Football World Cup 2006

The 2006 FIFA World Cup™ (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Qualification for the tournament is now complete, with all 32 competing teams confirmed.

Venues

A total of 12 German cities have been selected to host the World Cup final tournament. The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities. Many of the stadiums have higher capacities for German domestic football matches as some of the seats are replaced with terraces.

1During the World Cup, many of the stadiums will be officially known by different names, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadium names. For example, Allianz Arena will be known during the competition as "FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich" (or in German: "FIFA WM-Stadion München"). These new names are reflected in the table. Twelve hosting stadia, all but one (Leipzig) were in what was West Germany.

Teams

The field for the 2006 World Cup has been finalized. The following teams, shown by region, have qualified. The number in brackets is the country's FIFA World Rankings as of December 2005, at the end of all qualification tournaments:

Starting from Germany 2006, the winner of the past World Cup must qualify for the Finals. Only the host nation qualifies automatically.

Groups

The seeded teams for the 2006 cup were announced on December 5, 2005. By prior agreement, Germany was seeded into Pot A, the group of seeded teams (determined by World rankings and previous performances in the two most recent World Cups). The unseeded teams were divided into Pots B-D, according to geography, as follows:

Pot B contained the five African entries, as well as Ecuador, Paraguay, and Australia; Pot C contained 8 of the 9 remaining European sides, excluding Serbia and Montenegro. Pot D contained sides from Asia and the CONCACAF region. A special pot contained Serbia and Montenegro, and the three non-European seeded teams: this was done to ensure that no group contained 3 European teams. In the special pot, Serbia and Montenegro (white ball) was drawn first, then their group was drawn (black ball) from the three seeded non-European nations, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.

On December 9, 2005 the draw was held and the group assignments announced. After the draw was completed, many football commentators remarked that Group E and/or Group C appeared to be the groups of death in the Cup (see Guardian and FOX Sports articles).

Group A


09 June 2006

14 June 2006

15 June 2006

20 June 2006

Group B

10 June 2006

15 June 2006

20 June 2006

Group C

10 June 2006

11 June 2006

16 June 2006

21 June 2006

Group D

11 June 2006


16 June 2006

17 June 2006

21 June 2006

Group E

12 June 2006

17 June 2006

22 June 2006

Group F


12 June 2006

13 June 2006


18 June 2006


22 June 2006

Group G

13 June 2006

18 June 2006

19 June 2006

23 June 2006

Group H

14 June 2006

19 June 2006

23 June 2006

Graphical Schedule

Round of 16

24 June 2006

25 June 2006

26 June 2006

27 June 2006

Quarter Finals

30 June 2006

01 July 2006

Semi Finals

04 July 2006

05 July 2006

Third Place

08 July 2006

Final

09 July 2006

Miscellaneous

The hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas will sing the official song, which will be written by Brian Eno.

The mascots for the competition are Goleo VI and Pille

Trivia

  • The draw was parodied by an online advertisement for Carlsberg lager as part of their long-running If Carlsberg made .... it would probably be the best ... in the world series, in which Germany, traditional opponents (and the usual nemesis) of England in World Cup fixtures, find themselves drawn in the same group as Brazil, Argentina and France whereas England's group is comprised of Lapland, Outer Mongolia and Vatican City.

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09 June 2006. After the draw was completed, many football commentators remarked that Group E and/or Group C appeared to be the groups of death in the Cup (see Guardian and FOX Sports articles). On December 9, 2005 the draw was held and the group assignments announced. In the special pot, Serbia and Montenegro (white ball) was drawn first, then their group was drawn (black ball) from the three seeded non-European nations, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.

A special pot contained Serbia and Montenegro, and the three non-European seeded teams: this was done to ensure that no group contained 3 European teams. Pot D contained sides from Asia and the CONCACAF region. Pot B contained the five African entries, as well as Ecuador, Paraguay, and Australia; Pot C contained 8 of the 9 remaining European sides, excluding Serbia and Montenegro. The unseeded teams were divided into Pots B-D, according to geography, as follows:.

By prior agreement, Germany was seeded into Pot A, the group of seeded teams (determined by World rankings and previous performances in the two most recent World Cups). The seeded teams for the 2006 cup were announced on December 5, 2005. Only the host nation qualifies automatically. Starting from Germany 2006, the winner of the past World Cup must qualify for the Finals.

The number in brackets is the country's FIFA World Rankings as of December 2005, at the end of all qualification tournaments:. The following teams, shown by region, have qualified. The field for the 2006 World Cup has been finalized. Twelve hosting stadia, all but one (Leipzig) were in what was West Germany.

These new names are reflected in the table. For example, Allianz Arena will be known during the competition as "FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich" (or in German: "FIFA WM-Stadion München"). 1During the World Cup, many of the stadiums will be officially known by different names, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadium names. Many of the stadiums have higher capacities for German domestic football matches as some of the seats are replaced with terraces.

The stadium capacities shown are all seated capacities. A total of 12 German cities have been selected to host the World Cup final tournament. . Qualification for the tournament is now complete, with all 32 competing teams confirmed.

The 2006 FIFA World Cup™ (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. in the world series, in which Germany, traditional opponents (and the usual nemesis) of England in World Cup fixtures, find themselves drawn in the same group as Brazil, Argentina and France whereas England's group is comprised of Lapland, Outer Mongolia and Vatican City. it would probably be the best .. The draw was parodied by an online advertisement for Carlsberg lager as part of their long-running If Carlsberg made ...