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The World Cup
2006 - Germany

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Three Points For A Win One Point For A Draw
Top Two In Each Group advance to the Round of 16
Knockout Rounds
GROUP A
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Germany
 3
 3
 0
 0
 8
 2
 +6
 9
Ecuador
 3
 2
 0
 1
 5
 3
 +2
 6
Poland
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 4
 -2
 3
Costa Rica
 3
 0
 0
 3
 3
 9
 -6
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 9
 Germany
 4-2
 Costa Rica
June 9
 Poland
 0-2
 Ecuador
June 14
 Germany
 1-0
 Poland
June 15
 Ecuador
 3-0
 Costa Rica
June 20
 Ecuador
 0-3
 Germany
June 20
 Costa Rica
 1-2
 Poland

GROUP B
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
England
 3
 2
 1
 0
 5
 2
 +3
 7
Sweden
 3
 1
 2
 0
 3
 2
 +1
 5
Paraguay
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 2
 0
 3
Trinidad & Tobago
 3
 0
 1
 2
 0
 4
 -4
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 10
 England
 1-0
 Praguay
June 10
 Trinidad & Tobago
 0-0
 Sweden
June 15
 England
 2-0
 Trinidad & Tobago
June 15
 Sweden
 1-0
 Paraguay
June 20
 Sweden
 2-2
 England
June 20
 Paraguay
 2-0
 Trinidad & Tobago

GROUP C
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Argentina
 3
 2
 1
 0
 8
 1
 +7
 7
Netherlands
 3
 2
 1
 0
 3
 1
 +2
 7
Ivory Coast
 3
 1
 0
 2
 5
 6
 -1
 3
Serbia & Montenegro
 3
 0
 0
 3
 2
 10
 -8
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 10
 Argentina
 2-1
 Ivory Coast
June 11
 Serbia & Montenegro
 0-1
 Netherlands
June 16
 Argentina
 6-0
 Serbia & Montenegro
June 16
 Netherlands
 2-1
 Ivory Coast
June 21
 Netherlands
 0-0
 Argentina
June 21
 Ivory Coast
 3-2
 Serbia & Montenegro

GROUP D
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Portugal
 3
 3
 0
 0
 5
 1
 +4
 9
Mexico
 3
 1
 1
 1
 4
 3
 +1
 4
Angola
 3
 0
 2
 1
 1
 2
 -1
 2
Iran
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 6
 -4
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 11
 Mexico
 3-1
 Iran
June 11
 Angola
 0-1
 Portugal
June 16
 Mexico
 0-0
 Angola
June 17
 Portugal
 2-0
 Iran
June 21
 Portugal
 2-1
 Mexico
June 21
 Iran
 1-1
 Angola

GROUP E
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Italy
 3
 2
 1
 0
 5
 1
 +4
 7
Ghana
 3
 2
 0
 1
 4
 3
 +1
 6
Czech Republic
 3
 1
 0
 2
 3
 4
 -1
 3
United States
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 6
 -4
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 12
 United States
 0-3
 Czech Republic
June 12
 Italy
 2-0
 Ghana
June 17
 Czech Republic
 0-2
 Ghana
June 17
 Italy
 1-1
 United States
June 22
 Czech Republic
 0-2
 Italy
June 22
 Ghana
 2-1
 United States

GROUP F
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Brazil
 3
 3
 0
 0
 7
 1
 +6
 9
Australia
 3
 1
 1
 1
 5
 5
 0
 4
Croatia
 3
 0
 2
 1
 2
 3
 -1
 2
Japan
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 7
 -5
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 12
 Australia
 3-1
 Japan
June 13
 Brazil
 1-0
 Croatia
June 18
 Croatia
 0-0
 Japan
June 18
 Brazil
 2-0
 Australia
June 22
 Japan
 1-4
 Brazil
June 22
 Croatia
 2-2
 Australia

GROUP G
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Switzerland
 3
 2
 1
 0
 4
 0
 +4
 7
France
 3
 1
 2
 0
 3
 1
 +2
 5
South Korea
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 4
 -1
 4
Togo
 3
 0
 0
 3
 1
 6
 -5
 0

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 13
 South Korea
 2-1
 Togo
June 13
 France
 0-0
 Switzerland
June 18
 France
 1-1
 South Korea
June 19
 Togo
 0-2
 Switzerland
June 23
 Togo
 0-2
 France
June 23
 Switzerland
 2-0
 South Korea

GROUP H
COUNTRY
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
Spain
 3
 3
 0
 0
 8
 1
 +7
 9
Ukraine
 3
 2
 0
 1
 5
 4
 +1
 6
Tunisia
 3
 0
 1
 2
 3
 6
 -3
 1
Saudi Arabia
 3
 0
 1
 2
 2
 7
 -5
 1

DATE
 COUNTRY
 SCORE
 COUNTRY
June 14
 Spain
 4-0
 Ukraine
June 14
 Tunisia
 2-2
 Saudi Arabia
June 19
 Saudi Arabia
 0-4
 Ukraine
June 19
 Spain
 3-1
 Tunisia
June 23
 Saudi Arabia
 0-1
 Spain
June 23
 Ukraine
 1-0
 Tunisia

ROUND OF 16 QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS FINALS CHAMPION
Germany
2
Sweden
0





Germany
1(4-2PK)
Argentina
1



Argentina
2aet
Mexico
1






Germany
0
Italy
2aet


Italy
1
Australia
0





Italy
3
Ukraine
0



Switzerland
0
Ukraine
0(0-3PK)







Italy
1(5-3PK)
France
1
ITALY
England
1
Ecuador
0





England
0
Portugal
0(1-3PK)

Third Place Match
Germany
3
Portugal
1
Germany
Portugal
1
Netherlands
0






Portugal
0
France
1


Brazil
3
Ghana
0





Brazil
0
France
1



Spain
1
France
3