Germany 2006 was a great World Cup but in my opinion, Korea-Japan 2002 was still the best that I have ever watched. Nonetheless, Germany 2006 really displayed a variety of wonderfully executed goals. Now, on with the results:
Preliminaries:
Day 1:
Germany 4, Costa Rica 2
Ecuador 2, Poland 1
Day 2:
England 1, Paraguay 0
Trinidad & Tobago 0, Sweden 0
Argentina 2, Ivory Coast 1
Day 3:
Holland 1, Serbia Montinegro 0
Mexico 3, Iran 1
Angola 0, Portugal 1
Day 4:
Australia 3, Japan 1
USA 0, Czech Republic 3
Italy 2, Ghana 0
Day 5:
Korea 2, Togo 1
France 0, Switzerland 0
Brazil 1, Croatia 0
Day 6:
Spain 4, Ukraine 0
Saudi Arabia 2, Tunisia 2
Germany 1, Poland 0
Day 7:
Ecuador 3, Costa Rica 0
England 2, Trinidad & Tobago 0
Sweden 1, Paraguay 0
Day 8:
Argentina 6, Serbia Montinegro 0
Holland 2, Ivory Coast 1
Mexico 0, Angola 0
Day 9:
Portugal 2, Iran 0
Czech Republic 0, Ghana 2
Italy 1, USA 1
Day 10:
Japan 0, Croatia 0
Brazil 2, Australia 0
France 1, Korea 1
Day 11:
Togo 0, Switzerland 2
Saudi Arabia 0, Ukraine 4
Spain 3, Tunisia 1
Day 12:
Ecuador 0, Germany 3
Costa Rica 1, Poland 2
Paraguay 1, Trinidad & Tobago 0
Sweden 2, England 2
Day 13:
Holland 0, Argentina 0
Ivory Coast 3, Serbia Montinegro 2
Portugal 2, Mexico 1
Iran 1, Angola 1
Day 14:
Czech Republic 0, Italy 2
Ghana 2, USA 1
Croatia 2, Australia 2
Japan 1, Brazil 4
Day 15:
Korea 0, Switzerland 2
France 2, Togo 0
Spain 1, Saudi Arabia 0
Ukraine 1, Tunisia 0
Knockout Stages:
Round of 16:
Germany 2, Sweden 0
Argentina 2, Mexico 1
Italy 1, Australia 0
Switzerland 0, Ukraine 0 (0:3)
England 1, Ecuador 0
Portugal 1, Holland 0
Brazil 3, Ghana 0
Spain 1, France 3
Quarter Finals:
Germany 1, Argentina 1 (4:2)
Italy 3, Ukraine 0
England 0, Portugal 0 (1:3)
Brazil 0, France 1
Semi Finals:
Germany 0, Italy 2
Portugal 0, France 1
Finals:
3rd Placing match: Germany 3, Portugal 1
Championship match: Italy 1, France 1 (5:3)
Therefore Italy takes the cup, France takes 2nd and the golden ball, Germany is 3rd and takes the golden shoes. Portugal is 4th. What a great World Cup!!
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