2006 FIFA World Cup
Germany
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th edition of the World Cup. It was hosted by Germany and 64 games were played in total.
Champions
Italy
Italy became World Champions for the 4th time, beating France 5 - 3 (after penalties) in the final. Italy scored 12 goals in 7 games, Marco Materazzi being the top goalscorer for the team with 2 goals.

2006 World Cup Statistics
- 64Games
- In 2006 a total of 64 matches were played at the World Cup final tournament.
- 147Goals
- A total of 147 were scored in 64 matches, with a goals per game ratio of 2.30
- 3.4MAttendance
- A total of 3359439 people have attended at 64 matches, with an attendance per game of 52k
- Miroslav Klose
- The top goalscorer at the 2006 World Cup, netting 5 goals for Germany
Games by stages
View all- Final
ItalyITA(5)1 - 1(3)
FRAFrance
- Third place
GermanyGER3 - 1
PORPortugal
- Semi-finals
PortugalPOR0 - 1
FRAFrance
GermanyGER0 - 2
ITAItaly
- Quarter-finals
GermanyGER(4)1 - 1(2)
ARGArgentina
ItalyITA3 - 0
UKRUkraine
BrazilBRA0 - 1
FRAFrance
EnglandENG(1)0 - 0(3)
PORPortugal
- Round of 16
ArgentinaARG2 - 1
MEXMexico
GermanyGER2 - 0
SWESweden
EnglandENG1 - 0
ECUEcuador
PortugalPOR1 - 0
NEDNetherlands
ItalyITA1 - 0
AUSAustralia
SwitzerlandSUI(0)0 - 0(3)
UKRUkraine
BrazilBRA3 - 0
GHAGhana
SpainESP1 - 3
FRAFrance
- Group A
PolandPOL0 - 2
ECUEcuador
GermanyGER4 - 2
CRCCosta Rica
GermanyGER1 - 0
POLPoland
EcuadorECU3 - 0
CRCCosta Rica
EcuadorECU0 - 3
GERGermany
Costa RicaCRC1 - 2
POLPoland
- Group B
Trinidad & TobagoTRI0 - 0
SWESweden
EnglandENG1 - 0
PARParaguay
SwedenSWE1 - 0
PARParaguay
EnglandENG2 - 0
TRITrinidad & Tobago
SwedenSWE2 - 2
ENGEngland
ParaguayPAR2 - 0
TRITrinidad & Tobago
- Group C
ArgentinaARG2 - 1
CIVIvory Coast
SerbiaSRB0 - 1
NEDNetherlands
NetherlandsNED2 - 1
CIVIvory Coast
ArgentinaARG6 - 0
SRBSerbia
NetherlandsNED0 - 0
ARGArgentina
Ivory CoastCIV3 - 2
SRBSerbia
- Group D
MexicoMEX3 - 1
IRNIran
AngolaANG0 - 1
PORPortugal
MexicoMEX0 - 0
ANGAngola
PortugalPOR2 - 0
IRNIran
PortugalPOR2 - 1
MEXMexico
IranIRN1 - 1
ANGAngola
- Group E
United StatesUSA0 - 3
CZECzechia
ItalyITA2 - 0
GHAGhana
ItalyITA1 - 1
USAUnited States
CzechiaCZE0 - 2
GHAGhana
GhanaGHA2 - 1
USAUnited States
CzechiaCZE0 - 2
ITAItaly
- Group F
AustraliaAUS3 - 1
JPNJapan
BrazilBRA1 - 0
CROCroatia
JapanJPN0 - 0
CROCroatia
BrazilBRA2 - 0
AUSAustralia
JapanJPN1 - 4
BRABrazil
CroatiaCRO2 - 2
AUSAustralia
- Group G
Korea RepublicKOR2 - 1
TOGTogo
FranceFRA0 - 0
SUISwitzerland
TogoTOG0 - 2
SUISwitzerland
FranceFRA1 - 1
KORKorea Republic
TogoTOG0 - 2
FRAFrance
SwitzerlandSUI2 - 0
KORKorea Republic
- Group H
TunisiaTUN2 - 2
KSASaudi Arabia
SpainESP4 - 0
UKRUkraine
Saudi ArabiaKSA0 - 4
UKRUkraine
SpainESP3 - 1
TUNTunisia
UkraineUKR1 - 0
TUNTunisia
Saudi ArabiaKSA0 - 1
ESPSpain
Group Stages
Group A
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
Group B
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
Group C
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
Group D
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Group E
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Group F
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
Group G
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Group H
| #Pos. | Team | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |