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2006

WORLD CUP

Germany

First Round

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
GERMANY	ENGLAND	ARGENTINA	MEXICO
COSTA RICA	PARAGUAY	IVORY COAST	IRAN
POLAND	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO	ANGOLA
ECUADOR	SWEDEN	NETHERLANDS	PORTUGAL

Group E	Group F	Group G	Group H
ITALY	BRAZIL	FRANCE	SPAIN
GHANA	CROATIA	SWITZERLAND	UKRAINE
UNITED STATES	AUSTRALIA	SOUTH KOREA	TUNISIA
CZECH REPUBLIC	JAPAN	TOGO	SAUDI ARABIA

Round of 16

Date	Venue	Match	Result
24 June 5.00pm	FIFA World Cup - Munich	Germany - Sweden	2 - 0
24 June 9.00pm	Zentral - Leipzig	Argentina - Mexico	2 - 1 a.e.t.
25 June 5.00pm	Gottlieb-Daimler - Stuttgart	England - Ecuador	1 - 0
25 June 9.00pm	Franken - Nuremberg	Portugal - Netherlands	1 - 0
26 June 5.00pm	Fritz-Walter - Kaiserslautern	Italy - Australia	1 - 0
26 June 9.00pm	FIFA World Cup - Cologne	Switzerland - Ukraine	0 - 0 (0 - 3)
27 June 5.00pm	Westfalen - Dortmund	Brazil - Ghana	3 - 0
27 June 9.00pm	FIFA World Cup - Hanover	Spain - France	1 - 3

Quarter Finals

Date	Venue	Match	Result
30 June 5.00pm	Olympia - Berlin	Germany - Argentina	1 - 1 (4 - 2)
30 June 9.00pm	FIFA World Cup - Hamburg	Italy - Ukraine	3 - 0
1 July 5.00pm	FIFA World Cup - Gelsenkirchen	England - Portugal	0 - 0 (1 - 3)
1 July 9.00pm	Wald - Frankfurt	Brazil - France	0 - 1

Semi Finals

Date	Venue	Match	Result
4 July 9.00pm	Westfalen - Dortmund	Germany - Italy	0 - 2 a.e.t.
5 July 9.00pm	FIFA World Cup - Munich	Portugal - France	0 - 1

Third Place

Date	Venue	Match	Result
8 July 9.00pm	Gottlieb-Daimler - Stuttgart	Germany - Portugal	3 - 1

FINAL

Date	Venue	Match	Result
9 July 8.00pm	Olympia - Berlin	Italy - France	1 - 1 (5 - 3)

The winning Italians pose with the World Cup Trophy after winning final match against France in Berlin.

Goal scorers

1.	Miroslav Klose	Germany	5
2.	Hernan Crespo	Argentina	3
	Maxi Rodriguez	Argentina	3
	Ronaldo	Brazil	3
	Thierry Henry	France	3
	Zinedine Zidane	France	3	(2 penalties)
	Lukas Podolski	Germany	3
	Fernando Torres	Spain	3	(1 penalty)
	David Villa	Spain	3	(2 penalties)
10.	Tim Cahill	Australia	2
	Adriano	Brazil	2
	Paulo Wanchope	Costa Rica	2
	Tomas Rosicky	Czech Republic	2
	Carlos Tenorio	Ecuador	2
	Agustin Delgado	Ecuador	2
	Steven Gerrard	England	2
	Patrick Vieira	France	2
	Bastian Schweinsteiger	Germany	2
	Luca Toni	Italy	2
	Marco Materazzi	Italy	2
	Aruna Dindane	Ivory Coast	2	(1 penalty)
	Omar Bravo	Mexico	2
	Bartosz Bosacki	Poland	2
	Maniche	Portugal	2
	Alexander Frei	Switzerland	2
	Andriy Shevchenko	Ukraine	2	(1 penalty)
27.	Flavio	Angola	1
	Javier Saviola	Argentina	1
	Esteban Cambiasso	Argentina	1
	Carlos Tevez	Argentina	1
	Lionel Messi	Argentina	1
	Roberto Ayala	Argentina	1
	John Aloisi	Australia	1
	Craig Moore	Australia	1	(penalty)
	Harry Kewell	Australia	1
	Kaka	Brazil	1
	Fred	Brazil	1
	Juninho Pernambucano	Brazil	1
	Gilberto	Brazil	1
	Ze Roberto	Brazil	1
	Ronald Gomez	Costa Rica	1
	Darijo Srna	Croatia	1
	Niko Kovac	Croatia	1
	Jan Koller	Czech Republic	1
	Ivan Kaviedes	Ecuador	1
	Peter Crouch	England	1
	Joe Cole	England	1
	David Beckham	England	1
	Frank Ribery	France	1
	Philipp Lahm	Germany	1
	Torsten Frings	Germany	1
	Oliver Neuville	Germany	1
	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	1
	Sulley Muntari	Ghana	1
	Haminu Dramani	Ghana	1
	Stephen Appiah	Ghana	1	(penalty)
	Yahya Golmohammadi	Iran	1
	Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh	Iran	1
	Andrea Pirlo	Italy	1
	Vincenzo Iaquinta	Italy	1
	Alberto Gilardino	Italy	1
	Filippo Inzaghi	Italy	1
	Francesco Totti	Italy	1	(penalty)
	Gianluca Zambrotta	Italy	1
	Fabio Grosso	Italy	1
	Alessandro del Piero	Italy	1
	Didier Drogba	Ivory Coast	1
	Bakary Kone	Ivory Coast	1
	Bonaventure Kalou	Ivory Coast	1	(penalty)
	Shunsuke Nakamura	Japan	1
	Keiji Tamada	Japan	1
	Zinha	Mexico	1
	Jose Fonseca	Mexico	1
	Jose Fonseca	Mexico	1
	Arjen Robben	Netherlands	1
	Robin van Persie	Netherlands	1
	Ruud van Nistelrooij	Netherlands	1
	Nelson Cuevas	Paraguay	1
	Pauleta	Portugal	1
	Deco	Portugal	1
	Cristiano Ronaldo	Portugal	1	(penalty)
	Simao Sabrosa	Portugal	1	(penalty)
	Nuno Gomes	Portugal	1
	Yaser Al Kahtani	Saudi Arabia	1
	Sami Al Jaber	Saudi Arabia	1
	Nikola Zigic	Serbia and Montenegro	1
	Sasa Ilic	Serbia and Montenegro	1
	Chun Soo Lee	South Korea	1
	Jung Hwan Ahn	South Korea	1
	Ji Sung Park	South Korea	1
	Xabi Alonso	Spain	1
	Raul	Spain	1
	Juanito	Spain	1
	Freddie Ljungberg	Sweden	1
	Marcus Allback	Sweden	1
	Henrik Larsson	Sweden	1
	Tranquillo Barnetta	Switzerland	1
	Philippe Senderos	Switzerland	1
	Kader Mohamed	Togo	1
	Zied Jaziri	Tunisia	1
	Radhi Jaidi	Tunisia	1
	Radhi Jaidi	Tunisia	1
	Andriy Rusol	Ukraine	1
	Serhiy Rebrov	Ukraine	1
	Maksim Kalinichenko	Ukraine	1
	Clint Dempsey	United States	1
	Own goals:
	Cristian Zaccardo	Italy	1
	Carlos Gamarra	Paraguay	1
	Petit	Portugal	1
	Brent Sancho	Trinidad and Tobago	1

Statistics

Number of matches	64
Number of goals	147 (13 penalties)
Goal frequency (average)	2.23
Missed penalties	4
Most goals scored	Germany (14)
Most goals conceded	Serbia and Montenegro (10)
Quickest goal	2': Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) against Czech Republic (first round) and Darijo Srna (Croatia) against Australia (first round)
Latest goal	121': Alessandro del Piero (Italy) against Germany (semi final)
Largest score	6-0 (Argentina - Serbia and Montenegro; first round); 4-2 (Germany - Costa Rica; first round)
Number of draws	15
Change from behind score to leading score	Costa Rica - Poland 1-0 ® 1-2 (first round) Ivory Coast - Serbia and Montenegro 0-2 ® 3-2 (first round) Australia - Japan 0-1 ® 2-1 (first round) Japan - Brazil 1-0 ® 1-2 (first round) South Korea - Togo 0-1 ® 2-1 (first round) Tunisia - Saudi Arabia 1-0 ® 1-2 (first round) Spain - Tunisia 0-1 ® 2-1 (first round) Argentina - Mexico 0-1 ® 2-1 (round of 16) Spain - France 1-0 ® 1-2 (round of 16)
Referees	26 referees from 25 countries (2 from Mexico)
Number of cautions	346
Number of expulsions	28
Time played	Germany played 7 matches; one of which with extra time and another one with extra time as well as a penalty shoot-out.

Standings according to gathered point average

		Average points/ match	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	Points	For - Against
1.	ITALY	2.43	7	5	2	0	17	12 - 2
2.	Brazil	2.40	5	4	0	1	12	10 - 2
3.	Germany	2.29	7	5	1	1	16	14 - 6
4.	Spain	2.25	4	3	0	1	9	9 - 4
5.	Argentina	2.20	5	3	2	0	11	11 - 3
6.	England	2.20	5	3	2	0	11	6 - 2
7.	France	2.14	7	4	3	0	15	9 - 3
8.	Switzerland	2.00	4	2	2	0	8	4 - 0
9.	Portugal	1.86	7	4	1	2	13	7 - 5
10.	Netherlands	1.75	4	2	1	1	7	3 - 2
11.	Ecuador	1.50	4	2	0	2	6	5 - 4
12.	Ghana	1.50	4	2	0	2	6	4 - 6
13.	Ukraine	1.40	5	2	1	2	7	5 - 7
14.	South Korea	1.33	3	1	1	1	4	3 - 4
15.	Sweden	1.25	4	1	2	1	5	3 - 4
16.	Mexico	1.00	4	1	1	2	4	5 - 5
17.	Australia	1.00	4	1	1	2	4	5 - 6
14.	Paraguay	1.00	3	1	0	2	3	2 - 2
19.	Ivory Coast	1.00	3	1	0	2	3	5 - 6
20.	Czech Republic	1.00	3	1	0	2	3	3 - 4
21.	Poland	1.00	3	1	0	2	3	2 - 4
22.	Croatia	0.67	3	0	2	1	2	2 - 3
23.	Angola	0.67	3	0	2	1	2	1 - 2
24.	Tunisia	0.33	3	0	1	2	1	3 - 6
25.	Iran	0.33	3	0	1	2	1	2 - 6
	United States	0.33	3	0	1	2	1	2 - 6
27.	Trinidad and Tobago	0.33	3	0	1	2	1	0 - 4
28.	Japan	0.33	3	0	1	2	1	2 - 7
	Saudi Arabia	0.33	3	0	1	2	1	2 - 7
30.	Togo	0.00	3	0	0	3	0	1 - 6
31.	Costa Rica	0.00	3	0	0	3	0	3 - 9
32.	Serbia and Montenegro	0.00	3	0	0	3	0	2 - 10

Statistics in World Cup history

Entries

Played

Won

Draw

Lost

For - Against

Points

1.

BRAZIL

18

92

62

14

14

201 - 84

200

2.

Germany

16

92

55

19

18

188 - 111

184

3.

Italy

16

77

44

19

14

122 - 69

151

4.

Argentina

14

65

33

13

19

113 - 76

112

5.

England

12

55

25

17

13

74 - 47

92

6.

France

12

51

25

10

16

95 - 64

85

7.

Spain

12

49

22

12

15

80 - 57

78

8.

Sweden

11

46

16

13

17

73 - 67

61

9.

Netherlands

8

36

16

10

10

59 - 38

58

10.

Russia

9

37

17

6

14

64 - 44

57

11.

Uruguay

10

39

15

10

14

65 - 56

55

12.

Serbia and Montenegro

10

40

15

8

17

62 - 59

53

13.

Poland

7

31

15

5

11

46 - 41

50

14.

Hungary

9

32

15

3

14

87 - 57

48

15.

Mexico

13

45

11

12

22

48 - 84

45

16.

Czech Republic

9

33

12

5

16

47 - 49

41

17.

Austria

8

29

12

4

13

43 - 47

40

18.

Belgium

11

36

10

9

17

46 - 63

39

19.

Portugal

4

19

11

1

7

32 - 21

34

20.

Romania

7

21

8

5

8

31 - 30

29

21.

Switzerland

8

26

8

5

13

37 - 51

29

22.

Paraguay

7

22

6

7

9

27 - 36

28

23.

Chile

7

25

7

6

12

31 - 40

27

24.

Denmark

3

13

7

2

4

24 - 18

23

25.

United States

8

25

6

3

16

27 - 51

21

26.

Croatia

3

13

6

2

5

13 - 10

20

27.

Cameroon

5

17

4

7

6

15 - 29

19

28.

South Korea

7

24

4

7

13

22 - 53

19

29.

Scotland

9

23

4

7

12

25 - 41

19

30.

Bulgaria

7

26

3

8

15

22 - 53

17

31.

Turkey

3

10

5

1

4

20 - 17

16

32.

Peru

4

15

4

3

8

19 - 31

15

33.

Ireland

3

13

2

8

3

10 - 10

14

34.

Northern Ireland

3

13

3

5

5

13 - 23

14

35.

Nigeria

3

11

4

1

6

14 - 15

13

36.

Colombia

4

13

3

2

8

14 - 23

11

37.

Costa Rica

3

10

3

1

6

12 - 21

10

38.

Morocco

4

13

2

4

7

12 - 18

10

39.

Ecuador

2

7

3

0

4

7 - 8

9

40.

Norway

3

8

2

3

3

7 - 8

9

41.

Senegal

1

5

2

2

1

7 - 6

8

42.

East Germany

1

6

2

2

2

5 - 5

8

43.

Japan

3

10

2

2

6

8 - 14

8

44.

Saudi Arabia

4

13

2

2

9

9 - 32

8

45.

Ukraine

1

5

2

1

2

5 - 7

7

46.

Algeria

2

6

2

1

3

6 - 10

7

47.

Tunisia

4

12

1

4

7

8 - 17

7

48.

Wales

1

5

1

3

1

4 - 4

6

49.

Ghana

1

4

2

0

2

4 - 6

6

50.

South Africa

2

6

1

3

2

8 - 11

6

51.

Australia

2

7

1

2

4

5 - 11

5

52.

Iran

3

9

1

2

6

6 - 18

5

53.

Cuba

1

3

1

1

1

5 - 12

4

54.

North Korea

1

4

1

1

2

5 - 9

4

55.

Ivory Coast

1

3

1

0

2

5 - 6

3

56.

Jamaica

1

3

1

0

2

2 - 7

3

57.

Honduras

1

3

0

2

1

2 - 3

2

58.

Angola

1

3

0

2

1

1 - 2

2

59.

Israel

1

3

0

2

1

1 - 3

2

60.

Egypt

2

4

0

2

2

3 - 6

2

61.

Kuwait

1

3

0

1

2

2 - 6

1

62.

Trinidad and Tobago

1

3

0

1

2

0 - 4

1

63.

Bolivia

3

6

0

1

5

1 - 20

1

64.

Indonesia

1

1

0

0

1

0 - 6

0

65.

Iraq

1

3

0

0

3

1 - 4

0

66.

Slovenia

1

3

0

0

3

2 - 7

0

67.

Togo

1

3

0

0

3

1 - 6

0

68.

Canada

1

3

0

0

3

0 - 5

0

69.

United Arab Emirates

1

3

0

0

3

2 - 11

0

70.

China

1

3

0

0

3

0 - 9

0

71.

New Zealand

1

3

0

0

3

2 - 12

0

72.

Greece

1

3

0

0

3

0 - 10

0

73.

Haiti

1

3

0

0

3

2 - 14

0

74.

DR of Congo

1

3

0

0

3

0 - 14

0

75.

El Salvador

2

6

0

0

6

1 - 22

0

The tally from Germany includes West Germany from the period between 9 May 1949 and 3 October 1990
The tally from Russia includes Soviet Union from before 8 December 1991
The tally from Serbia and Montenegro includes Yugoslavia from before 4 February 2003
The tally from Czech Republic includes Czechoslovakia from before 1 January 1993
The tally from Indonesia includes Netherlands Indies from before 17 August 1945
The tally from Democratic Republic of Congo includes Zaire from the period between 27 October 1971 and 17 May 1997

		Entries	Played	Won	Draw	Lost	For - Against	Points
1.	BRAZIL	18	92	62	14	14	201 - 84	200
2.	Germany	16	92	55	19	18	188 - 111	184
3.	Italy	16	77	44	19	14	122 - 69	151
4.	Argentina	14	65	33	13	19	113 - 76	112
5.	England	12	55	25	17	13	74 - 47	92
6.	France	12	51	25	10	16	95 - 64	85
7.	Spain	12	49	22	12	15	80 - 57	78
8.	Sweden	11	46	16	13	17	73 - 67	61
9.	Netherlands	8	36	16	10	10	59 - 38	58
10.	Russia	9	37	17	6	14	64 - 44	57
11.	Uruguay	10	39	15	10	14	65 - 56	55
12.	Serbia and Montenegro	10	40	15	8	17	62 - 59	53
13.	Poland	7	31	15	5	11	46 - 41	50
14.	Hungary	9	32	15	3	14	87 - 57	48
15.	Mexico	13	45	11	12	22	48 - 84	45
16.	Czech Republic	9	33	12	5	16	47 - 49	41
17.	Austria	8	29	12	4	13	43 - 47	40
18.	Belgium	11	36	10	9	17	46 - 63	39
19.	Portugal	4	19	11	1	7	32 - 21	34
20.	Romania	7	21	8	5	8	31 - 30	29
21.	Switzerland	8	26	8	5	13	37 - 51	29
22.	Paraguay	7	22	6	7	9	27 - 36	28
23.	Chile	7	25	7	6	12	31 - 40	27
24.	Denmark	3	13	7	2	4	24 - 18	23
25.	United States	8	25	6	3	16	27 - 51	21
26.	Croatia	3	13	6	2	5	13 - 10	20
27.	Cameroon	5	17	4	7	6	15 - 29	19
28.	South Korea	7	24	4	7	13	22 - 53	19
29.	Scotland	9	23	4	7	12	25 - 41	19
30.	Bulgaria	7	26	3	8	15	22 - 53	17
31.	Turkey	3	10	5	1	4	20 - 17	16
32.	Peru	4	15	4	3	8	19 - 31	15
33.	Ireland	3	13	2	8	3	10 - 10	14
34.	Northern Ireland	3	13	3	5	5	13 - 23	14
35.	Nigeria	3	11	4	1	6	14 - 15	13
36.	Colombia	4	13	3	2	8	14 - 23	11
37.	Costa Rica	3	10	3	1	6	12 - 21	10
38.	Morocco	4	13	2	4	7	12 - 18	10
39.	Ecuador	2	7	3	0	4	7 - 8	9
40.	Norway	3	8	2	3	3	7 - 8	9
41.	Senegal	1	5	2	2	1	7 - 6	8
42.	East Germany	1	6	2	2	2	5 - 5	8
43.	Japan	3	10	2	2	6	8 - 14	8
44.	Saudi Arabia	4	13	2	2	9	9 - 32	8
45.	Ukraine	1	5	2	1	2	5 - 7	7
46.	Algeria	2	6	2	1	3	6 - 10	7
47.	Tunisia	4	12	1	4	7	8 - 17	7
48.	Wales	1	5	1	3	1	4 - 4	6
49.	Ghana	1	4	2	0	2	4 - 6	6
50.	South Africa	2	6	1	3	2	8 - 11	6
51.	Australia	2	7	1	2	4	5 - 11	5
52.	Iran	3	9	1	2	6	6 - 18	5
53.	Cuba	1	3	1	1	1	5 - 12	4
54.	North Korea	1	4	1	1	2	5 - 9	4
55.	Ivory Coast	1	3	1	0	2	5 - 6	3
56.	Jamaica	1	3	1	0	2	2 - 7	3
57.	Honduras	1	3	0	2	1	2 - 3	2
58.	Angola	1	3	0	2	1	1 - 2	2
59.	Israel	1	3	0	2	1	1 - 3	2
60.	Egypt	2	4	0	2	2	3 - 6	2
61.	Kuwait	1	3	0	1	2	2 - 6	1
62.	Trinidad and Tobago	1	3	0	1	2	0 - 4	1
63.	Bolivia	3	6	0	1	5	1 - 20	1
64.	Indonesia	1	1	0	0	1	0 - 6	0
65.	Iraq	1	3	0	0	3	1 - 4	0
66.	Slovenia	1	3	0	0	3	2 - 7	0
67.	Togo	1	3	0	0	3	1 - 6	0
68.	Canada	1	3	0	0	3	0 - 5	0
69.	United Arab Emirates	1	3	0	0	3	2 - 11	0
70.	China	1	3	0	0	3	0 - 9	0
71.	New Zealand	1	3	0	0	3	2 - 12	0
72.	Greece	1	3	0	0	3	0 - 10	0
73.	Haiti	1	3	0	0	3	2 - 14	0
74.	DR of Congo	1	3	0	0	3	0 - 14	0
75.	El Salvador	2	6	0	0	6	1 - 22	0