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FIFA World Cup

World Cup 2006

  • Germany

Overview

Champions

Italy

View the Final
Runner-up
France
Final score
ITA 1–1 FRA
(5–3 pens.)
Final venue
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany

Participating Teams

Every team that competed, grouped exactly as they were drawn.

GroupA

GroupB

GroupC

GroupD

GroupE

GroupF

GroupG

GroupH

Group Stage

Teams that progressed to the knockout stage are highlighted.

GroupA

GDPts
  1. Germany , Progressed to the knockout stage3W–0D–0L+69
  2. Ecuador , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–0D–1L+26
  3. Poland 1W–0D–2L-23
  4. Costa Rica 0W–0D–3L-60

GroupB

GDPts
  1. England , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–1D–0L+37
  2. Sweden , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–2D–0L+15
  3. Paraguay 1W–0D–2L03
  4. Trinidad and Tobago 0W–1D–2L-41

GroupC

GDPts
  1. Argentina , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–1D–0L+77
  2. Netherlands , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–1D–0L+27
  3. Ivory Coast 1W–0D–2L-13
  4. Serbia and Montenegro 0W–0D–3L-80

GroupD

GDPts
  1. Portugal , Progressed to the knockout stage3W–0D–0L+49
  2. Mexico , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–1D–1L+14
  3. Angola 0W–2D–1L-12
  4. Iran 0W–1D–2L-41

GroupE

GDPts
  1. Italy , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–1D–0L+47
  2. Ghana , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–0D–1L+16
  3. Czech Republic 1W–0D–2L-13
  4. United States 0W–1D–2L-41

GroupF

GDPts
  1. Brazil , Progressed to the knockout stage3W–0D–0L+69
  2. Australia , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–1D–1L04
  3. Croatia 0W–2D–1L-12
  4. Japan 0W–1D–2L-51

GroupG

GDPts
  1. Switzerland , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–1D–0L+47
  2. France , Progressed to the knockout stage1W–2D–0L+25
  3. South Korea 1W–1D–1L-14
  4. Togo 0W–0D–3L-50

GroupH

GDPts
  1. Spain , Progressed to the knockout stage3W–0D–0L+79
  2. Ukraine , Progressed to the knockout stage2W–0D–1L+16
  3. Tunisia 0W–1D–2L-31
  4. Saudi Arabia 0W–1D–2L-51

Knockout Stage

Every match on the road to the Final, round by round, as the field narrows.

Third-place play-off

1Matches
  1. Germany , WinnerMatch 633–1Portugal

Final

1Matches
  1. Italy , WinnerMatch 641–15–3 pens.France

Journey to the Final

Tournament Statistics

From packed stadiums to the final kick of the shootout, the tournament reduced to its defining numbers.

Total attendance

3,359,439

Matches
64
Goals scored
147
Goals per match
2.30

Tournament

Teams
32
Stadiums
12
Referees
21

Attendance

Average attendance
52,491
Highest attendance
72,000
Lowest attendance
38,000

Discipline

Yellow cards
343
5.36 per match
Red cards
28
0.44 per match

Match Outcomes

Decided after extra time
2
Decided on penalties
4