Germany 2006 World Cup Betting
Year: 2006
Participants: 32
Countries: Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador,England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden, Argentina, Côte d'Ivoire, Serbia and Montenegro, Netherlands, Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal, Italy, Ghana,USA, Czech RepublicBrazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan, France, Switzerland, Korea Republic, Togo, Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia
Championship: Italy 5, France 3 (in a penalty shootout)
Top goal scorer:Miroslav Klose, Germany (5)
MVP: Zinedine Zidane, France.
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process, along with the host nation, Germany, for the finals tournament.
When the tournament began, Italy weren't one of the favorites. The likes of Germany, Argentina and Brazil were more fancied. After topping a difficult group containing Ghana, USA and the Czech Republic, Italy were able to negotiate a difficult match against Australia. A win over Ukraine put them in a semi-final against Germany. It was a titanic tussle which the Azzuri finally overcame with two late goals in extra-time. The final against France was the first all European final since Italy had defeated West Germany in 1982. The game went to penalties and Italy picked a great time to win it's first penalty shootout at the World Cup. Worthy winners, they lifted the trophy for the fourth time.
World Cup Germany 2006 Schedule and Results
| Group 1 Results | ||||
| Germany | vs | Costa Rica | 4-2 | (9 Jun, Munich) |
| Poland | vs | Ecuador | 0-2 | (9 Jun, Gelsenkirkche) |
| Germany | vs | poland | 1-0 | (14 Jun, Dortmund) |
| Ecuador | vs | Costa Rica | 3-0 | (15 Jun, Hamburg) |
| Ecuador | vs | Germany | 0-3 | (20 Jun, Berlin) |
| Costa Rica | vs | Poland | 1-2 | (20 Jun, Hannover) |
| Group 1 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Group 2 Results | ||||
| England | - | Paraguay | 1-0 | (10 Jun,Frankfurt) |
| Trinidad | - | Sweden | 0-0 | (10 Jun, Dortmund) |
| England | - | Trinidad | 2-0 | (15 Jun, Nuremburg) |
| Sweden | - | Paraguay | 1-0 | (15 Jun, Berlin) |
| Sweden | - | England | 2-2 | (20 Jun, Cologne) |
| Paraguay | - | Trinidad | 2-0 | (20 Jun, Kaiserslautern) |
| Group 2 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Trinidad | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Group 3 Results | ||||
| Argentina | - | Ivory Coast | 2-1 | (10 Jun, Hamburg) |
| Serbia | - | Holland | 0-1 | (11 Jun, Leipzig) |
| Argentina | - | Serbia | 6-0 | (16 Jun, Gelsenkirchen) |
| Holland | - | Ivory Coast | 2-1 | (16 Jun, Stuttgart) |
| Holland | - | Argentina | 0-0 | (21 Jun, Frankfurt) |
| Ivory Coast | - | Serbia | 3-2 | (21 Jun, Munich) |
| Group 3 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| Holland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Seria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Group 4 Results | ||||
| Mexico | - | Iran | 3-1 | (11 Jun, Nuremburg) |
| Angola | - | Portugal | 0-1 | (11 Jun, Cologne) |
| Mexico | - | Angola | 0-0 | (16 Jun, Hannover) |
| Portugal | - | Iran | 2-0 | (17 Jun, Frankfurt) |
| Portugal | - | Mexico | 2-1 | (21 Jun, Gulsenkirchen) |
| Iran | - | Angola | 1-1 | (21 Jun, Leipzig) |
| Group 4 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Group 5 Results | ||||
| Italy | Ghana | 2-0 | (12 Jun, Hannover) | |
| USA | Czech Rep | 0-3 | (12 Jun, Gelsenkirchen) | |
| Italy | USA | 1-1 | (17 Jun, Kaiserslautern) | |
| Czech Rep | Ghana | 0-2 | (17 Jun, Cologne) | |
| Czech Rep | Italy | 0-2 | (22 Jun, Hamburg) | |
| Ghana | USA | 2-1 | (22 Jun, Nuremburg) | |
| Group 5 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Czech Rep | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Group 6 Results | ||||
| Brazil | - | Croatia | 1-0 | (12 Jun, Berlin) |
| Australia | - | Japan | 3-1 | (12 Jun, Kaiserslautern) |
| Brazil | - | Australia | 2-0 | (18 Jun, Munich) |
| Japan | - | Croatia | 0-0 | (18 Jun, Nuremburg) |
| Japan | - | Brazil | 1-4 | (22 Jun, Dortmund) |
| Croatia | - | Australia | 2-2 | (22 Jun, Stuttgart) |
| Group 6 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Group 7 Results | ||||
| France | - | Switzerland | 0-0 | (13 Jun, Stuttgart) |
| Korea | - | Togo | 2-1 | (13 Jun, Frankfurt) |
| France | - | Korea | 1-1 | (18 Jun, Leipzig) |
| Togo | - | Switzerland | 0-2 | (19 Jun, Dortmund) |
| Togo | - | France | 0-2 | (23 Jun, Cologne) |
| Switzerland | - | Korea | 2-0 | (23 Jun, Hannover) |
| Group 7 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Group 8 Results | ||||
| Spain | - | Ukraine | 4-0 | (14 Jun, Leipzig) |
| Tunisia | - | Saudi | 2-2 | (14 Jun, Munich) |
| Spain | - | Tunisia | 3-1 | (19 Jun, Stuttgart) |
| Saudi | - | Ukraine | 0-4 | (19 Jun, Hamburg) |
| Saudi | - | Spain | 0-1 | (23 Jun, Kaiserslautern) |
| Ukraine | - | Tunisia | 1-0 | (23 Jun, Berlin) |
| Group 8 Standing | |||||||
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GS | GC | P |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Round 16 Results | ||||
| Germany | - | Sweden | 2-0 | (24 Jun, Munich) |
| Argentina | - | Mexico* | 2-1 | (24 Jun, Leipzig) |
| England | - | Ecuador | 1-0 | (25 Jun, Stuttgart) |
| Portugal | - | Holland | 1-0 | (25 Jun, Nuremberg) |
| Italy | - | Australia | 1-0 | (26 Jun, Kaiserslaturn) |
| Switzerland | - | Ukraine** | 0-0 | (26 Jun, Cologne) |
| Brazil | - | Ghana | 3-0 | (27 Jun, Dortmund) |
| Spain | - | France | 1-3 | (27 Jun, Hannover) |
* Result after extra time.
**Result after extra time, Ukraine won 3-0 on panalties.
| Quarter-Finals Results | ||||
| Germany | - | Argentina* | 1-1 | (30 Jun, Berlin) |
| Italy | - | Ukraine | 3-0 | (30 Jun, Hamburg) |
| England | - | Portugal** | 0-0 | (1 Jul, Gelsenkirchen) |
| Brazil | - | France | 0-1 | (1 Jul, Frankfurt) |
* Result after extra time, Germany won 4-2 on panalties.
**Result after extra time, Portugal won 3-1 on panalties.
| Semi-Final | ||||
| Germany | - | Italy* | 0-2 | (4 Jul, Dortmund) |
| Portugal | - | France | 0-1 | (5 Jul, Munich) |
* Result after extra time.
| 3rd. / 4th. Placing | ||||
| Germany | vs | Portugal | 3-1 | (8 Jul, Stuttgart) |
| Final | ||||
| Italy | vs | France | 1-1 | (9 Jul, Berlin) |
| Statistics: | |
| World Cup Champions: | Italy |
| Runners Up: | France |
| Highest Scoring Game: | Germany 4-2 Costa Rica (opening match), Argentina 6-0 Serbia |
| Total Goals Scored: | 147 |
| Av. Goals Per Match: | 2.3 |
| Top Scorer: | Miroslav Klose |
| Highest Attendance: | 72,000 |
| Total Attendance: | 3,353,655 |
| Average Attendance: | 52,401 |
Uruguay 1930
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982- Mexico 1986
- Italy 1990
USA 1994- France 1998
Korea-Japan 2002- Germany 2006
South Africa 2010- Brazil 2014
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