The Road to Glory — World Cup Archive

2006 FIFA World Cup

Germany. Zidane's headbutt.

Champion

Italy won the 2006 FIFA World Cup, beating France 1–1 (5-3 pens) in the final.

Final standings

1. Champion: Italy
2. Runner-up: France
3. Third place: Germany
4. Fourth place: Portugal

Awards

Golden Boot: Miroslav Klose (5 goals). Golden Glove: Gianluigi Buffon.

Knockout results

Round of 16

• Germany 2–0 Sweden
• Argentina 2–1 Mexico a.e.t.
• Italy 1–0 Australia
• Switzerland 0–0 Ukraine (0-3 pens)
• England 1–0 Ecuador
• Portugal 1–0 Netherlands
• Brazil 3–0 Ghana
• Spain 1–3 France

Quarter-final

• Germany 1–1 Argentina (4-2 pens)
• Italy 3–0 Ukraine
• England 0–0 Portugal (1-3 pens)
• Brazil 0–1 France

Semi-final

• Germany 0–2 Italy a.e.t.
• Portugal 0–1 France

Final

• Italy 1–1 France (5-3 pens)

Participating nations (16)

• Argentina
• Australia
• Brazil
• Ecuador
• England
• France
• Germany
• Ghana
• Italy
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Ukraine

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