2006 FIFA World Cup Group F
Play in Group F of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and completed on 22 June 2006. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Australia receiving runner-up in the group. Croatia and Japan failed to advance. Australia's win against Japan is the first (and so far only) time a team from the Oceania Football Confederation has won a game at the tournament. Australia were representing the Asian Football Confederation in their only other World Cup victory against Serbia in 2010.
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
- Brazil advanced to play Ghana (runner-up of Group E) in the round of 16.
- Australia advanced to play Italy (winner of Group E) in the round of 16.
Matches[]
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Australia vs Japan[]
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Brazil vs Croatia[]
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Japan vs Croatia[]
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Brazil vs Australia[]
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Japan vs Brazil[]
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Croatia vs Australia[]
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Notes[]
- ^ Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee (Graham Poll) failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow. The original FIFA match report listed all three yellow cards, however was revised shortly after, with the second yellow card (90') not being recorded; it is unknown whether this was for consistency in the reports, or whether the card was retrospectively overturned.
- 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Japan at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Croatia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup