Germany 2006 World Cup Finals
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Football Index:
World Cup Finals: Germany 2006.
Germany won the bid for the 2006 World Cup, ahead of South Africa and England.
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July, with the opening match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the semi-finals.
World Cup History - Germany 2006
Host Cities
The twelve host cities:
Berlin,
Dortmund,
Frankfurt,
Gelsenkirchen,
Hamburg,
Hannover,
Kaiserslautern,
Köln,
Leipzig,
München,
Nürnberg, and
Stuttgart.
Eight of the cities hosted five matches, while Berlin, Dortmund, Munich and Stuttgart each hosted six; a total of 64 games.
Stadiums:
No team could play in the same stadium twice, during the group stage, and there were at
least two days in between matches played in the same stadium. Each city also played host
to two of the top seeds and no city hosted two games from the same group.
Groups:
The draw for the finals took place in Leipzig on Friday, December 9th 2005.
Bookings and Sending Offs, Injuries and Suspensions, Leading Goalscorers.
32 Countries Competed at Germany 2006
Angola
Group D (0:1) (0:0) (1:1).
Argentina
Group C (2:1) (6:0) (0:0);
Second Round (2:1 aet),
Quarter-finals
(1:1aet) (2:4 pens).
Australia
Group F (3:1) (0:2) (2:2);
Second Round (0:1).
Brazil
Group F (1:0) (2:0) (4:1);
Second Round (3:0);
Quarter-finals (0:1).
Costa Rica
Group A (2:4) (0:3) (1:2).
Côte d'Ivoire
Group C (1:2) (1:2) (3:2).
Croatia
Group F (0:1) (0:0) (2:2).
Czech Republic
Group E (3:0) (0:2) (0:2).
Ecuador
Group A (2:0) (3:0) (0:3);
Second Round (0:1).
England
Group B (1:0) (2:0) (2:2);
Second Round (1:0);
Quarter-finals
(0:0 aet) (1:3 pens).
France
Group G (0:0) (1:1) (2:0);
Second Round (3:1);
Quarter-finals (1:0);
Semi-finals (1:0);
Runner-up
(1:1 aet) (3:5 pens).
Germany
Group A (4:2) (1:0) (3:0);
Second Round (2:0);
Quarter-finals
(1:1 aet) (4:2 pens); Semi-finals (0:2aet);
Third place (3:1).
Ghana
Group E (0:2) (2:0) (2:1);
Second Round (0:3).
Holland
Group C (1:0) (2:1) (0:0);
Second Round (0:1).
Iran
Group D (1:3) (0:2) (1:1).
Italy
Group E (2:0) (1.1) (2:0);
Second Round (1:0);
Quarter-finals (3:0);
Semi-finals (2:0 aet);
Winner
(1:1 aet) (5:3 pens).
Japan
Group F (1:3) (0:0) (1:4).
Mexico
Group D (3:1) (0:0) (1:2);
Second Round (1:2 aet).
Paraguay
Group B (0:1) (0:1) (2:0).
Poland
Group A (0:2) (0:1) (2:1).
Portugal
Group D (1:0) (2:0) (2:1);
Second Round (1:0);
Quarter-finals
(0:0 aet) (3:1 pens); Semi-finals (0:1);
Third place (1:3).
Saudi Arabia
Group H (2:2) (0:4) (0:1).
Serbia-Montenegro
Group C (0:1) (0:6) (2:3).
South Korea
Group G (2:1) (1:1) (0:2).
Spain
Group H (4:0) (3:1) (1:0);
Second Round (1:3).
Sweden
Group B (0:0) (1:0) (2:2);
Second Round (0:2).
Switzerland
Group G (0:0) (2:0) (2:0);
Second Round
(0:0 aet) (0:3 pens).
Togo
Group G (1:2) (0:2) (0:2).
Trinidad & Tobago
Group B (0:0) (0:2) (0:2).
Tunisia
Group H (2:2) (1:3) (0:1).
Ukraine
Group H (0:4) (4:0) (1:0);
Second Round (0:0 aet) (3:0 pens);
Quarter-finals (0:3).
USA
Group E (0:3) (1:1) (1:2).
First Round - Group Stage
Group A
Friday, 9th June
Gelsenkirchen:
Poland vs
Ecuador (0:2)
München:
Germany vs
Costa Rica (4:2)
Wednesday, 14th June
Dortmund:
Germany vs
Poland (1:0)
Thursday, 15th June
Hamburg:
Ecuador vs
Costa Rica (3:0)
Tuesday, 20th June
Berlin:
Ecuador vs
Germany (0:3)
Hannover:
Costa Rica vs
Poland (1:2)
Group B
Saturday, 10th June
Dortmund:
Trinidad and Tobago vs
Sweden
(0:0)
Frankfurt:
England vs
Paraguay (1:0)
Thursday, 15th June
Berlin:
Sweden vs
Paraguay (1:0)
Nürnberg:
England vs
Trinidad and Tobago
(2:0)
Tuesday, 20th June
Kaiserslautern:
Paraguay vs
Trinidad and Tobago
(2:0)
Köln:
Sweden vs
England (2:2)
Group C
Saturday, 10th June
Hamburg:
Argentina vs
Côte d'Ivoire
(2:1)
Sunday, 11th June
Leipzig:
Serbia and Montenegro vs
Holland
(0:1)
Friday, 16th June
Gelsenkirchen:
Argentina vs
Serbia and
Montenegro (6:0)
Stuttgart:
Holland vs
Côte d'Ivoire
(2:1)
Wednesday, 21st June
Frankfurt:
Holland vs
Argentina (0:0)
München:
Côte d'Ivoire vs
Serbia and
Montenegro (3:2)
Group D
Sunday, 11th June
Köln:
Angola vs
Portugal (0:1)
Nurnberg:
Mexico vs
Iran (3:1)
Friday, 16th June
Hannover:
Mexico vs
Angola (0:0)
Saturday, 17th June
Frankfurt:
Portugal vs
Iran (2:0)
Wednesday, 21st June
Gelsenkirchen:
Portugal vs
Mexico (2:1)
Leipzig:
Iran vs
Angola (1:1)
Group E
Monday, 12th June
Gelsenkirchen:
USA vs
Czech Republic (0:3)
Hannover:
Italy vs
Ghana (2:0)
Saturday, 17th June
Kaiserslautern:
Italy vs
USA (1:1)
Köln:
Czech Republic vs
Ghana (0:2)
Thursday, 22nd June
Hamburg:
Czech Republic vs
Italy (0:2)
Nünberg:
Ghana vs
USA (2:1)
Group F
Monday, 12th June
Kaiserslautern:
Australia vs
Japan (3:1)
Tuesday, 13th June
Berlin:
Brazil vs
Croatia (1:0)
Sunday, 18th June
München:
Brazil vs
Australia (2:0)
Nünberg:
Japan vs
Croatia (0:0)
Thursday, 22nd June
Dortmund:
Japan vs
Brazil (1:4)
Stuttgart:
Croatia vs
Australia (2:2)
Group G
Tuesday, 13th June
Frankfurt:
South Korea vs
Togo (2:1)
Stuttgart:
France vs
Switzerland (0:0)
Sunday, 18th June
Leipzig:
France vs
South Korea (1:1)
Monday, 19th June
Dortmund:
Togo vs
Switzerland (0:2)
Friday, 23rd June
Hannover:
Switzerland vs
South
Korea (2:0)
Köln:
Togo vs
France (0:2)
Group H
Wednesday, 14th June
Leipzig:
Spain vs
Ukraine (4:0)
München:
Tunisia vs
Saudi Arabia
(2:2)
Monday, 19th June
Hamburg:
Saudi Arabia vs
Ukraine
(0:4)
Stuttgart:
Spain vs
Tunisia (3:1)
Friday, 23rd June
Berlin:
Ukraine vs
Tunisia (1:0)
Kaiserslautern:
Saudi Arabia vs
Spain (0:1)
Second Round - The Last 16
Saturday, 24th June
Leipzig:
Argentina vs
Mexico (2:1 aet)
München:
Germany vs
Sweden (2:0)
Sunday, 25th June
Nünberg:
Portugal vs
Holland (1:0)
Stuttgart:
England vs
Ecuador (1:0)
Teams coming through groups A-D get 2 days longer rest.
Monday, 26th June
Kaiserslautern:
Italy vs
Australia (1:0)
Köln:
Switzerland vs
Ukraine (0:0 aet) (0:3 pens)
Tuesday, 27th June
Dortmund:
Brazil vs
Ghana (3:0)
Hannover:
Spain vs
France (1:3)
Quarter-Finals - 30th June and 1st July, 2006
Friday, 30th June
Berlin:
Germany vs
Argentina (1:1 aet) (4:2 pens)
Hamburg: Italy vs Ukraine (3:0)
Saturday, 1st July
Frankfurt:
Brazil vs
France (0:1)
Gelsenkirchen: England vs Portugal (0:0 aet) (1:3 pens)
Semi-Finals - 4th & 5th, 2006
Tuesday, 4th July
Dortmund:
Germany vs
Italy (0:2 aet)
Wednesday, 5th July
Semi Final Game 2
München:
Portugal vs
France (0:1)
Third Place - 8th July, 2006
Saturday, 8th July
Stuttgart:
Germany vs
Portugal (3:1)
2006 World Cup
Final
Sunday, 9th July:
Italy vs
France (1:1 aet) (5:3 pens)
Berlin.
Appearances:
How many appearances each country has made in the World Cup Finals.
World Cup Finals
Uruguay 1930:
Uruguay trailed Argentina at half-time (1:2) but replied with three goals in the second half; to win the first ever World Cup Final (4-2)
on July 30th, 1930.
Italy 1934:
Italy were one of the countries who missed out on the vote to host the first World Cup but managed to win the prestigious golden trophy
for the home fans.
France 1938:
The third World Cup was held in Europe for a second time, although Germany had annexed Austria, and Spain was in civil turmoil.
Brazil 1950:
Although no cup-final as such, Uruguay and Brazil went into their final game with the winner guaranteed to be champions; a draw would be enough for Brazil.
Switzerland 1954:
The fifth World Cup tournament produced a record number of goals, including a 7:5 encounter between Austria and Switzerland in Lausanne.
Sweden 1958:
Brazil presented a 17 year-old Pele to the world; who went on to claim a hat-trick in Brazil's 5:2 semi-final win over France and bag another two in the final.
Chile 1962:
Czechoslovakia overcame Hungary in the quarter-finals and Yugoslavia in the semis, while Brazil took care of England and the host nation, Chile.
England 1966:
Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, in the final against West Germany, as England triumphed in a thrilling game watched by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
Mexico 1970:
1970 belonged to Pelé, who earned his third World Cup winners' medal when Brazil got their hands on the Jules Rimet Cup.... for keeps.
W. Germany 1974:
Johan Cruyff was the player of the tournament as total football became the buzzword of the day, even though Holland lost to West Germany in the 1974 final.
Argentina 1978:
Holland contested the 1978 World Cup Final, in Argentina, for the second time in a row. As in West Germany,
they again finished runners-up; to the hosts.
Spain 1982:
The Spain 82 World Cup finals increased to 24 teams and the format was changed to have two group stages, with four second-round groups of three.
Mexico 1986:
In 1986, Mexico became the first nation to stage the World Cup Finals for a second time; having only staged the competition sixteen years previously.
Italy 1990:
In 1990, Italy became the World Cup of stalemates. Both semi-finals were drawn out through penalty kicks. In the final itself, the only goal came from the spot.
USA 1994:
Once Team US had played a few games most of the nation began to understand they were hosting the greatest show on earth and how the game was played.
France 1998:
France became the sixth nation to win the World Cup on home soil. Thirty-two teams competed in the 16th World Cup; better known as France 98.
Korea-Japan 2002:
The 17th World Cup, held in Korea and Japan, was the first World Cup finals to be shared by two hosts and the first to be held in Asia.
Germany 2006:
The 2006 World Cup Finals ran from 9th June to 9th July; the opening
match in Munich and the final in Berlin. Munich and Dortmund hosted the
semi-finals.
South Africa 2010:
Eighty years after the First World Cup Finals in Uruguay, the world's most prestigious football competition was finally hosted on the African continent.
Brazil 2014:
Five times World Cup Champions, Brazil, get a second chance to hold the prestigious World Cup Finals; 64 years after they last hosted the tournament.
Russia 2018:
VAR made its World Cup debut and set out to change the course of a game with some crucial rule infringement watching and vital on the spot decisions.
Qatar 2022:
When FIFA executives met in Zurich to decide on who would host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Finals, Qatar was probably the biggest surprise to many.
United 2026:
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Finals will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico
and the United States. The United Bid won the hosting rights ahead of
Morocco.
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