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In 2006, Germany had a plethora of football stadia that satisfied FIFA's minimum capacity of 40,000 seats for World Cup matches. The outdated and still-standing Olympiastadion in Munich (69,250), the venue for the 1974 final match was not used for the tournament, even though FIFA's regulations allow one city to use two stadia.
The knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A match was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals to determine which team finished in third ...
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification: Natia: 400 [2] [3] [11] 29 15 May 2004: Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N) Fiji: 0–11 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification: 300 [2] [3] [11] 30 17 May 2004: Toleofoa Joseph Blatter Soccer Complex, Apia (N) Papua New Guinea: 0–10 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification: 150 [2] [3] [11] 31 25 August 2007
The 2006 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2006 World Cup, the 18th edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin , Germany, on 9 July 2006, and was contested between Italy and France .
June 9 – The 2006 World Cup finals kick off, as Germany beat Costa Rica 4–2. June 21 – Midfielder Philip Cocu plays his 100th international match for the Netherlands, when Holland draws with Argentina (0-0) at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. July 9 – 2006 World Cup final game, Italy vs. France. Italy won the game 5–3 in a penalty shootout ...
Football: FIFA World Cup, Quarter final Germany 1 – 1 Argentina A 49th-minute header by Roberto Ayala shocks the huge German crowd, but competition top scorer Miroslav Klose scores his 5th in the 80th minute. No further goals, and so to penalties: both teams have previously been in three World Cup penalty shoot-outs and never lost.
Play in Group F of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and completed on 22 June 2006. Brazil won the group and advanced to the round of 16, along with runners-up Australia . Croatia and Japan failed to advance.