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The '''2006 FIFA World Cup''' was the eighteenth instance of the ], the ] international ] world championship tournament. It was held from ] to ] ] in ], which won the right to ] the event in July 2000. The '''2006 FIFA World Cup''' was the eighteenth instance of the ], the ] international ] world championship tournament. It was held from ] to ] ] in ], which won the right to ] the event in July 2000.

] representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the ] process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process, along with the host nation, ], for the finals tournament.


The tournament was won by ], their fourth world championship, defeating ] 5–3 in a ] after ] finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated ] 3–1 to finish third. The tournament was won by ], their fourth world championship, defeating ] 5–3 in a ] after ] finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated ] 3–1 to finish third.


The 2006 World Cup stands as one of the most watched event in television history garnering an estimated 26.29 billion non-unique viewers, compiled over the course of the tournament. The final attracted an estimated audience of 715.1 million people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401_06e_tv_2658.pdf |title=World Cup and Television |accessdate=2007-06-06|year=2006|format=PDF|publisher=]}}</ref>. The 2006 World Cup ranks fourth in non-unique viewers, behind the ], the ], and the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401%5f05a%5ftvstats%5f9299.pdf|title=The FIFA World Cup TV viewing figures|accessdate=2007-10-31|format=PDF|publisher=]}}</ref>

==Host selection==
{{main|FIFA World Cup hosts}}
The vote to choose the hosts of the 2006 tournament was held on ] ] in ], ], and involved four bidding nations after ] had withdrawn three days earlier. The four remaining nations were ], ], ] and ]. Three rounds of voting were required, each round eliminating the nation with the least votes. Morocco was the first nation to be eliminated with only two of the 23 votes cast. The next nation to be eliminated was England, with two votes. Finally, Germany won the final round of voting 12-11 over South Africa, but the success of Germany's bid was marred by a hoax bribery affair which even led to calls for a re-vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Call for World Cup re-vote |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/2006_world_cup_decision/822645.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=] |accessdate=2007-06-25 }}</ref> On the night before the vote, German satirical magazine ] sent letters to FIFA representatives, offering gifts in exchange for their vote for Germany. Oceania delegate Charles Dempsey, who had been instructed to support South Africa, abstained citing "intolerable pressure" on the eve of the vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Legal threat over World Cup prank |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sport/2000/2006_world_cup_decision/824885.stm |publisher=BBC News |date=] |accessdate=2007-06-25 }}</ref> Had Dempsey voted as originally instructed, the vote would have resulted with a 12-12 tie, and FIFA president ], who favoured the South African bid,<ref>{{cite news |title=S. Africa Confident of Blatter's Support to Host 2006 World Cup |url=http://english.people.com.cn/english/200001/19/eng20000119S121.html |publisher=People's Daily Online |date=] |accessdate=] }}</ref> would have had to cast the deciding vote.


==Qualification== ==Qualification==
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification}} {{main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification}}
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One-hundred and ninety-eight teams attempted to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Hosts Germany were granted automatic qualification with the remaining thirty-one finals places divided among the continental confederations. This was the first World Cup for which the holders were not granted automatic qualification. Thirteen places were contested by ] teams (Europe), five by ] teams (Africa), four by ] teams (South America), four by ] teams (Asia), and three by ] teams (North and Central America and Caribbean). The remaining two places were decided by playoffs between AFC and CONCACAF and between CONMEBOL and ] (Oceania). One-hundred and ninety-eight teams attempted to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Hosts Germany were granted automatic qualification with the remaining thirty-one finals places divided among the continental confederations. This was the first World Cup for which the holders were not granted automatic qualification. Thirteen places were contested by ] teams (Europe), five by ] teams (Africa), four by ] teams (South America), four by ] teams (Asia), and three by ] teams (North and Central America and Caribbean). The remaining two places were decided by playoffs between AFC and CONCACAF and between CONMEBOL and ] (Oceania).


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==Summary==
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===First Round===
In the opening match, ] and ] played an entertaining game which ended 4-2 for the host. This match set up the highest scoring opening match in the tournament's history. Germany went to win the Group A after edging ] and breezing past ] 3-0. Despite the heavy defeat, Ecuador also joined the host in the second round after beating Poland and Costa Rica 2-0 and 3-0, respectively.


In Group B, ] and ] manage to push ] into third place in Group B after unconvincing victories over the South Americans. ] earned some international respect after a tie with Sweden in their opening game and managing to hold England scoreless for 83 minutes.
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] and ] dominated Group C, with the two-time world champion topping the group on goal difference after hammering ] 6-0 and beating ] 2-1 while the Dutch picked up 1-0 and 2-1 victories over Serbia and Montenegro and Ivory Coast, respectively. ''Les Éléphants'' defeated the Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 but one win wasn't enough to see them through despite their excellent display during the World Cup journey while the Serbians went out pointless.
==Squads==
{{details|2006 FIFA World Cup squads}}
Squads for the 2006 World Cup consisted of 23 players, same as the previous edition in ]. Each national association had to confirm its 23-player ] in May 2006.


] coasted through in Group D, picking up maximum points, with ] scraping for second. ] rued missed chances against Mexico in their opening 1-3 defeat and were up against it after that with their match against Portugal. They fought hard against the Portuguese but went down 2-0. However, they managed a tie in their last game against ]. The Africans had a respectable tournament after earning draws with Mexico and Iran.
==Groups==
===Seeds===
{{see|2006 FIFA World Cup seeding}}
The eight seeded teams for the 2006 tournament were announced on ] ]. 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 ] sides, excluding ]. Pot D contained unseeded sides from the ] 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, ], ], and ].


In Group E, ] went through to the second round due to a tough backline, conceding only a single, own goal in the group phase against the ]. The Americans bowed out of the tournament after dissapointing results against the ] and ] despite high expectation. Ghana joined Italy in the second round after victories over United States and Czech Republic.
It had been predetermined that, as hosts, ] 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.


Group F included the ] ], ], ], and ]. Australia made a remarkable comeback to the World Cup after 32 years as they came from behind to defeat Japan 3-1. Despite losing 0-2 to Brazil, a 2-2 tie with Croatia was enough to give ''The Socceroos'' a place in the second round, the first ] team to do so. The Brazilians, although they won all three games, were sluggish and lethargic, only just scraping past supposedly weaker opposition. Croatia and Japan went out of the tournament with neither one able to get a win.
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] started slowly in the Group G, only managing a tie against ] and ]. However, the team's veterans of the ''Golden Generation'' (like ], ] and ]), who had come out of retirement for the World Cup, combined with the more youthful talents of ] and ], found their form as they came defeated ] 2-0 to advance to the knockout round. Les Bleus were joined by Switzerland after defeating South Korea 2-0. One win and a tie was not enough to see the Koreans through to the second phase while Togo, a victim of infighting, went out of the tournament without a point.
On ] ] 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 ]. In actuality, however, 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.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Wilson |title=An easy group? Draw your own conclusions |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,4284,1664561,00.html |publisher=The Observer |date=] |accessdate=2006-06-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=368725&root=worldcup&cc=5901|title=Group C Tactics Board|last=Palmer|first=Kevin|date=]|accessdate=2006-06-26}} </ref>


] dominated Group H, picking up maximum points, scoring 8 goals and conceding only 1. ], after being beaten by Spain 0-4, took advantage of the weak group draw and beat ] 4-0 and scrapped past ] 1-0 thanks to a 70th minute penalty to reach the second round.
===Group system===
The first round, or group stage, saw the thirty-two teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group was a ] 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.


===Second Round and Quaterfinals===
====Ranking criteria====
In the second round, conceding two early goals in the first 12 minutes to Germany effectively ended the Swedes' hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals. Argentina struggled to get past Mexico until a ] goal in extra time put the ''Albiceleste'' in the quaterfinals. In a highly controversial match, Australia's journey ended when Italians were awarded a controversial penalty deep into the remaining seconds of the match. The Italians had spent much of the game with only ten men on the field, following a red card shown to centre-back Marco Materazzi. In a dull 0-0 match, Switzerland failed to convert any of their three penalties against Ukraine to see them exit the competition with an unwanted new record in becoming the first team to fail to convert any penalties in a shoot-out.
If teams were level on points, they were ranked on the following criteria in order:


Another series of disappointing matches came when England only managed to get past Ecuador thanks to a ] free kick. Despite winning 3-0 over Ghana, the final scoreboard of Brazil's victory wore a hollow look. However, these matches pailed in comparison to an ugly and physical match between Portugal and Netherlands. Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in one of the ugliest games in World Cup history. The only goal came courtesy of a ] strike in an acrimonious match which marked a World Cup record with 16 yellow cards and 4 players being sent off for a second bookable offense. The only real highlight of the second round came when France came from behind to defeat the highly-favored Spain 3-1 thanks to goals from Franck Ribéry, Patrick Vieira, and Zinedine Zidane.
# 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:
## Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie
## Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie
## Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie
# If teams remained level after all these criteria, FIFA would hold a drawing of lots


Despite the interesting drawing in the matches, the quaterfinals generally failed to live up to expectations. Germany and Argentina played an entertaining, yet somewhat cautious match, which ended 1-1 after extra time; the hosts edged out the Argentinians on penalties 4-2 to go through to the semifinals. Another ugly and controversial match came in ] when England and Portugal faced off. In a match which saw Wayne Rooney being sent off, Portugal drew with ] 0-0 but won penalty kicks (3-1) to reach their first World Cup semi-final since the days of ], 40 years earlier.
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/worldcupspreadsheets/rulechange.html |title=FIFA changes World Cup tie-breaking rules |last=O'Dea |first=Joseph |date=] |accessdate=2006-06-29 }}</ref>


Italy breezed past newcomers Ukraine 3-0. However the only entertaining quaterfinal saw France eliminate Brazil 1-0 to advance into the semi-finals. Despite the score, France had thoroughly outplayed Brazil in the match, only facing one shot on goal, while Zidane created numerous scoring chances with his dribbles past Brazilian defenders and his free-kick to ] resulting in the winning goal. The game made France the first team to have shut out the Brazil in consecutive matches; ] was the keeper in both matches, giving him the distinction of being the only keeper to have defeated Brazil twice. ''Les Bleus'' now have a 2-1-1 all-time record against Brazil in World Cup finals play, having shut the ''Seleção'' out in the last three meetings (the 1986 match was decided 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw).
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.


With Argentina and Brazil eliminated in the quarter-finals, an all-European final four happened for only the fourth time (after the ], ] and ] tournaments).
==Finals tournament==
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===Overview===
The finals tournament of the 2006 World Cup began on ]. The 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four teams each, within which the teams competed in a round-robin tournament to determine which two of those four teams would advance to the sixteen-team knock-out stage, which started on ]. In total, 64 games were played.


===Semifinals, the third-place match, and the final===
====Hosting====
The semifinal between Germany and Italy produced and entertaining extra time period that went scoreless until the 118 minute when Italy netted in both goals through Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero, putting an end to the Germans' record of never losing a match in Dortmund and continuing their dominace over the Germans. Following the first goal, the Germans, desperate to level, pushed players further up the field, awarding the Italians with the chance to go two goals up.
Although Germany failed to win the Cup, the tournament was considered a great success for Germany in general.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/soccer/15002869.htm |title=Even in losing, Germany a winner |publisher=The Miami Herald |date=] |accessdate=2006-07-27 }}</ref> The ] and transportation systems were state-of-the-art, and the German people were lauded for their hospitality and enthusiasm and gained new friends world-wide. One big innovation was the ''Fan Fests'', where millions of people watched the World Cup matches in public viewing areas. South Africa has already declared it will emulate this idea for the 2010 tournament. Germany also experienced a sudden increase in patriotic spirit with unprecedented flag waving, traditionally frowned upon by German society since ], whenever the German team played.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060709/1/8p6r.html |title=South African to learn lessons from Germany |publisher=The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany |date=] |accessdate=2006-07-27 }}</ref>


In the second semifinal, Portugal lost to France (1-0) at ]. The Portuguese faced a hostile crowd of English and French fans; as ] was accused of unsportsmanlike behavior. As in the semi-finals of Euro 2000, Portugal was again narrowly defeated by ], with the decisive goal being a penalty scored by ]. Portugal would go on to lose the third-place match to the hosts, 1-3.
====Traditional powers dominate====
Despite early success by ], ] and ], the tournament marked a return to dominance of the traditional football powers. Four years after a ] in which teams from North America (]), Africa (]), and Asia (]) made it deep into the knockout stages and ] 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 champions took part in the quarter-final round, with Ukraine and ] runners-up Portugal as the only relative outsiders.


Although the final started with each side scoring within the first 20 minutes, both teams were unable to capitalise on further chances and the score remained at one goal each and the match was forced into ]. Further controversy in the World Cup ensued near the end of extra time, when ] in the chest in an off-the-ball incident and was sent off. Extra time produced no further goals and a ] followed, which Italy won 5–3. France's ], the man who scored the ] against Italy in ], was the only player not to score his penalty; his spot kick hit the crossbar. It was the second final (] was first) to be decided on penalties. It was also Italy's first world title in 24 years, and their fourth overall, putting them one ahead of Germany/West Germany and only one behind Brazil.
Argentina and Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals, leaving an all-European final four for only the fourth time (after the ], ] and ] tournaments).


The tournament was notable for the number of yellow and red cards given out. Players received a record-breaking 345 yellow cards and 28 red cards, with ] handing out 16 yellow and 4 red cards in the round of 16 match between Portugal and the Netherlands. Portugal had two players suspended for each of the quarter-final and semi-final matches, respectively. FIFA President ] 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 tournament also saw English referee ] mistakenly hand out three yellow cards to Croatia's ] in their match against Australia.
====Scoring====
Despite the early goals that flooded the group stages, the knock-out phase had a much lower goals per match ratio. A prime example of the dearth of goals was Portugal, who only scored in the 23rd minute of the Round of 16, and did not score again until the 88th minute of the third place play-off. Italy, Germany, Argentina, Brazil and France were the only teams to score more than one goal in a knockout match. Germany was one of the exceptions to the rule, tending to play an attacking style of football throughout the knockout stage, which was reflected by their being the team that scored the most goals (14).


Germany's ] scored 5 goals to claim the Golden Boot, the lowest total to win the prize since 1962. No other player scored more than three goals. No player from the winning Italian squad scored more than two goals, though ten different players had scored for them, tying the record for the most goalscorers from any one team. Despite the early goals that flooded the group stages, the knock-out phase had a much lower goals per match ratio. A prime example of the dearth of goals was Portugal, who only scored in the 23rd minute of the Round of 16, and did not score again until the 88th minute of the third place play-off. Italy, Germany, Argentina, Brazil and France were the only teams to score more than one goal in a knockout match. Germany's ] scored 5 goals to claim the Golden Boot, the lowest total to win the prize since 1962. No other player scored more than three goals. Because of this reasons, the 2006 FIFA World Cup has been highly compared, by fans and media alike, to ] and is regarded as one of the poorest World Cups ever.


==Squads==
For the first time ever in the FIFA World Cup, the first and last goals of the tournament were scored by defenders. ] the German wing-back scored the opener against Costa Rica after only 5 minutes of the first match. In the final, ], the Italian centre back, out-jumped ] and headed in the last goal of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
{{details|2006 FIFA World Cup squads}}

Squads for the 2006 World Cup consisted of 23 players, same as the previous edition in ]. Each national association had to confirm its 23-player ] in May 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 ]. Players received a record-breaking 345 yellow cards and 28 red cards, with ] handing out 16 yellow and 4 red cards in the round of 16 match between ] and the ]. Portugal had two players suspended for each of the quarter-final and semi-final matches, respectively. FIFA President ] 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 tournament also saw English referee ] mistakenly hand out three yellow cards to Croatia's ] in their match against Australia.

The high number of yellow and red cards shown also prompted discussion about ]. FIFA Officials and President ] received criticism for allegedly making rules too rigid and taking discretion away from referees.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5117520.stm |title=Who's to blame for Cup card frenzy? |publisher=BBC Sport |date=] |accessdate=2006-07-23 }}</ref>



===Final===
{{mainarticle|2006 FIFA World Cup Final}}
The final started with each side scoring within the first 20 minutes. ] opened the scoring by converting a controversial seventh-minute penalty kick,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/worldcup2006/storyview.html?/story/sports/national/2006/07/09/france-italy-worldcup.html |title=Italy wins World Cup |publisher=CBC Sports |date=] |accessdate=2006-10-05 }}</ref> which glanced off the underside of the crossbar and into the goal. ] then levelled the scores in the 19th minute following an ] corner. Both teams had chances to score the winning goal in normal time - ] hit the crossbar for Italy, later having a header disallowed for offside, while France were not granted a second penalty in the 53rd minute when ] was felled in the box. France appeared to be the better side with over ten more shots than the Italian team. They were unable to capitalise, however, and the score remained at one goal each.

At the end of the regulation 90 minutes, the score was still level at 1–1, and the match was forced into ]. Italian keeper ] made a potentially game-saving save in extra time when he tipped a Zidane header over the crossbar. Further controversy ensued near the end of extra time, when ] in the chest in an off-the-ball incident and was sent off. Extra time produced no further goals and a ] followed, which Italy won 5–3. France's ], the man who scored the ] against Italy in ], was the only player not to score his penalty; his spot kick hit the crossbar. It was the first all-European final since Italy won the ], and the second final (] was first, although Italy lost that time) to be decided on penalties. It was also Italy's first world title in 24 years, and their fourth overall, putting them one ahead of Germany/West Germany and only one behind Brazil. The victory also led to Italy topping the ] in February 2007 for the first time since November 1993.

==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&minus;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==== ==Results==
''All kick-off times local (])''<br />
====First Round====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group A}} {{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group A}}
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==Knockout stage== ===Knockout stage===
The knockout stage was a ] 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 ] (two fifteen minute halves); if scores were still level there would be a ] (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. Scores after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t.), and penalty shoot outs are indicated by (pen.).

===Bracket===
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage}}
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===Round of 16=== ===Round of 16===
<small> All times are ] (UTC+2) </small>.
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===Quarter-finals=== ===Quarter-finals===
<small>All times are ] (UTC+2)</small>
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2006 FIFA World Cup
FIFA Fussball Weltmeisterschaft
Deutschland 2006
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Tournament details
Host countryGermany
DatesJune 9 – July 9
Teams32 (from 6 confederations)
Venue(s)12 (in 12 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored147 (2.3 per match)
Attendance3,353,655 (52,401 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Miroslav Klose (5 goals)
Best player(s)France Zinedine Zidane
International football competition

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the eighteenth instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000.

The tournament was won by Italy, their 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.


Qualification

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Qualifying countries

One-hundred and ninety-eight teams attempted to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Hosts Germany were granted automatic qualification with the remaining thirty-one finals places divided among the continental confederations. This was the first World Cup for which the holders were not granted automatic qualification. Thirteen places were contested by UEFA teams (Europe), five by CAF teams (Africa), four by CONMEBOL teams (South America), four by AFC teams (Asia), and three 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).

Eight nations qualified for the finals for the first time: Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Ghana, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine and Serbia & Montenegro. 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; Serbia & Montenegro had competed as Yugoslavia in 1998, as well as making up part of Yugoslav teams from 1930 to 1990. For the first time since the 1982 World Cup, all six confederations were represented at the finals tournament.

Venues

Twelve cities were selected to host World Cup finals matches:

City Original stadium names World Cup 2006 stadium names Host club(s) Map Capacity
Berlin Olympiastadion Olympiastadion Hertha BSC Berlin Map 74,176
Dortmund Signal Iduna Park FIFA World Cup Stadium, Dortmund Borussia Dortmund 67,000
Munich (München) Allianz Arena FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich Bayern München, TSV 1860 München Map 66,016
Stuttgart Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion VfB Stuttgart Map 54,267
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
Frankfurt Commerzbank-Arena FIFA World Cup Stadium, Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt 48,132
Cologne (Köln) RheinEnergieStadion FIFA World Cup Stadium, Cologne 1. FC Köln Map 46,134
Hanover (Hannover) AWD-Arena FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover Hannover 96 Map 44,652
Leipzig Zentralstadion Zentralstadion FC Sachsen Leipzig Map 44,199
Kaiserslautern Fritz-Walter-Stadion Fritz-Walter-Stadion 1. FC Kaiserslautern Map 43,450
Nuremberg (Nürnberg) EasyCredit-Stadion Frankenstadion 1. FC Nürnberg Map 41,926

Summary

First Round

In the opening match, Germany and Costa Rica played an entertaining game which ended 4-2 for the host. This match set up the highest scoring opening match in the tournament's history. Germany went to win the Group A after edging Poland and breezing past Ecuador 3-0. Despite the heavy defeat, Ecuador also joined the host in the second round after beating Poland and Costa Rica 2-0 and 3-0, respectively.

In Group B, England and Sweden manage to push Paraguay into third place in Group B after unconvincing victories over the South Americans. Trinidad and Tobago earned some international respect after a tie with Sweden in their opening game and managing to hold England scoreless for 83 minutes.

Argentina and Netherlands dominated Group C, with the two-time world champion topping the group on goal difference after hammering Serbia and Montenegro 6-0 and beating Ivory Coast 2-1 while the Dutch picked up 1-0 and 2-1 victories over Serbia and Montenegro and Ivory Coast, respectively. Les Éléphants defeated the Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 but one win wasn't enough to see them through despite their excellent display during the World Cup journey while the Serbians went out pointless.

Portugal coasted through in Group D, picking up maximum points, with Mexico scraping for second. Iran rued missed chances against Mexico in their opening 1-3 defeat and were up against it after that with their match against Portugal. They fought hard against the Portuguese but went down 2-0. However, they managed a tie in their last game against Angola. The Africans had a respectable tournament after earning draws with Mexico and Iran.

In Group E, Italy went through to the second round due to a tough backline, conceding only a single, own goal in the group phase against the United States. The Americans bowed out of the tournament after dissapointing results against the Czech Republic and Ghana despite high expectation. Ghana joined Italy in the second round after victories over United States and Czech Republic.

Group F included the World Champions Brazil, Croatia, Japan, and Australia. Australia made a remarkable comeback to the World Cup after 32 years as they came from behind to defeat Japan 3-1. Despite losing 0-2 to Brazil, a 2-2 tie with Croatia was enough to give The Socceroos a place in the second round, the first Oceanian team to do so. The Brazilians, although they won all three games, were sluggish and lethargic, only just scraping past supposedly weaker opposition. Croatia and Japan went out of the tournament with neither one able to get a win.

France started slowly in the Group G, only managing a tie against Switzerland and South Korea. However, the team's veterans of the Golden Generation (like Zinedine Zidane, Claude Makélélé and Lilian Thuram), who had come out of retirement for the World Cup, combined with the more youthful talents of Florent Malouda and Franck Ribéry, found their form as they came defeated Togo 2-0 to advance to the knockout round. Les Bleus were joined by Switzerland after defeating South Korea 2-0. One win and a tie was not enough to see the Koreans through to the second phase while Togo, a victim of infighting, went out of the tournament without a point.

Spain dominated Group H, picking up maximum points, scoring 8 goals and conceding only 1. Ukraine, after being beaten by Spain 0-4, took advantage of the weak group draw and beat Saudi Arabia 4-0 and scrapped past Tunisia 1-0 thanks to a 70th minute penalty to reach the second round.

Second Round and Quaterfinals

In the second round, conceding two early goals in the first 12 minutes to Germany effectively ended the Swedes' hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals. Argentina struggled to get past Mexico until a Maxi Rodriguez goal in extra time put the Albiceleste in the quaterfinals. In a highly controversial match, Australia's journey ended when Italians were awarded a controversial penalty deep into the remaining seconds of the match. The Italians had spent much of the game with only ten men on the field, following a red card shown to centre-back Marco Materazzi. In a dull 0-0 match, Switzerland failed to convert any of their three penalties against Ukraine to see them exit the competition with an unwanted new record in becoming the first team to fail to convert any penalties in a shoot-out.

Another series of disappointing matches came when England only managed to get past Ecuador thanks to a David Beckham free kick. Despite winning 3-0 over Ghana, the final scoreboard of Brazil's victory wore a hollow look. However, these matches pailed in comparison to an ugly and physical match between Portugal and Netherlands. Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in one of the ugliest games in World Cup history. The only goal came courtesy of a Maniche strike in an acrimonious match which marked a World Cup record with 16 yellow cards and 4 players being sent off for a second bookable offense. The only real highlight of the second round came when France came from behind to defeat the highly-favored Spain 3-1 thanks to goals from Franck Ribéry, Patrick Vieira, and Zinedine Zidane.

Despite the interesting drawing in the matches, the quaterfinals generally failed to live up to expectations. Germany and Argentina played an entertaining, yet somewhat cautious match, which ended 1-1 after extra time; the hosts edged out the Argentinians on penalties 4-2 to go through to the semifinals. Another ugly and controversial match came in Gelsenkirchen when England and Portugal faced off. In a match which saw Wayne Rooney being sent off, Portugal drew with England 0-0 but won penalty kicks (3-1) to reach their first World Cup semi-final since the days of Eusébio, 40 years earlier.

Italy breezed past newcomers Ukraine 3-0. However the only entertaining quaterfinal saw France eliminate Brazil 1-0 to advance into the semi-finals. Despite the score, France had thoroughly outplayed Brazil in the match, only facing one shot on goal, while Zidane created numerous scoring chances with his dribbles past Brazilian defenders and his free-kick to Thierry Henry resulting in the winning goal. The game made France the first team to have shut out the Brazil in consecutive matches; Fabien Barthez was the keeper in both matches, giving him the distinction of being the only keeper to have defeated Brazil twice. Les Bleus now have a 2-1-1 all-time record against Brazil in World Cup finals play, having shut the Seleção out in the last three meetings (the 1986 match was decided 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw).

With Argentina and Brazil eliminated in the quarter-finals, an all-European final four happened for only the fourth time (after the 1934, 1966 and 1982 tournaments).

Semifinals, the third-place match, and the final

The semifinal between Germany and Italy produced and entertaining extra time period that went scoreless until the 118 minute when Italy netted in both goals through Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero, putting an end to the Germans' record of never losing a match in Dortmund and continuing their dominace over the Germans. Following the first goal, the Germans, desperate to level, pushed players further up the field, awarding the Italians with the chance to go two goals up.

In the second semifinal, Portugal lost to France (1-0) at Munich. The Portuguese faced a hostile crowd of English and French fans; as Cristiano Ronaldo was accused of unsportsmanlike behavior. As in the semi-finals of Euro 2000, Portugal was again narrowly defeated by France, with the decisive goal being a penalty scored by Zinedine Zidane. Portugal would go on to lose the third-place match to the hosts, 1-3.

Although the final started with each side scoring within the first 20 minutes, both teams were unable to capitalise on further chances and the score remained at one goal each and the match was forced into extra time. Further controversy in the World Cup ensued near the end of extra time, when Zidane headbutted Materazzi in the chest in an off-the-ball incident and was sent off. Extra time produced no further goals and a penalty shootout followed, which Italy won 5–3. France's David Trezeguet, the man who scored the Golden Goal against Italy in Euro 2000, was the only player not to score his penalty; his spot kick hit the crossbar. It was the second final (1994 was first) to be decided on penalties. It was also Italy's first world title in 24 years, and their fourth overall, putting them one ahead of Germany/West Germany and only one behind Brazil.

The tournament was notable for the number of yellow and red cards given out. Players received a record-breaking 345 yellow cards and 28 red cards, with Valentin Ivanov handing out 16 yellow and 4 red cards in the round of 16 match between Portugal and the Netherlands. Portugal had two players suspended for each of the quarter-final and semi-final matches, respectively. FIFA President Sepp Blatter 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 tournament also saw English referee Graham Poll mistakenly hand out three yellow cards to Croatia's Josip Šimunić in their match against Australia.

Despite the early goals that flooded the group stages, the knock-out phase had a much lower goals per match ratio. A prime example of the dearth of goals was Portugal, who only scored in the 23rd minute of the Round of 16, and did not score again until the 88th minute of the third place play-off. Italy, Germany, Argentina, Brazil and France were the only teams to score more than one goal in a knockout match. Germany's Miroslav Klose scored 5 goals to claim the Golden Boot, the lowest total to win the prize since 1962. No other player scored more than three goals. Because of this reasons, the 2006 FIFA World Cup has been highly compared, by fans and media alike, to Italy 1990 and is regarded as one of the poorest World Cups ever.

Squads

Further information: 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.

Results

All kick-off times local (UTC+1)

First Round

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup - Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Germany 9 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6
 Ecuador 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2
 Poland 3 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2
 Costa Rica 0 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6

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

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
 Ivory Coast 3 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1
 Serbia and Montenegro 0 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8

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

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
 United States 1 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4

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

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
 South Korea 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1
 Togo 0 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5

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

Knockout stage

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Round of 16

Germany 2 – 0 Sweden
Podolski 4' 12' (Report)
FIFA WM Stadion München, MunichAttendance: 66,000Referee: Simon (Brazil)
Argentina 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Crespo 10'
Rodríguez 98'		 (Report) Márquez 6'
Zentralstadion, LeipzigAttendance: 43,000Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
England 1 – 0 Ecuador
Beckham 60' (Report)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, StuttgartAttendance: 52,000Referee: de Bleeckere (Belgium)
Portugal 1 – 0 Netherlands
Maniche 23' (Report)
Frankenstadion, NurembergAttendance: 41,000Referee: Ivanov (Russia)
Italy 1 – 0 Australia
Totti 90+5' (pen.) (Report)
Fritz Walter Stadion, KaiserslauternAttendance: 46,000Referee: Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Switzerland 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Ukraine
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FIFA WM Stadion Köln, CologneAttendance: 45,000Referee: Archundia (Mexico)

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Brazil 3 – 0 Ghana
Ronaldo 5'
Adriano 45+1'
Zé Roberto 84'		 (Report)
FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, DortmundAttendance: 65,000Referee: Micheľ (Slovakia)
Spain 1 – 3 France
David Villa 28' (pen.) (Report) Ribéry 41'
Vieira 83'
Zidane 90+2'
FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, HanoverAttendance: 43,000Referee: Rosetti (Italy)

Quarter-finals

Germany 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Argentina
Klose 80' (Report) Ayala 49'
Olympiastadion, BerlinAttendance: 72,000Referee: Micheľ (Slovakia)

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Italy 3 – 0 Ukraine
Zambrotta 6'
Toni 59' 69'		 (Report)
FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, HamburgAttendance: 50,000Referee: de Bleeckere (Belgium)
England 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) Portugal
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FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, GelsenkirchenAttendance: 52,000Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)

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Brazil 0 – 1 France
(Report) Henry 57'
FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, FrankfurtAttendance: 48,000Referee: Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

Semi-finals

Germany 0 – 2 (a.e.t.) Italy
(Report) Grosso 119'
Del Piero 120+1'
FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, DortmundAttendance: 65,000Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
Portugal 0 – 1 France
(Report) Zidane 33' (pen.)
FIFA WM Stadion München, MunichAttendance: 66,000Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)

Third place match

Germany 3 – 1 Portugal
Schweinsteiger 56' 78'
Petit 60' (o.g.)		 (Report) Nuno Gomes 88'
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, StuttgartAttendance: 52,000Referee: Kamikawa (Japan)

Final

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Final
Italy 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) France
Materazzi 19' (Report) Zidane 7' (pen.)
Olympiastadion, BerlinAttendance: 69,000Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)

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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:
Germany Miroslav Klose France Zinedine Zidane
 Italy Gianluigi Buffon
 Germany Lukas Podolski
  Brazil &  Spain
  Portugal

All-star team

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Italy Gianluigi Buffon
Germany Jens Lehmann
Portugal Ricardo

Argentina Roberto Ayala
England John Terry
France Lilian Thuram
Germany Philipp Lahm
Italy Fabio Cannavaro
Italy Gianluca Zambrotta
Portugal Ricardo Carvalho

Brazil Zé Roberto
France Patrick Vieira
France Zinedine Zidane
Germany Michael Ballack
Italy Andrea Pirlo
Italy Gennaro Gattuso
Italy Francesco Totti
Portugal Luís Figo
Portugal Maniche

Argentina Hernán Crespo
France Thierry Henry
Germany Miroslav Klose
Italy Luca Toni

Scorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

External links

References and footnotes

  1. During the World Cup, many of the stadia were known by different names, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadia 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 stadia also had a lower capacity for the World Cup, as FIFA regulations ban standing room, nonetheless this was accommodated as several stadiums had an UEFA 5-star ranking. Of the twelve hosting stadia, only Zentralstadion in Leipzig is within the boundaries of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
  2. Please note that the links to location maps are linked to an external site.
  3. Seated capacity. Some stadiums have greater capacity for German league games due to standing room.

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