2006 FIFA World Cup
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| 2006 FIFA World Cup - Germany FIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006 | |
|---|---|
| Image:FIFA World Cup 2006 Logo.svg Official logo | |
| Teams | 32 (from 198 entrants) |
| Host | Germany |
| Champions | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (4th title) |
| Matches played | 64 |
| Goals scored | 147 (average 2.297 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,353,655 (average 52,401 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Miroslav Klose 5 goals |
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th staging of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international association football world championship tournament. It was held from June 9 to July 9 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Italy won 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.
Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in December 2003. Thirty-two teams qualified from this process for the final tournament.
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[edit] Qualification
One-hundred and ninety-eight teams attempted to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Hosts Germany were granted automatic qualification; the remaining 31 finals places were divided by continental confederation. Thirteen places were contested by UEFA teams (Europe), 5 by CAF teams (Africa), 4 by CONMEBOL teams (South America), 4 by AFC teams (Asia), and 3 by CONCACAF teams (North and Central America and Caribbean). The remaining two places were decided by playoffs between AFC and CONCACAF and between CONMEBOL and OFC (Oceania).
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. For the first time since the 1982 World Cup, all six confederations were represented.
[edit] Finals tournament
[edit] Route to the Finals
The finals tournament of the 2006 World Cup began on June 9 with a group stage for which the 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four teams each. Within each group, the teams competed in a round-robin tournament to determine which two of those four teams would advance to the 16-team knockout stage, which started on June 24. In total, 64 games were played.
Italy progressed with a strong defence and a balanced attack — they only conceded two goals (an own goal and a penalty) throughout, and finished the tournament with ten different players accounting for their twelve goals. A close call came against Australia in the Round of 16, in which an Italian team with 10 men against 11 for a controversial red card prevailed after Francesco Totti converted a controversial penalty near the end of stoppage time to give Italy a 1–0 win. Subsequently their 3-0 quater-final against Ukraine, beaten thanks to two goals of the italian Serie A top scorer Luca Toni (31 goals in the 2005-2006 season), and then the 2–0 semi-final win over Germany, runners-up from 2002 and host country. Although Germany had never lost a match in Dortmund, Italy scored both goals in extra time (by Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero). The opportunity for the second goal opened up when Germany, desperate to equalise, moved defenders into an attacking position.
France overcame a slow start in the group stage, but they gained momentum in their final round robin match and and went strongly in knockout stage. The team's golden generation veterans who came out of retirement, like Zinedine Zidane and Lillian Thuram, combined with youthful talent like Thierry Henry and Franck Ribéry found their form as they defeated Spain in a 3-1 come from behind victory. Then they knocked out favourites and defending champions Brazil 1–0 in the quarter-finals, holding Brazil to only one shot on goal. In the semi-finals, backed by an anti-Portugal crowd and a strong defensive effort by Thuram, Zidane's 37' penalty stood as the winner in another 1-0 win.
On July 8, Germany beat Portugal 3–1 in Stuttgart for third place.
In the final, played in Berlin on July 9, Italy, led by coach Marcello Lippi, beat France on penalties after extra time, winning the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 24 years, and collecting their fourth title.
[edit] Final
The final started with each side scoring within the first 20 minutes. Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring by converting a controversial <ref> "Italy wins World Cup", CBC Sports, 2006-07-09. Retrieved on 2006-10-05. </ref>penalty spot kick, which glanced off the underside of the crossbar and into the goal and Marco Materazzi levelled the score from an Andrea Pirlo corner. Both teams had chances to score a winning goal: Luca Toni hit the crossbar for Italy; he later scored a header but it was disallowed as offside; France was not granted a second penalty in the 53rd minute when Florent Malouda was taken down in the box.
After the regulation 90 minutes, the score was level at 1–1, forcing extra time to be played. Italian keeper Gianluigi Buffon made a potentially game saving save in extra time when he tipped a Zidane header over the crossbar. The extra time was goalless and a penalty shootout followed, which Italy won 5–3 as France's David Trézéguet, the man who scored the Golden Goal against Italy in Euro 2000, missed. It was the first all-European final since Italy won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and the second final (1994 was first, with Italy's loss) to be decided on penalties.
Near the end of extra time, Zidane headbutted Materazzi in the chest in an off-the-ball incident after being verbally provoked. Referee Horacio Elizondo did not see the confrontation, but sent Zidane off based on the intervention of the fourth official Luis Medina Cantalejo. Both players received fines and suspensions for their actions. Since Zidane is now retired from international football, he pledged to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to work three full days of community service with children and youngsters for FIFA's humanitarian organizations. Materazzi received a fine of CHF 5,000 for repeatedly provoking Zidane, and was suspended for two matches of the Italian national team.
[edit] Overview
[edit] Hosting
Although Germany failed to make the final as in 2002, the tournament was considered a success for them.<ref> "Even in losing, Germany a winner", The Miami Herald, 2006-07-10. Retrieved on 2006-07-27. </ref> The stadiums and transportation systems were state-of-the-art, and the German people were lauded for their hospitality and enthusiasm. One big innovation were 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 upcoming 2010 tournament. Germany also experienced a sudden increase in patriotic spirit with unprecedented flag waving traditionally frowned upon by German society since after World War II whenever the German team played. <ref> "South African to learn lessons from Germany", The 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, 2006-07-09. Retrieved on 2006-07-27. </ref>
[edit] Traditional powers dominate
Despite early success by Australia, Ecuador and Ghana, the tournament marked a return to dominance of the traditional football powers. Four years after a 2002 tournament in which teams from North America (United States), Africa (Senegal), and Asia (South Korea) made it deep into the knockout stages and a relatively unheralded UEFA side (Turkey) finished third, all eight seeded teams progressed to the knockout stages, and none of the quarter-finalists were from outside Europe or South America. Six former champion teams and 2004 Euro runners-up Portugal all took part in the quarter-final round, with Ukraine as the only relative outsiders.
The tournament once again emulated a pattern that European teams dominate on European soil, while South American teams dominate on non-European soil, a trend broken only once with Brazil's win at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. Brazil and Argentina were eliminated in the quarter-finals, leaving an all-European final four (for the fourth time after 1934, 1966 and 1982 tournaments).
[edit] Scoring
In terms of on-the-pitch activities, despite the early goals that flooded the group stages, the knockout phase could not live up to the expectations provided by the group matches. Instead, players such as Fabio Cannavaro of Italy and Lilian Thuram of France starred in more defensive-oriented matches. A prime example of this was Portugal who only scored at the 23' in the round of 16, and they did not score again until the 88' of the third place match (which was a consolatory goal).
Italy, Germany, Argentina, and France were the only teams to score multiple goals in a match during the knockout round; Italy did so against twice, against Ukraine (3-0) and Germany (2-0). Germany shutout Sweden 2-0, Argentina beat Mexico 2-1, and France defeated Spain 3-1.
Germany's Miroslav Klose scored 5 goals to claim the Golden Boot, the lowest in decades, while next most was 3 among numerous players. No player from the champion winners Italy had scored more than two goals, though ten different players had scored, while five goals out of 12 were scored by substitutes, and four goals were scored by defenders.
Despite the low number of goals, the knockout matches were generally considered more spectacular in contrast to the cynically regarded 1990 World Cup. These include Brazil-France (noted for Zinedine Zidane's midfield mastery), Argentina-Germany (Germany's late equalizer and the penalty shootout), and Germany-Italy (the numerous scoring chances by both sides in extra-time until Italy's two goals in the last two minutes of extra-time). The third place playoff as usual lived up to expectations as an offense-oriented match, with numerous scoring chances from both sides, though Germany was the first to convert.
[edit] Unprecedented number of cards
In comparison to earlier World Cups, the tournament was notable for the number of yellow and red cards given out, breaking the record set by the 1990 World Cup. Players received a record-breaking 345 yellow cards and 28 red cards, with the round of 16 match between Portugal and the Netherlands accounting for 16 and 4, respectively, by itself. Portugal had two players suspended for each of the quarter-final and semi-final matches, respectively. FIFA President Sepp Blatter has hinted that he may allow some rule changes for future tournaments so that earlier accumulated bookings will not force players to miss the final, should their teams make it that far.
The high number of yellow and red cards shown also prompted discussion about the referees. FIFA Officials and President Sepp Blatter received criticism for allegedly making rules too rigid and taking discretion away from referees. <ref> "Who's to blame for Cup card frenzy?", The BBC, 2006-06-26. Retrieved on 2006-07-23. </ref>
The tournament also saw English referee Graham Poll mistakenly hand out three yellow cards to one Croatian player in their match against Australia. This odd event had taken place once before though at the 1974 World Cup held in West Germany, with an Australian player being booked three times.
It was later revealed by Poll that the 3rd yellow card was given when he was told of the mistake he had made by the Croatian player.
[edit] Venues
Twelve cities were selected to host World Cup finals matches.
| City | Original stadium names | World Cup 2006 stadium names <ref> During the World Cup, many of the stadiums were known by different names, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadiums unless the stadium sponsors were also official FIFA sponsors. For example, Allianz Arena was known during the competition as "FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich" (or in German: "FIFA WM-Stadion München"). On the Allianz Arena in Munich even the letters of the company Allianz were removed or covered. These new names are reflected in the table. Some of the stadiums also have a lower capacity for the World Cup, as FIFA regulations ban standing room, nonetheless this was accommodated as several stadiums had an UEFA 5-star ranking. Of the twelve hosting stadiums, only Zentralstadion in Leipzig is within the boundaries of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany). </ref> | Host club(s) | Map <ref> Please note that the links to location maps are linked to an external site. </ref> | Capacity <ref> Seated capacity. Some stadiums have greater capacity for German league games due to standing room. </ref> |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 46,120 |
| 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 |
[edit] Squads
- For more details on this topic, see 2006 FIFA World Cup squads.
Squads for the 2006 World Cup consisted of 23 players, same as the previous edition in 2002. Each national association had to confirm its 23-player squad in May 2006.
[edit] Groups
[edit] Seeds
- Further information: 2006 FIFA World Cup seeding
The eight seeded teams for the 2006 cup were announced on December 5, 2005. The seeds comprised Pot A in the draw. Pot B contained the unseeded qualifiers from South America, Africa and Oceania; Pot C contained eight of the nine remaining European sides, excluding Serbia and Montenegro. Pot D contained unseeded sides from the CONCACAF region and Asia. A special pot contained Serbia and Montenegro: this was done to ensure that no group contained three European teams. In the special pot, Serbia and Montenegro (white ball) was drawn first, then their group was drawn (black ball) from the three seeded non-European nations, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.
It had been predetermined that as hosts, Germany would be placed in Group A, thus being assured of the venues of their group matches in advance of the draw. FIFA had also announced in advance that Brazil (the defending champions) would be allocated to Group F.
On December 9, 2005 the draw was held and the group assignments and order of fixtures were determined. After the draw was completed, many football commentators remarked that group C appeared to be the group of death in the World Cup, although in actuality, the group was among the first to be settled; Argentina and the Netherlands both qualified with a game to spare with comfortable wins over Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Serbia and Montenegro respectively. <ref name=deathgroup>Wilson, Paul (2005-12-11). An easy group? Draw your own conclusions. The Observer. Retrieved on 2006-06-26.</ref><ref name=groupc>Palmer, Kevin (2006-05-24). Group C Tactics Board. Retrieved on 2006-06-26. </ref>
[edit] Group system
The first round, or group stage, saw the thirty-two teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams coming first and second in each group qualified for the second round.
[edit] 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 name=rulechange> O'Dea, Joseph (2006-05-18). FIFA changes World Cup tie-breaking rules. Retrieved on 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.
[edit] First round
In the following tables:
- Pts = total points accumulated
- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- GD = goal difference (GF−GA)
The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the round of 16. Full results and goalscorers are available in the article for each group.
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg Poland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| Image:Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg England | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Image:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad & Tobago | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
[edit] Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Image:Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| Image:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg Serbia & Montenegro | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 |
[edit] Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| Image:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
[edit] Group E
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg Czech Republic | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Image:Flag of the United States.svg USA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
[edit] Group F
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Japan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
[edit] Group G
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Image:Flag of France.svg France | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Image:Flag of South Korea (bordered).svg Korea Republic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Image:Flag of Togo.svg Togo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
[edit] Group H
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Image:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Image:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
[edit] Knockout stage
The knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament involving the sixteen teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. There were four rounds of matches, with each round eliminating half of the teams entering that round. The successive rounds were: Round of 16, Quarter-finals, Semi-finals, Final. There was also a play-off to decide third/fourth place. For each game in the knockout stage, a draw was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two fifteen minute halves); if scores were still level there would be a penalty shootout (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. Scores after extra time are indicated by (AET), and penalty shoot outs are indicated by (PSO).
[edit] Bracket
[edit] Round of 16
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2) .
| 24 June 2006 17:00 | |||
| Germany Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 2–0 | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Simon (Brazil) |
| Podolski 4', 12' | (Report) |
| 24 June 2006 21:00 | |||
| Argentina Image:Flag of Argentina.svg | 2–1 (AET) | Image:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | Zentralstadion, Leipzig Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Busacca (Switzerland) |
| Crespo 10' Rodríguez 98' | (Report) | Márquez 6' |
| 25 June 2006 17:00 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 52,000 Referee: De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
| Beckham 60' | (Report) |
| 25 June 2006 21:00 | |||
| Portugal Image:Flag of Portugal.svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Frankenstadion, Nuremberg Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Ivanov (Russia) |
| Maniche 23' | (Report) |
| 26 June 2006 17:00 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 1–0 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Medina (Spain) |
| Totti 95+' (pen) | (Report) |
| 26 June 2006 21:00 | |||
| Switzerland Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg | 0–0 (AET) (0–3 PSO) | Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
| (Report) |
| Penalties | |||
| Streller: Shovkovsky saved Barnetta: crossbar Cabanas: Shovkovsky saved | 0–3 | Shevchenko: Zuberbühler saved Milevskiy: scored Rebrov: scored Gusev: scored |
| 27 June 2006 17:00 | |||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | 3–0 | Image:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| Ronaldo 5' Adriano 46+' Ze Roberto 84' | (Report) |
| 27 June 2006 21:00 | |||
| Spain Image:Flag of Spain.svg | 1–3 | Image:Flag of France.svg France | FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Rosetti (Italy) |
| Villa 28' (pen) | (Report) | Ribéry 41' Vieira 83' Zidane 92+' |
[edit] Quarter-finals
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| 30 June 2006 17:00 | |||
| Germany Image:Flag of Germany.svg | 1–1 (AET) (4–2 PSO) | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Micheľ (Slovakia) |
| Klose 80' | (Report) | Ayala 49' |
| Penalties | |||
| Neuville: scored Ballack: scored Podolski: scored Borowski: scored | 4–2 | Cruz: scored Ayala: Lehmann saved Rodríguez: scored Cambiasso: Lehmann saved |
| 30 June 2006 21:00 | |||
| Italy Image:Flag of Italy.svg | 3–0 | Image:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg Attendance: 50,000 Referee: De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
| Zambrotta 6' Toni 59', 69' | (Report) |
| 1 July 2006 17:00 | |||
| England Image:Flag of England (bordered).svg | 0–0 (AET) (1–3 PSO) | Image:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Elizondo (Argentina) |
| (Report) |
| Penalties | |||
| Lampard: Ricardo saved Hargreaves: scored Gerrard: Ricardo saved Carragher: Ricardo saved | 1–3 | Simão: scored Viana: post Petit: missed Postiga: scored Ronaldo: scored |
| 1 July 2006 21:00 | ||
| Brazil Image:Flag of Brazil.svg | 0–1 |