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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 = [[June 9]] – [[July 9]]
| confederations = 6
| num_teams = 32
| venues = 12
| cities = 12
| winners = Italy
| count = 4
| 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 eighteenth 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]], their fourth world championship, defeating [[France national football team|France]] 5–3 in a [[Penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] after [[extra time]] finished in a 1&ndash;1 draw. Germany defeated [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] 3&ndash;1 to finish third.

The 2006 World Cup stands as one of the most watched event in television history garnering an estimated 26.29 billion non-unique viewers, compiled over the course of the tournament. The final attracted an estimated audience of 715.1 million people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/ffprojects/ip-401_06e_tv_2658.pdf |title=World Cup and Television |accessdate=2007-06-06|year=2006|format=PDF|publisher=[[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|1990 FIFA World Cups]].<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>

==Host selection==
{{main|FIFA World Cup hosts}}
The vote to choose the hosts of the 2006 tournament was held on [[7 July]] [[2000]] in [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]], and involved four bidding nations after [[Brazil]] had withdrawn three days earlier. The four remaining nations were [[Germany]], [[South Africa]], [[England]] and [[Morocco]]. Three rounds of voting were required, each round eliminating the nation with the least votes. Morocco was the first nation to be eliminated with only two of the 23 votes cast. The next nation to be eliminated was England, with two votes. Finally, Germany won the final round of voting 12-11 over South Africa, but the success of Germany's bid was marred by a hoax bribery affair which even led to calls for a re-vote.<ref>{{cite news |title=Call for World Cup re-vote |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2000/2006_world_cup_decision/822645.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=[[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 12-12 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.

==Qualification==
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification}}
[[Image:2006 world cup.png|thumb|305px|Qualifying countries]]
One-hundred and ninety-eight teams attempted to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Hosts Germany were granted automatic qualification with the remaining thirty-one finals places divided among the continental confederations. This was the first World Cup for which the holders were not granted automatic qualification. Thirteen places were contested by [[UEFA]] teams (Europe), five by [[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==
Twelve cities were selected to host World Cup finals matches:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!City
!Original stadium names
!World Cup 2006 stadium names<ref>During the World Cup, 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. For example, [[Allianz Arena]] was known during the competition as "FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich" (or in [[German language|German]]: "FIFA WM-Stadion München"). On the [[Allianz Arena]] in [[Munich]] even the letters of the company [[Allianz]] were removed or covered. These new names are reflected in the table. Some of the stadia also had a lower capacity for the World Cup, as FIFA regulations ban standing room, nonetheless this was accommodated as several stadiums had an [[UEFA Stadia List|UEFA 5-star ranking]]. Of the twelve hosting stadia, only [[Zentralstadion]] in [[Leipzig]] is within the boundaries of the former [[German Democratic Republic]] (East Germany).</ref>
!Host club(s)
!Map<ref>Please note that the links to location maps are linked to an [http://www.globalguide.org/ external site].</ref>
!Capacity<ref>Seated capacity. Some stadiums have greater capacity for German league games due to standing room.</ref>
|-
| [[Berlin]]
| [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]]
| Olympiastadion
| [[Hertha BSC Berlin]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200245 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |74,176
|-
| [[Dortmund]]
| [[Signal Iduna Park]]
| FIFA World Cup Stadium, Dortmund
| [[Borussia Dortmund]]
| 
| style="text-align: center;" |67,000
|-
| [[Munich|Munich ''(München)'']]
| [[Allianz Arena]]
| FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich
| [[Bayern München]], [[TSV 1860 München]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=100263 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |66,016
|-
| [[Stuttgart]]
| [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion]]
| Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
| [[VfB Stuttgart]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200278 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |54,267
|-
| [[Gelsenkirchen]]
| [[Veltins-Arena]]
| FIFA World Cup Stadium, Gelsenkirchen
| [[FC Schalke 04]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200256 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |53,804
|-
| [[Hamburg]]
| [[AOL Arena]]
| FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hamburg
| [[Hamburger SV]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200257 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |51,055
|-
| [[Frankfurt]]
| [[Commerzbank-Arena]]
| FIFA World Cup Stadium, Frankfurt
| [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]
| 
| style="text-align: center;" |48,132
|-
| [[Cologne|Cologne ''(Köln)'']]
| [[RheinEnergieStadion]]
| FIFA World Cup Stadium, Cologne
| [[1. FC Köln]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=100451 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |46,134
|-
| [[Hanover|Hanover ''(Hannover)'']]
| [[AWD-Arena]]
| FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover
| [[Hannover 96]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200266 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |44,652
|-
| [[Leipzig]]
| [[Zentralstadion]]
| Zentralstadion
| [[FC Sachsen Leipzig]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=100452 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |44,199
|-
| [[Kaiserslautern]]
| [[Fritz Walter Stadion|Fritz-Walter-Stadion]]
| Fritz-Walter-Stadion
| [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=100689 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |43,450
|-
| [[Nuremberg|Nuremberg ''(Nürnberg)'']]
| [[Frankenstadion|EasyCredit-Stadion]]
| Frankenstadion
| [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
| [http://www.globalguide.org/index.html?id=200277 Map]
| style="text-align: center;" |41,926
|}

[[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 players, same as the previous edition in [[2002 FIFA World Cup squads|2002]]. Each national association had to confirm its 23-player [[2006 FIFA World Cup squads|squad]] in May 2006.

==Groups==
===Seeds===
{{see|2006 FIFA World Cup seeding}}
The eight seeded teams for the 2006 tournament were announced on [[5 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|European]] sides, excluding [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|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 national football team|Argentina]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]].

It had been predetermined that, as hosts, [[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 champions) 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 fixtures were determined. After the draw was completed, many football commentators remarked that Group C appeared to be the [[group of death]]. In actuality, however, the group was among the first to be settled; Argentina and the Netherlands both qualified with a game to spare with comfortable wins over Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Serbia and Montenegro respectively.<ref>{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Wilson |title=An easy group? Draw your own conclusions |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,4284,1664561,00.html |publisher=The Observer |date=[[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|date=[[2006-05-24]]|accessdate=2006-06-26}} </ref>

===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 second round.

====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:Worldcup 2006 wallchart.PNG|thumb|250px|right|2006 FIFA World Cup [[wallchart|Wall Chart]]]]
===Overview===
The finals tournament of the 2006 World Cup began on [[9 June]]. The 32 teams were divided into eight groups of four teams each, within which the teams competed in a round-robin tournament to determine which two of those four teams would advance to the sixteen-team knock-out stage, which started on [[24 June]]. In total, 64 games were played.

====Hosting====
Although Germany failed to win the Cup, the tournament was considered a great success for Germany in general.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/soccer/15002869.htm |title=Even in losing, Germany a winner |publisher=The Miami Herald |date=[[2006-07-10]] |accessdate=2006-07-27 }}</ref> The [[UEFA Stadia List|stadia]] and transportation systems were state-of-the-art, and the German people were lauded for their hospitality and enthusiasm and gained new friends world-wide. One big innovation was the ''Fan Fests'', where millions of people watched the World Cup matches in public viewing areas. South Africa has already declared it will emulate this idea for the 2010 tournament. Germany also experienced a sudden increase in patriotic spirit with unprecedented flag waving, traditionally frowned upon by German society since [[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.

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, who only scored in the 23rd minute of the Round of 16, and did not score again until the 88th minute of the third place play-off. Italy, Germany, Argentina, Brazil and France were the only teams to score more than one goal in a knockout match. Germany was one of the exceptions to the rule, tending to play an attacking style of football throughout the knockout stage, which was reflected by their being the team that scored the most goals (14).

Germany's [[Miroslav Klose]] scored 5 goals to claim the Golden Boot, the lowest total to win the prize since 1962. No other player scored more than three goals. No player from the winning Italian squad scored more than two goals, though ten different players had scored for them, tying the record for the most goalscorers from any one team.

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 wing-back scored the opener against Costa Rica after only 5 minutes of the first 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 yellow and red cards given out, breaking the record set by the [[1998 FIFA World Cup#Tournament|1998 World Cup]]. Players received a record-breaking 345 yellow cards and 28 red cards, with [[Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov|Valentin Ivanov]] handing out 16 yellow and 4 red cards in the round of 16 match between [[Portugal]] and the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]. Portugal had two players suspended for each of the quarter-final and semi-final matches, respectively. FIFA President [[Sepp Blatter]] hinted that he may allow some rule changes for future tournaments so that earlier accumulated bookings will not force players to miss the final, should their teams make it that far. The tournament also saw English referee [[Graham Poll]] mistakenly hand out three yellow cards to Croatia's [[Josip Šimunić]] in their match against Australia.

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>



===Final===
{{mainarticle|2006 FIFA World Cup Final}}
The final started with each side scoring within the first 20 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 for Italy, later having a header disallowed for offside, while France were not granted a second penalty in the 53rd minute when [[Florent Malouda]] was felled in the box. France appeared to be the better side with twice as many shots than the Italian team. They were unable to capitalise, however, and the score remained at one goal each.

At the end of the regulation 90 minutes, the score was still level at 1–1, and the match was forced into [[extra time]]. Italian keeper [[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 headbutted Materazzi]] in the chest in an off-the-ball incident and was sent off. Extra time produced no further goals and a [[penalty shootout]] followed, which Italy won 5–3. France's [[David Trezeguet]], the man who scored the [[Golden Goal]] against Italy in [[Euro 2000]], was the only player not to score his penalty; his spot kick hit the crossbar. It was the first all-European final since Italy won the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]], and the second final ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] was first, although Italy lost that time) to be decided on penalties. It was also Italy's first world title in 24 years, and their fourth overall, putting them one ahead of Germany/West Germany and only one behind Brazil. The victory also led to Italy topping the [[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA Coca Cola Rankings]] in February 2007 for the first time since November 1993.

==First round==
In the following tables:
*'''Pts''' = total points accumulated
*'''Pld''' = total games played
*'''W''' = total games won
*'''D''' = total games drawn (tied)
*'''L''' = total games lost
*'''GF''' = total goals scored (goals for)
*'''GA''' = total goals conceded (goals against)
*'''GD''' = goal difference (GF&minus;GA)

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

====Group A====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group A}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!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
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GER}}
|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||8||2||+6
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ECU}}
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||5||3||+2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POL}}
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||2||4||&minus;2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CRC}}
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||3||9||&minus;6 
|}

====Group B====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group B}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!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
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ENG}}
|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||5||2||+3
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SWE}}
|'''5'''||3||1||2||0||3||2||+1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|PAR}}
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||2||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TRI}}
|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||0||4||&minus;4
|-
|}

====Group C====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group C}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="175" |Team
!width="20" abbr="Points" |Pts
!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
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ARG}}
|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||8||1||+7
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|NED}}
|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||3||1||+2
|- style="background: #ffccc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CIV}}
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||5||6||&minus;1
|- style="background: #ffccc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SCG}}
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||2||10||&minus;8
|}

====Group D====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group D}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="175" |Team
!width="20" abbr="Points" |Pts
!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
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|POR}}
|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||5||1||+4
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MEX}}
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||4||3||+1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ANG}}
|'''2'''||3||0||2||1||1||2||&minus;1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|IRN}}
|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||2||6||&minus;4
|}

====Group E====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group E}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="175" |Team
!width="20" abbr="Points" |Pts
!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
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ITA}}
|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||5||1||+4
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|GHA}}
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||4||3||+1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CZE}}
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||3||4||&minus;1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|USA}}
|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||2||6||&minus;4
|}

====Group F====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group F}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="175" |Team
!width="20" abbr="Points" |Pts
!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
|- style="background: #ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|BRA}}
|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||7||1||+6
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|AUS}}
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||5||5||0
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|CRO}}
|'''2'''||3||0||2||1||2||3||&minus;1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|JPN}}
|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||2||7||&minus;5
|}

====Group G====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group G}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="175" |Team
!width="20" abbr="Points" |Pts
!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
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SUI}}
|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||4||0||+4
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|FRA}}
|'''5'''||3||1||2||0||3||1||+2
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KOR}}
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||3||4||&minus;1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TOG}}
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||1||6||&minus;5
|}

====Group H====
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup - Group H}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" 
|- 
!width="175" |Team 
!width="20" abbr="Points" |Pts 
!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 
|- style="background: #ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ESP}}
|'''9'''||3||3||0||0||8||1||+7 
|- style="background: #ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|UKR}} 
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||5||4||+1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TUN}} 
|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||3||6||&minus;3
|- 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|KSA}} 
|'''1'''||3||0||1||2||2||7||&minus;5
|- 
|}

==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.).

===Bracket===
{{main|2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage}}
{{Round16ext
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--round of 16 -->
|tourneylogo=[[Image:World Cup 2006 logo.png|150px]]
|[[24 June]] - [[Allianz Arena|Munich]]| '''{{fb|GER}}''' |2| {{fb|SWE}} |0
|[[24 June]] - [[Zentralstadion|Leipzig]]| '''{{fb|ARG}}''' ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])|2| {{fb|MEX}} |1
|[[26 June]] - [[Fritz Walter Stadion|Kaiserslautern]]| '''{{fb|ITA}}''' |1| {{fb|AUS}} |0
|[[26 June]] - [[RheinEnergieStadion|Cologne]]| {{fb|SUI}} |0 (0)| '''{{fb|UKR}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (football)|pen.]]) |0 (3)
|[[25 June]] - [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion|Stuttgart]]| '''{{fb|ENG}}''' |1| {{fb|ECU}} |0
|[[25 June]] - [[Frankenstadion|Nuremberg]]| '''{{fb|POR}}''' |1| {{fb|NED}} |0
|[[27 June]] - [[Signal Iduna Park|Dortmund]]| '''{{fb|BRA}}''' |3| {{fb|GHA}} |0
|[[27 June]] - [[AWD-Arena|Hanover]]| {{fb|ESP}} |1| '''{{fb|FRA}}''' |3
<!--quarter-finals -->
|[[30 June]] - [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Berlin]]| '''{{fb|GER}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (football)|pen.]])|1 (4)| {{fb|ARG}} |1 (2)
|[[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 
<!--semi-finals -->
|[[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
<!--final -->
|[[9 July]] - [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Berlin]]| '''{{fb|ITA}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (football)|pen.]])|1 (5)| {{fb|FRA}} |1 (3)
<!--third place -->
|[[8 July]] - [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion|Stuttgart]]| '''{{fb|GER}}''' |3| {{fb|POR}} |1|
}}

===Round of 16===
<small> All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] (UTC+2) </small>.
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-24]]<br />17:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}
|score = 2 &ndash; 0
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410049/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|SWE}}
|goals1 = [[Lukas Podolski|Podolski]] {{goal|4}} {{goal|12}}
|goals2 = [[Teddy Lučić|Lučić]] {{sent off|2|28|35}}
|stadium = [[Allianz Arena|FIFA WM Stadion München]], [[Munich]]
|attendance = 66,000
|referee = [[Carlos Eugênio Simon|Simon]] ([[Brazilian Football Confederation|Brazil]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-24]]<br />21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ARG}}
|score = 2 &ndash; 1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) |
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410050/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|MEX}}
|goals1 = [[Hernán Crespo|Crespo]] {{goal|10}}<br />[[Maxi Rodríguez|Rodríguez]] {{goal|98}} 
|goals2 = [[Rafael Márquez|Márquez]] {{goal|6}}
|stadium = [[Zentralstadion]], [[Leipzig]]
|attendance = 43,000
|referee = [[Massimo Busacca|Busacca]] ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-25]]<br />17:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 0
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410051/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|ECU}}
|goals1 = [[David Beckham|Beckham]] {{goal|60}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion]], [[Stuttgart]]
|attendance = 52,000
|referee = [[Frank de Bleeckere|de Bleeckere]] ([[Belgian Football Association|Belgium]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-25]]<br />21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|POR}}
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410052/report.html (Report)]
|score = 1 &ndash; 0 
|team2 = {{fb|NED}}
|goals1 = [[Maniche]] {{goal|23}}<br />[[Costinha]] {{sent off|2|31|45+1}}<br />[[Deco]] {{sent off|2|73|78}}
|goals2 = [[Khalid Boulahrouz|Boulahrouz]] {{sent off|2|8|63}}<br />[[Giovanni van Bronckhorst|van Bronckhorst]] {{sent off|2|59|90+5}}
|stadium = [[Frankenstadion]], [[Nuremberg]]
|attendance = 41,000
|referee = [[Valentin Valentinovich Ivanov|Ivanov]] ([[Football Union of Russia|Russia]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-26]]<br />17:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 0
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410053/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|AUS}}
|goals1 = [[Francesco Totti|Totti]] {{goal|90+5|[[penalty kick|pen.]]}}<br />[[Marco Materazzi|Materazzi]] {{sent off|0|51}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Fritz Walter Stadion]], [[Kaiserslautern]]
|attendance = 46,000
|referee = [[Luis Medina Cantalejo|Medina Cantalejo]] ([[Real Federación Española de Fútbol|Spain]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-26]]<br />21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SUI}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 0 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410054/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|UKR}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[RheinEnergieStadion|FIFA WM Stadion Köln]], [[Cologne]]
|attendance = 45,000
|referee = [[Benito Archundia|Archundia]] ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]]) }}
{{penshootoutbox |
penalties1 = [[Marco Streller|Streller]] {{penmiss|saved}}<br />[[Tranquillo Barnetta|Barnetta]] {{penmiss|hit crossbar}}<br />[[Ricardo Cabanas|Cabanas]] {{penmiss|saved}}|
penaltyscore = 0 &ndash; 3 |
penalties2 = {{penmiss|saved}} [[Andriy Shevchenko|Shevchenko]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Artem Milevskiy|Milevskiy]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Serhiy Rebrov|Rebrov]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Oleh Husyev|Gusev]] }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-27]]<br />17:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410055/report.html (Report)]
|score = 3 &ndash; 0 
|team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
|goals1 = [[Ronaldo]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Adriano Leite Ribeiro|Adriano]] {{goal|45+1}}<br />[[José Roberto da Silva Júnior|Zé Roberto]] {{goal|84}}
|goals2 = [[Asamoah Gyan|Gyan]] {{sent off|2|48|81}}
|stadium = [[Signal Iduna Park|FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund]], [[Dortmund]]
|attendance = 65,000
|referee = [[Ľuboš Micheľ|Micheľ]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-27]]<br />21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ESP}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 3
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410056/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|FRA}}
|goals1 = [[David Villa]] {{goal|28|[[Penalty kick|pen.]]}}
|goals2 = [[Franck Ribéry|Ribéry]] {{goal|41}}<br />[[Patrick Vieira|Vieira]] {{goal|83}}<br />[[Zinedine Zidane|Zidane]] {{goal|90+2}}
|stadium = [[AWD-Arena|FIFA WM Stadion Hannover]], [[Hanover]]
|attendance = 43,000
|referee = [[Roberto Rosetti|Rosetti]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]) }}

===Quarter-finals===
<small>All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] (UTC+2)</small>
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-30]]<br />17:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410057/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|ARG}}
|goals1 = [[Miroslav Klose|Klose]] {{goal|80}}
|goals2 = [[Roberto Ayala|Ayala]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Leandro Cufré|Cufré]] {{sent off|0}} (as unused substitute after full time)
|stadium = [[Olympic Stadium, Berlin|Olympiastadion]], [[Berlin]]
|attendance = 72,000
|referee = [[Ľuboš Micheľ|Micheľ]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]]) }}
{{penshootoutbox |
penalties1 = [[Oliver Neuville|Neuville]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Michael Ballack|Ballack]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Lukas Podolski|Podolski]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Tim Borowski|Borowski]] {{pengoal}} |
penaltyscore = 4 &ndash; 2|
penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Julio Ricardo Cruz|Cruz]]<br />{{penmiss|saved}} [[Roberto Ayala|Ayala]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Maxi Rodríguez|Rodríguez]]<br />{{penmiss|saved}} [[Esteban Cambiasso|Cambiasso]] }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-06-30]]<br />21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 3 &ndash; 0
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410058/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|UKR}}
|goals1 = [[Gianluca Zambrotta|Zambrotta]] {{goal|6}}<br />[[Luca Toni|Toni]] {{goal|59}} {{goal|69}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[AOL Arena|FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg]], [[Hamburg]]
|attendance = 50,000
|referee = [[Frank de Bleeckere|de Bleeckere]] ([[Belgian Football Association|Belgium]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-07-01]]<br />17:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 0 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410059/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|POR}}
|goals1 = [[Wayne Rooney|Rooney]] {{sent off|0|62}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Veltins-Arena|FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen]], [[Gelsenkirchen]]
|attendance = 52,000
|referee = [[Horacio Elizondo|Elizondo]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]]) }}
{{penshootoutbox |
penalties1 = [[Frank Lampard|Lampard]] {{penmiss|saved}}<br />[[Owen Hargreaves|Hargreaves]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Steven Gerrard|Gerrard]] {{penmiss|saved}}<br />[[Jamie Carragher|Carragher]] {{penmiss|saved}} |
penaltyscore = 1 &ndash; 3|
penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Simão Sabrosa|Simão]]<br />{{penmiss|hit post}}[[Hugo Viana|Viana]]<br />{{penmiss|saved}} [[Petit (Portuguese  footballer)|Petit]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Hélder Postiga|Postiga]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Cristiano Ronaldo|Ronaldo]] }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-07-01]]<br />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|Medina Cantalejo]] ([[Real Federación Española de Fútbol|Spain]]) }}

===Semi-finals===
<small>All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] (UTC+2)</small>
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-07-04]]<br />21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GER}}
|score = 0 &ndash; 2 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) |
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410061/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = [[Fabio Grosso|Grosso]] {{goal|119}} <br /> [[Alessandro Del Piero|Del Piero]] {{goal|120+1}}
|stadium = [[Signal Iduna Park|FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund]], [[Dortmund]]
|attendance = 65,000
|referee = [[Benito Archundia|Archundia]] ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]]) }}
----
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-07-05]]<br />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|[[Penalty kick|pen.]]}}
|stadium = [[Allianz Arena|FIFA WM Stadion München]], [[Munich]]
|attendance = 66,000
|referee = [[Jorge Larrionda|Larrionda]] ([[Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol|Uruguay]]) }}

===Third place play-off===
<small>All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] (UTC+2)</small>
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-07-08]]<br />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)]
|team2 = {{fb|POR}}
|goals1 = [[Bastian Schweinsteiger|Schweinsteiger]] {{goal|56}} {{goal|78}}<br />[[Petit (Portuguese footballer)|Petit]] {{goal|60|[[Own goal|o.g.]]}}
|goals2 = [[Nuno Gomes]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium = [[Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion]], [[Stuttgart]]
|attendance = 52,000
|referee = [[Toru Kamikawa|Kamikawa]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]]) }}

===Final===
<small>All times are [[Central European Summer Time]] (UTC+2)</small>
{{footballbox
|date = [[2006-07-09]]<br />20:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ITA}}
|score = 1 &ndash; 1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410064/report.html (Report)]
|team2 = {{fb|FRA}}
|goals1 = [[Marco Materazzi|Materazzi]] {{goal|19}}
|goals2 = [[Zinedine Zidane|Zidane]] {{goal|7|[[Penalty kick|pen.]]}}<br />[[Zinedine Zidane|Zidane]] {{sent off|0|110}}
|stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]], [[Berlin]]
|attendance = 69,000
|referee = [[Horacio Elizondo|Elizondo]] ([[Argentine Football Association|Argentina]]) }}
{{penshootoutbox |
penalties1 = [[Andrea Pirlo|Pirlo]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Marco Materazzi|Materazzi]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Daniele De Rossi|De Rossi]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Alessandro Del Piero|Del Piero]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Fabio Grosso|Grosso]] {{pengoal|scored}} |
penaltyscore = 5 &ndash; 3 |
penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Sylvain Wiltord|Wiltord]]<br />{{penmiss|hit crossbar}} [[David Trezeguet|Trezeguet]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Éric Abidal|Abidal]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Willy Sagnol|Sagnol]] }}

{{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 [[2006 FIFA World Cup: Man of the Match Awards|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.

===All star team===
The "all star team" is a squad consisting of the 23 most impressive players at the 2006 World Cup, as selected by FIFA's Technical Study Group. The team was chosen from a shortlist of over 50 players, and was selected based on performances 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 />
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{{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 />
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{{flagicon|BRA}} [[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 />
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{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Hernán Crespo]]<br />
{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Thierry Henry]]<br />
{{flagicon|GER}} [[Miroslav Klose]]<br />
{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Toni]]<br />
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==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 goals were scored (four of which were [[own goal]]s).

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;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]]
*{{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]]
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*{{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}} [[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]]
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*{{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]]
*{{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}} [[Juan Gutiérrez Moreno|Juanito]]
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Raúl González]]
*{{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==
*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 miscellany|Miscellany]]
:*[[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]]
*[[WAGs]]
*{{wikitravel|World Cup 2006}}
*[[Voices from the FIFA World Cup]]

==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 2006]

'''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]]

'''Other sites'''
* [http://soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/six-villages.htm Official World Cup Charity] [http://www.fifa.com/en/fairplay/index/0,1255,122697,00.html?articleid=122697 (confirmation at FIFA website)]
* [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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