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Like it or lothe it the FIFA 2006 World Cup was sensational!
Whether you call it football or soccer, there was enough action in the FIFA 2006 World Cup to keep everyone happy but perhaps not their spouses!
After kicking off on the 9th of June when the home team Germany played Costa Rica, the games were played for a whole month with the final taking place in the Olympiastadion, Berlin on the 9th of July.
The footballing nations of the world following every match to the final where Italy beat France in an excellent match full of good football, thrills and spills both on and off the ball.
Both Italy and France had good moments of football and bad throughout the tournament but on the night Italy shone through to be crowned the 2006 Fifa World Cup Champions. They will remain World leaders for the next four years.
Germany and Portugal played for third and forth positions with Germany winning a convincing 3-1 win over Portugal to give them third place. The eyes on the World are firmly fixed on the final.
The Fifa 2006 World Cup tournament slogan was, "A Time to Make Friends" but there was lots of rivalry on the pitches.
World Cup Final
The last 2 in the World!
On the 9th of July, one of these two teams will win the World Cup and celebrate like never before. Who will it be? We'll just have to wait and see.
- France v Italy
9th July
Final Score 1-1 (Italy Win 5-3 on Penalties)
Third Place Play Off
Who will take the third place honors?
- Germany v Portugal
8th July
Final Score 3-1 (Germany take Third Place and Portugal Forth in the Championship)
Fifa 2006 World Cup Semi-Finals
Down to the last 4, all European teams.
- Germany v Italy
4th July
Final Score - 0-2 (Italy Win, Germany go out in extra time) - Portugal v France
5th July
Final Score - 0-1 (France Win, Portugal go out)
The World Cup Quarter Finals
We're now down to only 8.
- Germany v Argentina
30th June
Final Score - 1-1 (Germany Win, Argentina go out 4-2 on penalties) - Italy v Ukraine
30th June
Final Score - 3-0 (Italy Win, Ukraine go out) - England v Portugal
1st July
Final Score - 0-0 (Portugal Win, England go out 3-1 on penalties) - Brazil v France
1st July
Final Score - 0-1 (France Win, Brazil go out)
The Last 16
It's the start of knock-out football and penalty shootouts!
- Germany v Sweden
24th June
Final Score - 2-0 (Germany Win, Sweden go out) - Argentina v Mexico
24th June
Final Score - 2-1 (Argentina Win, Mexico go out) - England v Ecuador
25th June
Final Score - 1-0 (England Win, Ecuador go out) - Portugal v Netherlands
25th June
Final Score - 1-0 (Portugal Win, Netherlands go out) - Italy v Australia
26th June
Final Score - 1-0 (Italy Win, Australia go out) - Switzerland v Ukraine
26th June
Final Score - 0-3 (Ukraine Win, Switzerland go out)
Penalty Shoot-out - Brazil v Ghana
27th June
Final Score - 3-0 (Brazil Win, Ghana go out) - Spain v France
27th June
Final Score - 1-3 (France Win, Spain go out)
Group A Games
- Germany v Costa Rica
Final Score - 4-1 (Germany Win) - Poland v Ecuador
Final Score - 0-2 (Ecuador Win) - Germany v Poland
Final Score - 1-0 (Germany Win) - Ecuador v Costa Rica
Final Score - 3-0 (Ecuador Win) - Ecuador v Germany
Final Score - 0-3 (Germany Win) - Costa Rica v Poland
Final Score - 2-1 (Poland Win)
Group B Games
- England v Paraguay
Final Score - 1-0 (England Win) - Trinidad and Tobago v Sweden
Final Score - 0-0 (Draw) - England v Trinidad and Tobago
Final Score - 2-0 (England Win) - Sweden v Paraguay
Final Score - 1-0 (Sweden Win) - Sweden v England
Final Score - 2-2 (Draw) - Paraguay v Trinidad and Tobago
Final Score - 2-0 (Paraguay Win)
Group C Games
- Argentina v Ivory Coast
Final Score - 2-1 (Argentina Win) - Serbia & Montenegro v Holland
Final Score - 0-1 (Holland Win) - Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro
Final Score - 6-0 (Argentina Win) - Holland v Ivory Coast
Final Score - 2-1 (Holland Win) - Holland v Argentina
Final Score - 0-0 (Draw) - Ivory Coast v Serbia & Montenegro
Final Score - 3-2 (Ivory Coast Win)
Group D Games
- Mexico v Iran
Final Score - 3-1 (Mexico Win) - Angola v Portugal
Final Score - 0-1 (Portugal Win) - Mexico v Angola
Final Score - 0-0 (Draw) - Portugal v Iran
Final Score - 2-0 (Portugal Win) - Portugal v Mexico
Final Score - 2-1 (Portugal Win) - Iran v Angola
Final Score - 1-1 (Draw)
Group E Games
- USA v Czech Republic
Final Score - 0-3 (Czech Republic Win) - Italy v Ghana
Final Score - 2-0 (Italy Win) - Italy v USA
Final Score - 1-1 (Draw) - Czech Republic v Ghana
Final Score - 0-2 (Ghana Win) - Czech Republic v Italy
Final Score - 0-2 (Italy Win) - Ghana v USA
Final Score - 2-1 (Ghana Win)
Group F Games
- Australia v Japan
Final Score - 3-1 (Australia Win) - Brazil v Croatia
Final Score - 1-3 (Croatia Win) - Brazil v Australia
Final Score - 2-0 (Brazil Win) - Japan v Croatia
Final Score - 0-0 (Draw) - Japan v Brazil
Final Score - 1-4 (Brazil Win) - Croatia v Australia
Final Score - 2-2 (Draw)
Group G Games
- South Korea v Togo
Final Score - 2-1 (South Korea Win) - France v Switzerland
Final Score - 0-0 (Draw) - France v South Korea
Final Score - 1-1 (Draw) - Togo v Switzerland
Final Score - 0-2 (Switzerland Win) - Togo v France
Final Score - 0-2 (France Win) - Switzerland v South Korea
Final Score - 2-0 (Switzerland Win)
Group H Games
- Spain v Ukraine
Final Score - 4-0 (Spain Win) - Tunisia v Saudi Arabia
Final Score - 2-2 (Draw) - Saudi Arabia v Ukraine
Final Score - 0-4 (Ukraine Win) - Spain v Tunisia
Final Score - 3-1 (Spain Win) - Saudi Arabia v Spain
Final Score - 0-1 (Spain Win) - Ukraine v Tunisia
Final Score - 1-0 (Ukraine Win)
World Cup Betting
What are you waiting for?
Now we've seen the best teams play, why no place a small wager on your favorite team or even on how many goals are scored in a particular match then these links provide all you need.
- 2006 FIFA World Cup at Bet Internet
- Plenty of betting options are available here including the outright winners, each match result, score predictions and half or full time results.
- Bet Game Day - Live World Cup Betting
- Bet Game Day are another reputable Sportsbook offering 2006 World Cup action. They allow Live betting during matches so you can choose when to bet.
The Latest World Cup News
Keep up to date with the latest news and views of what's going on in the World Cup.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byFIFA 2006 World Cup
Sites featuring the FIFA 2006 World Cup so you can follow the football action as it takes place
- The official site for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany
- This is the official site of the 2006 World Cup which is run by Yahoo!
- FIFA.com The Official web site of the F?ration Internationale de Football Association
- FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
- FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- FIFA World Cup From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- World Cup Football 2006 - Germany 2006 - FIFA - World Cup Soccer Blog
- World Cup Blog is 34 blogs reporting daily on every detail of the world's greatest sporting event, the World Cup in Germany 2006.
Football Gear for you to Wear
Read up on the FIFA World Cup
Find out a little more about the history of this great sporting event.
Football Stuff available on Ebay
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World Cup 2006
Italia in finale!
Italia in finale!
Festeggiamenti a Piazza Trilussa per la qualificazione dell'Italia alla finale.
Printable World Cup Wallchart
Want a World Cup Wallchart? Print one off using this link and you can enter and track all the scores as the games take place. Of course, you can also follow the scores right here!
- World Cup Wallchart
- A nice World Cup Wallchart showing details of all the matches.
