2006 FIFA World Cup Group D

Last updated July 06, 2025

Group D of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 11 June and completed on 21 June 2006. Portugal won the group, and advanced to the round of 16 (for the first time since 1966), along with Mexico. Angola and Iran failed to advance.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Angola	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Portugal advanced to play the Netherlands (runners-up of Group C) in the round of 16.
Mexico advanced to play Argentina (winners of Group C) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Mexico vs Iran

11 June 2006

18:00

Mexico	3–1	Iran
Bravo 28', 76' Sinha 79'	Report	Golmohammadi 36'

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Mexico

Iran


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
RB	16	Mario Méndez
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CB	5	Ricardo Osorio
LB	3	Carlos Salcido	90+1'
RM	8	Pável Pardo
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado	18'	46'
LM	14	Gonzalo Pineda
RF	19	Omar Bravo
CF	9	Jared Borgetti		52'
LF	10	Guillermo Franco		46'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Sinha		46'
MF	23	Luis Ernesto Pérez		46'
FW	17	Francisco Fonseca		52'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe


GK	1	Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB	13	Hossein Kaebi
CB	4	Yahya Golmohammadi
CB	5	Rahman Rezaei
LB	20	Mohammad Nosrati		81'
RM	2	Mehdi Mahdavikia
CM	6	Javad Nekounam	55'
CM	14	Andranik Teymourian
LM	8	Ali Karimi		62'
CF	10	Ali Daei (c)
CF	9	Vahid Hashemian
Substitutions:
MF	21	Mehrzad Madanchi		62'
FW	15	Arash Borhani		81'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match:
Omar Bravo (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe (South Africa)

Angola vs Portugal

11 June 2006

21:00

Angola	0–1	Portugal
	Report	Pauleta 4'

FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Angola

Portugal


GK	1	João Ricardo
RB	20	Locó	45+3'
CB	3	Jamba	28'
CB	5	Kali
LB	21	Luís Delgado
RM	17	Zé Kalanga		70'
CM	8	André Macanga	52'
CM	11	Mateus
CM	7	Paulo Figueiredo		80'
LM	14	António Mendonça
CF	10	Akwá (c)		60'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Mantorras		60'
MF	13	Édson		70'
MF	6	Miloy		80'
Manager:
Luís Oliveira Gonçalves


GK	1	Ricardo
RB	13	Miguel
CB	5	Fernando Meira
CB	16	Ricardo Carvalho
LB	14	Nuno Valente	79'
CM	19	Tiago		83'
CM	8	Petit		72'
RW	17	Cristiano Ronaldo	26'	60'
AM	7	Luís Figo (c)
LW	11	Simão
CF	9	Pauleta
Substitutions:
MF	6	Costinha		60'
MF	18	Maniche		72'
MF	10	Hugo Viana		83'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Luís Figo (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Wálter Rial (Uruguay)
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Chris Strickland (United States)

Mexico vs Angola

16 June 2006

21:00

Mexico	0–0	Angola
	Report

FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Mexico

Angola


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CB	5	Ricardo Osorio
CB	3	Carlos Salcido
RM	16	Mario Méndez
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado
CM	7	Sinha		52'
CM	8	Pável Pardo
LM	14	Gonzalo Pineda	59'	78'
CF	19	Omar Bravo
CF	10	Guillermo Franco		74'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Jesús Arellano		52'
FW	17	Francisco Fonseca		74'
FW	11	Ramón Morales		78'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe


GK	1	João Ricardo	86'
RB	20	Locó
CB	3	Jamba
CB	5	Kali
LB	21	Luís Delgado	13'
RM	8	André Macanga	44' 79'
CM	17	Zé Kalanga	50'	83'
CM	7	Paulo Figueiredo		73'
CM	11	Mateus		68'
LM	14	António Mendonça
CF	10	Akwá (c)
Substitutions:
FW	9	Mantorras		68'
DF	15	Rui Marques		73'
MF	6	Miloy		83'
Manager:
Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match:
João Ricardo (Angola)

Assistant referees:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)
Eisa Gholoum (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Rodrigo González (Chile)

Portugal vs Iran

17 June 2006

15:00

Portugal	2–0	Iran
Deco 63' Ronaldo 80' (pen.)	Report

FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Portugal

Iran


GK	1	Ricardo
RB	13	Miguel
CB	5	Fernando Meira
CB	16	Ricardo Carvalho
LB	14	Nuno Valente
CM	6	Costinha	61'
CM	18	Maniche		66'
RW	7	Luís Figo (c)		88'
AM	20	Deco	48'	80'
LW	17	Cristiano Ronaldo
CF	9	Pauleta	45+1'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Petit		66'
MF	19	Tiago		80'
FW	11	Simão		88'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	1	Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB	13	Hossein Kaebi	73'
CB	4	Yahya Golmohammadi (c)	88'	88'
CB	5	Rahman Rezaei
LB	20	Mohammad Nosrati
RM	2	Mehdi Mahdavikia
CM	14	Andranik Teymourian
CM	6	Javad Nekounam	20'
LM	21	Mehrzad Madanchi	32'	66'
AM	8	Ali Karimi		65'
CF	9	Vahid Hashemian
Substitutions:
MF	7	Ferydoon Zandi		65'
FW	11	Rasoul Khatibi		66'
DF	3	Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh		88'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match:
Deco (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Lionel Dagorne (France)
Vincent Texier (France)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Portugal vs Mexico

21 June 2006

16:00

Portugal	2–1	Mexico
Maniche 6' Simão 24' (pen.)	Report	Fonseca 29'

FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Portugal

Mexico


GK	1	Ricardo
RB	13	Miguel	26'	61'
CB	5	Fernando Meira
CB	16	Ricardo Carvalho
LB	3	Marco Caneira
CM	19	Tiago
CM	8	Petit
CM	18	Maniche	69'
RW	7	Luís Figo (c)		80'
LW	11	Simão
CF	23	Hélder Postiga		69'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Paulo Ferreira		61'
FW	21	Nuno Gomes	90+1'	69'
FW	15	Luís Boa Morte	88'	80'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
CB	22	Francisco Javier Rodríguez	22'	46'
CB	5	Ricardo Osorio
CB	3	Carlos Salcido
RM	16	Mario Méndez		80'
CM	8	Pável Pardo
CM	4	Rafael Márquez (c)	65'
CM	23	Luis Ernesto Pérez	27' 61'
LM	14	Gonzalo Pineda		69'
CF	17	Francisco Fonseca
CF	19	Omar Bravo
Substitutions:
MF	7	Sinha	87'	46'
MF	15	José Antonio Castro		69'
FW	10	Guillermo Franco		80'
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match:
Francisco Fonseca (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Mamadou N'Doye (Senegal)

Iran vs Angola

21 June 2006

16:00

Iran	1–1	Angola
Bakhtiarizadeh 75'	Report	Flávio 60'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Iran

Angola


GK	1	Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB	13	Hossein Kaebi		67'
CB	5	Rahman Rezaei
CB	3	Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
LB	20	Mohammad Nosrati		13'
RM	2	Mehdi Mahdavikia
CM	14	Andranik Teymourian	55'
CM	7	Ferydoon Zandi	90+1'
LM	21	Mehrzad Madanchi	37'
CF	9	Vahid Hashemian		39'
CF	10	Ali Daei (c)
Substitutions:
MF	23	Masoud Shojaei		13'
FW	11	Rasoul Khatibi		39'
FW	15	Arash Borhani		67'
Manager:
Branko Ivanković


GK	1	João Ricardo
RB	20	Locó	22'
CB	3	Jamba
CB	5	Kali
LB	21	Luís Delgado
RM	17	Zé Kalanga	67'
CM	6	Miloy
CM	7	Paulo Figueiredo		73'
CM	11	Mateus		23'
LM	14	António Mendonça	45+1'
CF	10	Akwá (c)		51'
Substitutions:
FW	18	Love		23'
FW	16	Flávio		51'
DF	15	Rui Marques		73'
Manager:
Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match:
Zé Kalanga (Angola)

Assistant referees:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)

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Runners-up	France
Third place	Germany
Fourth place	Portugal
Quarter-finals	Argentina Brazil England Ukraine
Round of 16	Australia Ecuador Ghana Mexico Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland
Group stage	Angola Costa Rica Croatia Czech Republic Iran Ivory Coast Japan Paraguay Poland Saudi Arabia Serbia and Montenegro South Korea Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia United States

2006 FIFA World Cup Group D

Contents

Standings

Matches

Mexico vs Iran

Angola vs Portugal

Mexico vs Angola

Portugal vs Iran

Portugal vs Mexico

Iran vs Angola

See also