2006 FIFA World Cup
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The 2006 FIFA World Cup began on June 9, 2006 and will end on July 9, 2006. The final match will determine the World Cup champion. The 2006 finals are the eighteenth to be contested. In June 2000, Germany won the right to host the event, beating bids from Brazil, England, Morocco, and South Africa (who will host the 2010 World Cup).
Teams
- For details, see 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification).
Starting with the 2006 Cup, FIFA has changed the qualification rules so that the winner of the previous World Cup has to qualify for the Finals; only the host nation is given an automatic berth. This arrangement is expected to continue into future Cups.
The following teams, shown by region, have qualified for the finals. The number in brackets is the country's seeding for the tournament. This value was decided using two criteria:
- The side's performances at the two most recent World Cups (1998 and 2002)
- Their standings in the FIFA World Rankings over the last years (2003-2006)[1]
These seedings were only relevant for the selection of the top eight sides, and their allocation of one to each group. Other nations were drawn according to geographical factors. That Serbia and Montenegro were regarded as the fourteenth UEFA qualifier and thus placed in a separate pot in the draw was determined purely on positions in the FIFA rankings in November 2005.
- For details of the seeding system, see Seeding for 2006 FIFA World Cup
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Venues
Twelve cities were selected to host the World Cup. The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities. Many of the stadiums have higher capacities for German domestic football matches as some of the seats are replaced with terraces. Some of the stadium names are changed for the course of the tournament, as FIFA regulations do not allow sponsors of grounds unless the sponsor is a FIFA sponsor. On the Allianz Arena in Munich even the letters of the company Allianz have to be removed or covered.
Game calendar
Squads
National associations had until 15 May 2006 to confirm their squad of twenty-three players. Of these twenty-three, three players must be goalkeepers. In the event of injury, a player may be replaced up until twenty-four hours before the team's first game.[4]
Groups
The seeded teams for the 2006 cup were announced on December 5, 2005. The top eight seeds composed Pot A in the draw. Pot B contained the unseeded qualifiers from South America, Africa and Oceania; Pot C contained eight of the nine remaining European sides, excluding Serbia and Montenegro. Pot D contained unseeded sides from the CONCACAF region and Asia. A special pot contained Serbia and Montenegro, and the three non-European seeded teams: this was done to ensure that no group contained three European teams. In the special pot, Serbia and Montenegro (white ball) was drawn first, then their group was drawn (black ball) from the three seeded non-European nations, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.
It had been predetermined that as hosts, Germany would be placed in Group A, thus being assured of the venues of their group matches in advance of the draw. FIFA had also announced in advance that Brazil (the defending champions) would be allocated to group F.
| (Seed) Pot A | (Seed) Pot B | (Seed) Pot C | (Seed) Pot D |
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On December 9, 2005 the draw was held and the group assignments and order of fixtures were determined. After the draw was completed, many football commentators remarked that Groups E and C appeared to be the groups of death in the cup.[5][6]
Point system
The system of play will be the league system, each team playing one match against each of the other teams in the same group, with three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat.[4] The top two teams in each group advance.
Interestingly, in the case of a tie in total points at the end of the round, head to head result is ignored in favor of total net goals (total goals scored in all three games minus total goals against in all three games) as the first tiebreaker.
Group Stage results
In the following tables:
- Pts = total points accumulated
- Pld = total games played
- W = total games won
- D = total games drawn (tied)
- L = total games lost
- GF = total goals scored (goals for)
- GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
- GD = goal difference (GF-GA)
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:GERf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Template:ECUf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Template:CRCf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Template:POLf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
All times local (UTC+2)
 Germany | 4–2 (Report) |  Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Lahm 6' Klose 17', 61' Frings 87' |
Wanchope 12', 73' |
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Elizondo (Argentina)
 Poland | 0–2 (Report) |  Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| C. Tenorio 24' Delgado 80' |
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Kamikawa (Japan)
| Germany | – | Poland |
|---|---|---|
Attendance:
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
| Thursday 15 June 2006 | |||||
| Template:ECUf2 | 15:00 | Template:CRCf | FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg | ||
| Tuesday 20 June 2006 | |||||
| Template:ECUf2 | 16:00 | Template:GERf | Olympiastadion, Berlin | ||
| Template:CRCf2 | 16:00 | Template:POLf | FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover | ||
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:ENGf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Template:SWEf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:TRIf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:PARf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
All times local (UTC+2)
| Template:ENGf | 1–0 (Report) |  Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Gamarra 3' (OG) |
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Rodríguez (Mexico)
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 (Report) |  Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 62,959
Referee: Maidin (Singapore)
| Template:ENGf2 | 18:00 | Template:TRIf | FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nürnberg |
| Template:SWEf2 | 21:00 | Template:PARf | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Template:SWEf2 | 21:00 | Template:ENGf | FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne |
| Template:PARf2 | 21:00 | Template:TRIf | Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:ARGf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Template:NEDf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Template:CIVf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Template:SCGf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
All times local (UTC+2)
 Argentina | 2–1 (Report) |  Côte d'Ivoire |
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| Crespo 24' Saviola 38' |
Drogba 82' |
Attendance: 49,480
Referee: De Bleeckere (Belgium)
 Serbia & Montenegro | 0–1 (Report) |  Netherlands |
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| Robben 18' |
Attendance: 37,216
Referee: Merk (Germany)
| Template:ARGf2 | 15:00 | Template:SCGf | FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen |
| Template:NEDf2 | 18:00 | Template:CIVf | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart |
| Template:NEDf2 | 21:00 | Template:ARGf | FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt |
| Template:CIVf2 | 21:00 | Template:SCGf | FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Template:MEXf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Template:PORf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Template:ANGf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Template:IRNf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
All times local (UTC+2)
 Mexico | 3–1 (Report) |  Iran |
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| Bravo 28', 76' Zinha 79' |
Golmohammadi 36' |
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Rosetti (Italy)
 Angola | 0–1 (Report) |  Portugal |
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| Pauleta 4' |
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Larrionda (Uruguay)
| Template:MEXf2 | 21:00 | Template:ANGf | FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover |
| Template:PORf2 | 15:00 | Template:IRNf | FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt |
| Template:PORf2 | 16:00 | Template:MEXf | FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen |
| Template:IRNf2 | 16:00 | Template:ANGf | Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
Group E
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:CZEf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Template:ITAf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Template:GHAf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| Template:USAf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
All times local (UTC+2)
 USA | 0–3 (Report) |  Czech Republic |
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| Koller 5' Rosický 36', 76' |
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Amarilla (Paraguay)
 Italy | 2–0 (Report) |  Ghana |
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| Pirlo 40' Iaquinta 83' |
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Simon (Brazil)
| Template:CZEf2 | 18:00 | Template:GHAf | FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne |
| Template:ITAf2 | 21:00 | Template:USAf | Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern |
| Template:CZEf2 | 16:00 | Template:ITAf | FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg |
| Template:GHAf2 | 16:00 | Template:USAf | FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nürnberg |
Group F
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Template:AUSf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Template:BRAf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Template:CROf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Template:JPNf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
All times local (UTC+2)
 Australia | 3–1 (Report) |  Japan |
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| Cahill 84', 89' Aloisi 92+' |
Nakamura 26' |
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
 Brazil | 1–0 (Report) |  Croatia |
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| Kaká 44' |
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
| Template:JPNf2 | 15:00 | Template:CROf | FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nürnberg |
| Template:BRAf2 | 18:00 | Template:AUSf | FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich |
| Template:JPNf2 | 21:00 | Template:BRAf | FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund |
| Template:CROf2 | 21:00 | Template:AUSf | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart |
Group G
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Template:KORf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Template:FRAf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:SUIf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:TOGf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
All times local (UTC+2)
| Template:KORf | 2–1 (Report) |  Togo |
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| Lee Chun-Soo 54' Ahn Jung-Hwan 72' |
Kader 31' |
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Poll (England)
 France | 0–0 (Report) |  Switzerland |
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Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Ivanov (Russia)
| Template:FRAf2 | 21:00 | Template:KORf | Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
| Template:TOGf2 | 15:00 | Template:SUIf | FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund |
| Template:TOGf2 | 21:00 | Template:FRAf | FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne |
| Template:SUIf2 | 21:00 | Template:KORf | FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover |
Group H
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Template:ESPf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Template:TUNf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:KSAf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:UKRf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
All times local (UTC+2)
 Spain | 4–0 |  Ukraine |
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| Alonso 13' Villa 17', 48' Torres 81' |
Attendance:
Referee: Busacca (Switzerland)
 Tunisia | – |  Saudi Arabia |
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Attendance:
Referee: Shield (Australia)
| Template:KSAf2 | 18:00 | Template:UKRf | FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg |
| Template:ESPf2 | 21:00 | Template:TUNf | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart |
| Template:KSAf2 | 16:00 | Template:ESPf | Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern |
| Template:UKRf2 | 16:00 | Template:TUNf | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
Knockout stages
Round of 16
All times local (UTC+2)
| R1 | Winner A | 17:00 | Runner Up B | FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich |
| R2 | Winner C | 21:00 | Runner Up D | Zentralstadion, Leipzig |
| R3 | Winner B | 17:00 | Runner Up A | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart |
| R4 | Winner D | 21:00 | Runner Up C | FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nürnberg |
| R5 | Winner E | 17:00 | Runner Up F | Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern |
| R6 | Winner G | 21:00 | Runner Up H | FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne |
| R7 | Winner F | 17:00 | Runner Up E | FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund |
| R8 | Winner H | 21:00 | Runner Up G | FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hannover |
Quarter-finals
All times local (UTC+2)
| Q1 | Winner R1 | 17:00 | Winner R2 | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
| Q2 | Winner R5 | 21:00 | Winner R6 | FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg |
| Q3 | Winner R3 | 17:00 | Winner R4 | FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen |
| Q4 | Winner R7 | 21:00 | Winner R8 | FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt |
Semi-finals
All times local (UTC+2)
| S1 | Winner Q1 | 21:00 | Winner Q2 | FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund |
| S2 | Winner Q3 | 21:00 | Winner Q4 | FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich |
Third place
Local time (UTC+2)
| Loser S1 | 21:00 | Loser S2 | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart |
Final
Local time (UTC+2)
| Winner S1 | 20:00 | Winner S2 | Olympiastadion, Berlin |
Goals scored
Top scorers
The top scorer at the conclusion of the tournament will receive the Adidas Golden Shoe Award.[7] Brazil's Ronaldo won the award at the 2002 World Cup, with 8 goals, and is the only former winner still active.
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Hernán Crespo - Javier Saviola
John Aloisi
Kaká
Didier Drogba
Jan Koller
Agustín Delgado - Carlos Tenorio
Torsten Frings - Philipp Lahm
Yahya Golmohammadi
Vincenzo Iaquinta - Andrea Pirlo
Shunsuke Nakamura
Ahn Jung-hwan - Lee Chun-Soo
Antonio Naelson
Arjen Robben
Pauleta
Xabi Alonso - Fernando Torres
Mohamed Kader
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Own goals
Disciplinary record
A player receiving a red card will be immediately ejected from the match and suspended for the next match. Also, any player receiving yellow cards during two group stage matches, or two knockout stage matches must serve a one match suspension for the next game. Yellow cards do not carry over from the group stage to the knockout stages. Additional suspensions may also be handed down at the discretion of FIFA.
Note: The "Suspensions" category refers to the match in which the player mentioned will serve his suspension.
By team
| Team | Red | Yellow | Red Cards | Suspensions |
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| Template:TOGf | 1 | 4 | J.P. Abalo vs Korea Republic | J.P. Abalo vs Switzerland |
| Template:TRIf | 1 | 3 | A. John vs Sweden | A. John vs England |
| Template:SUIf | 0 | 5 | ||
| Template:AUSf | 0 | 4 | ||
| Template:CZEf | 0 | 4 | ||
| Template:SCGf | 0 | 4 | ||
| Template:ANGf | 0 | 3 | ||
| Template:ARGf | 0 | 3 | ||
| Template:CROf | 0 | 3 | ||
| Template:FRAf | 0 | 3 | ||
| Template:ITAf | 0 | 3 | ||
| Template:JPNf | 0 | 3 | ||
| Template:CIVf | 0 | 2 | ||
| Template:ECUf | 0 | 2 | ||
| Template:ENGf | 0 | 2 | ||
| Template:GHAf | 0 | 2 | ||
| Template:KORf | 0 | 2 | ||
| Template:MEXf | 0 | 2 | ||
| Template:NEDf | 0 | 2 | ||
| Template:PORf | 0 | 2 | ||
| Template:USAf | 0 | 2 | ||
| Template:BRAf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Template:CRCf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Template:IRNf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Template:PARf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Template:POLf | 0 | 1 | ||
| Template:SWEf | 0 | 1 |
By individual
Referees
FIFA has listed 26 referees and 52 assistant referees representing all confederations for the 2006 event.
Crime concerns
Trafficking of women
Some international human rights groups (like the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), the Nordic Council and Amnesty International) have expressed concern that there will be an increase in the trafficking of women up to and during the World Cup in Germany. According to PACE and Amnesty, 30,000 women and girls might be the object of human trafficking for the purposes of forced prostitution during the World Cup. They have called upon the German authorities to monitor sex venues during the World Cup and provide support for the victims of trafficking.[8][9][10][11]
Hooliganism
While the German police have expressed satisfaction in their ability to contain and deal with hooliganism, speculation is rife that a number of potential flashpoints exist which may cause widespread public disorder. With a number of routes into the country, amongst them the open land borders which are a consequence of the Schengen agreement, apprehension of known troublemakers and organisers of disturbances looked to be a very real problem. However, during the World Cup, Germany has suspended its rules granting passport-free travel to EU citizens. As an illustration of this, on June 8, German police apprehended 9 English hooligans attempting to enter the country via the Czech border. Britain has a particularly stringent policy of restricting foreign travel of known football hooligans during periods where the England team are involved. 3,500 banning orders have been served, and by June 8 all but 150 had surrendered their passports. On June 9 Channel 4 news in the UK reported that although there had been no violence, England fans in Frankfurt had been attempting to smash the windows of the city's 600 year old Römer city hall building although local police decided not to take action over this more minor incident and the staff at the Mayor's office apparently took the attempted vandalism in good humour. There has also been concern over hooligans among the 300,000 Polish fans who are travelling to Germany for the tournament.[12]
Racism
It has been claimed that "foreign-looking" people should not visit some areas in former East Germany,[13] after one newspaper reported that neo-Nazi skinheads are planning violence against foreigners. Germany contains a vocal neo-Nazi minority who have engaged in violent attacks against the country's immigrants, as well as foreign visitors, since the fall of the Berlin Wall and subsequent German reunification. According to German police, neo-Nazi hate crime is on the rise and has increased significantly over the last few months.[14][15]
Two human rights organizations, the Africa Council, based in Berlin, and the International League of Human Rights have advised black and Asian fans to avoid certain areas of eastern Germany during the World Cup.[16][17]
The far-right NPD, an organisation which the German government unsuccessfully tried to ban five years ago, had planned to march through Gelsenkirchen on June 10, a day after Ecuador met Poland in the city's new purpose-built stadium. This march had first been banned by the German police, but later been admitted by the Gelsenkirchen Administrative Court. Other far-right marches were planned for Frankfurt and Herne during the competition, although these have subsequently been banned.[18]
In March 2006, FIFA significantly toughened its stance on racism. Professional clubs are subject to the possibility of having three points deducted for a first offence, be it by a fan, player or a team official, and six points for a second offence. Further infractions may lead either to disqualification from tournaments or potentially relegation. At the World Cup, teams can have points deducted for remarks by players and officials. A "Football Against Racism" logo will cover each field's center circle until kickoff at all World Cup matches. Prior to every quarter-final match, the captains will read a "declaration against racism" over the PA system.
The European Union launched a campaign against racism prior to the World Cup. Friso Roscam Abbing, spokesman for the EU Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner indicated that the campaign also targeted prostitution rings and human trafficking.
Computer cracking
FIFA's IT provider Avaya has indicated that it expects, and is prepared for, the denial-of-service attacks which were unsuccessfully launched at the IT network for 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Broadcasting rights
The main broadcasting centre for the World Cup, is based in Munich and is called the International Broadcast Centre.
Official partners
The official partners[19] of the World Cup are:
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Miscellaneous
- The opening match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup had the most goals of any opening match in FIFA history, with 6 goals (Germany 4; Costa Rica 2) compared to the next-best 1930 opening match with 5 goals (France 4; Mexico 1). Italy's 7-1 victory over the USA in 1934 was one of 8 simultaneous first round matches on the opening day and as such is not considered an opening match.
- The 2006 tournament will feature the most national teams making their first appearance in the World Cup finals (8) since there were ten first-time participants in the second competition in 1934. The eight national teams making their debut are Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, Czech Republic,[20] Ghana, Serbia & Montenegro,[21] Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, and Ukraine.[22]
- This will be the first[23] World Cup with a team representing a country that has ceased to exist prior to the start of the tournament. Serbia and Montenegro split into Serbia and Montenegro in June 2006. The Serbia and Montenegro footballers will play under a flag no longer displayed in their countries. The team contains only one player born in Montenegro, Dragoslav Jevrić. (Another Montenegrin, Mirko Vučinić, had to return home as a result of an injury.)[24]
- Australia is making its first appearance in 32 years, the longest such drought for any qualifier not making its first appearance.
- Also on Australia: the match that they won over Japan was the first FIFA Finals match they had ever won. [25]
- According to the May 2006 FIFA World Rankings (the last rankings prior to the start of the tournament), the highest ranked teams to fail to qualify were Denmark and Nigeria (tied for 11th).
- Carlos Gamarra's own goal in the match between Paraguay and England was the fastest own goal in World Cup history, and the 1-0 final score is the only 1-0 final score in World Cup history to have been decided by an own goal. The same match also saw the fastest goalkeeper substitution; Justo Villar suffered a calf injury in the 8th minute clearing a ball and had to be taken out of the game. England is the first team to lead its group without a goal scored by its players.[citation needed]
- The vocal group, Il Divo, and R&B singer, Toni Braxton, sang the official song Time of Our Lives.[26] The official album was released in May 2006 which also included a special version of Shakira's newest hit "Hips Don't Lie".
- The mascots for the competition are the lion Goleo VI and Pille, a talking football.
- The official logo design, The Smiling Faces, incorporates the logo of the 2002 FIFA World Cup: a stylised version of the FIFA World Cup Trophy.[citation needed]
- 2006 FIFA World Cup (video game) is the official computer and video game for the World Cup. As with the previous World Cup game, 2002 FIFA World Cup, it is being published by EA Sports.
- Adidas will supply personalized match balls for every match of the tournament. On each of these "Teamgeist" balls the date of the match and the names of the national teams involved will appear. The ball used for the final match will be a special gold color.[citation needed]
- Hyundai Motor Company will supply 32 brand-new buses for use by the teams. To promote the tournament, a contest was held on the tournament's website. If a fan could supply a good slogan for their favorite team's bus, they would win tickets to the opening match. The 32 winning slogans were announced on May 22, 2006 and can be seen here.[27]
- Spanish is the language of 6 represented countries, more than any other language, including 5 countries where it is the official tongue (Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay and Spain), and one (Mexico) where it has de facto official status. This is followed by French, which is an official language in 5 (Côte d'Ivoire, France, Switzerland, Tunisia, and Togo). English is the official language of 2 nations (Ghana and Trinidad & Tobago) and the de facto official language of an additional 3 (Australia, England, and the USA) for a total of 5. Portuguese is represented by 3 nations (Angola, Brazil, and Portugal). German (Germany and Switzerland), Italian (Italy and Switzerland), and Arabic (Saudi Arabia and Tunisia) are each represented in 2. No other language has official status in more than one qualified nation.[28]
- The World Cup causes a significant decrease in Internet traffic.[29] AMS-IX, an Internet relay company in the Netherlands, stated that during the match of the Netherlands against Serbia and Montenegro, there was a massive decrease in Dutch Internet usage, only coming back up lightly during half-time.
- The county of Bad Kissingen is the only one to host two Teams. Ecuador in the city of Bad Kissingen and Croatia in Bad Brückenau.[citation needed]
- Before the match between Korea Republic and Togo, the organisers embarrassed themselves by playing the Korean national anthem twice before eventually playing the Togolese one.[30]
- The first penalty shot in the FIFA World Cup 2006 Germany was in the First Round Ukraine v. Spain. June 14, 2006
References
- ^ Draw seedings (PDF format)
- ^ During the World Cup, many of the stadium will be officially known by different names, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadium names unless the stadium sponsors are also official FIFA sponsors. For example, Allianz Arena will be known during the competition as "FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich" (or in German: "FIFA WM-Stadion München"). These new names are reflected in the table. Some of the stadia also have a lower capacity for the World Cup, as FIFA regulations ban standing room. Of the twelve hosting stadia, all but one (Leipzig) are in the former West Germany.
- ^ Please note that the links to location maps are linked to an external site.
- ^ a b FIFA official tournament rules (PDF format)
- ^ Guardian article on 'Group of Death'
- ^ FOX Sports article on 'Group of Death'
- ^ http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/gshoe/index.html
- ^ Amnesty International: Public Statement - "Red card to trafficking during World Cup" Amnesty International (Accessed June 7 2006)
- ^ Council of Europe: Parliamentery Assembly - "Stop trafficking in women before the FIFA World Cup" (Accessed June 7 2006)
- ^ "World Cup concerns Nordic Council " (Accessed June 7 2006)
- ^ Independent Catholic News - "Appeal to stop trafficked women being sold for sex at World Cup" Independent Catholic News (Accessed June 7 2006)
- ^ About 300,000 Poles may go to finals, says minister, Reuters, June 6, 2006
- ^ "Neo-Nazis ready to crash World Cup" MSNBC (Accessed June 7 2006)
- ^ http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5445314 NPR
- ^ http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1197825,00.html Time
- ^ - "Tarnished German image on World Cup eve" 2006-05-30 The Christian Science Monitor (Accessed June 7 2006)
- ^ "Germany to beef up patrols during World Cup" 2006-05-24 USA Today (Accessed June 7 2006)
- ^ http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=qw1149782222609B226
- ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup - Official Partners
- ^ The team representing the Czech Republic is considered distinct from the team which represented Czechoslovakia from 1934-1990 and is thus technically making its first appearance.
- ^ The team playing as Serbia and Montenegro, however, is considered by FIFA to be the successor to the team which competed under the name Yugoslavia in 1998 (but not the same as the team which competed as Yugoslavia from 1930-1990) and thus is technically making its second appearance. With the breakup of the Serbia and Montenegro confederation in June, 2006, it is unclear whether future teams representing either of the new states of Serbia or Montenegro will be considered by FIFA to be the successor to the football history of Serbia and Montenegro.
- ^ The team representing Ukraine is considered distinct from the team which represented USSR from 1958-1990 and is thus technically making its first appearance
- ^ In 1938, the Austrian team qualified for the World Cup finals, but withdrew prior to the tournament when Austria ceased to exist following their annexation by Germany in March of that year.
- ^ Serbia-Montenegro team playing without a country at the World Cup 2006-06-07 The Star (Accessed June 8, 2006)
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- ^ FIFA report on official song 2006-02-14
- ^ http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/hfc/bt_ws.html
- ^ The other represented languages with official status are: Croatian (Croatia), Czech (Czech Republic), Dutch (Netherlands), Guaraní (Paraguay), Japanese (Japan), Korean (South Korea), Persian (Iran), Polish (Poland), Romansh (Switzerland), Serbian (Serbia and Montenegro), and Ukrainian (Ukraine). Swedish is the de facto official language of Sweden. There are of course numerous other languages spoken in each country without official status.
- ^ Doorn, J. (2006). "Sterke daling internetverkeer door WK". Webwereld.
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External links
- Official FIFA World Cup site
- Official List of World Cup Stadiums
- FIFA Schedule in one view
- Official World Cup Charity
- BBC 2006 World Cup coverage
- ESPN 2006 World Cup coverage
- Analysis of 2006 World Cup History and Results
- FIFA World Cup TV Schedule
- Template:Wikitravel
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