2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A match was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals to determine which team finished in third place.

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All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador
B Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
C Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
D Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
E Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
F Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
G Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
H Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine

Bracket

 
Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
              
 
24 June – Munich
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
30 June – Berlin
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (p)1 (4)
 
24 June – Leipzig
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1 (2)
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (a.e.t.)2
 
4 July – Dortmund
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
26 June – Kaiserslautern
 
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy (a.e.t.)2
 
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 1
 
30 June – Hamburg
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 3
 
26 June – Cologne
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 0
 
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0 (0)
 
9 July – Berlin
 
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (p)0 (3)
 
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy (p)1 (5)
 
25 June – Stuttgart
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1 (3)
 
Flag of England.svg  England 1
 
1 July – Gelsenkirchen
 
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 0
 
Flag of England.svg  England 0 (1)
 
25 June – Nuremberg
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal (p)0 (3)
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
 
5 July – Munich
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0
 
27 June – Dortmund
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1 Third place play-off
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3
 
1 July – Frankfurt 8 July – Stuttgart
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
 
27 June – Hanover
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 1Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 3
 

Round of 16

Germany vs Sweden

Germany progressed thanks to two goals from Lukas Podolski inside the opening 12 minutes. His first was in the fourth minute; German captain Michael Ballack sent a pass to Miroslav Klose, who was tackled by goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson, only for an onrushing Podolski to turn the ball in. [1] Eight minutes later, a pass from Klose found Podolski, who scored his second goal. [1] On 35 minutes, Teddy Lučić received a second yellow card for a foul on Klose. [1] In the 52nd minute, Henrik Larsson won a penalty for Sweden when he was challenged by Christoph Metzelder, only for Larsson himself to shoot the ball over the crossbar. [2] Germany held out for a 2–0 win.

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Sweden
GK1 Jens Lehmann
RB3 Arne Friedrich
CB17 Per Mertesacker
CB21 Christoph Metzelder
LB16 Philipp Lahm
RM19 Bernd Schneider
CM8 Torsten Frings Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 85'
CM13 Michael Ballack (c)
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CF11 Miroslav Klose
CF20 Lukas Podolski Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutions:
MF18 Tim Borowski Sub on.svg 72'
FW10 Oliver Neuville Sub on.svg 74'
MF5 Sebastian Kehl Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
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GK1 Andreas Isaksson
RB7 Niclas Alexandersson
CB3 Olof Mellberg (c)
CB4 Teddy Lučić Yellow card.svg 28' Yellow-red card.svg 35'
LB5 Erik Edman
DM6 Tobias Linderoth
RM18 Mattias Jonson Yellow card.svg 48'Sub off.svg 52'
LM9 Freddie Ljungberg
AM16 Kim Källström Sub off.svg 39'
CF10 Zlatan Ibrahimović Sub off.svg 72'
CF11 Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
DF13 Petter Hansson Sub on.svg 39'
MF21 Christian Wilhelmsson Sub on.svg 52'
FW20 Marcus Allbäck Yellow card.svg 78'Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Miroslav Klose (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)
Edmílson Corona (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Fifth official:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)

Argentina vs Mexico

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Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
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Mexico
GK1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB13 Lionel Scaloni
CB2 Roberto Ayala
CB6 Gabriel Heinze Yellow card.svg 45+1'
LB3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)Yellow card.svg 112'
DM8 Javier Mascherano
RM5 Esteban Cambiasso Sub off.svg 76'
LM18 Maxi Rodríguez
AM10 Juan Román Riquelme
CF7 Javier Saviola Sub off.svg 84'
CF9 Hernán Crespo Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutions:
FW11 Carlos Tevez Sub on.svg 75'
MF16 Pablo Aimar Sub on.svg 76'
FW19 Lionel Messi Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK1 Oswaldo Sánchez
CB4 Rafael Márquez (c)Yellow card.svg 70'
CB5 Ricardo Osorio
CB3 Carlos Salcido
RM16 Mario Méndez
CM15 José Antonio Castro Yellow card.svg 82'
CM8 Pável Pardo Sub off.svg 38'
CM11 Ramón Morales Sub off.svg 74'
LM18 Andrés Guardado Sub off.svg 66'
CF17 Francisco Fonseca Yellow card.svg 119'
CF9 Jared Borgetti
Substitutions:
MF6 Gerardo Torrado Yellow card.svg 118'Sub on.svg 38'
MF14 Gonzalo Pineda Sub on.svg 66'
MF7 Sinha Sub on.svg 74'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match:
Maxi Rodríguez (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official:
Fathi Arabati (Jordan)

England vs Ecuador

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Ecuador
GK1 Paul Robinson Yellow card.svg 78'
RB16 Owen Hargreaves
CB5 Rio Ferdinand
CB6 John Terry Yellow card.svg 18'
LB3 Ashley Cole
DM18 Michael Carrick
RM7 David Beckham (c)Sub off.svg 87'
CM4 Steven Gerrard Sub off.svg 90+2'
CM8 Frank Lampard
LM11 Joe Cole Sub off.svg 77'
CF9 Wayne Rooney
Substitutions:
DF15 Jamie Carragher Yellow card.svg 82'Sub on.svg 77'
MF19 Aaron Lennon Sub on.svg 87'
MF20 Stewart Downing Sub on.svg 90+2'
DF2 Gary Neville
DF12 Sol Campbell
FW21 Peter Crouch
FW10 Michael Owen
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Sven-Göran Eriksson
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GK12 Cristian Mora
RB4 Ulises de la Cruz Yellow card.svg 67'
CB3 Iván Hurtado (c)
CB17 Giovanny Espinoza
LB18 Neicer Reasco
RM16 Antonio Valencia Yellow card.svg 24'
CM14 Segundo Castillo
CM20 Edwin Tenorio Sub off.svg 69'
LM8 Édison Méndez
CF21 Carlos Tenorio Yellow card.svg 37'Sub off.svg 72'
CF11 Agustín Delgado
Substitutions:
MF7 Christian Lara Sub on.svg 69'
FW10 Iván Kaviedes Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Fernando Suárez

Man of the Match:
John Terry (England)

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Fifth official:
José Navia (Colombia)

Portugal vs Netherlands

Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg1–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
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Netherlands
GK1 Ricardo Yellow card.svg 76'
RB13 Miguel
CB5 Fernando Meira
CB16 Ricardo Carvalho
LB14 Nuno Valente Yellow card.svg 76'
CM6 Costinha Yellow card.svg 31' Yellow-red card.svg 45+1'
CM18 Maniche Yellow card.svg 20'
RW7 Luís Figo (c)Yellow card.svg 60'Sub off.svg 84'
AM20 Deco Yellow card.svg 73' Yellow-red card.svg 78'
LW17 Cristiano Ronaldo Sub off.svg 34'
CF9 Pauleta Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW11 Simão Sub on.svg 34'
MF8 Petit Yellow card.svg 50'Sub on.svg 46'
MF19 Tiago Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Felipe Scolari
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GK1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB3 Khalid Boulahrouz Yellow card.svg 7' Yellow-red card.svg 63'
CB13 André Ooijer
CB4 Joris Mathijsen Sub off.svg 56'
LB5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Yellow card.svg 59' Yellow-red card.svg 90+5'
RM18 Mark van Bommel Yellow card.svg 2'Sub off.svg 67'
CM20 Wesley Sneijder Yellow card.svg 73'
LM8 Phillip Cocu Sub off.svg 84'
RF17 Robin van Persie
CF7 Dirk Kuyt
LF11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF10 Rafael van der Vaart Yellow card.svg 74'Sub on.svg 56'
DF14 John Heitinga Sub on.svg 67'
FW19 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Marco van Basten

Man of the Match:
Maniche (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Evgeni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)

Italy vs Australia

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Australia
GK1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB19 Gianluca Zambrotta Yellow card.svg 90+1'
CB5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB23 Marco Materazzi Red card.svg 50'
LB3 Fabio Grosso Yellow card.svg 29'
RM20 Simone Perrotta
CM21 Andrea Pirlo
LM8 Gennaro Gattuso Yellow card.svg 89'
AM7 Alessandro Del Piero Sub off.svg 75'
CF11 Alberto Gilardino Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Luca Toni Sub off.svg 56'
Substitutions:
FW15 Vincenzo Iaquinta Sub on.svg 46'
DF6 Andrea Barzagli Sub on.svg 56'
FW10 Francesco Totti Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK1 Mark Schwarzer
CB3 Craig Moore
CB2 Lucas Neill
CB14 Scott Chipperfield
RM5 Jason Culina
CM13 Vince Grella Yellow card.svg 23'
LM20 Luke Wilkshire Yellow card.svg 61'
RW21 Mile Sterjovski Sub off.svg 81'
AM4 Tim Cahill Yellow card.svg 49'
LW23 Mark Bresciano
CF9 Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
FW15 John Aloisi Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Víctoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Éric Poulat (France)
Fifth official:
Lionel Dagorne (France)

Switzerland vs Ukraine

Despite their early elimination, Switzerland became the first team in the history of the FIFA World Cup to leave an edition of the tournament without conceding a single goal. [3]

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GK1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB23 Philipp Degen
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CB20 Patrick Müller
LB3 Ludovic Magnin
DM6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM16 Tranquillo Barnetta Yellow card.svg 59'
LM8 Raphaël Wicky
AM7 Ricardo Cabanas
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CF9 Alexander Frei Sub off.svg 117'
Substitutions:
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Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
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GK1 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
CB9 Oleh Husyev
CB17 Vladyslav Vashchuk
CB2 Andriy Nesmachnyi
CM8 Oleh Shelayev
CM14 Andriy Husin
CM4 Anatoliy Tymoschuk
AM16 Andriy Vorobey Sub off.svg 94'
AM19 Maksym Kalynychenko Sub off.svg 75'
SS10 Andriy Voronin Sub off.svg 111'
CF7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
MF21 Ruslan Rotan Sub on.svg 75'
FW11 Serhii Rebrov Sub on.svg 94'
FW15 Artem Milevskyi Sub on.svg 111'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Justice Yeboah (Ghana)

Brazil vs Ghana

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg3–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
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Ghana
GK1 Dida
RB2 Cafu (c)
CB3 Lúcio
CB4 Juan Yellow card.svg 44'
LB6 Roberto Carlos
CM5 Emerson Sub off.svg 46'
CM11 Zé Roberto
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AM10 Ronaldinho
CF7 Adriano Yellow card.svg 13'Sub off.svg 61'
CF9 Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF17 Gilberto Silva Sub on.svg 46'
MF19 Juninho Sub on.svg 61'
MF20 Ricardinho Sub on.svg 83'
FW23 Robinho
GK22 Júlio César
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
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GK22 Richard Kingson
RB15 John Paintsil Yellow card.svg 29'
CB5 John Mensah
CB7 Illiasu Shilla
LB6 Emmanuel Pappoe
RM23 Haminu Dramani
CM18 Eric Addo Yellow card.svg 38'Sub off.svg 60'
CM10 Stephen Appiah (c)Yellow card.svg 7'
LM11 Sulley Muntari Yellow card.svg 11'
CF3 Asamoah Gyan Yellow card.svg 48' Yellow-red card.svg 81'
CF14 Matthew Amoah Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
MF9 Derek Boateng Sub on.svg 60'
FW12 Alex Tachie-Mensah Sub on.svg 70'
MF8 Michael Essien
Manager:
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Ratomir Dujković

Man of the Match:
Zé Roberto (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Mark Shield (Australia)
Fifth official:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)

Spain vs France

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
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Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
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GK1 Iker Casillas
RB15 Sergio Ramos
CB22 Pablo
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LB3 Mariano Pernía
CM18 Cesc Fàbregas
CM14 Xabi Alonso
CM8 Xavi Sub off.svg 72'
AM21 David Villa Sub off.svg 54'
AM9 Fernando Torres
CF7 Raúl (c)Sub off.svg 54'
Substitutions:
FW11 Luis García Sub on.svg 54'
MF17 Joaquín Sub on.svg 54'
MF16 Marcos Senna Sub on.svg 72'
MF13 Andrés Iniesta
GK23 Pepe Reina
GK19 Santiago Cañizares
Manager:
Luis Aragonés
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GK16 Fabien Barthez
RB19 Willy Sagnol
CB15 Lilian Thuram
CB5 William Gallas
LB3 Eric Abidal
CM4 Patrick Vieira Yellow card.svg 68'
CM6 Claude Makélélé
RW22 Franck Ribéry Yellow card.svg 87'
AM10 Zinedine Zidane (c)Yellow card.svg 90+1'
LW7 Florent Malouda Sub off.svg 74'
CF12 Thierry Henry Sub off.svg 88'
Substitutions:
FW9 Sidney Govou Sub on.svg 74'
FW11 Sylvain Wiltord Sub on.svg 88'
FW20 David Trezeguet
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

Man of the Match:
Patrick Vieira (France)

Assistant referees:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Markus Merk (Germany)
Fifth official:
Christian Schräer (Germany)

Quarter-finals

Germany vs Argentina

Argentina took the lead through Roberto Ayala early in the second half, but the South Americans’ goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri was injured after the goal and his replacement Leo Franco was unable to stop Miroslav Klose from equalizing with ten minutes left in regulation time. The match went to extra time. With no goals scored, the semifinal spot came down to penalties, during which German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was seen looking at a piece of paper kept in his sock before each Argentinian player would come forward for a penalty kick. Lehmann had researched the penalty taking habits of seven players on the Argentinian team. However, only two players on his list ended up taking a penalty that day. On the attempts by those two players, Lehmann saved one and came close to saving the other. [4] He then had to guess on Esteban Cambiasso's kick since he did not have any information written on his list about Cambiasso. However, he derived an educated guess from the videos he had studied and pretended to read the piece of paper and nodded his head before putting it away, implying to Cambiasso that he did in fact have information on the kicker. Lehmann guessed correctly and saved the penalty, thus winning the shootout for Germany. [5] "Lehmann's list" became so popular in the annals of German football history that it is now in the Haus der Geschichte museum.

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GK1 Jens Lehmann
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CB17 Per Mertesacker
CB21 Christoph Metzelder
LB16 Philipp Lahm
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CM8 Torsten Frings
CM13 Michael Ballack (c)
LM7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Sub off.svg 74'
CF11 Miroslav Klose Sub off.svg 86'
CF20 Lukas Podolski Yellow card.svg 3'
Substitutions:
MF18 Tim Borowski Sub on.svg 74'
MF22 David Odonkor Yellow card.svg 94'Sub on.svg 62'
FW10 Oliver Neuville Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
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GK1 Roberto Abbondanzieri Sub off.svg 71'
RB4 Fabricio Coloccini
CB2 Roberto Ayala
CB6 Gabriel Heinze
LB3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)Yellow card.svg 46'
DM8 Javier Mascherano Yellow card.svg 60'
RM18 Maxi Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 88'
LM22 Lucho González
AM10 Juan Román Riquelme Sub off.svg 72'
CF9 Hernán Crespo Sub off.svg 79'
CF11 Carlos Tevez
Substitutions:
GK12 Leo Franco Sub on.svg 71'
MF5 Esteban Cambiasso Sub on.svg 72'
FW20 Julio Cruz Yellow card.svg 95'Sub on.svg 79'
Other disciplinary actions:
DF17 Leandro Cufré Red card.svg 120'
Manager:
José Pékerman

Man of the Match:
Michael Ballack (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Roman Slysko (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Fifth official:
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)

Italy vs Ukraine

Italy  Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg3–0Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
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GK1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB6 Andrea Barzagli
LB3 Fabio Grosso
RM16 Mauro Camoranesi Sub off.svg 68'
CM21 Andrea Pirlo Sub off.svg 68'
CM8 Gennaro Gattuso Sub off.svg 77'
LM20 Simone Perrotta
AM10 Francesco Totti
CF9 Luca Toni
Substitutions:
MF17 Simone Barone Sub on.svg 68'
DF22 Massimo Oddo Sub on.svg 68'
DF2 Cristian Zaccardo Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
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GK1 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
RB9 Oleh Husyev
CB22 Vyacheslav Sviderskyi Yellow card.svg 16'Sub off.svg 20'
CB6 Andriy Rusol Sub off.svg 45+2'
LB2 Andriy Nesmachnyi
CM14 Andriy Husin
CM4 Anatoliy Tymoschuk
CM8 Oleh Shelayev
RW15 Artem Milevskyi Yellow card.svg 67'Sub off.svg 72'
CF7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)
LW19 Maksym Kalynychenko Yellow card.svg 21'
Substitutions:
FW16 Andriy Vorobey Sub on.svg 20'
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FW20 Oleksiy Byelik Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Gennaro Gattuso (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Fifth official:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)

England vs Portugal

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GK1 Paul Robinson
RB2 Gary Neville
CB5 Rio Ferdinand
CB6 John Terry Yellow card.svg 30'
LB3 Ashley Cole
RM7 David Beckham (c)Sub off.svg 52'
CM4 Steven Gerrard
CM16 Owen Hargreaves Yellow card.svg 107'
CM8 Frank Lampard
LM11 Joe Cole Sub off.svg 65'
CF9 Wayne Rooney Red card.svg 62'
Substitutions:
MF19 Aaron Lennon Sub on.svg 52'Sub off.svg 119'
FW21 Peter Crouch Sub on.svg 65'
DF15 Jamie Carragher Sub on.svg 119'
Manager:
Flag of Sweden.svg Sven-Göran Eriksson
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GK1 Ricardo
RB13 Miguel
CB5 Fernando Meira
CB16 Ricardo Carvalho Yellow card.svg 111'
LB14 Nuno Valente
CM19 Tiago Sub off.svg 74'
CM8 Petit Yellow card.svg 44'
CM18 Maniche
AM7 Luís Figo (c)Sub off.svg 86'
AM17 Cristiano Ronaldo
CF9 Pauleta Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
FW11 Simão Sub on.svg 63'
MF10 Hugo Viana Sub on.svg 74'
FW23 Hélder Postiga Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Owen Hargreaves (England)

Assistant referees:
Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Fifth official:
Aboudou Aderodjou (Benin)

Brazil vs France

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Defending world champions Brazil went out in the quarter-finals after Zinedine Zidane found an unmarked Thierry Henry from a free kick, the striker having been given a free run at the ball after his marker, Roberto Carlos, stopped to tie his shoe. [6]

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GK1 Dida
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CB3 Lúcio Yellow card.svg 75'
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LB6 Roberto Carlos
RM17 Gilberto Silva
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CM19 Juninho Sub off.svg 63'
LM11 Zé Roberto
SS10 Ronaldinho
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Substitutions:
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Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
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GK16 Fabien Barthez
RB19 Willy Sagnol Yellow card.svg 74'
CB15 Lilian Thuram Yellow card.svg 88'
CB5 William Gallas
LB3 Eric Abidal
CM4 Patrick Vieira
CM6 Claude Makélélé
RW22 Franck Ribéry Sub off.svg 77'
AM10 Zinedine Zidane (c)
LW7 Florent Malouda Sub off.svg 81'
CF12 Thierry Henry Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
FW9 Sidney Govou Sub on.svg 77'
FW11 Sylvain Wiltord Sub on.svg 81'
FW14 Louis Saha Yellow card.svg 87'Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:
Víctoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Mark Shield (Australia)
Fifth official:
Ben Wilson (Australia)

Semi-finals

Germany vs Italy

This was the fourth time that Italy defeated the host nation of tournament, after France in 1938, Mexico in 1970 and Argentina in 1978.

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GK1 Jens Lehmann
RB3 Arne Friedrich
CB17 Per Mertesacker
CB21 Christoph Metzelder Yellow card.svg 56'
LB16 Philipp Lahm
RM19 Bernd Schneider Sub off.svg 83'
CM13 Michael Ballack (c)
CM5 Sebastian Kehl
LM18 Tim Borowski Yellow card.svg 40'Sub off.svg 73'
CF11 Miroslav Klose Sub off.svg 111'
CF20 Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
MF7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Sub on.svg 73'
MF22 David Odonkor Sub on.svg 83'
FW10 Oliver Neuville Sub on.svg 111'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
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GK1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB23 Marco Materazzi
LB3 Fabio Grosso
RM16 Mauro Camoranesi Yellow card.svg 90'Sub off.svg 91'
CM21 Andrea Pirlo
CM8 Gennaro Gattuso
LM20 Simone Perrotta Sub off.svg 104'
AM10 Francesco Totti
CF9 Luca Toni Sub off.svg 74'
Substitutions:
FW11 Alberto Gilardino Sub on.svg 74'
FW15 Vincenzo Iaquinta Sub on.svg 91'
FW7 Alessandro Del Piero Sub on.svg 104'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Fifth official:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)

Portugal vs France

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France
GK1 Ricardo
RB13 Miguel Sub off.svg 62'
CB5 Fernando Meira
CB16 Ricardo Carvalho Yellow card.svg 83'
LB14 Nuno Valente
CM6 Costinha Sub off.svg 75'
CM18 Maniche
RW7 Luís Figo (c)
AM20 Deco
LW17 Cristiano Ronaldo
CF9 Pauleta Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutions:
DF2 Paulo Ferreira Sub on.svg 62'
FW11 Simão Sub on.svg 68'
FW23 Hélder Postiga Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Felipe Scolari
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GK16 Fabien Barthez
RB19 Willy Sagnol
CB15 Lilian Thuram
CB5 William Gallas
LB3 Eric Abidal
CM4 Patrick Vieira
CM6 Claude Makélélé
RW22 Franck Ribéry Sub off.svg 72'
AM10 Zinedine Zidane (c)
LW7 Florent Malouda Sub off.svg 69'
CF12 Thierry Henry Sub off.svg 85'
Substitutions:
FW11 Sylvain Wiltord Sub on.svg 69'
FW9 Sidney Govou Sub on.svg 72'
FW14 Louis Saha Yellow card.svg 87'Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

Man of the Match:
Lilian Thuram (France)

Assistant referees:
Wálter Rial (Uruguay)
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Mark Shield (Australia)
Fifth official:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)

Third place play-off

This was the third time that Portugal lost to the host nation of tournament, after England in 1966 and South Korea in 2002.

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Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
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GK12 Oliver Kahn (c)
RB16 Philipp Lahm
CB6 Jens Nowotny
CB21 Christoph Metzelder
LB2 Marcell Jansen
RM19 Bernd Schneider
CM5 Sebastian Kehl
CM8 Torsten Frings Yellow card.svg 7'
LM7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card.svg 78'Sub off.svg 79'
CF11 Miroslav Klose Sub off.svg 65'
CF20 Lukas Podolski Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
FW10 Oliver Neuville Sub on.svg 65'
FW9 Mike Hanke Sub on.svg 71'
MF15 Thomas Hitzlsperger Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
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GK1 Ricardo
RB2 Paulo Ferreira Yellow card.svg 60'
CB5 Fernando Meira
CB4 Ricardo Costa Yellow card.svg 24'
LB14 Nuno Valente Sub off.svg 69'
CM6 Costinha Yellow card.svg 33'Sub off.svg 46'
CM18 Maniche
RW17 Cristiano Ronaldo
AM20 Deco
LW11 Simão
CF9 Pauleta (c)Sub off.svg 77'
Substitutions:
MF8 Petit Sub on.svg 46'
FW21 Nuno Gomes Sub on.svg 69'
MF7 Luís Figo Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)
Kim Dae-young (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Fifth official:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)

Final

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Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 69,000
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
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GK1 Gianluigi Buffon
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CB5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB23 Marco Materazzi
LB3 Fabio Grosso
RM16 Mauro Camoranesi Sub off.svg 86'
CM8 Gennaro Gattuso
CM21 Andrea Pirlo
LM20 Simone Perrotta Sub off.svg 61'
AM10 Francesco Totti Sub off.svg 61'
CF9 Luca Toni
Substitutions:
MF4 Daniele De Rossi Sub on.svg 61'
FW15 Vincenzo Iaquinta Sub on.svg 61'
FW7 Alessandro Del Piero Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
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GK16 Fabien Barthez
RB19 Willy Sagnol Yellow card.svg 12'
CB15 Lilian Thuram
CB5 William Gallas
LB3 Eric Abidal
CM4 Patrick Vieira Sub off.svg 56'
CM6 Claude Makélélé
RW22 Franck Ribéry Sub off.svg 100'
AM10 Zinedine Zidane (c)Red card.svg 110'
LW7 Florent Malouda Yellow card.svg 111'
CF12 Thierry Henry Sub off.svg 107'
Substitutions:
MF18 Alou Diarra Yellow card.svg 76'Sub on.svg 56'
FW20 David Trezeguet Sub on.svg 100'
FW11 Sylvain Wiltord Sub on.svg 107'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

Man of the Match:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy)

Assistant referees:
Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Fifth official:
Víctoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)

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