It was the first all-European final since Italy's triumph over West Germany in the 1982 World Cup, and the second final, after 1994, to be decided on penalties. Each group was a round-robin of three games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Only 4 minutes later, Schweinsteiger's free kick 30 metres from the left of the penalty box, driven low across goal, was connected with Petit's knee to become an own goal for Portugal. [4] On the night before the vote, German satirical magazine Titanic sent letters to FIFA representatives, offering joke gifts like cuckoo clocks and Black Forest ham in exchange for their vote for Germany. Among the teams who failed to qualify were 2002 third-placed team Turkey, quarter-finalists Senegal, Euro 2004 winners Greece and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations winners Egypt. [12] According to Niersbach, the payment had been agreed upon during a meeting between Franz Beckenbauer and FIFA president Blatter, with the money being provided by Dreyfus. The German Football Association (DFB) on the same day named as Klinsmann's successor his assistant trainer Joachim Löw, since in the opinion of the DFB leadership he would best continue Klinsmann's work and training methods. Ukraine. Pot D contained unseeded teams from the CONCACAF region and Asia. Fabio Cannavaro DaimlerChrysler invested several hundred million Euro in Hyundai, while one of the sons of the company's founders was a member of FIFA's executive committee. [47] Below is a complete list of the prize money allocated:[47][48].  Mexico Algeria 4.-. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first World Cup game. Select from premium Fifa World Cup 2006 of the highest quality. Oceania delegate Charlie Dempsey, who had initially backed England, had then been instructed to support South Africa following England's elimination. The World Cup 2006 Fan and Visitor Programme", "Public Viewing Takes on New Dimension at World Cup", "An investigation into 2010 FIFA World Cup planning: a case study of the Eden district municipality, Western Cape, South Africa", "The Feel-good Effect at Mega Sports Events. Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring by converting a controversial seventh-minute penalty kick,[43] which glanced off the underside of the crossbar and bounced beyond the goal line before it spun back up, hit the crossbar again and rebounded out of the goal. [33], Squads for the 2006 World Cup consisted of 23 players, as in the previous tournament in 2002. [51] According to surveys conducted during the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the Fan Fests at Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich 28% of visitors travelled over 100 kilometers to attend to event and up to 84% came there together with friends. Both Argentina and Netherlands qualified from Group C with a game remaining. Four years after a 2002 tournament in which teams from North America (United States), Africa (Senegal), and Asia (South Korea) made it deep into the knockout stages and Turkey finished third, all eight seeded teams progressed to the knockout stages, and none of the quarter-finalists were from outside Europe or South America. Germany defeated Portugal 3–1 to finish in third place. The knockout stage involved the sixteen teams that qualified from the group stage of the tournament. [51] The visitors' expectations regarding Fan Fests were fulfilled. The FIFA World Cup All-Star Team, currently sponsored by MasterCard, consists of 23 players chosen by FIFA’s technical study group.  Germany World! Get up to date results from the World (FIFA) - World Cup for the Germany 2006 football season. Their elimination also meant that they became the first nation to be eliminated from the World Cup without conceding any goals (and indeed the only nation ever to participate in a World Cup finals tournament without conceding a goal). This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament held in Germany, between 9 June and 9 July 2006.  Netherlands [38] Those numbers exceeded all expectations and some of the Host Cities had to expand the Fan Fest areas in the middle of the World Cup. Accusations of bribery and corruption had marred the success of Germany's bid from the very beginning. France had their first successful qualifying campaign since 1986, as they did not qualify for the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, in 1998 they were automatically qualified as hosts and in 2002 as defending champions. Unlike the past tournaments where ticketless fans were treated as security risks, the World Cup in Germany welcomed all football supporters thus generating positive atmosphere even before the tournament began. World Cup 2006 teams: USA, read a team profile of USA including analysis, player profiles, coach and full squad list. In order to retrieve the money, the Organizing Committee paid an equivalent sum to the FIFA, allegedly as a German share for the cost of a closing ceremony, which never materialized. The first round, or group stage, saw the thirty-two teams divided into eight groups of four teams. In the preparation for 2006 FIFA World Cup FIFA and the Organizing Committee sought a way to accommodate people planning to visit the World Cup.  Japan Finalised clubs' listing as per FIFA, excluding players on standby and loans. The game ended 3–1, a result which gave the tournament hosts the bronze medals and left Portugal in fourth place. Around 21% of foreigners interviewed at Fan Fests visited Germany to see the World Cup without tickets to any game. Sweden qualified for the knockout rounds after drawing 2–2 with England to maintain their 38-year unbeaten record against them. Twelve stadia were selected to host the World Cup matches. FIFA had also announced in advance that Brazil (the defending champion) would be allocated to Group F. Argentina If teams were level on points, they were ranked on the following criteria in order: In the original version of the rules for the final tournament, the ranking criteria were in a different order, with head-to-head results taking precedence over total goal difference. [20] Some of the stadia also had a lower capacity for the World Cup, as FIFA regulations ban standing room; nonetheless, this was accommodated as several stadia had a UEFA five-star ranking. Number of caps counts until the start of the World Cup, including all pre-tournament friendlies. Italy defeated quarter-final debutants Ukraine 3–0. FIFA 21 FIFA 20 FIFA 19 FIFA … Club information is that used by FIFA. Ecuador. Obviously, since we are dealing with FIFA 2006, the game will come with several teams divided in leagues, with updated info about the players and with some pretty amazing changes in graphics. See how your favourite World (FIFA) World Cup football club has gotten on in the Germany 2006 … Notes: There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. 2006 FIFA World Cup brings you to the games as all of the 32 international teams shoot for the most coveted title in football. For each game in the knockout stage, a draw was followed by thirty minutes of extra time (two 15-minute halves); if scores were still level there would be a penalty shoot-out (at least five penalties each, and more if necessary) to determine who progressed to the next round. As of 2018, this was the last time Togo, Angola, Czech Republic, Ukraine and Trinidad and Tobago qualified for a FIFA World Cup finals, and the last time Uruguay and Nigeria failed to qualify. Draw your own conclusions", "FIFA changes World Cup tie-breaking rules", "South African to learn lessons from Germany", "Interview with Match-Fixing Investigator Declan Hill: 'I Am Sure the Game Was Manipulated, "Zinedine Zidane Penalty Kick France V Italy FIFA World Cup Final 2006 HD HQ", "France, Italy dominate World Cup all-star squad", "CHF 24.5 million for the 2006 world champions", "Welcome Fans.  South Korea All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).  Togo [7], More irregularities surfaced soon after, including, in the months leading up to the decision, the sudden interest of German politicians and major businesses in the four Asian countries whose delegates were decisive for the vote. Media in category "FIFA World Cup 2006 line-ups" The following 104 files are in this category, out of 104 total. Home. The Dutch picked up 1–0 and 2–1 victories over Serbia and Montenegro and Ivory Coast, respectively.