The *Official* 2006 FIFA World Cup Thread

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<font size=5>Welcome to the _FIFA World Cup 2006_ thread.</font>

This thread is for discussion of tournament events only. Any other football discussion, whether it be Manchester United, Liverpool, Benfica, Real Madrid or Accrington Stanley related should still go in The Beautiful Game thread.

Links:

The Official FIFA World Cup 2006 Website.
BBC World Cup 2006 Mini Site.
ITV World Cup Mini Site.

Venue guides can be found here (BBC).

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FIFA's very own website details the history of the competition.

This is the 18th FIFA World Cup Finals Tournament. The winning roster is as follows:

2002 Brazil 2 - 0 Germany
(held in Japan / South Korea)

1998 France 3 - 0 Brazil
(held in France)

1994 Brazil 0 - 0 Italy - (Brazil win 3 - 2 on penalties)
(held in United States of America)

1990 West Germany 1 - 0 Argentina
(held in Italy)

1986 Argentina 3 - 2 West Germany
(held in Mexico)

1982 Italy 3 - 1 West Germany
(held in Spain)

1978 Argentina 3 - 1 Holland - (a.e.t)
(held in Argentina)

1974 West Germany 2 - 1 Holland
(held in West Germany)

1970 Brazil 4 - 1 Italy
(held in Mexico)

1966 England 4 - 2 West Germany - (a.e.t)
(held in England)

1962 Brazil 3 - 1 Czechoslovakia
(held in Chile)

1958 Brazil 5 - 2 Sweden
(held in Sweden)

1954 Germany 3 - 2 Hungary
(held in Switzerland)

1950 Final Round Group results:

Brazil 7 - 1 Sweden
Uruguay 2 - 2 Spain
Brazil 6 - 1 Spain
Uruguay 3 - 2 Sweden
Sweden 3 - 1 Spain
Uruguay 2 - 1 Brazil

Uruguay finish top of the Final Round Group
(held in Brazil)

1938 Italy 4 - 2 Hungary
(held in France)

1934 Italy 2 - 1 Czechoslovakia - (a.e.t)
(held in Italy)

1930 Uruguay 4 - 2 Argentina
(held in Uruguay)

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Number of Wins:

Brazil - 5

Italy - 3

Germany - 3

Uruguay - 2

Argentina - 2

England - 1

France - 1

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Full Squad Listings:

Group A:

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Germany
1 GK LEHMANN Jens - (Arsenal, ENG)
2 DF JANSEN Marcell - (Borussia Moenchengladbach, GER)
3 DF FRIEDRICH Arne - (Hertha Berlin, GER)
4 DF HUTH Robert - (Chelsea, ENG)
5 MF KEHL Sebastian - (Borussia Dortmund, GER)
6 DF NOWOTNY Jens - (Bayer Leverkusen, GER)
7 MF SCHWEINSTEIGER Bastian - (Bayern Munich, GER)
8 MF FRINGS Torsten - (Werder Bremen, GER)
9 FW HANKE Mike - (Wolfsburg, GER)
10 FW NEUVILLE Oliver - (Borussi

 

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Everyone seems to know the score,
They've seen it all before,
They just know,
They're so sure,
That England's going to
throw it away,
Gonna blow it away
But I know they can play,
Cos I remember...

Three Lions on a shirt,
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt,
Never stopped dreaming

So many jokes, so many sneers
But all those oh-so-nears
Wear you down
Through the years
But I still see that tackle by Moore
And when Lineker scored,
Bobby belting the ball
And Nobby dancing...

Three Lions on a shirt,
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt,
Never stopped me dreaming.

It's coming home, it's coming, football's coming home.

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Results


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Sunday, 09 July 2006
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Italy 1 - 1
(1 - 1) France
M Materazzi 18
Z Zidane (pen) 6

Bookings:
G Zambrotta 4
Bookings:
W Sagnol 11
A Diarra 75
F Malouda 110

Sent off:
Z Zidane 109


Italy win 5-3 on penalties

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Saturday, 08 July 2006
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Germany 3 - 1
(0 - 0) Portugal
B Schweinsteiger 55
AGT Petit o.g. 60
B Schweinsteiger 77
MSR Nuno Gomes 87

Bookings:
T Frings 6
B Schweinsteiger 78
Bookings:
MM Ricardo Costa 23
FJRC Costinha 32
RR Paulo Ferreira 60




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Wednesday, 05 July 2006
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Portugal 0 - 1
(0 - 1) France
Z Zidane (pen) 32

Bookings:
AS Ricardo Carvalho 82
Bookings:
L Saha 86




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Tuesday, 04 July 2006
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Germany 0 - 2
(0 - 0) Italy
F Grosso 118
A Del Piero 120

Bookings:
T Borowski 39
C Metzelder 55
Bookings:
M Camoranesi 89


After Extra Time

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Saturday, 01 July 2006
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Brazil 0 - 1
(0 - 0) France
T Henry 56

Bookings:
ME Cafu 24
LN Ronaldo 45
SdS Juan 44
F Lucio 74
Bookings:
W Sagnol 72
L Saha 86
L Thuram 87




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England 0 - 0
(0 - 0) Portugal
Bookings:
J Terry 29
O Hargreaves 106
Bookings:
AGT Petit 43
AS Ricardo Carvalho 110

Sent off:
W Rooney 61


Portugal win 3-1 on penalties

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Friday, 30 June 2006
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Germany 1 - 1
(0 - 0) Argentina
M Klose 79
RF Ayala 48

Bookings:
L Podolski 2
D Odonkor 90
A Friedrich 113
Bookings:
J Sorin 45
JA Mascherano 59
RM Maxi 87
JR Cruz 95


Germany win 4-2 on penalties

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Italy 3 - 0
(1 - 0) Ukraine
G Zambrotta 5
L Toni 58
L Toni 68

Bookings:
V Sviderskiy 15
M Kalinichenko 20
A Milevskiy 66




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Tuesday, 27 June 2006
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Brazil 3 - 0
(2 - 0) Ghana
LN Ronaldo 4
LR Adriano 45
J Ze Roberto 83

Bookings:
LR Adriano 12
SdS Juan 43
Bookings:
S Appiah 6
SA Muntari 10
J Pantsil 28
E Addo 37
A Gyan 47

Sent off:
A Gyan 80




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Spain 1 - 3
(1 - 1) France
DS Villa (pen) 27
F Ribery 40
P Vieira 82
Z Zidane 90

Bookings:
CS Puyol 81
Bookings:
P Vieira 67
F Ribery 86
Z Zidane 90




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Monday, 26 June 2006
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Italy 1 - 0
(0 - 0) Australia
F Totti (pen) 90

Bookings:
F Grosso 28
G Gattuso 88
G Zambrotta 90
Bookings:
V Grella 22
T Cahill 48
L Wilkshire 60

Sent off:
M Materazzi 50




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Switzerland 0 - 0
(0 - 0) Ukraine
Bookings:
T Barnetta 58


Ukraine win 3-0 on penalties

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Sunday, 25 June 2006
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Come One Australia! *yeah, as if we have a chance*
Really happy to have the 'socceroos' in the World Cup finally after soo many decades. Sure, we suck at football, but hey getting in is good enough.
I'm a bit dissapointed that Ireland didn't get in, bit suprised actually, so I guess I'll be going for England...not very Irish of me hey
Let's just hope Rooney heals in time. Beckham managed to heal in time years back, I'm sure Rooney can. England need him.

It's a pitty, I fly out for Ireland and England the day after the Cup finishes. Would have been nice to see some matches in our pub in Ireland

 

Hooray for the World Cup!

 

Great opening to the thread


Except for that pic of Mara-bloody-dona

 

Yankees support England in the World Cup?

Rooney! Rooney can play again!

We're gonna win!

 

Also, I forgot to say, I love you rhonderoo. Awsome thread!

 

Sorry about that, guys. I needed epic to be the second post as a place holder while I was getting these two HUGE posts done and posted that Everton created. With a blank post, we'll be able to update it as we go. epic is going to keep up, so to speak, and the mods can edit his post as we go.

 

Rooney! Rooney can play again!

What!? Have they stated that he'll be fit to play?

 

I swear I read it in one of the papers earlier this week.

 

WOOOOT

WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN: 14 days 23 hours 37 minutes to go...

 

w00t! the WorldCup thread is up!

 

Im hoping he'll make it...but he shouldn't play if he aint up to it. He'll ruin in career if he screws it up too bad.

 

guardian.co.uk is reporting he'll be ready in a month. which means he'll miss the first round group games but be back for the second round. i'll take that!

we'll know tomorrow though after he has his scan.

 

I don't think Man U are about to let him play if it's even remotely likely that it'd set him back.

 

But if he does play, and plays well, it's great publicity for Man U.
"Wow look! Our player broke his foot and plays within weeks! Arn't be just unstoppable!!!"

 

yup, a Rooney who's just come back from a successful WC tournament, defied critics, whatever, will be unstoppable next year, i'd say.

apparently he was at Beckham's big charity event on the weekend and was seen dancing. positive signs. although i dunno how much of a dancer he is.

 

It's funny, Rooney sold his life story (apparently, I heard from a friend) for 100,000 pounds days before he broke his foot. Funny, not only should he have waited till after he broke his foot, but even untill after his quick recovery. Probably could have got more

 

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PLEASE BE FIT!!!

 

Aww... bless.

Great thread.

Sweden played out a goalless draw against Finland today... and by all accounts they were useless.

This is good news.

 

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w00t for England, Germany, Mexico and/or USA!!!!

 

Has everyone posted in the thread in the Comms asking for World Cup icons?

 

I posted for flags!

C'mon England!

Have to whip out the old 3 Lions CD!