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{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = FIFA World Cup
| year = 2006
| other_titles = FIFA Fussball Weltmeisterschaft<br/>Deutschland 2006
| image = FIFA World Cup 2006 Logo.svg
| size = 150px
| caption = 2006 FIFA World Cup official logo
| country = Germany
| dates = 9 June – 9 July
| confederations = 6
| num_teams = 32
| venues = 12
| cities = 12
| champion = Italy
| count = 4
| second = France
| third = Germany
| fourth = Portugal
| matches = 64
| goals = 147
| attendance = 3353655
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Miroslav Klose]] (5 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
}}
The '''2006 FIFA World Cup''' was the 18th instance of the [[FIFA World Cup]], the [[Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names|quadrennial]] international [[football (soccer)|football]] world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to [[FIFA World Cup hosts#2006 FIFA World Cup|host]] the event in July 2000. [[List of national football teams|Teams]] representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]] process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process, along with the host nation, [[Germany national football team|Germany]], for the finals tournament.

The tournament was won by [[Italy national football team|Italy]], who claimed their fourth World Cup title. They defeated [[France national football team|France]] 5–3 in a [[Penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] in the final, after [[extra time]] had finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] 3–1 to finish third.

The 2006 World Cup stands as one of the most watched events in television history, garnering an estimated 26.29&nbsp;billion non-unique viewers, compiled over the course of the tournament. The final attracted an estimated audience of 715.1&nbsp;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=[[FIFA]]}}</ref> The 2006 World Cup ranks fourth in non-unique viewers, behind the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]], and the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]s.<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=[[FIFA]]}}</ref> As the winner, Italy will represent the World in the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]].

==Host selection==
{{main|FIFA World Cup hosts}}
The vote to choose the hosts of the 2006 tournament was held in July 2000 in [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]]. It involved four bidding nations after [[Brazil]] had withdrawn three days earlier: Germany, [[South Africa]], England and [[Morocco]].<ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA acknowledges Brazil’s withdrawal from 2006 World Cup race |url=http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=73290.html |publisher=FIFA.com |date=2000-07-04 |accessdate=2008-03-29 }}</ref> Three rounds of voting were required, each round eliminating the nation with the least votes. The first two rounds were held on 6 July, and the final round was held on 7 July. Morocco was the first to be eliminated when it got only three votes out of a possible 24; England was eliminated in the second round with only two votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA World Cup 2006 : Results of First Two Rounds of Voting |url=http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=73319.html |publisher=FIFA.com |date=2000-07-06 |accessdate=2008-03-29 }}</ref> Finally, Germany won the final round of voting 12&ndash;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=2000-07-07 |accessdate=2007-06-25 }}</ref> On the night before the vote, German satirical magazine ''[[Titanic (magazine)|Titanic]]'' 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=2000-07-08 |accessdate=2007-06-25 }}</ref> Had Dempsey voted as originally instructed, the vote would have resulted with a 12&ndash;12 tie, and FIFA president [[Sepp Blatter]], 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=2000-01-19 |accessdate=2007-06-25 }}</ref> would have had to cast the deciding vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Voting procedure for 2006 FIFA World Cup decision |url=http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=73308.html |publisher=FIFA.com |date=2000-07-05 |accessdate=2008-03-29 }}</ref>

==Qualification==
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification}}
[[Image:2006 world cup.png|thumb|305px|Qualifying countries]]
198 teams attempted to qualify for the 2006 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/organisation/media/newsid=122766.html |title=Record number of 204 teams enter preliminary competition |date=2007-03-03 |accessdate=2008-03-29 |publisher=FIFA }}</ref> Germany, the host nation, was granted automatic qualification, with the remaining 31 finals places divided among the continental confederations. This was the first World Cup for which the title holders were not granted automatic qualification. Thirteen places were contested by [[UEFA]] teams (Europe), five by [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] teams (Africa), four by [[CONMEBOL]] teams (South America), four by [[Asian Football Confederation|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 [[Oceania Football Confederation|OFC]] (Oceania).

Eight nations qualified for the finals for the first time: [[Angola national football team|Angola]], [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]], [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], [[Togo national football team|Togo]], [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Ukraine national football team|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 [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] in 1998, as well as making up part of [[Yugoslavia national football team|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==
Germany in 2006 had a plethora of football stadia which satisfied [[FIFA]]'s minimum capacity of 40,000 for World Cup matches. The still-standing [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympiastadion]] in Munich (69,250) was not used even though FIFA's regulations allow one city to use two stadia; [[Düsseldorf]]'s [[LTU Arena]] (51,500), [[Bremen]]'s [[Weserstadion]] (43,000) and [[Mönchengladbach]]'s [[Borussia-Park]] (46,249) were also unemployed during the tournament.

Twelve stadia were selected to host the World Cup matches. During the tournament, many of the stadia were known by different names, as FIFA prohibits [[naming rights|sponsorship]] of stadia unless the stadium sponsors were also official FIFA sponsors.<ref name="StadiaNames">{{cite news |title=Stadiums renamed for Fifa sponsors |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4773843.stm |publisher=BBC |date=2006-06-06 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> For example, the [[Allianz Arena]] in [[Munich]] was known during the competition as ''FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich'' (or in [[German language|German]]: ''FIFA WM-Stadion München''), and even the letters of the company [[Allianz]] were removed or covered.<ref name="StadiaNames" /> These new names are reflected in the table in the brackets. 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 Stadia List|UEFA 5-star ranking]].

{| border=0 cellspacing=1 cellpadding=0 style="font-size: 90%;" width=90%
|width=33%|
|width=33%|
|width=33%|
|- align="center"
|[[Image:Berlin Olympiastadion nach Umbau.jpg|200px]]
|[[Image:Westfalenstadion von oben.jpg|200px]]
|[[Image:Allianz Arena 2005-06-10.jpeg|200px]]
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"
|'''[[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]]'''<br />
(Olympiastadion)<br />
Location: [[Berlin]]<br/>
Capacity: '''74,176'''<br/>
Club: [[Hertha BSC Berlin]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200245 Map]
|'''[[Signal Iduna Park]]'''<br/>
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Dortmund)<br />
Location: [[Dortmund]]<br/>
Capacity: '''67,000'''<br/>
Club: [[Borussia Dortmund]]<br />
|'''[[Allianz Arena]]'''<br/>
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich)<br />
Location: [[Munich]]<br/>
Capacity: '''66,016'''<br/>
Clubs: [[Bayern München]], [[TSV 1860 München]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=100263 Map]
|- align="center"
|[[Image:Luftbild Daimlerstadion Schleyerhalle Porsche-Arena.jpg|200px]]
|[[Image:Arena auf schalke gelsenkirchen germany.JPG|200px]]
|[[Image:AOL-Arena.jpg|200px]]
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"
|'''[[Mercedes-Benz-Arena]]'''<br/>
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Stuttgart)<br />
Location: [[Stuttgart]]<br/>
Capacity: '''54,267'''<br/>
Club: [[VfB Stuttgart]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200278 Map]
|'''[[Veltins-Arena]]'''<br/>
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Gelsenkirchen)<br />
Location: [[Gelsenkirchen]]<br/>
Capacity: '''53,804'''<br/>
Club: [[FC Schalke 04]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200256 Map]
|'''[[AOL Arena]]'''<br/>
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hamburg)<br />
Location: [[Hamburg]]<br/>
Capacity: '''51,055'''<br/>
Club: [[Hamburger SV]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200257 Map]
|- align="center"
|[[Image:Commerzbank-Arena-Luftbild.jpg|200px]]
|[[Image:RheinEnergieStadion Köln 002.jpg|200px]]
|[[Image:Awdarena.jpg|200px]]
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"
|'''[[Commerzbank-Arena]]'''<br/>
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Frankfurt)<br />
Location: [[Frankfurt]]<br/>
Capacity: '''48,132'''<br/>
Club: [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
|'''[[RheinEnergieStadion]]'''<br/>
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Cologne)<br />
Location: [[Cologne]]<br/>
Capacity: '''46,134'''<br/>
Club: [[1. FC Köln]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=100451 Map]
|'''[[AWD-Arena]]'''<br/>
(FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover)<br />
Location: [[Hanover]]<br/>
Capacity: '''44,652'''<br/>
Club: [[Hannover 96]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200266 Map]
|- align="center"
|[[Image:Zentralstadion-Main stand.JPG|200px]]
|[[Image:FIFA-Fritz-Walter-Stadion01.JPG|200px]]
|[[Image:Frankenstadion 1.JPG|200px]]
|- align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#f4f4f4" style="border:1px solid #aaa;"
|'''[[Zentralstadion]]'''<br/>
(Zentralstadion)<br />
Location: [[Leipzig]]<br/>
Capacity: '''44,199'''<br/>
Club: [[FC Sachsen Leipzig]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=100452 Map]
|'''[[Fritz Walter Stadion|Fritz-Walter-Stadion]]'''<br/>
(Fritz-Walter-Stadion)<br />
Location: [[Kaiserslautern]]<br/>
Capacity: '''43,450'''<br/>
Club: [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=100689 Map]
|'''[[Frankenstadion|EasyCredit-Stadion]]'''<br/>
(Frankenstadion)<br />
Location: [[Nuremberg]]<br/>
Capacity: '''41,926'''<br/>
Club: [[1. FC Nuremberg]]<br />
[http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200277 Map]
|}

[[Image:Brandenberg Gate during the World Cup, 1.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Berlin]]'s [[Brandenburg Gate]] during the tournament.]]

<div style="position:relative;">
[[Image:Germany WC.png|300px|]]
{{Image label|x=0.83 |y=0.39 |scale=300|text=[[Berlin]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.23 |y=0.565|scale=300|text=[[Dortmund]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.335|y=0.77 |scale=300|text=[[Frankfurt]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.19 |y=0.50 |scale=300|text=[[Gelsenkirchen]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.485|y=0.225|scale=300|text=[[Hamburg]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.46 |y=0.41 |scale=300|text=[[Hanover]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.23 |y=0.87 |scale=300|text=[[Kaiserslautern]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.15 |y=0.65 |scale=300|text=[[Cologne]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.73 |y=0.58 |scale=300|text=[[Leipzig]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.65 |y=1.09 |scale=300|text=[[Munich]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.61 |y=0.86 |scale=300|text=[[Nuremberg]]}}
{{Image label|x=0.39 |y=0.98 |scale=300|text=[[Stuttgart]]}}
</div>

==Squads==
{{details|2006 FIFA World Cup squads}}
Squads for the 2006 World Cup consisted of 23&nbsp;players, same as the previous tournament in [[2002 FIFA World Cup squads|2002]]. Each participating national association had to confirm its 23-player [[2006 FIFA World Cup squads|squad]] by 15 May 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deadline for submitting list of 23 players remains 15 May 2006|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/media/newsid=13258.html|publisher=FIFA.com|date=2006-03-16|accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref> Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first match.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}

==Groups==
===Seeds===
{{see|2006 FIFA World Cup seeding}}
The eight [[Single-elimination tournament#Seeding|seeded]] teams for the 2006 tournament were announced on 6 December 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 [[Europe]]an teams, excluding [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]]. Pot D contained unseeded teams 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=FIFA Organising Committee approves team classifications and final draw procedure |url=http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/media/newsid=101782.html |publisher=FIFA.com |date=2005-12-06 |accessdate=2008-03-29}}</ref> In the special pot, Serbia and Montenegro was drawn first, then their group was drawn from the three seeded non-European nations, [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]].

It had been predetermined that, as the host, [[Germany national football team|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 champion) would be allocated to Group F.

{| class="wikitable" width=98%
|-
!width=20%| '''Pot A'''
!width=20%| '''Pot B'''
!width=20%| '''Pot C'''
!width=20%| '''Pot D'''
!width=20%| '''Special Pot'''
|-
|
{{fb|ARG}} <br />
{{fb|BRA}} <br />
{{fb|ENG}} <br />
{{fb|FRA}} <br />
{{fb|GER}} <br />
{{fb|ITA}} <br />
{{fb|MEX}} <br />
{{fb|ESP}} <br />
|
{{fb|ANG}} <br />
{{fb|AUS}} <br />
{{fb|CIV}} <br />
{{fb|ECU}} <br />
{{fb|GHA}} <br />
{{fb|PAR}} <br />
{{fb|TOG}} <br />
{{fb|TUN}} <br />
|
{{fb|CRO}} <br />
{{fb|CZE}} <br />
{{fb|NED}} <br />
{{fb|POL}} <br />
{{fb|POR}} <br />
{{fb|SUI}} <br />
{{fb|SWE}} <br />
{{fb|UKR}} <br />
| valign="top"|
{{fb|CRC}} <br />
{{fb|IRN}} <br />
{{fb|JPN}} <br />
{{fb|KOR}} <br />
{{fb|KSA}} <br />
{{fb|TRI}} <br />
{{fb|USA}} <br />
| valign="top"|
{{fb|SCG}}
|}

On 9 December 2005 the draw was held, and the group assignments and order of matches were determined. After the draw was completed, many football commentators remarked that Group C appeared to be the [[group of death]].<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=2005-12-11 |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 |publisher=ESPNsoccernet |date=2006-05-24 |accessdate=2006-06-26}}</ref> In actuality, however, 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.

===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 tournament|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 Round of 16.

====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:
## 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

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=2006-05-18 |accessdate=2006-06-29 }}</ref>

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.

==Finals tournament==
[[Image:FIFA World Cup 2006 Opening Ceremony.jpg|thumb|250px|right|2006 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony in Munich]]

The finals tournament of the 2006 World Cup began on 9 June. The 32&nbsp;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 24 June. In total, 64&nbsp;games were played.

===Hosting===
Although Germany failed to win the Cup, the tournament was considered a great success for Germany in general. Germany also experienced a sudden increase in patriotic spirit with flag waving, traditionally frowned upon by German society since [[World War II]], 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=2006-07-09 |accessdate=2006-07-27 }}</ref>

===Traditional powers dominate===
Despite early success by [[Australia national football team|Australia]], [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], the tournament marked a return to dominance of the traditional football powers. Four years after a [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 tournament]] in which teams from North America ([[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]), Africa ([[Senegal national football team|Senegal]]), and Asia ([[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]) made it deep into the knockout stages and [[Turkey national football team|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 champions took part in the quarter-final round, with Ukraine and [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 2004]] runners-up Portugal as the only relative outsiders.<ref>{{cite news |title=World Cup quarterfinals |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/soccer/20060630-9999-lz1s30worldcu.html |last=Zeigler |first=Mark |publisher=Union Tribune |date=2006-06-30 |accessdate=2008-03-31}}</ref> Argentina and Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals, leaving an all-European final four for only the fourth time (after the [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] and [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] tournaments).

===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, which 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 knock-out stage, which was reflected by their being the team that scored the most goals (14).

Germany's [[Miroslav Klose]] scored 5&nbsp;goals to claim the Golden Boot, the lowest total to win the prize since [[1962 FIFA World Cup|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 the team, tying the record for the most goalscorers from any one team.

For the first time ever in the FIFA World Cup, the first and last goals of the tournament were scored by defenders. [[Philipp Lahm]], the German [[Defender (football)#Wingback|wingback]], scored the opener against Costa Rica after only 5&nbsp;minutes of the opening match. In the final, [[Marco Materazzi]], the Italian centre back, out-jumped [[Patrick Vieira]] and headed in the last goal of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

===Unprecedented number of cards===
In comparison to earlier World Cups, the tournament was notable for the number of [[Penalty card#Yellow card|yellow]] and [[Penalty card#Red card|red cards]] given out, breaking the record set by the [[1998 FIFA World Cup#Tournament|1998 World Cup]]. Players received a record-breaking 345&nbsp;yellow cards and 28&nbsp;red cards, with [[Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov|Valentin Ivanov]] handing out 16&nbsp;yellow and 4&nbsp;red cards in the round of 16 match between [[Portugal]] and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] (see the [[Battle of Nuremberg]]). 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.

The high number of yellow and red cards shown also prompted discussion about [[2006 FIFA World Cup officials|the referees]]. FIFA Officials and President [[Sepp Blatter]] 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=2006-06-26 |accessdate=2006-07-23 }}</ref>

==Results==
[[Image:Worldcup 2006 wallchart.PNG|thumb|250px|right|2006 FIFA World Cup [[Wallchart|Wall Chart]]]]

''All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] ([[UTC+2]]).''
===Group stage===
In the following tables:
*'''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)
*'''Pts''' = total points accumulated

The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the round of 16.

====Group A====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup Group A}}
In the opening match of the tournament, [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] played an entertaining game which ended 4&ndash;2 for the host in the highest scoring opening match in the tournament's history. Germany went on to win the Group A after edging [[Poland national football team|Poland]] and breezing past [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] 3&ndash;0. Despite the heavy defeat, Ecuador had already joined the host in the Round of 16 having beaten Poland and Costa Rica 2&ndash;0 and 3&ndash;0, respectively.

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|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Drawn" |D
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|GER}}
|3||3||0||0||8||2||+6||'''9'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|ECU}}
|3||2||0||1||5||3||+2||'''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{fb|POL}}
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|- style=font-size:90%
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|14 June 2006
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|-
|15 June 2006
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|20 June 2006
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|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{fb-rt|CRC}}'''||align=center|'''1 – 2'''||'''{{fb|POL}}'''
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====Group B====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup Group B}}
In Group B, [[England national football team|England]] and [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] managed to push [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] into third place after narrow victories over the South Americans. [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|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, until goals from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]'s [[Peter Crouch]] and [[Steven Gerrard]] sealed a 2&ndash;0 win for the Three Lions. Sweden qualified for the knockout rounds after drawing 2&ndash;2 with England to maintain their 38-year unbeaten record against their opponents.

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|15 June 2006
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|20 June 2006
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====Group C====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup Group C}}
Both [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] and [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] qualified from Group C with a game remaining, with the two-time world champion topping the group on goal difference having hammered [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Serbia and Montenegro]] 6&ndash;0 and beating [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] 2&ndash;1. The Dutch picked up 1&ndash;0 and 2&ndash;1 victories over Serbia and Montenegro and Ivory Coast, respectively. ''Les Éléphants'' defeated Serbia and Montenegro 3&ndash;2 in their final game, in Serbia & Montenegro's last ever international before the break-up of the country.

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====Group D====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup Group D}}
[[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] coasted through in Group D, picking up the maximum number of points, with [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] qualifying in second. [[Iran national football team|Iran]] rued missed chances against Mexico in their opening 1&ndash;3 defeat and were eliminated in their match against Portugal. They fought hard against the Portuguese, but went down 2&ndash;0. Their last game against [[Angola national football team|Angola]] ended in 1&ndash;1 draw. The Africans had a respectable first World Cup tournament after earning draws with Mexico (0&ndash;0) and Iran.

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!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
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|16 June 2006
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|17 June 2006
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|21 June 2006
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|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{fb-rt|IRN}}'''||align=center|'''1 – 1'''||'''{{fb|ANG}}'''
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====Group E====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup Group E}}
In Group E, [[Italy national football team|Italy]] went through to the Round of 16 conceding just one goal (an [[own goal]]) in the group phase against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]. The Americans bowed out of the tournament after disappointing results against the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], 0&ndash;3 and 1&ndash;2, respectively, despite a hugely encouraging 1&ndash;1 draw (with 9 vs 10 men) against the ''Azzurri''. Tournament debutant Ghana caused one of the surprises of the tournament, as they joined Italy in the Round of 16, following victories over the Czech Republic and the United States. [[Daniele De Rossi]] was suspended for 4 games following his sending-off against the Americans.

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|-
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|17 June 2006
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|22 June 2006
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|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{fb-rt|GHA}}'''||align=center|'''2 – 1'''||'''{{fb|USA}}'''
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====Group F====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup Group F}}
Group F included the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Champions]] [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], [[Japan national football team|Japan]], and [[Australia national football team|Australia]]. Playing in their first World Cup for 32 years, the ''Socceroos'' came from behind to defeat Japan 3&ndash;1, and, despite losing 0&ndash;2 to Brazil, a 2&ndash;2 draw with Croatia was enough to give the Australians a place in the Round of 16 in a remarkable game where two players were sent-off for second bookings and one for a third booking by hapless English referee [[Graham Poll]]. Australia became the first ever [[Oceania Football Confederation|Oceanian]] team to reach the knockout stages. The Brazilians, although they won all three games, did not live up to expectations, only just scraping past supposedly weaker opposition, despite a great goal against Croatia by [[Kaká]]. Croatia and Japan went out of the tournament without a single win.

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|13 June 2006
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|18 June 2006
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|22 June 2006
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====Group G====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup Group G}}
[[France national football team|France]] started slowly in Group G, only managing a scoreless draw against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] and a 1&ndash;1 draw against [[Korea Republic national football team|South Korea]]. However, with captain [[Zinedine Zidane]] suspended, their 2&ndash;0 win against [[Togo national football team|Togo]] was enough for them to advance to the knockout round. ''Les Bleus'' were joined by the group winners, Switzerland, who defeated South Korea 2&ndash;0, and did not concede a goal in the tournament. Four points were not enough to see the Koreans through to the Round of 16 (the only team for which this was the case), while debutants Togo, after several rows about money and the general dislike amongst the camp of their star player, [[Emmanuel Adebayor]] of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], exited without a point.

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|-
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!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
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|13 June 2006
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|18 June 2006
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|19 June 2006
|- style=font-size:90%
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|23 June 2006
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====Group H====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup Group H}}
[[Spain national football team|Spain]] dominated Group H, picking up the maximum number of points, scoring 8 goals, and conceding only 1. [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], despite being beaten 4&ndash;0 by Spain in their first World Cup game, took advantage of the weaker opponents to beat [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] 4&ndash;0 and scrape past [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] 1&ndash;0 thanks to a 70th minute penalty by [[Andriy Shevchenko]], to reach the Round of 16. Saudi Arabia and Tunisia went out of the tournament having 1&nbsp;point each, thanks to a 2&ndash;2 draw against each other.

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|-
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|19 June 2006
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|23 June 2006
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===Knockout stage===
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup 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 (football)|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 (a.e.t.), and penalty shoot outs are indicated by (pen.).

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|25 June - [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion|Stuttgart]]| '''{{fb|ENG}}''' |1| {{fb|ECU}} |0
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|27 June - [[Signal Iduna Park|Dortmund]]| '''{{fb|BRA}}''' |3| {{fb|GHA}} |0
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|30 June - [[AOL Arena|Hamburg]]| '''{{fb|ITA}}''' |3| {{fb|UKR}} |0
|1 July - [[Veltins-Arena|Gelsenkirchen]]| {{fb|ENG}} |0 (1)| '''{{fb|POR}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (football)|pen.]])|0 (3)
|1 July - [[Commerzbank-Arena|Frankfurt]]| {{fb|BRA}} |0| '''{{fb|FRA}}''' |1
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|4 July - [[Signal Iduna Park|Dortmund]]| {{fb|GER}} |0| '''{{fb|ITA}}''' ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) |2
|5 July - [[Allianz Arena|Munich]]| {{fb|POR}} |0| '''{{fb|FRA}}''' |1
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|9 July - [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Berlin]]| '''{{fb|ITA}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (football)|pen.]])|1 (5)| {{fb|FRA}} |1 (3)
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====Round of 16====
In the second round, conceding two early goals in the first 12&nbsp;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 quarterfinals. 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 an equally controversial red card shown to [[Defender (football)#Centre back|centre back]] [[Marco Materazzi]]. In a dull 0–0 match, Switzerland failed to convert any of their three penalties in the [[Penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] 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 shootout. Their elimination also meant that they became the first nation to be eliminated from the World Cup without conceding any goals (and, moreover, the only nation to participate in a World Cup finals tournament without conceding a goal).

England struggled past Ecuador thanks to a [[David Beckham]] free kick, and won 1&ndash;0. Brazil won 3&ndash;0 against Ghana, in a game which included [[Ronaldo]]'s record 15th World Cup goal. [[Der Spiegel]] reported that the match was influenced by an Asian betting syndicate.<ref>[http://www.news24.com/News24/Sport/Soccer/0%2C%2C2-9-840_2385335%2C00.html 2006 WC match fixed - report] [[Der Spiegel]]</ref> Portugal defeated the Netherlands 1&ndash;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 new World Cup record with 16&nbsp;yellow cards and 4&nbsp;players being sent off for a second bookable offense. France came from behind to defeat the highly-favored Spain 3&ndash;1 thanks to goals from [[Franck Ribéry]], [[Patrick Vieira]], and [[Zinedine Zidane]].

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|referee = [[Massimo Busacca]] ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]]) }}
----
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|referee = [[Frank de Bleeckere]] ([[Belgian Football Association|Belgium]]) }}
----
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|referee = [[Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov|Valentin Ivanov]] ([[Football Union of Russia|Russia]]) }}
----
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|referee = [[Luis Medina Cantalejo]] ([[Real Federación Española de Fútbol|Spain]]) }}
----
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|referee = [[Benito Archundia]] ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]]) }}
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----
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|date = [[2006-06-27]]
|time = 17:00
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|referee = [[Ľuboš Micheľ]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-27]]
|time = 21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 3
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|goals1 = [[David Villa]] {{goal|28|pen.}}
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|attendance = 43,000
|referee = [[Roberto Rosetti]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]) }}

====Quarter-finals====
Germany and Argentina played an entertaining, yet somewhat cautious match, which ended 1&ndash;1 after extra time; the hosts edged out the Argentinians 4&ndash;2 on penalties to go through to the semifinals. Another ugly and controversial match came in [[Veltins-Arena|Gelsenkirchen]], when England faced Portugal. In a match which saw [[Wayne Rooney]] being sent off, Portugal won the penalty shootout 3&ndash;1 after a 0&ndash;0 draw to reach their first World Cup semi-final since the days of [[Eusébio]] 40&nbsp;years earlier, and ensure manager [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]]'s third consecutive tournament quarter-final win over [[Sven-Goran Eriksson]]'s England.

Italy comfortably defeated quarter-final debutants Ukraine 3&ndash;0. France eliminated Brazil 1&ndash;0 to advance into the semi-finals in a repeat of the [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|1998 final]]. Despite the score, Brazil only managed one shot on goal, while [[Zinedine Zidane]]'s dribbling earned him Man of the Match and his free-kick to [[Thierry Henry]] resulted in the winning goal.

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|score = 1 &ndash; 1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
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|goals1 = [[Miroslav Klose|Klose]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2 = [[Roberto Ayala|Ayala]] {{goal|49}}
|stadium = [[Olympic Stadium, Berlin|Olympiastadion]], [[Berlin]]
|attendance = 72,000
|referee = [[Ľuboš Micheľ]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]]) }}

{{penshootoutbox
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----
{{footballbox
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|time = 21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 3 &ndash; 0
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|goals1 = [[Gianluca Zambrotta|Zambrotta]] {{goal|6}}<br />[[Luca Toni|Toni]] {{goal|59}} {{goal|69}}
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|attendance = 50,000
|referee = [[Frank de Bleeckere]] ([[Belgian Football Association|Belgium]]) }}
----
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|time = 17:00
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|score = 0 &ndash; 0 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
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|team2 = {{fb|POR}}
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|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Veltins-Arena|FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen]], [[Gelsenkirchen]]
|attendance = 52,000
|referee = [[Horacio Elizondo]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]]) }}

{{penshootoutbox
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----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-07-01]]
|time = 21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 1
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410060/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|FRA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Thierry Henry|Henry]] {{goal|57}}
|stadium = [[Waldstadion|FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt]], [[Frankfurt]]
|attendance = 48,000
|referee = [[Luis Medina Cantalejo]] ([[Real Federación Española de Fútbol|Spain]]) }}

====Semi-finals====
With Argentina and Brazil eliminated in the quarter-finals, an all-[[Europe]]an semi-final line up was completed for only the fourth time (after the [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] and [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] tournaments).

The semifinal between Germany and Italy produced an entertaining extra time period that went scoreless until the 118th minute, when Italy scored twice through [[Fabio Grosso]] and [[Alessandro Del Piero]], putting an end to Germany's undefeated record in Dortmund, and continued their dominace over ''Die Nationalelf''.

In the second semifinal, Portugal lost to France 1–0 in [[Allianz Arena|Munich]]. The Portuguese faced a hostile crowd of English and French fans; as [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] was accused of unsportsmanlike behavior. In a repeat of the semi-finals of [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], Portugal was narrowly defeated by France, with the decisive goal being a penalty scored by France captain Zinedine Zidane.

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|time = 21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 2 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
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|stadium = [[Signal Iduna Park|FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund]], [[Dortmund]]
|attendance = 65,000
|referee = [[Benito Archundia]] ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-07-05]]
|time = 21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 1
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410062/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|FRA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Zinedine Zidane|Zidane]] {{goal|33|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Allianz Arena|FIFA WM Stadion München]], [[Munich]]
|attendance = 66,000
|referee = [[Jorge Larrionda]] ([[Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol|Uruguay]]) }}

====Third place play-off====
The match began rather slowly, with each side cautiously trying to find each other's weak spots. The excitement began in the second half when the hosts got three goals in 20&nbsp;minutes with the help of 21-year-old left [[midfielder]] [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]. His first goal beat the Portuguese goalkeeper [[Ricardo Pereira|Ricardo]] with pace over his head. Only 4&nbsp;minutes later, Schweinsteiger's free kick 30&nbsp;meters from the left of the penalty box, driven low across goal, was connected with [[Petit (Portuguese footballer)|Petit]]'s knee to become an own goal for Portugal. The German did not stop, and netted his second goal, which swerved away to the keeper's left, on the 78th minute.

Portugal were strong in possession but lacked punch in attack; unable to convert 57%&nbsp;possession into goals. [[Pauleta]] had two clear chances from 15&nbsp;meters, but both times hit tame shots that did not trouble keeper [[Oliver Kahn]]. Portugal, however, were to get a consolation goal with the help of substitute [[Luís Figo]], who almost immediately provided the precise distribution needed to unlock the German defence. A cross from the right wing on 88 minutes found fellow substitute [[Nuno Gomes]] at the far post, who dived in for the goal. Portugal did not manage to score more in the remaining few minutes, and the game ended 3–1, a result which gave the tournament hosts the bronze medals and left Portugal in fourth place.

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|date = [[2006-07-08]]
|time = 21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}
|score = 3 &ndash; 1
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410063/report.html (Report)]
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|goals2 = [[Nuno Gomes]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium = [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion]], [[Stuttgart]]
|attendance = 52,000
|referee = [[Toru Kamikawa]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]]) }}

====Final====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup Final}}

The final started with each side scoring within the first 20&nbsp;minutes. Zinedine Zidane 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=2006-07-09 |accessdate=2006-10-05 }}</ref> which glanced off the underside of the crossbar and into the goal. Marco Materazzi then levelled the scores in the 19th minute following an [[Andrea Pirlo]] corner. Both teams had chances to score the winning goal in normal time: [[Luca Toni]] hit the crossbar in the 35th minute for Italy (he later had a header disallowed for offside), while France were not awarded a possible second penalty in the 53rd minute when [[Florent Malouda]] went down in the box after a tackle from [[Gianluca Zambrotta]]. They were unable to capitalise, however, and the score remained at one goal each.

At the end of the regulation 90&nbsp;minutes, the score was still level at 1–1, and the match was forced into [[extra time]]. Italian goalkeeper [[Gianluigi Buffon]] 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 [[Zinedine Zidane#Confrontation with Marco Materazzi|Zidane head-butted 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, landed on the goal line and went out. It was the first all-European final since Italy's triumph over West Germany in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]], and the second final, after [[1994 FIFA World Cup Final|1994]], to be decided on penalties. It was also Italy's first world title in 24&nbsp;years, and their fourth overall, making them the second most successful World Cup team ever. The victory also helped Italy top the [[FIFA World Rankings]] in February 2007 for the first time since November 1993.

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|time = 20:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
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|goals2 = [[Zinedine Zidane|Zidane]] {{goal|7|pen.}}
|stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]], [[Berlin]]
|attendance = 69,000
|referee = [[Horacio Elizondo]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]]) }}

{{penshootoutbox
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|penaltyscore = 5 &ndash; 3
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{{winners|fb|2006 World Cup Winners|ITA|Fourth}}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; mPERin: 0 auto;"
|-
![[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Shoe - Top Goalscorers|Golden Shoe Winner]]
![[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Ball|Golden Ball Winner]]
![[FIFA World Cup awards#Yashin Award|Yashin Award]]
![[FIFA World Cup awards#Best Young Player Award|Best Young Player]]
![[FIFA World Cup awards#FIFA Fair Play Trophy|FIFA Fair Play Trophy]]
![[FIFA World Cup awards#Most Entertaining Team|Most Entertaining Team]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Miroslav Klose]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Podolski]]
|{{fb|BRA}} & {{fb|ESP}}
|{{fb|POR}}
|}

FIFA's Technical Study Group (TSG) also granted a [[man of the match|Man of the Match]] award to one player in each match. Italy's [[Andrea Pirlo]] won the most Man of the Match awards, with three in total. [[Miroslav Klose]], [[Agustin Delgado]], [[Arjen Robben]], [[José Roberto da Silva Júnior|Zé Roberto]], [[Alexander Frei]], [[Michael Ballack]], and [[Patrick Vieira]] each received two awards.

===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&nbsp;players, and was selected based on performances from the second round onwards.<ref>{{cite news |author=Associated Press |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/worldcup2006/storyview.html?/story/worldcup2006/national/2006/07/07/worldcup-all-star.html |title=France, Italy dominate World Cup all-star squad |publisher=CBC |date=2006-07-07 |accessdate=2006-08-11 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="mArgin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Goalkeepers
!Defenders
!Midfielders
!Forwards
|-
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluigi Buffon]]<br />
{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jens Lehmann]]<br />
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Ricardo Pereira|Ricardo]]<br />
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Ayala]]<br />
{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Terry]]<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lilian Thuram]]<br />
{{flagicon|GER}} [[Philipp Lahm]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Cannavaro]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluca Zambrotta]]<br />
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Ricardo Carvalho]]<br />
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Roberto da Silva Júnior|Zé Roberto]]<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Vieira]]<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]<br />
{{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Ballack]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Pirlo]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gennaro Gattuso]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Totti]]<br />
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Luís Figo]]<br />
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Maniche]]<br />
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Crespo]]<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]<br />
{{flagicon|GER}} [[Miroslav Klose]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Toni]]<br />
|}

==Scorers==
[[Miroslav Klose]] received the [[FIFA World Cup awards#Golden Shoe - Top Goalscorers|adidas Golden Shoe]] award for scoring five goals in the World Cup. This was the lowest number of goals scored by a tournament's top goalscorer since six players tied on four goals each in [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]. In total, 147&nbsp;goals were scored (four of which were [[own goal]]s).

{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
;5 goals
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Miroslav Klose]]

;3 goals
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Crespo]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Maxi Rodríguez]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo]]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Lukas Podolski]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Torres]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Villa]]

;2 goals
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Cahill]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Adriano Leite Ribeiro|Adriano]]
*{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Paulo Wanchope]]
*{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Aruna Dindane]]
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Rosický]]
*{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Agustín Delgado]]
*{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Carlos Tenorio]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steven Gerrard]]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Vieira]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Materazzi]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Toni]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Omar Bravo]]
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Bartosz Bosacki]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Maniche]]
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Alexander Frei]]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Shevchenko]]

;1 goal
*{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Flávio Amado|Flávio]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Roberto Ayala]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Esteban Cambiasso]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Lionel Messi]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Javier Saviola]]
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Tévez]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Aloisi]]
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Harry Kewell]]
{{col-3}}
*{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Craig Moore]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Frederico Chaves Guedes|Fred]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gilberto da Silva Melo|Gilberto]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Juninho Pernambucano]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Kaká]]
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Roberto da Silva Júnior|Zé Roberto]]
*{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Rónald Gómez]]
*{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Didier Drogba]]
*{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Bonaventure Kalou]]
*{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Bakary Koné]]
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Niko Kovač]]
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Darijo Srna]]
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Jan Koller]]
*{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Iván Kaviedes]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Cole]]
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Crouch]]
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Ribéry]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Torsten Frings]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Philipp Lahm]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Oliver Neuville]]
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Stephen Appiah]]
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Haminu Dramani]]
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Asamoah Gyan]]
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Sulley Ali Muntari]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh]]
*{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Yahya Golmohammadi]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alessandro Del Piero]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Alberto Gilardino]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Grosso]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vincenzo Iaquinta]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Filippo Inzaghi]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Pirlo]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesco Totti]]
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluca Zambrotta]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shunsuke Nakamura]]
*{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keiji Tamada]]
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Ahn Jung-Hwan]]
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Chun-Soo]]
{{col-3}}
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Park Ji-Sung]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Francisco Fonseca]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Rafael Márquez]]
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Antonio Naelson|Zinha]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Robin van Persie]]
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Arjen Robben]]
*{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Nelson Cuevas]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Deco]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Nuno Gomes]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Pauleta]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo]]
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Simão Sabrosa|Simão]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Sami Al-Jaber]]
*{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Yasser Al-Qahtani]]
*{{flagicon|SCG}} [[Saša Ilić (midfielder)|Saša Ilić]]
*{{flagicon|SCG}} [[Nikola Žigić]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Xabi Alonso]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juanito (footballer born 1976)|Juanito]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Raúl González|Raúl]]
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Allbäck]]
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Henrik Larsson]]
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Fredrik Ljungberg]]
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Tranquillo Barnetta]]
*{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Philippe Senderos]]
*{{flagicon|TOG}} [[Mohamed Kader]]
*{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Radhi Jaïdi]]
*{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Ziad Jaziri]]
*{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Jawhar Mnari|Jaouhar Mnari]]
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Clint Dempsey]]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Maksym Kalynychenko]]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Serhiy Rebrov|Sergiy Rebrov]]
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Andriy Rusol]]

;Own goals
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Cristian Zaccardo]] (playing against USA)
*{{flagicon|PAR}} [[Carlos Gamarra]] (playing against England)
*{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Brent Sancho]] (playing against Paraguay)
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Petit (Portuguese footballer)|Petit]] (playing against Germany)
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{{portal|Association football}}

==See also==
[[Image:2005 Belgium 20 Euro FIFA World Cup front.JPG|thumb|160px|2006 FIFA World Cup Belgian Coin]]
*2006 FIFA World Cup:
:*[[A time to make friends]]
:*[[List of 2006 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights|Broadcasting rights]]
:*[[2006 FIFA World Cup controversies|Controversies]]
:*[[2006 FIFA World Cup disciplinary record|Disciplinary record]]
:*[[2006 FIFA World Cup full team ranking|Full team rankings]]
:*[[2006 FIFA World Cup officials|Officials]]
:*[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|Qualification]]
:*[[2006 FIFA World Cup seeding|Seeding]]
:*[[2006 FIFA World Cup sponsorship|Sponsorship]]
:*[[2006 FIFA World Cup squads|Squads]]
:*[[FIFA World Cup records]]
*[[Leeuwenhosen]] controversy
*[[Adidas Teamgeist]]
*{{wikitravel|World Cup 2006}}
*[[Voices from the FIFA World Cup]]
*Several countries celebrated this major event with the minting of specially high value commemorative coins. Among them is the Belgian 20 euro [[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Belgium)#2005 coinage|Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup Coin]]. The obverse of the coin shows a soccer player with a ball, right above them '2006 FIFA World Cup Germany' can be clearly seen.

==References and footnotes==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup at FIFA.com]
*[http://rsssf.com/tables/2006f.html RSSSF Archive of finals]
*[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/2006/wc06index.html Planet World Cup - Germany 200]

===Official sites===
*[http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/ Official FIFA World Cup site]
*[http://wm2006.deutschland.de/EN/Navigation/Home/home.html Organizing committee site]
*[http://www.dfb-kulturstiftung.de/index.en.html Official Artistic and Cultural Programme to the FIFA World Cup 2006] curated by [[André Heller]]
*[http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/worldwideprograms/releases/newsid=106383.html FIFA page on "6 Villages for 2006" sponsorship] and partnership with [[SOS Children's Villages]]

===Other sites===
*[http://soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/six-villages.htm Official World Cup charity]
*[http://www.footballingworld.com/1/worldcup2006/home.php Footballing World - World Cup Analysis]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/default.stm BBC 2006 World Cup coverage]
*[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?id=worldcup&cc=3888 ESPN 2006 World Cup coverage]
*[http://usatoday.com/sports/graphics/worldcup06/flash.htm?theTab=bracket USATODAY 2006 World Cup Bracket]
*[http://nytimes.com/packages/flash/sports/WC2006/flash/en/index.html The New York Times 2006 World Cup Flash]

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