2006 World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th edition of the tournament, hosted by Germany. Italy were crowned champions, beating France 1–1 (5–3 pen.) in the final at Olympiastadion, Berlin. 32 teams played 64 matches, producing 144 goals (2.25 per game). Miroslav Klose won the Golden Boot.

Final

Italy1–1 (5–3 pen.)France

2006-07-09 · Olympiastadion, Berlin

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Germany 2–0 Sweden

Argentina 1–1 Mexico

England 1–0 Ecuador

Portugal 1–0 Netherlands

Italy 1–0 Australia

Switzerland 0–0 (0–3p) Ukraine

Brazil 3–0 Ghana

Spain 1–3 France

Final

Italy 1–1 (5–3p) France

Top scorers

1ZidaneFrance2goals

2SchweinsteigerGermany2goals

3Del PieroItaly1goals

4MaterazziItaly1goals

5GrossoItaly1goals

6Nuno GomesPortugal1goals

Group stage

Group A

Team	P	GD	Pts
Germany	3	+6	9
Ecuador	3	+2	6
Poland	3	-2	3
Costa Rica	3	-6	0

Group B

Team	P	GD	Pts
England	3	+3	7
Sweden	3	+1	5
Paraguay	3	0	3
Trinidad and Tobago	3	-4	1

Group C

Team	P	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	+7	7
Netherlands	3	+2	7
CÔTCôte d'Ivoire	3	-1	3
SERSerbia and Montenegro	3	-8	0

Group D

Team	P	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	+4	9
Mexico	3	+1	4
Angola	3	-1	2
Iran	3	-4	1

Group E

Team	P	GD	Pts
Italy	3	+4	7
Ghana	3	+1	6
Czech Republic	3	-1	3
USA	3	-4	1

Group F

Team	P	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	+6	9
Australia	3	0	4
Croatia	3	-1	2
Japan	3	-5	1

Group G

Team	P	GD	Pts
Switzerland	3	+4	7
France	3	+2	5
South Korea	3	-1	4
Togo	3	-5	0

Group H

Team	P	GD	Pts
Spain	3	+7	9
Ukraine	3	+1	6
Tunisia	3	-3	1
Saudi Arabia	3	-5	1