In the 2006 FIFA World Cup , the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 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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Qualified teams [ ]
The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Bracket [ ]
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. Eight minutes later, a pass from Klose found Podolski, who scored his second goal. On 35 minutes, Teddy Lučić received a second yellow card for a foul on Klose. 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] Afterwards, Germany held out for a 2–0 win.
GK
1
Jens Lehmann
RB
3
Arne Friedrich
CB
17
Per Mertesacker
CB
21
Christoph Metzelder
LB
16
Philipp Lahm
RM
19
Bernd Schneider
CM
8
Torsten Frings
27'
85'
CM
13
Michael Ballack (c )
LM
7
Bastian Schweinsteiger
72'
CF
11
Miroslav Klose
CF
20
Lukas Podolski
74'
Substitutions:
MF
18
Tim Borowski
72'
FW
10
Oliver Neuville
74'
MF
5
Sebastian Kehl
85'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK
1
Andreas Isaksson
RB
7
Niclas Alexandersson
CB
3
Olof Mellberg (c )
CB
4
Teddy Lučić
28' 35'
LB
5
Erik Edman
DM
6
Tobias Linderoth
RM
18
Mattias Jonson
48'
52'
LM
9
Freddie Ljungberg
AM
16
Kim Källström
39'
CF
10
Zlatan Ibrahimović
72'
CF
11
Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
DF
13
Petter Hansson
39'
MF
21
Christian Wilhelmsson
52'
FW
20
Marcus Allbäck
78'
72'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck
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Man of the Match:
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Assistant referees:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil )
Ednílson Corona (Brazil )
Fourth official:
Shamsul Maidin (Singapore )
Fifth official:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand )
Argentina vs Mexico [ ]
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England vs Ecuador [ ]
GK
1
Paul Robinson
78'
RB
16
Owen Hargreaves
CB
5
Rio Ferdinand
CB
6
John Terry
18'
LB
3
Ashley Cole
DM
18
Michael Carrick
RM
7
David Beckham (c )
87'
CM
4
Steven Gerrard
90+2'
CM
8
Frank Lampard
LM
11
Joe Cole
77'
CF
9
Wayne Rooney
Substitutions:
DF
15
Jamie Carragher
82'
77'
MF
19
Aaron Lennon
87'
MF
20
Stewart Downing
90+2'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
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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 [ ]
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Man of the Match:
Maniche (Portugal)
Assistant referees:
Nikolay Golubev (Russia )
Evgueni Volnin (Russia )
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico )
Fifth official:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico )
Italy vs Australia [ ]
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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 [ ]
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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Brazil vs Ghana [ ]
GK
1
Dida
RB
2
Cafu (c )
CB
3
Lúcio
CB
4
Juan
44'
LB
6
Roberto Carlos
CM
5
Emerson
46'
CM
11
Zé Roberto
AM
8
Kaká
83'
AM
10
Ronaldinho
CF
7
Adriano
13'
61'
CF
9
Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF
17
Gilberto Silva
46'
MF
19
Juninho
61'
MF
20
Ricardinho
83'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
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Man of the Match:
Zé Roberto (Brazil)
Assistant referees:
Roman Slysko (Slovakia )
Martin Balko (Slovakia )
Fourth official:
Mark Shield (Australia )
Fifth official:
Nathan Gibson (Australia )
Spain vs France [ ]
GK
16
Fabien Barthez
RB
19
Willy Sagnol
CB
15
Lilian Thuram
CB
5
William Gallas
LB
3
Eric Abidal
CM
4
Patrick Vieira
68'
CM
6
Claude Makélélé
RW
22
Franck Ribéry
87'
AM
10
Zinedine Zidane (c )
90+1'
LW
7
Florent Malouda
74'
CF
12
Thierry Henry
88'
Substitutions:
FW
9
Sidney Govou
74'
FW
11
Sylvain Wiltord
88'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
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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 [ ]
GK
1
Jens Lehmann
RB
3
Arne Friedrich
114'
CB
17
Per Mertesacker
CB
21
Christoph Metzelder
LB
16
Philipp Lahm
RM
19
Bernd Schneider
62'
CM
8
Torsten Frings
CM
13
Michael Ballack (c )
LM
7
Bastian Schweinsteiger
74'
CF
11
Miroslav Klose
86'
CF
20
Lukas Podolski
3'
Substitutions:
MF
18
Tim Borowski
74'
MF
22
David Odonkor
94'
62'
FW
10
Oliver Neuville
86'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
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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 [ ]
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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 [ ]
GK
1
Paul Robinson
RB
2
Gary Neville
CB
5
Rio Ferdinand
CB
6
John Terry
30'
LB
3
Ashley Cole
RM
7
David Beckham (c )
52'
CM
4
Steven Gerrard
CM
16
Owen Hargreaves
107'
CM
8
Frank Lampard
LM
11
Joe Cole
65'
CF
9
Wayne Rooney
62'
Substitutions:
MF
19
Aaron Lennon
52'
119'
FW
21
Peter Crouch
65'
DF
15
Jamie Carragher
119'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
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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 [ ]
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.[4]
GK
1
Dida
RB
2
Cafu (c )
25'
76'
CB
3
Lúcio
75'
CB
4
Juan
45'
LB
6
Roberto Carlos
RM
17
Gilberto Silva
CM
8
Kaká
79'
CM
19
Juninho
63'
LM
11
Zé Roberto
CF
9
Ronaldo
45+2'
CF
10
Ronaldinho
Substitutions:
FW
7
Adriano
63'
DF
13
Cicinho
76'
FW
23
Robinho
79'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK
16
Fabien Barthez
RB
19
Willy Sagnol
74'
CB
15
Lilian Thuram
88'
CB
5
William Gallas
LB
3
Eric Abidal
CM
4
Patrick Vieira
CM
6
Claude Makélélé
RW
22
Franck Ribéry
77'
AM
10
Zinedine Zidane (c )
LW
7
Florent Malouda
81'
CF
12
Thierry Henry
86'
Substitutions:
FW
9
Sidney Govou
77'
FW
11
Sylvain Wiltord
81'
FW
14
Louis Saha
87'
86'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
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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 [ ]
GK
1
Jens Lehmann
RB
3
Arne Friedrich
CB
17
Per Mertesacker
CB
21
Christoph Metzelder
56'
LB
16
Philipp Lahm
RM
19
Bernd Schneider
83'
CM
13
Michael Ballack (c )
CM
5
Sebastian Kehl
LM
18
Tim Borowski
40'
73'
CF
11
Miroslav Klose
111'
CF
20
Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
MF
7
Bastian Schweinsteiger
73'
MF
22
David Odonkor
83'
FW
10
Oliver Neuville
111'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
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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 [ ]
GK
16
Fabien Barthez
RB
19
Willy Sagnol
CB
15
Lilian Thuram
CB
5
William Gallas
LB
3
Eric Abidal
CM
4
Patrick Vieira
CM
6
Claude Makélélé
RW
22
Franck Ribéry
72'
AM
10
Zinedine Zidane (c )
LW
7
Florent Malouda
69'
CF
12
Thierry Henry
85'
Substitutions:
FW
11
Sylvain Wiltord
69'
FW
9
Sidney Govou
72'
FW
14
Louis Saha
87'
85'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
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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 [ ]
GK
12
Oliver Kahn (c )
RB
16
Philipp Lahm
CB
6
Jens Nowotny
CB
21
Christoph Metzelder
LB
2
Marcell Jansen
RM
19
Bernd Schneider
CM
5
Sebastian Kehl
CM
8
Torsten Frings
7'
LM
7
Bastian Schweinsteiger
78'
79'
CF
11
Miroslav Klose
65'
CF
20
Lukas Podolski
71'
Substitutions:
FW
10
Oliver Neuville
65'
FW
9
Mike Hanke
71'
MF
15
Thomas Hitzlsperger
79'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
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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 [ ]
Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Final
GK
16
Fabien Barthez
RB
19
Willy Sagnol
12'
CB
15
Lilian Thuram
CB
5
William Gallas
LB
3
Eric Abidal
CM
4
Patrick Vieira
56'
CM
6
Claude Makélélé
RW
22
Franck Ribéry
100'
AM
10
Zinedine Zidane (c )
110'
LW
7
Florent Malouda
111'
CF
12
Thierry Henry
107'
Substitutions:
MF
18
Alou Diarra
76'
56'
FW
20
David Trezeguet
100'
FW
11
Sylvain Wiltord
107'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech
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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 )
References [ ]
2006 FIFA World Cup
Stages General information