World Cup Archive
2006
World Cup 2006
Fri Jun 9 - Sun Jul 9 2006 (30d)
HostGermany
Matches
64
Goals
147
Goals / Match
2.30
Draws
11
Extra Time
6
Penalty Shootouts
4
Goal Rate Trend
1930–2026
3.89
1930
4.12
1934
4.67
1938
4.00
1950
5.38
1954
3.60
1958
2.78
1962
2.78
1966
2.97
1970
2.55
1974
2.68
1978
2.81
1982
2.54
1986
2.21
1990
2.71
1994
2.67
1998
2.52
2002
2.30
2006
2.27
2010
2.67
2014
2.64
2018
2.69
2022
2026
Where this edition sits across goals-per-match history.
Group Stage
Local time48 Matches · 2.44 per matchQualifying spots
Group A
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group B
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group C
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | SCGSerbia and Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
Group D
3 pts/winGroup E
3 pts/winGroup F
3 pts/winGroup G
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group H
3 pts/win| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
Knockout Stage
Local time16 Matches · 1.88 per match
Round of 16
8M49Sat Jun 24 17:00 UTC+2 · Local time
Germany2
Sweden0
M50Sat Jun 24 21:00 UTC+2 · Local time
Argentina2
Mexico1
AET
M51Sun Jun 25 17:00 UTC+2 · Local time
England1
Ecuador0
M52Sun Jun 25 21:00 UTC+2 · Local time
Portugal1
Netherlands0
M53Mon Jun 26 17:00 UTC+2 · Local time
Italy1
Australia0
M54Mon Jun 26 21:00 UTC+2 · Local time
Switzerland0
Ukraine0
AETPEN
M55Tue Jun 27 17:00 UTC+2 · Local time
Brazil3
Ghana0
M56Tue Jun 27 21:00 UTC+2 · Local time
Spain1
France3
Quarter-final
4Semi-final
2Match for third place
1Classic Matches
The highest-scoring matches of this edition, weighted towards finals, extra time, and shootouts.
Group C6
🇦🇷Argentina6
SCGSerbia and Montenegro0
Arena AufSchalke · Gelsenkirchen
Group A6
🇩🇪Germany4
🇨🇷Costa Rica2
Allianz Arena · Munich
Final2
🇮🇹Italy1
🇫🇷France1
Olympiastadion · BerlinAETPEN
Group F5
🇯🇵Japan1
🇧🇷Brazil4
Signal-Iduna-Park · Dortmund
Group C5
🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire3
SCGSerbia and Montenegro2
Allianz Arena · Munich
Match for third place4
🇩🇪Germany3
🇵🇹Portugal1
Mercedes-Benz Arena · Stuttgart
Quarter-final2
🇩🇪Germany1
🇦🇷Argentina1
Olympiastadion · BerlinAETPEN
Round of 164
🇪🇸Spain1
🇫🇷France3
HDI-Arena · Hanover
Participating Teams
Edition Record| Team | Coach | Top Clubs | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹Italy | Marcello LIPPI | Juventus (ITA) (5), Milan (ITA) (5), Palermo (ITA) (4) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Juergen KLINSMANN | Bayern Munich (GER) (4), Borussia Dortmund (GER) (3), Werder Bremen (GER) (3) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | Luiz Elena Felipe Scolari | Benfica (POR) (4), Valencia (ESP) (3), Chelsea (ENG) (2) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 🇫🇷France | Raymond DOMENECH | Lyon (FRA) (5), Juventus (ITA) (3), Chelsea (ENG) (2) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Carlos Alberto PARREIRA | Real Madrid (ESP) (4), Lyon (FRA) (3), Milan (ITA) (3) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | Jose PEKERMAN | Internazionale (ITA) (3), Atlético Madrid (ESP) (2), Barcelona (ESP) (2) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 🏴England | Sven Göran ERIKSSON | Chelsea (ENG) (4), Liverpool (ENG) (4), Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) (4) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 🇪🇸Spain | Luis ARAGONES | Real Madrid (ESP) (4), Valencia (ESP) (4), Atlético Madrid (ESP) (3) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 🇺🇦Ukraine | Oleg BLOKHIN | Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) (7), Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) (7), Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (UKR) (4) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| 🇨🇭Switzerland | Koebi KUHN | Arsenal (ENG) (2), Basel (SUI) (2), Köln (GER) (2) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 🇳🇱Netherlands | Marco VAN BASTEN | AZ (NED) (5), Ajax (NED) (5), PSV Eindhoven (NED) (3) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 🇪🇨Ecuador | Luis Fernando Suárez Guzman | LDU Quito (ECU) (7), El Nacional (ECU) (5), Deportivo Quito (ECU) (3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 🇬🇭Ghana | Ratomir DUJKOVIC | Udinese (ITA) (2), AIK (SWE) (1), Ankaraspor (TUR) (1) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 🇸🇪Sweden | Lars LAGERBACK | Rennes (FRA) (3), Copenhagen (DEN) (2), Göteborg (SWE) (2) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | Ricardo LA VOLPE | Guadalajara (MEX) (6), América (MEX) (3), Cruz Azul (MEX) (3) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 🇦🇺Australia | Guus HIDDINK | Basel (SUI) (2), Blackburn Rovers (ENG) (2), Middlesbrough (ENG) (2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 🇰🇷South Korea | Dick ADVOCAAT | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (KOR) (4), Suwon Samsung Bluewings (KOR) (4), FC Seoul (KOR) (3) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 🇵🇾Paraguay | Anibal RUIZ LEITES | Bayern Munich (GER) (2), Libertad (PAR) (2), Newell's Old Boys (ARG) (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | Henri MICHEL | Arsenal (ENG) (2), Auxerre (FRA) (1), Beveren (BEL) (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 🇨🇿Czechia | Karel BRUCKNER | Ajax (NED) (2), Borussia Dortmund (GER) (2), Spartak Moscow (RUS) (2) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 🇵🇱Poland | Pawel JANAS | Wisła Kraków (POL) (4), Celtic (SCO) (2), Al-Rayyan (QAT) (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 🇭🇷Croatia | Zlatko KRANJCAR | Club Brugge (BEL) (3), Austria Wien (AUT) (2), Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) (2) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 🇦🇴Angola | Luis GONCALVES | Petro Atletico (ANG) (4), Aviação (ANG) (2), Barreirense (POR) (2) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 🇹🇳Tunisia | Roger LEMERRE | Nuremberg (GER) (2), Strasbourg (FRA) (2), Ajax (NED) (1) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Stadium Overview
| Venue | Country | Matches | Goals | G/M | Finals | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Arena · Munich | Germany | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | — |
| Mercedes-Benz Arena · Stuttgart | Germany | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | — |
| Signal-Iduna-Park · Dortmund | Germany | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | — |
| Olympiastadion · Berlin | Germany | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 1 | — |
| Volksparkstadion · Hamburg | Germany | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | — |
| Arena AufSchalke · Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | — |
| Zentralstadion · Leipzig | Germany | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | — |
| HDI-Arena · Hanover | Germany | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | — |
| Frankenstadion · Nuremberg | Germany | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | — |
| Fritz-Walter-Stadion · Kaiserslautern | Germany | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | — |
| Rhein Energie Stadium · Cologne | Germany | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | — |
| Commerzbank Arena · Frankfurt | Germany | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | — |