– June 9 to July 9, 2006 –
| Match # |
Date |
M A |
T |
C H |
Venue |
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| 64 |
09-Jul |
France [3 ] 1 |
x |
1 [ 5] Italy   |
Berlin |
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ITA 1-1 FRA (regular time),
ITA 1-1 FRA (extra time),
ITA 5-3 FRA (penalty shoot-out). See, below, data on the shoot-out that settled both the match and the 2006 World Cup:


Wiltord  |
- |
Pirlo  |
(on the crossbar) Trezeguet  |
- |
Materazzi  |
Abidal  |
- |
De Rossi  |
Sagnol |
- |
Del Piero  |
| — — |
- |
Grosso   |
Teams'
performances &
possibilities:
The 32 Teams, Rd. by Rd.: 
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| |
GER: Germany |
ENG: England |
ARG: Argentina |
MEX: Mexico |
|
| |
CRC: Costa Rica |
PAR: Paraguay |
CIV: Côte d'Ivoire |
IRN: Iran |
|
| |
POL: Poland |
TRI: Trinidad and Tobago |
SCG: Serbia and Montenegro |
ANG: Angola |
|
| |
ECU: Ecuador |
SWE: Sweden |
NED: Netherlands |
POR: Portugal |
|
| |
ITA: Italy  |
BRA: Brazil |
FRA: France |
ESP: Spain |
|
| |
GHA: Ghana |
CRO: Croatia |
SUI: Switzerland |
UKR: Ukraine |
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| |
USA: United States |
AUS: Australia |
KOR: Korea Republic |
TUN: Tunisia |
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| |
CZE: Czech Republic |
JPN: Japan |
TOG: Togo |
KSA: Saudi Arabia |
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Top 16, above, unshaded – in the Top 8, in italics – the Top 3+4, underlined in italics, the Top 2, in bold type
The 16 not making past the 1st Round, in gray shade
Abbreviations, above: used by FIFA, as well as in this eBook.
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