Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

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At the 2006 FIFA World Cup , Brazil participated for the 18th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup.

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The Brazilian team reached the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by France, finishing the tournament in the fifth place — for the fourth time in history after 1954, 1982 and 1986.

Qualifying

Brazil's qualifying for the event marked the first time in history in which a returning champion (the country had won the 2002 World Cup) had to play for a berth in the next World Cup — that had a direct effect in the organization of the 2006 World Cup: since the 1990 World Cup, the competition has had an opening match, which is played immediately after the Opening Ceremonies; until the last World Cup, this match was a privilege of the winner of the previous World Cup, who would play its first match as the first match of the given World Cup, against an opponent from its group, as decided by the official draw (in the 1990 World Cup, Argentina, winner of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, played Cameroon in the opening match; in 1994, Germany, winner of the 1990 World Cup, played Bolivia; in 1998, Brazil played Scotland and in 2002 France played Senegal). As of the 2006 World Cup, because of the change in the rules, with the last champion no longer having a secured berth in the competition, the opening match has become another privilege of the host nation (in the 2006 World Cup, Germany, as the host nation, played Costa Rica in the opening match). Despite being the returning champion, the Brazilian team debuted, against Croatia, only four days after the Opening Ceremonies and the opening match.

The national team qualified with more ease than in previous years. For the 1994 World Cup, Brazil only qualified in the very last match, against Uruguay, where a defeat would have meant missing out on the tournament. For the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Brazil had four different managers, and was once in serious jeopardy of being left out of the event.

The Qualifying for the 2006 World Cup repeated the format installed for the previous Qualifying tournament, in 2000 and 2001 (for the 2002 World Cup): all ten South American countries played each other, in two-leg matches, with the top four teams qualifying automatically for the World Cup, whereas the fifth-best team would play the champion of Oceania, which was Australia, for a berth in the World Cup.

Brazil finished first, winning the Qualifying tournament. The results were the following:

Results
DateVenueOpponentScore
7 September 2003 Estadio Metropolitano,
Barranquilla 		Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 2:1
10 September 2003 Vivaldão,
Manaus 		Ecuador1:0
16 November 2003 Estadio Nacional,
Lima 		Peru1:1
19 November 2003 Pinheirão,
Curitiba 		Uruguay3:3
31 March 2004 Defensores del Chaco,
Asunción 		Paraguay0:0
2 June 2004 Mineirão,
Belo Horizonte 		Argentina3:1
6 June 2004 Estadio Nacional,
Santiago 		Chile1:1
5 September 2004 Morumbi,
São Paulo 		Bolivia3:1
9 October 2004 Estadio José Pachencho Romero,
Maracaibo 		Venezuela5:2
13 October 2004 Estádio Rei Pelé,
Maceió 		Colombia0:0
17 November 2004 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa,
Quito 		Ecuador0:1
27 March 2005 Serra Dourada,
Goiânia 		Peru1:0
30 March 2005 Centenario,
Montevideo 		Uruguay1:1
4 June 2005 Beira-Rio,
Porto Alegre 		Paraguay4:1
7 June 2005 Monumental de Nuñez,
Buenos Aires 		Argentina1:3
3 September 2005 Estádio Mané Garrincha,
Brasília 		Chile5:0
8 October 2005 Estadio Hernando Siles,
La Paz 		Bolivia1:1
11 October 2005 Mangueirão,
Belém 		Venezuela3:0

The final standings were the following:

Final Standings
CountryPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Brazil3418972351718
Argentina 34181044291712
Ecuador 281884623194
Paraguay 281884623230
Uruguay 25186752328-5
Colombia 241866624168
Chile 22185761822-4
Venezuela 181853102028-8
Peru 18184682028-8
Bolivia 141842122037-17

World Cup preparation

The Brazilian squad preparing for the World Cup in Weggis, Switzerland Training Netherlands in Weggis.JPG
The Brazilian squad preparing for the World Cup in Weggis, Switzerland

A month before the start of the competition, the Brazil national team took quarters in the small Swiss town of Weggis, at the Weggis Park Hotel. The objective was to get the team accustomed to Germany's climate while maintaining the focus on the competition. The preparation started on 22 May and ended on 4 June.

During this time, the Brazilian team played two friendly matches. The first was on 28 May, against the under-20 team of the Brazilian club Fluminense, which was in Europe to play a tournament and took a detour to Switzerland to meet and play the national team; this match ended 13–1 in favour of the national team. [1] The second match was played against the state team of the Swiss Lucerne. The match took place in Basel, at the St. Jakob Stadion and was won by the Brazilian team with a score of 8 goals to nul. [2]

For this period in Switzerland, the Brazilian Football Confederation sold the rights to explore the presence of the national team to a Swiss events enterprise. In exchange for the declared amount of US$1.2 million, the Swiss company was allowed to sell tickets for the practice sessions — which were sold at €40 each, for about 5,000 people per session —, negotiate permissions for vending points to operate within the training facility and surrounding area — which were sold for about €2,000 plus 10% of the profit — and to organize and explore the friendly matches that the national team was to play during its preparation in Switzerland.

On 31 May, only 13 days away from the team's debut in the World Cup, defender Edmílson was cut from the squad due to a knee injury he had sustained during the practice session the day prior. São Paulo's Mineiro was called to take his place.

Upon leaving Weggis, on 4 June the national team made a stop in Geneva on 5 June to play its last friendly match before arriving in Germany. There, the team played New Zealand at the Stade de Genève – refereed by Jerome Laperriere – defeating New Zealand 4–0. [3]

Finally, the team travelled to the German town of Königstein im Taunus, which invested the declared amount of €500,000 in order to prepare for receiving the Brazilian team.

Draw

Traditionally, the host nation (in this case, Germany) is the first seed, being placed in Group A. On 6 December 2005, so as to prevent a possible match between Brazil and Germany before the final, FIFA placed the previous competition champion as the sixth seed, in Group F. The opponents of the Brazilian team in the first stage were, respectively, Croatia, Australia and Japan.

History

Round Robin

The Brazilian team had never faced any of its first round opponents before in World Cups. But other matches, both official and friendly ones, have taken place. The history of those matches until, but not including, the 2006 World Cup is as follows:

OpponentMatchesVictoriesTiesDefeatsGoals scoredGoals concededFirst
match		Last
match
Croatia1010111:1(on 17 August 2005 at Poljud, Split)1:1(on 17 August 2005 at Poljud, Split)
Australia5311911:0(on 7 July 1988, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne)0:1(on 9 June 2001 at Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea)
Japan75201631:0(on 23 July 1989, at Estádio São Januário, Rio de Janeiro)2:2(on 22 June 2005 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany)

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Round of 16

Prior to their meeting in the Round of 16 of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Brazil and Ghana had played only one friendly match. Although this was officially a match between the two main teams, Brazil played it using its under-23 team (the so-called "Olympic squad"), as the match was a part of the preparation for the football competition of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

OpponentMatchesVictoriesTiesDefeatsGoals scoredGoals concededFirst
match		Last
match
Ghana1100828:2(on 27 March 1996, at Estádio Benedito Teixeira, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil)8:2(on 27 March 1996, at Estádio Benedito Teixeira, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil)

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Quarterfinal

Both the first and the last matches between Brazil and France prior to their 2006 World Cup quarterfinal encounter were friendly matches. The last one was a commemorative display for FIFA's centennial anniversary.

OpponentMatchesVictoriesTiesDefeatsGoals scoredGoals concededFirst
match		Last
match
France1254321173:2(on 1 August 1930, at Estádio das Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)0:0(on 20 May 2004 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France)

Sources: [4] [5]

World Cup squad

Number / NameClubBirthdatePldGoalsYCRC
Goalkeepers
1  Dida   Milan 10 July 19735000
12  Rogério Ceni   São Paulo 22 January 19731000
22  Júlio César   Internazionale 3 September 19790000
Defenders
2  Cafu ( captain )  Milan 7 June 19704020
3  Lúcio   Bayern Munich 8 May 19785010
4  Juan   Bayer Leverkusen 1 February 19795020
6  Roberto Carlos   Real Madrid 10 April 19734000
13  Cicinho   Real Madrid 24 June 19802000
14  Luisão   Benfica 10 April 19730000
15  Cris   Lyon 3 June 19770000
16  Gilberto   Hertha BSC 25 April 19761110
Midfielders
5  Emerson   Juventus 4 April 19763010
8  Kaká   Milan 22 April 19825100
10  Ronaldinho   Barcelona 21 March 19805000
11  Zé Roberto   Bayern Munich 6 July 19745100
17  Gilberto Silva   Arsenal 7 October 19764000
18  Mineiro 1   São Paulo 2 August 19750000
19  Juninho   Lyon 30 January 19753100
20  Ricardinho   Besiktas 31 May 19762000
Forwards
7  Adriano   Internazionale 17 February 19824210
9  Ronaldo   Real Madrid 22 September 19765320
21  Fred   Lyon 31 October 19811100
23  Robinho   Real Madrid 25 January 19844010
Coach
  Carlos Alberto Parreira  27 February 1943

Pld = matches played, YC = yellow cards, RC = red cards.

1 Mineiro replaced Edmílson, who was cut due to a knee injury.

Matches

All times local (UTC+2)

Round robin

Group F

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
1.Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 9330071+6
2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 43111550
3. Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2302123-1
4. Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1301227-5

First Round

Brazil vs Croatia

Tuesday, 13 June 2006
21:00 - Olympiastadion, Berlin - Attendance: 72,000

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1 – 0 (1 – 0) Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg
Kaká 44'
Start line-up of the match Brazil-Croatia line-up.svg
Start line-up of the match
BRAZIL:
GK1 Dida
DF2 Cafu (C)
DF3 Lúcio
DF4 Juan
DF6 Roberto Carlos
MD5 Emerson Yellow card.svg 42'
MD8 Kaká
MD11 Zé Roberto
FW7 Adriano
FW9 Ronaldo (- 70')
FW10 Ronaldinho
Substitutions:
FW23 Robinho (+ 70')
Coach:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Second Round

Brazil vs. Australia

Sunday, 18 June 2006
18:00 - FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich, Munich - Attendance: 66,000

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2 – 0 (0 – 0) Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Adriano 49'
Fred 90'
Start line-up of the match Brazil-Australia line-up.svg
Start line-up of the match
BRAZIL:
GK1 Dida
DF2 Cafu (C)Yellow card.svg 29'
DF3 Lúcio
DF4 Juan
DF6 Roberto Carlos
MD5 Emerson (-72')
MD8 Kaká
MD11 Zé Roberto
FW7 Adriano (-88')
FW9 Ronaldo (-72') Yellow card.svg 31'
FW10 Ronaldinho
Substitutions:
MD12 Gilberto Silva (+ 72')
FW13 Robinho (+ 72') Yellow card.svg 83'
FW14 Fred (+ 88')
Coach:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Third Round

Brazil vs Japan

Thursday, 22 June 2006
21:00 - FIFA World Cup Stadium Dortmund, Dortmund - Attendance: 65,000

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1 – 4 (1–1) Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg
Tamada 34' Ronaldo 46'+, 81'
Juninho 53'
Gilberto 59'
Start line-up of the match Japan-Brazil line-up.svg
Start line-up of the match
BRAZIL:
GK1 Dida (C)(- 82')
DF3 Lúcio
DF4 Juan
DF16 Gilberto Yellow card.svg 44'
DF13 Cicinho
MD8 Kaká (- 71')
MD17 Gilberto Silva
MD19 Juninho
FW23 Robinho
FW9 Ronaldo (C +82')
FW10 Ronaldinho (- 71')
Substitutions:
MD11 Zé Roberto (+ 71')
MD20 Ricardinho (+ 71')
GK12 Rogério Ceni (+ 82')
Coach:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Knockout stage

Round of 16 – Brazil vs Ghana

Tuesday, 27 June 2006
17:00 - FIFA WM-Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund - Attendance: 65,000

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3 – 0 (2 – 0) Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg
Ronaldo 5'
Adriano 46+'
Zé Roberto 84'
Start line-up of the match Brazil-Ghana line-up.svg
Start line-up of the match
BRAZIL:
GK1 Dida
DF2 Cafu (C)
DF3 Lúcio
DF4 Juan Yellow card.svg 44'
DF6 Roberto Carlos
MD5 Emerson (- 46')
MD8 Kaká (- 83')
MD11 Zé Roberto
FW7 Adriano Yellow card.svg 13'(- 61')
FW9 Ronaldo
FW10 Ronaldinho
Substitutions:
MD17 Gilberto Silva (+ 46')
MD19 Juninho (+ 61')
MD20 Ricardinho (+ 83')
Coach:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Quarterfinal – Brazil vs France

Saturday, 1 July 2006
21:00 - FIFA WM-Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt - Attendance: 52,000

Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0 – 1 (0 – 0) France  Flag of France.svg
Henry 57'
Start line-up of the match Brazil-France line-up.svg
Start line-up of the match
BRAZIL:
GK1 Dida
DF2 Cafu (C)Yellow card.svg 25'(-76')
DF3 Lúcio Yellow card.svg 47'
DF4 Juan Yellow card.svg 45'
DF6 Roberto Carlos
MD8 Kaká (-79')
MD10 Ronaldinho
MD11 Zé Roberto
MD17 Gilberto Silva
MD19 Juninho (-63')
FW9 Ronaldo (C+76')Yellow card.svg 47+'
Substitutions:
FW7 Adriano (+ 63')
DF13 Cicinho (+ 76')
FW23 Robinho (+ 79')
Coach:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Brazilians in other national teams

The Brazilian participation in the World Cup was not restricted to the national football team. Many individuals were involved with other national teams, some as players, some as members of their teams' technical staff. Those playing for other national teams had acquired the respective country's citizenship, and according to FIFA's ruling, can never play for the Brazilian team in the future. Those were:

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