands at 7 points in Group C; Tunisia and Saudi Arabia at 1 point in Group H. Both of these ties were resolved on total goal difference. Also, in both cases the teams had tied their match, so the order of ranking criteria made no difference.

First round

In the following tables:

Pts = total points accumulated
Pld = total games played
W = total games won
D = total games drawn (tied)
L = total games lost
GF = total goals scored (goals for)
GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
GD = goal difference (GF−GA)

The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the Round of 16. Full results and goalscorers are available in the article for each group.

Group A

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Germany	9	3	3	0	8	2	+6
Ecuador	6	3	2	1	5	3	+2
Poland	3	3	1	2	2	4	−2
Costa Rica	0	3	0	3	3	9	−6

Play in Group A of the 2006 FIFA World Cup completed on June 20, 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ecuador. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Costa_Rica_(state). ...

Group B

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
England	7	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3
Sweden	5	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1
Paraguay	3	3	1	0	2	2	2	0
Trinidad and Tobago	1	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group B. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after four of six matches) England are assured of qualification for the second round and will win the group if they win or draw their match against Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England_(bordered). ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Paraguay. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago. ...

Group C

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Argentina	7	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7
Netherlands	7	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2
Côte d'Ivoire	3	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1
Serbia & Montenegro	0	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group C. (Key) // Qualification for the second stage The two teams that will qualify for the knock-out stage were known after four of the six matches had been played. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia[1] (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994) Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan (Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 February 2003) Czech Republic - Serbia (Prague, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006 Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India...

Group D

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Portugal	9	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4
Mexico	4	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1
Angola	2	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1
Iran	1	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group D. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after four of six matches) Portugal are assured of qualification for the second round and will win the group if they win or draw their match against Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Angola. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Iran. ...

Group E

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group E

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Italy	7	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4
Ghana	6	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1
Czech Republic	3	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1
USA	1	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group E. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after four of six matches) Italy Italy will win the group if they defeat the Czech Republic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic_(Bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ...

Group F

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group F

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	9	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6
Australia	4	3	1	1	1	5	5	0
Croatia	2	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1
Japan	1	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5

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Group G

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group G

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Switzerland	7	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4
France	5	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2
Korea Republic	4	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1
Togo	0	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after four of six matches) France will qualify if they defeat Togo by a margin of two goals in their last match, or if they win and the Switzerland-Korea game is decisive. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Togo. ...

Group H

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group H

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Spain	9	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7
Ukraine	6	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1
Tunisia	1	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3
Saudi Arabia	1	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group H. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after three of six matches) Spain will qualify with a win over Tunisia or Saudi Arabia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia. ...

Knockout stage

The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the sixteen teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Final. There was also a play-off to decide third/fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, a draw was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two fifteen minute halves); if scores were still level there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. Scores after extra time are indicated by (AET), and penalty shoot outs are indicated by (PSO). A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout or sudden death tournament, is a type of tournament where the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Penalty shootouts (officially referred to as kicks from the penalty mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a draw in a game of association football (soccer). ...

Bracket

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

24 June - Munich

Germany

30 June - Berlin

Sweden

Germany (PSO)

1 (4)

24 June - Leipzig

Argentina

1 (2)

Argentina (AET)

4 July - Dortmund

Mexico

Germany

26 June - Kaiserslautern

Italy (AET)

Italy

Italy

0 (0)

Ukraine (PSO)

0 (3)

Italy (PSO)

1 (5)

25 June - Stuttgart

France

1 (3)

England

1 July - Gelsenkirchen

Ecuador

England

0 (1)

25 June - Nuremberg

Portugal (PSO)

0 (3)

Portugal

France

Third place

Brazil

1 July - Frankfurt

8 July - Stuttgart

Germany

France

France

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Round of 16

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24 June 2006 17:00
	Germany	2–0	Sweden	FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Simon (Brazil)
	Podolski 4', 12'	(Report)

24 June 2006 21:00
	Argentina	2–1 (AET)	Mexico	Zentralstadion, Leipzig Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
	Borgetti 10' (OG) Rodríguez 98'	(Report)	Márquez 6'

25 June 2006 17:00
	England	1–0	Ecuador	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 52,000 Referee: De Bleeckere (Belgium)
	Beckham 60'	(Report)

25 June 2006 21:00
	Portugal	1–0	Netherlands	Frankenstadion, Nuremberg Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Ivanov (Russia)
	Maniche 23'	(Report)

26 June 2006 17:00
	Italy	1–0	Australia	Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Medina (Spain)
	Totti 95+' (pen)	(Report)

26 June 2006 21:00
	Switzerland	0–0 (AET) (0–3 PSO)	Ukraine	FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
		(Report)

		Penalties
	Streller: Shovkovsky saved Barnetta: crossbar Cabanas: Shovkovsky saved	0–3	Shevchenko: Zuberbühler saved Milevskiy: scored Rebrov: scored Gusev: scored

27 June 2006 17:00
	Brazil	3–0	Ghana	FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Micheľ (Slovakia)
	Ronaldo 5' Adriano 46+' Ze Roberto 84'	(Report)

27 June 2006 21:00
	Spain	1–3	France	FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Rosetti (Italy)
	Villa 28' (pen)	(Report)	Ribéry 41' Vieira 83' Zidane 92+'

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Quarter-finals

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30 June 2006 17:00
	Germany	1–1 (AET) (4–2 PSO)	Argentina	Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Micheľ (Slovakia)
	Klose 80'	(Report)	Ayala 49'

		Penalties
	Neuville: scored Ballack: scored Podolski: scored Borowski: scored	4–2	Cruz: scored Ayala: Lehmann saved Rodríguez: scored Cambiasso: Lehmann saved

30 June 2006 21:00
	Italy	3–0	Ukraine	FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg Attendance: 50,000 Referee: De Bleeckere (Belgium)
	Zambrotta 6' Toni 59', 69'	(Report)

1 July 2006 17:00
	England	0–0 (AET) (1–3 PSO)	Portugal	FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
		(Report)

		Penalties
	Lampard: Ricardo saved Hargreaves: scored Gerrard: Ricardo saved Carragher: Ricardo saved	1–3	Simão: scored Viana: post Petit: missed Postiga: scored Ronaldo: scored

1 July 2006 21:00
	Brazil	0–1	France	FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Medina (Spain)
		(Report)	Henry 57'

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Semi-finals

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4 July 2006 21:00
	Germany	0–2 (AET)	Italy	FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
		(Report)	Grosso 119' Del Piero 121+'

5 July 2006 21:00
	Portugal	0–1	France	FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
		(Report)	Zidane 33' (pen)

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Third place play-off

8 July 2006 21:00
	Germany	3–1	Portugal	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Kamikawa (Japan)
	Schweinsteiger 56', 78' Petit 60' (OG)	(Report)	Nuno Gomes 88'

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Final

9 July 2006 20:00
	Italy	1–1 (AET) (5–3 PSO)	France	Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 69,000 Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
	Materazzi 19'	(Report)	Zidane 7' (pen)

		Penalties
	Pirlo: scored Materazzi: scored De Rossi: scored Del Piero: scored Grosso: scored	5–3	Wiltord: scored Trezeguet: crossbar Abidal: scored Sagnol: scored

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Awards

2006 World Cup Winners
Italy Fourth Title

Golden Shoe Winner	Golden Ball Winner	Yashin Award	Best Young Player	FIFA Fair Play Trophy	Most Entertaining Team
Miroslav Klose	Zinedine Zidane	Gianluigi Buffon	Lukas Podolski	Brazil & Spain	Portugal

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All star team

The "all star team" is a squad consisting of the 23 most impressive players at the 2006 World Cup, as selected by FIFA's Technical Study Group. The team was chosen from a shortlist of over 50 players, and was selected based on performances through the second round.^[11]

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
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Scorers

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5 goals

Miroslav Klose

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Cristian Zaccardo (playing against USA)
Carlos Gamarra (playing against England)
Brent Sancho (playing against Paraguay)
Petit (playing against Germany)

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References and footnotes

^ Peake, Alex, "Sick taunt that riled ZZ", The Sun, 2006-07-11. Retrieved on 2006-07-11.
^ "Even in losing, Germany a winner", The Miami Herald, 2006-07-10. Retrieved on 2006-07-27.
^ "South African to learn lessons from Germany", The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, 2006-07-09. Retrieved on 2006-07-27.
^ "Who's to blame for Cup card frenzy?", The BBC, 2006-06-26. Retrieved on 2006-07-23.
^ During the World Cup, many of the stadiums were known by different names, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadiums unless the stadium sponsors were also official FIFA sponsors. For example, Allianz Arena was known during the competition as "FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich" (or in German: "FIFA WM-Stadion München"). On the Allianz Arena in Munich even the letters of the company Allianz were removed or covered. These new names are reflected in the table. Some of the stadiums also have a lower capacity for the World Cup, as FIFA regulations ban standing room, nonetheless this was accomodated as several stadiums had an UEFA 5-star ranking. Of the twelve hosting stadiums, only Zentralstadion in Leipzig is on the area of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
^ Please note that the links to location maps are linked to an external site.
^ Seated capacity. Some stadiums have greater capacity for German league games due to standing room.
^ Wilson, Paul (2005-12-11). An easy group? Draw your own conclusions. The Observer. Retrieved on 2006-06-26.
^ Palmer, Kevin (2006-05-24). Group C Tactics Board. Retrieved on 2006-06-26.
^ O'Dea, Joseph (2006-05-18). FIFA changes World Cup tie-breaking rules. Retrieved on 2006-06-29.
^ Associated Press. "France, Italy dominate World Cup all-star squad", CBC, July 7, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-08-11.

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Uruguay 1930 | Italy 1934 | France 1938 | Brazil 1950 | Switzerland 1954 | Sweden 1958 | Chile 1962 | England 1966 | Mexico 1970 | West Germany 1974 | Argentina 1978 | Spain 1982 | Mexico 1986 | Italy 1990 | USA 1994 | France 1998 | Korea/Japan 2002 | Germany 2006 | South Africa 2010 | 2014 | 2018 Asian Football Confederation Logo The 45 member Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Israel. ... The AFC Asian Cup, formerly known as the Asian Nations Cup is the main national football competition of the AFC nations. ... CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: ConfÃ©dÃ©ration Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ... The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ... CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) is the continent-wide governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. ... The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main national football (soccer) competition of the CONCACAF nations. ... CONMEBOL or CSF (CONfederaciÃ³n sudaMEricana de FÃºtBOL, South American Football Confederation) is the governing body of football in South America. ... The Copa AmÃ©rica is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. ... Oceania Football Confederation logo since 1998 The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international football. ... The Oceania Cup is the biennial football competition held among the Oceanian nations. ... UEFA logo The Union of European Football Associations, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh)), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1357x628, 19 KB) Summary This image is copy of World Map FIFA.png I added divisions in UK - England, Scotland & Wales. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ... Qualifying countries 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won the final beating West Germany 4-2. ... Qualifying countries The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. ... The 2002 FIFA World Cup (Official name: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan) was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. ... The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for association football, that will take place in South Africa. ... The 2014 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in South America. ... The 2018 Football World Cup will be the 21st edition of the FIFA World Cup. ...

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FIFA Women's World Cup

China 1991 | Sweden 1995 | USA 1999 | USA 2003 | China 2007 | 2011 At the end of each World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game. ... This article lists every countrys goalscorers in FIFA World Cup finals matches from 1930 to 2006. ... The FIFA World Cup started in 1928, when FIFA president Jules Rimet decided to stage an international football tournament. ... Each Football World Cup usually has its own mascot. ... FIFA World Cup qualification is the process a team must go through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals, or, more commonly known as the FIFA World Cup or Football World Cup. ... This article lists records of the FIFA World Cup and its qualification matches. ... Best performance of countries This article lists the performances of each of the 78 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals. ... Replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy (1930â€“1970) The FIFA World Cup (1974â€“Present) The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup is the most important championship in international football competition for women. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup 2007 will be held in China from September 10-30 2007. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup 2011 will be the first Tournament to be competitively chosen under standard bidding procedures since the 1999 Cup in the USA. The 2003 event was originally awarded to China, but due to the SARS outbreak it was relocated to the United States as an...

2006 FIFA World Cup stages

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2006 FIFA World Cup general information

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2006 FIFA World Cup finalists

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Champions: Italy Play in Group A of the 2006 FIFA World Cup completed on June 20, 2006. ... Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group B. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after four of six matches) England are assured of qualification for the second round and will win the group if they win or draw their match against Sweden. ... Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group C. (Key) // Qualification for the second stage The two teams that will qualify for the knock-out stage were known after four of the six matches had been played. ... Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group D. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after four of six matches) Portugal are assured of qualification for the second round and will win the group if they win or draw their match against Mexico. ... Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group E. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after four of six matches) Italy Italy will win the group if they defeat the Czech Republic. ... // Australia vs Japan Monday, June 12, 2006 15:00 - Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern - Attendance: 46,000 Yellow cards: Grella 33 - Moore 58 - Cahill 69 - Aloisi 78 Miyamoto 31 - Takahara 40 - Moniwa 68 Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt) Assistant referees: Dramane Dante (Mali) Mamadou Ndoye (Senegal) Fourth official: Eric Poulat... Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group G. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after four of six matches) France will qualify if they defeat Togo by a margin of two goals in their last match, or if they win and the Switzerland-Korea game is decisive. ... Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group H. (Key) // Qualification scenarios (after three of six matches) Spain will qualify with a win over Tunisia or Saudi Arabia. ... In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage is the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. ... In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 198 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 32 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams. ... To calculate the seeding for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, FIFA used the FIFA World Rankings in combination with performances of national teams in the two previous World Cups. ... This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between June 9 and July 9, 2006. ... This is a chronological list of fixtures for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ... Sanctions against foul play at the 2006 FIFA World Cup are in the first instance the responsibility of the referee, but when he deems it necessary to give a caution, or dismiss a player, FIFA keeps a record and may enforce a suspension. ... Match officials for the 2006 FIFA World Cup were nominated by the six confederations to FIFA, who, after a series of tests in Frankfurt/Neu-Isenburg in March 2006, selected 23 referees and a support and development group of a further 5,[1] from a shortlist of 44. ... The 2006 World Cup has generated various controversies and disputes so far. ... This is a list of broadcasters of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ... The 2006 FIFA World Cup has numerous official global sponsors. ... Poster by Norbert Bisky. ...

Runners-up: France

Third place: Germany

Fourth place: Portugal

Eliminated in Quarter-finals: Argentina | Brazil | England | Ukraine First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...

Eliminated in Group Stage: Angola | Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire | Croatia | Czech Republic | Iran | Japan | Korea Republic | Paraguay | Poland | Saudi Arabia | Serbia & Montenegro | Togo | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | USA First international Costa Rica 7 - 0 El Salvador (Guatemala City, Guatemala; Sept 14, 1921) Largest win Costa Rica 12 - 0 Puerto Rico (Barranquilla, Colombia; December 10, 1946) Worst defeat Mexico 7 - 0 Costa Rica (Mexico City, Mexico; August 17, 1975) Mexico 7 - 0 Costa Rica (Mexico City, Mexico; October 23... First international CÃ´te dIvoire 3 - 2 Dahomey (Madagascar; 13 April 1960) Largest win CÃ´te dIvoire 6 - 0 Mali (Abidjan, CÃ´te dIvoire; 13 March 1985) CÃ´te dIvoire 6 - 0 Botswana (Abidjan, CÃ´te dIvoire; 11 October 1992) CÃ´te dIvoire 6... First international Hungary 2 - 1 Bohemia (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) Turkey 1 - 4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994) Largest win Czech Republic 8 - 1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Worst defeat Switzerland 3 - 0 Czech Republic (ZÃ¼rich, Switzerland; 20 April 1994) World Cup Appearances... First international South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948) Largest win South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) Worst defeat Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1954) Best result Fourth place, 2002 AFC... First international Saudi Arabia 3 - 1 Syria (Lebanon; October 20, 1957) Largest win Saudi Arabia 8 - 0 Macao (Taif, Saudi Arabia; May 14, 1993) Worst defeat Germany 8 - 0 Saudi Arabia (Sapporo, Japan; June 1, 2002) World Cup Appearances 4 (First in 1994) Best result Round 2 1994 AFC Asian... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia[1] (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994) Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan (Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro; 12 February 2003) Czech Republic - Serbia (Prague, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006 Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India... First international Trinidad and Tobago 3 - 3 Dutch Guiana (Trinidad and Tobago; August 6, 1934) Largest win Trinidad and Tobago 11 - 0 Aruba (Grenada; June 4, 1989) Worst defeat Mexico 7 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago (Mexico City, Mexico; October 8, 2000) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 2006) Best result...

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	The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the football World Cup or the soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the men's national football teams of member nations of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (the sport's global governing body).
	FIFA president Jules Rimet thus planned the inaugural World Cup tournament to be held in Uruguay in 1930.
	The 2002 FIFA World Cup (hosted jointly by Japan and Korea) was the first one held in Asia, and in 2010, South Africa will become the first African nation to host the World Cup.

2006 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2368 words)
	The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament.
	The finals tournament of the 2006 World Cup began on June 9 with a group stage for which the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four teams each.
	In the final, played in Berlin on July 9, 2006, Italy, led by coach Marcello Lippi, beat France on penalties after extra time, winning the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 24 years, and collecting their fourth title.

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Contents

Qualification

Finals tournament

Route to the Finals

Final

Analysis

Hosting

Traditional powers dominate

Scoring

Historical Repeats

Unprecedented number of cards

Venues

Squads

Groups

Seeds

Group system

Ranking criteria

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Awards

All star team

Scorers

See also

References and footnotes

External links

Contents

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Finals tournament

Route to the Finals

Final

Analysis

Hosting

Traditional powers dominate

Scoring

Historical Repeats

Unprecedented number of cards

Venues

Squads

Groups

Seeds

Group system

Ranking criteria

First round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Bracket

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Awards

All star team

Scorers

See also

References and footnotes

External links

Qualification