World Cup 2006 [Fixtures & Results]

[MH]

Fifa World Cup 2006


I will update this once every game is played :bigsmile:


Friday, 09 June 2006
Germany 4 - 2 Costa Rica
Poland 0 - 2 Ecuador
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Saturday, 10 June 2006
England 1 - 0 Paraguay
Trinidad and Tobago 0 - 0 Sweden
Argentina 2 - 1 Ivory Coast
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Sunday, 11 June 2006
Angola 0 - 1 Portugal
Mexico 3 - 1 Iran
Serbia & Montenegro 0 - 1 Holland
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Monday, 12 June 2006
Australia 3 - 1 Japan
Italy 2 - 0 Ghana
USA 0 - 3 Czech Republic
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Tuesday, 13 June 2006
Brazil 1 - 0 Croatia
France 0 - 0 Switzerland
South Korea 2 - 1 Togo
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Wednesday, 14 June 2006
Germany 1 - 0 Poland
Spain 4 - 0 Ukraine
Tunisia 2 - 2 Saudi Arabia
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Thursday, 15 June 2006
Ecuador 3 - 0 Costa Rica
England 2 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden 1 - 0 Paraguay
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Friday, 16 June 2006
Argentina 6 - 0 Serbia & Montenegro
Holland 2 - 1 Ivory Coast
Mexico 0 - 0 Angola
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Saturday, 17 June 2006
Czech Republic 0 - 2 Ghana
Italy 1 - 1 USA
Portugal 2 - 0 Iran
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Sunday, 18 June 2006
Brazil 2 - 0 Australia
France 1 - 1 South Korea
Japan 0 - 0 Croatia
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Monday, 19 June 2006
Saudi Arabia 0 - 4 Ukraine
Spain 2 - 1 Tunisia
Togo 0 - 2 Switzerland
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Tuesday, 20 June 2006
Costa Rica 1 - 2 Poland
Ecuador 0 - 3 Germany
Paraguay 2 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden 2 - 2 England
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Wednesday, 21 June 2006
Holland 0 - 0 Argentina
Iran 1 - 1 Angola
Ivory Coast 3 - 0 Serbia & Montenegro
Portugal 2 - 1 Mexico
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Thursday, 22 June 2006
Croatia 2 - 2 Australia
Czech Republic 0 - 2 Italy
Ghana 2 - 1 USA
Japan 4 - 1 Brazil
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Friday, 23 June 2006
Saudi Arabia 0 - 1 Spain
Switzerland 2 - 0 South Korea
Togo 0 - 2 France
Ukraine 1 - 0 Tunisia

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Saturday, 24 June 2006
Germany 2 - 0 Sweden
Argentina 2 - 1 Mexico
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Sunday, 25 June 2006
England 1 - 0 Ecuador
Portugal 1 - 0 Netherlands (Holland)
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Monday, 26 June 2006
Italy 1 - 0 Australia
Switzerland 0 - 0 Ukraine - Ukraine win 3 - 0 on penalties
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Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Brazil 3 - 0 Ghana
Spain 1 - 3 France

------------------------------Quarter-Finals------------------------------

Friday, 30 June 2006
Germany 1 - 0 Argentina - Germany win 4 - 2 on penalties
Italy 3 - 0 Ukraine, 20:00
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Saturday, 01 July 2006
England 0 - 0 Portugal - Portugal win 3 - 1 on penalties
Brazil 0 - 1 France

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Tuesday, 04 July 2006
Germany 0 - 2 Italy
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Wednesday, 05 July 2006
Portugal 0 - 1 France
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Saturday, 08 July 2006
Germany 3 - 1 Portugal

--------------------------------Final---------------------------------

Sunday, 09 July 2006
Italy 1 - 1 France - Italy Win 5 - 3 on Penalties

FIFA 2006 World Cup Winner:
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Second Place:
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Third Place:
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[mooneynulson]

The only team i can see winning this world cup is Germany, said it from the start:bigsmile:

The final will hopefully be germany vs France, that would be a cracking final

[MH]

I think France will win it :nod:

[mooneynulson]

I think France will win it :nod:

i was suprised to see france even get this far but have to say they played the best football so far against Brazil

zidane played really so well and its a shame this will be his last world cup

[mooneynulson]

What a game this has turned out to be:bigsmile: Looking as if it is going to penalties which only Germany can win

[mooneynulson]

cannot believe it, italy have scored in the last minute

[MH]

Germany takes 3rd place

"I noticed Miroslav Klose was taken off. Funny, because he was one behind coach Jurgen Klinsmann's tally of 11 World Cup goals."

BBC Sport presenter Gary Lineker

"I'm delighted Luis Figo got on to the pitch for his final appearance. It was a great ball for Nuno Gomes' goal."

BBC Sport analyst Martin O'Neill


FULL-TIME: A double from Bastian Schweinsteiger helps Germany finish third at the 2006 World Cup.
88 mins: GOAL Germany 3-1 Portugal
Nuno Gomes scores after heading in Luis Figo's peach of a ball from the right.


84 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo hits a tremendous free-kick from at least 35 yards out that forces Oliver Kahn to punch the ball away.

82 mins: Nuno Gomes comes close to scoring for Portugal but his effort bounces off Oliver Kahn's boot from five yards.

79 mins: There will be no hat-trick for Bastian Schweinsteiger who is replaced by Thomas Hitzlsperger.

78 mins: GOAL Germany 3-0 Portugal
Bastian Schweinsteiger scores his second goal of the night with another spanking strike. He gives Ricardo no chance from 25 yards.

77 mins: Luis Figo comes on to make, possibly, his last international appearance for Portugal - the ineffective Pauleta makes way.

75 mins: Portugal have not scored for 352 minutes.

73 mins: Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is in the stands watching his German compatriots. He appears to be sitting on a racing-car seat.

71 mins: Striker Mike Hanke replaces young player of the tournament Lukas Podolski.

70 mins: Portugal's Nuno Valente is replaced by Nuno Gomes.

67 mins: The Germany fans belt out chants of "Jurgen Klinsmann" in honour of their California-based coach.

65 mins: Miroslav Klose, who is set to win the Golden Boot having scored five goals this tournament, is replaced by Oliver Neuville.
61 mins: GOAL Germany 2-0 Portugal
Armando Petit slices in Bastian Schweinsteiger's free-kick. It is going from bad to worse for the Portuguese - but at least the game's more entertaining.


60 mins: Paulo Ferreira is booked after clipping Lukas Podolski's heels.
56 mins: GOAL Germany 1-0 Portugal

Bastian Schweinsteiger fires in a scintillating shot from the edge of the area after cutting in from the left.


53 mins: Pauleta is played in by Cristiano Ronaldo. The striker does everything right inside the penalty area except for produce a shot to test Oliver Kahn. The effort summed up his World Cup... poor.

51 mins: Marcell Jansen fouls Maniche on the edge of the area. Simao's free-kick dips, but dips too late to trouble Oliver Kahn in the Germany goal.

48 mins: Great play by Germany on the left-wing but Marcell Jansen's low cross into the area fails to find a team-mate.

2100 BST: Portugal's Costinha comes off and is replaced by Armando Petit. Germany kick off the second half.

"I hope it gets better."
BBC Sport analyst Alan Hansen.

PLAYER RATER: In a half-time poll, 43% of you say Cristiano Ronaldo will be best remembered from this World Cup for his run-in with Wayne Rooney and 38% for his gamesmanship in general.

Having said that, perhaps the Player Rater public have forgiven or forgotten Ronaldo's run-in with Rooney, as he leads the way in the half-time ratings in this match with a mark of 9.32.

Statistic: Portugal have gone 322 minutes without scoring. "I think this is the most meaningless match in the history of football."

BBC Sport analyst Martin O'Neill


HALF-TIME: Not the greatest spectacle to be fair.

46 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo produces a few 'lollipops' on the edge of the Germany area before going to ground. He does not win a free-kick or the support of the crowd inside the stadium.

43 mins: Germany's midfield talisman Michael Ballack lets out a yawn on the squad bench.

38 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo's trickery on the pitch sometimes impresses, on this occasion his attempted backheel flick arrived at the feet of Germany's Miroslav Klose. That may have cheered up England's Wayne Rooney.

37 mins: A right-sided corner from Portugal's Deco eludes everybody as it flashes across goal.

29 mins: Forget the fan-fests in Germany, there is a foul-fest at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium. The referee blows up again when Costinha fouls Sebastian Kehl on the edge of the Portugal area. The Germany players appear to thank the official for awarding the free-kick and booking the Portugal player.

28 mins: Germany striker Miroslav Klose is fouled at the edge of the area by Nuno Valente. Nothing comes from the free-kick.

27 mins: The Germany fans begin singing their own version of the Beatles' classic Yellow Submarine.

25 mins: Portugal's Ricardo Costa is shown a yellow card after pulling back Miroslav Klose on the edge of the area. Lukas Podolski, on three goals for the tournament, has his powerful free-kick palmed away by keeper Ricardo.

20 mins: Germany's Sebastian Kehl produces a cheeky dink from the edge of the area that forces Ricardo into making a tip-over save.

19 mins: The predominantly Germany-supporting crowd decide to start jeering Portugal. How long before a Mexican wave?

15 mins: Portugal striker Pauleta, who with one goal is unlikely to win the Golden Boot, has his shot saved by Oliver Kahn after being put through one-on-one by Simao. It is more likely he will get an iron boot from his own players if he misses more chances like that.

PLAYER RATER: These teams may have mixed views over the validity of a third-place play-off, but it seems the majority of you believe it is worthwhile with 71% believing there is a need for the losing semi-finalists to play off in a showcase game.

10 mins: Torsten Frings turns on a sixpence (or the German equivalent) but fires his shot wide of Ricardo's goal.

8 mins: Germany's Torsten Frings is booked for a late tackle on Deco.

5 mins: A Bastian Schweinsteiger corner is headed into the path of Sebastian Kehl by Christoph Metzelder. Metzelder's volleyed goalbound effort appears to hit the hand of Nuno Valente inside the area. Referee Toru Kamikawa waves play on. Germany have not been awarded a penalty in the World Cup for 12 years.

1 min: Under-fire Cristiano Ronaldo wins a free-kick for Portugal. No boos from the crowd.
2000 BST: Portugal kick off the third-place play-off.

Germany: Kahn, Jansen, Huth, Metzelder, Lahm, Schneider, Kehl, Frings, Schweinsteiger, Klose, Podolski.

Subs: Asamoah, Ballack, Borowski, Friedrich, Hanke, Hildebrand, Hitzlsperger, Lehmann, Mertesacker, Neuville, Nowotny, Odonkor.

Portugal: Ricardo, Paulo Ferreira, Ricardo Costa, Meira, Nuno Valente, Costinha, Maniche, Deco, Ronaldo, Pauleta, Simao.

Subs: Boa Morte, Caneira, Figo, Miguel, Nuno Gomes, Paulo Santos, Petit, Postiga, Quim, Tiago, Viana.

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

[MH]

Italy Win The World Cup

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Italy beat France 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out to win the World Cup after an absorbing 1-1 draw in Berlin.


Fabio Grosso scored the winning goal after France's David Trezeguet missed.
Playing his last game before retiring, Zinedine Zidane's career ended in disgrace after he was sent off for crazily headbutting Marco Materazzi.

Zidane had put France ahead early on with a coolly-taken chipped penalty, before Materazzi levelled with a header from an Andrea Pirlo corner.

The result caps an incredible period for Italian football, with the domestic game embroiled in a corruption scandal similar to 1982 when they last won the World Cup.
They have now won the competition four times, one fewer than Brazil, and it was the first time they managed to win a World Cup match on penalties after three failed attempts.


But France legend Zidane may forever be haunted by the moment of madness which cost him a second World Cup title.

Only Zidane knows why he chose to shove his head into Materazzi's chest after the two had exchanged words with 10 minutes left of extra-time.

He had started so well, too, with a goal after six minutes that meant Zidane, who scored twice in the 1998 final, became the fourth man to score in two World Cup finals after Brazilians Vava and Pele and Germany's Paul Breitner.
He casually chipped a penalty in off the crossbar after Florent Malouda had won the spot-kick with a theatrical fall inside the Italy penalty box.


But Italy recovered well from their unfortunate start and the industrious Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso quickly began to set the tempo of the game.

Through Pirlo's dead-ball delivery, they were soon on level terms. The AC Milan midfield maestro whipped over a corner from the right and Materazzi thumped a header past Fabien Barthez.

France failed to learn their lesson. Moments later Materazzi saw another header cleared off the line by Lilian Thuram before Luca Toni nodded onto the bar - both efforts from Pirlo corners.

Thierry Henry had had a quiet first half, but he burst into life after the break with two turbo-charged runs that struck fear into the heart of the Italian defence.
It was a more open final than many had predicted and both teams were attacking with gusto, though Italy came within a whisker of taking the lead when Toni was adjudged offside after heading in a Pirlo free-kick.

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At the other end Henry was causing problems with his pace and Gianluigi Buffon had to be alert to parry away a snap-shot from the Arsenal striker.

As it went into extra-time, France had started to dominate proceedings.

Malouda was only kept out by a last-ditch Fabio Cannavaro tackle before Franck Ribery poked agonisingly wide and Buffon tipped Zidane's header over.

It was Zidane's last meaningful contribution to the French cause as with 10 minutes left of extra-time, his professional career ended in shameful circumstances.

He became involved in a dispute with Materazzi and, inexplicably, headbutted the Italian in the chest.

After the assistant referee informed referee Horacio Elizondo of the incident, the Argentine was left with no choice but to send Zidane off.

His team-mates looked shell-shocked, but they held on to force penalties for only the second time in a World Cup final after Italy lost to Brazil in 1994.
Pirlo, Materazzi, Daniele de Rossi, Alessandro Del Piero and Grosso made no mistake as Italy became the most successful European country in World Cup history.


Italy: Buffon, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Materazzi, Grosso, Camoranesi (Del Piero 86), Pirlo, Gattuso, Perrotta (Iaquinta 61), Totti (De Rossi 61), Toni.
Subs Not Used: Amelia, Barone, Barzagli, Gilardino, Inzaghi, Nesta, Oddo, Peruzzi, Zaccardo.

Booked: Zambrotta.

Goals: Materazzi 19.


France: Barthez, Sagnol, Thuram, Gallas, Abidal, Ribery (Trezeguet 100), Vieira (Diarra 56), Makelele, Zidane, Malouda, Henry (Wiltord 107).
Subs Not Used: Boumsong, Chimbonda, Coupet, Dhorasoo, Givet, Govou, Landreau, Silvestre.

Sent Off: Zidane (110).

Booked: Sagnol, Diarra, Malouda.

Goals: Zidane 7 pen.


Italy win 5-3 on penalties.

Att: 69,000.

Ref: Horacio Marcelo Elizondo (Argentina).
Fifa man of the match: Andrea Pirlo