🏆 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

📍 Host: Germany
📅 09 Jun – 09 Jul 2006
🏆 Winner Flag Italy
🥈 Runner-up Flag France
🥉 Third Place Flag Portugal
TEAMS 👥
32
MATCHES ⚽
64
GOALS 🥅
143
GOALS / MATCH 📊
2.23
Overview Matches Groups Teams & Squads

Group Stage

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Group A Pts
1
Flag Germany
9
2
Flag Ecuador
6
3
Flag Poland
3
4
Flag Costa Rica
0
Group B Pts
1
Flag England
7
2
Flag Sweden
5
3
Flag Paraguay
3
4
Flag Trinidad and Tobago
1
Group C Pts
1
Flag Argentina
7
2
Flag Netherlands
7
3
Flag Ivory Coast
3
4
Flag Serbia and Montenegro
0
Group D Pts
1
Flag Portugal
9
2
Flag Mexico
4
3
Flag Angola
2
4
Flag Iran
1
Group E Pts
1
Flag Italy
7
2
Flag Ghana
6
3
Flag Czech Republic
3
4
Flag USA
1
Group F Pts
1
Flag Brazil
9
2
Flag Australia
4
3
Flag Croatia
2
4
Flag Japan
1
Group G Pts
1
Flag Switzerland
7
2
Flag France
5
3
Flag South Korea
4
4
Flag Togo
0
Group H Pts
1
Flag Spain
9
2
Flag Ukraine
6
3
Flag Tunisia
1
4
Flag Saudi Arabia
1

Knockout Stage

round of 16

Flag Germany 2
Flag Sweden 0
Jun 24, 2006
Flag Argentina 2
Flag Mexico 1
Jun 24, 2006
Flag England 1
Flag Ecuador 0
Jun 25, 2006
Flag Portugal 1
Flag Netherlands 0
Jun 25, 2006
Flag Italy 1
Flag Australia 0
Jun 26, 2006
Flag Switzerland 0
Flag Ukraine 0
Penalties: 0 - 3
Flag Brazil 3
Flag Ghana 0
Jun 27, 2006
Flag Spain 1
Flag France 3
Jun 27, 2006

quarter-finals

Flag Germany 1
Flag Argentina 1
Penalties: 4 - 2
Flag Italy 3
Flag Ukraine 0
Jun 30, 2006
Flag England 0
Flag Portugal 0
Penalties: 1 - 3
Flag Brazil 0
Flag France 1
Jul 01, 2006

semi-finals

Flag Germany 0
Flag Italy 2
Jul 04, 2006
Flag Portugal 0
Flag France 1
Jul 05, 2006

third-place match

Flag Germany 3
Flag Portugal 1
Jul 08, 2006

final

Flag Italy 1
Flag France 1
Penalties: 5 - 3

🏅 Awards

Golden Ball
Zinedine Zidane
Silver Ball
Fabio Cannavaro
Bronze Ball
Andrea Pirlo
Golden Boot
Miroslav Klose
Silver Boot
Hernán Crespo
Bronze Boot
Ronaldo
Golden Glove
Gianluigi Buffon
Best Young Player
Lukas Podolski

⚽ Top Scorers

Miroslav Klose 10
LP
6
Bastian Schweinsteiger 4
Thierry Henry 3
Fernando Torres 3

🏆 Final Standings

1st Flag Italy 🏆
2nd Flag France
4th Flag Portugal

🏟️ Stadiums

Olympiastadion
📍 Berlin 86,000 cap.
⚽ 6 matches played
Neckarstadion
📍 Stuttgart 72,000 cap.
⚽ 6 matches played
Allianz Arena
📍 Munich 66,000 cap.
⚽ 6 matches played
Westfalenstadion
📍 Dortmund 65,000 cap.
⚽ 6 matches played
Waldstadion
📍 Frankfurt 62,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Volksparkstadion
📍 Hamburg 61,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Niedersachsenstadion
📍 Hanover 60,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Arena AufShalke
📍 Gelsenkirchen 52,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
📍 Kaiserslautern 46,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
RheinEnergieStadion
📍 Cologne 45,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Zentralstadion
📍 Leipzig 43,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
Frankenstadion
📍 Nuremberg 41,000 cap.
⚽ 5 matches played
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