2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage was the second and final stage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 in 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.

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Germany  Ecuador
B  England  Sweden
C  Argentina  Netherlands
D  Portugal  Mexico
E  Italy  Ghana
F  Brazil  Australia
G   Switzerland  France
H  Spain  Ukraine

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
24 June – Munich
 
 
 Germany2
 
30 June – Berlin
 
 Sweden0
 
 Germany (p)1 (4)
 
24 June – Leipzig
 
 Argentina1 (2)
 
 
a.e.t.)
2
 
4 July – Dortmund
 
 Mexico1
 
 
a.e.t.
)
2
 
 Italy1
 
30 June – Hamburg
 
 Australia0
 
 
Cologne
 
 Ukraine0
 
  Switzerland0 (0)
 
9 July – Berlin
 
 Ukraine (p)0 (3)
 
 Italy (p)1 (5)
 
25 June – Stuttgart
 
 France1 (3)
 
 England1
 
1 July – Gelsenkirchen
 
 Ecuador0
 
 England0 (1)
 
25 June – Nuremberg
 
 Portugal (p)0 (3)
 
 Portugal1
 
5 July – Munich
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Portugal0
 
27 June – Dortmund
 
 France1 Third place play-off
 
 Brazil3
 
1 July – Frankfurt8 July – Stuttgart
 
 Ghana0
 
 Brazil0 Germany3
 
27 June – Hanover
 
 France1  Portugal1
 
 Spain1
 
 
 France3
 

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.[1] Eight minutes later, a pass from Klose found Podolski, who scored his second goal.[1] On 35 minutes, Teddy Lučić received a second yellow card for a foul on Klose.[1] 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] Germany held out for a 2–0 win.

Germany 2–0 Sweden
  • Podolski 4', 12'
Report
Germany
Sweden
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 Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose
CF 20 Lukas Podolski downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Tim Borowski upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 10 Oliver Neuville upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 5 Sebastian Kehl upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 7 Niclas Alexandersson
CB 3 Olof Mellberg (c)
CB 4 Teddy Lučić Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 35'
LB 5 Erik Edman
DM 6 Tobias Linderoth
RM 18 Mattias Jonson Yellow card 48' downward-facing red arrow 52'
LM 9 Freddie Ljungberg
AM 16 Kim Källström downward-facing red arrow 39'
CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 11 Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
DF 13 Petter Hansson upward-facing green arrow 39'
MF 21 Christian Wilhelmsson upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 20 Marcus Allbäck Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Miroslav Klose (Germany)

Assistant referees:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)
Edmílson Corona (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Fifth official:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)

Argentina vs Mexico

Argentina 2–1 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Report
Attendance: 43,000
Argentina
Mexico
GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB 13 Lionel Scaloni
CB 2 Roberto Ayala
CB 6 Gabriel Heinze Yellow card 45+1'
LB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c) Yellow card 112'
DM 8 Javier Mascherano
RM 5 Esteban Cambiasso downward-facing red arrow 76'
LM 18 Maxi Rodríguez
AM 10 Juan Román Riquelme
CF 7 Javier Saviola downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 9 Hernán Crespo downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Carlos Tevez upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 16 Pablo Aimar upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 19 Lionel Messi upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez
CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c) Yellow card 70'
CB 5 Ricardo Osorio
CB 3 Carlos Salcido
RM 16 Mario Méndez
CM 15 José Antonio Castro Yellow card 82'
CM 8 Pável Pardo downward-facing red arrow 38'
CM 11 Ramón Morales downward-facing red arrow 74'
LM 18 Andrés Guardado downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 17 Francisco Fonseca Yellow card 119'
CF 9 Jared Borgetti
Substitutions:
MF 6 Gerardo Torrado Yellow card 118' upward-facing green arrow 38'
MF 14 Gonzalo Pineda upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 7 Sinha upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Argentina Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match:
Maxi Rodríguez (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official:
Fathi Arabati (Jordan)

England vs Ecuador

England 1–0 Ecuador
Report
England
Ecuador
GK 1 Paul Robinson Yellow card 78'
RB 16 Owen Hargreaves
CB 5 Rio Ferdinand
CB 6 John Terry Yellow card 18'
LB 3 Ashley Cole
DM 18 Michael Carrick
RM 7 David Beckham (c) downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 4 Steven Gerrard downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 8 Frank Lampard
LM 11 Joe Cole downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 9 Wayne Rooney
Substitutions:
DF 15 Jamie Carragher Yellow card 82' upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 19 Aaron Lennon upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 20 Stewart Downing upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
DF 2 Gary Neville
DF 12 Sol Campbell
FW 21 Peter Crouch
FW 10 Michael Owen
Manager:
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK 12 Cristian Mora
RB 4 Ulises de la Cruz Yellow card 67'
CB 3 Iván Hurtado (c)
CB 17 Giovanny Espinoza
LB 18
Neicer Reasco
RM 16 Antonio Valencia Yellow card 24'
CM 14 Segundo Castillo
CM 20 Edwin Tenorio downward-facing red arrow 69'
LM 8 Édison Méndez
CF 21 Carlos Tenorio Yellow card 37' downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 11 Agustín Delgado
Substitutions:
MF 7 Christian Lara upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 10 Iván Kaviedes upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez

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

Portugal 1–0 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 41,000
Portugal
Netherlands
GK 1 Ricardo Yellow card 76'
RB 13 Miguel
CB 5 Fernando Meira
CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho
LB 14 Nuno Valente Yellow card 76'
CM 6 Costinha Yellow card 31' Yellow-red card 45+1'
CM 18 Maniche Yellow card 20'
RW 7 Luís Figo (c) Yellow card 60' downward-facing red arrow 84'
AM 20 Deco Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 78'
LW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo downward-facing red arrow 34'
CF 9 Pauleta downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Simão upward-facing green arrow 34'
MF 8 Petit Yellow card 50' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 19 Tiago upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB 3 Khalid Boulahrouz Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 63'
CB 13 André Ooijer
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen downward-facing red arrow 56'
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 90+5'
RM 18 Mark van Bommel Yellow card 2' downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 20 Wesley Sneijder Yellow card 73'
LM 8 Phillip Cocu downward-facing red arrow 84'
RF 17 Robin van Persie
CF 7 Dirk Kuyt
LF 11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF 10 Rafael van der Vaart Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 56'
DF 14 John Heitinga upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 19 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Marco van Basten

Man of the Match:
Maniche (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Nikolay Golubev (Russia)
Evgeni Volnin (Russia)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)

Italy vs Australia

Italy 1–0 Australia
Report
Italy
Australia
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta Yellow card 90+1'
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB 23 Marco Materazzi Red card 50'
LB 3 Fabio Grosso Yellow card 29'
RM 20 Simone Perrotta
CM 21 Andrea Pirlo
LM 8 Gennaro Gattuso Yellow card 89'
AM 7 Alessandro Del Piero downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 11 Alberto Gilardino downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Luca Toni downward-facing red arrow 56'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 6 Andrea Barzagli upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 10 Francesco Totti upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer
CB 3 Craig Moore
CB 2 Lucas Neill
CB 14 Scott Chipperfield
RM 5 Jason Culina
CM 13 Vince Grella Yellow card 23'
LM 20 Luke Wilkshire Yellow card 61'
RW 21 Mile Sterjovski downward-facing red arrow 81'
AM 4 Tim Cahill Yellow card 49'
LW 23 Mark Bresciano
CF 9 Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
FW 15 John Aloisi upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Netherlands Guus Hiddink

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

Despite their early elimination, 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]

Switzerland 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ukraine
Report
Penalties
0–3
Switzerland
Ukraine
GK 1 Pascal Zuberbühler
RB 23 Philipp Degen
CB 2 Johan Djourou downward-facing red arrow 34'
CB 20 Patrick Müller
LB 3 Ludovic Magnin
DM 6 Johann Vogel (c)
RM 16 Tranquillo Barnetta Yellow card 59'
LM 8 Raphaël Wicky
AM 7 Ricardo Cabanas
SS 22 Hakan Yakin downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 9 Alexander Frei downward-facing red arrow 117'
Substitutions:
DF 13 Stéphane Grichting upward-facing green arrow 34'
FW 11 Marco Streller upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 18 Mauro Lustrinelli upward-facing green arrow 117'
Manager:
Köbi Kuhn
GK 1 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
CB 9
Oleh Husyev
CB 17 Vladyslav Vashchuk
CB 2 Andriy Nesmachnyi
CM 8 Oleh Shelayev
CM 14 Andriy Husin
CM 4
Anatoliy Tymoschuk
AM 16 Andriy Vorobey downward-facing red arrow 94'
AM 19 Maksym Kalynychenko downward-facing red arrow 75'
SS 10 Andriy Voronin downward-facing red arrow 111'
CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
MF 21 Ruslan Rotan upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 11
Serhii Rebrov
upward-facing green arrow 94'
FW 15 Artem Milevskyi upward-facing green arrow 111'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Justice Yeboah (Ghana)

Brazil vs Ghana

Brazil 3–0 Ghana
Report
Brazil
Ghana
GK 1 Dida
RB 2 Cafu (c)
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 4 Juan Yellow card 44'
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 5 Emerson downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 11 Zé Roberto
AM 8 Kaká downward-facing red arrow 83'
AM 10 Ronaldinho
CF 7 Adriano Yellow card 13' downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 9 Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF 17 Gilberto Silva upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 19 Juninho upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 20 Ricardinho upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 23 Robinho
GK 22 Júlio César
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 22 Richard Kingson
RB 15 John Paintsil Yellow card 29'
CB 5 John Mensah
CB 7 Illiasu Shilla
LB 6 Emmanuel Pappoe
RM 23
Haminu Dramani
CM 18 Eric Addo Yellow card 38' downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 10 Stephen Appiah (c) Yellow card 7'
LM 11 Sulley Muntari Yellow card 11'
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 81'
CF 14 Matthew Amoah downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
MF 9 Derek Boateng upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 12 Alex Tachie-Mensah upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 8 Michael Essien
Manager:
Serbia and Montenegro Ratomir Dujković

Man of the Match:
Zé Roberto (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:

Australia
)
Fifth official:
Nathan Gibson (
Australia
)

Spain vs France

Spain 1–3 France
Report
Spain
France
GK 1 Iker Casillas
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 22 Pablo
CB 5 Carles Puyol Yellow card 82'
LB 3 Mariano Pernía
CM 18 Cesc Fàbregas
CM 14 Xabi Alonso
CM 8 Xavi downward-facing red arrow 72'
AM 21 David Villa downward-facing red arrow 54'
AM 9 Fernando Torres
CF 7 Raúl (c) downward-facing red arrow 54'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Luis García upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 17 Joaquín upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 16 Marcos Senna upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 13 Andrés Iniesta
GK 23 Pepe Reina
GK 19 Santiago Cañizares
Manager:
Luis Aragonés
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 19 Willy Sagnol
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 3 Eric Abidal
CM 4 Patrick Vieira Yellow card 68'
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
RW 22 Franck Ribéry Yellow card 87'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c) Yellow card 90+1'
LW 7 Florent Malouda downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 12 Thierry Henry downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Sidney Govou upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 20 David Trezeguet
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

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

Argentina took the lead through Roberto Ayala early in the second half, but the South Americans’ goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri was injured after the goal and his replacement Leo Franco was unable to stop Miroslav Klose from equalizing with ten minutes left in regulation time. The match went to extra time. With no goals scored, the semifinal spot came down to penalties, during which German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was seen looking at a piece of paper kept in his sock before each Argentinian player would come forward for a penalty kick. Lehmann had researched the penalty taking habits of seven players on the Argentinian team. However, only two players on his list ended up taking a penalty that day. On the attempts by those two players, Lehmann saved one and came close to saving the other. He then had to guess on Esteban Cambiasso's kick since he did not have any information written on his list about Cambiasso. However, he derived an educated guess from the videos he had studied and pretended to read the piece of paper and nodded his head before putting it away, implying to Cambiasso that he did in fact have information on the kicker. Lehmann guessed correctly and saved the penalty, thus winning the shootout for Germany.[4] "Lehmann's list" became so popular in the annals of German football history that it is now in the Haus der Geschichte museum.

Germany
Argentina
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich Yellow card 114'
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder
LB 16 Philipp Lahm
RM 19 Bernd Schneider downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 8 Torsten Frings
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski Yellow card 3'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Tim Borowski upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 22 David Odonkor Yellow card 94' upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 10 Oliver Neuville upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri downward-facing red arrow 71'
RB 4 Fabricio Coloccini
CB 2 Roberto Ayala
CB 6 Gabriel Heinze
LB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c) Yellow card 46'
DM 8 Javier Mascherano Yellow card 60'
RM 18 Maxi Rodríguez Yellow card 88'
LM 22 Lucho González
AM 10 Juan Román Riquelme downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 9 Hernán Crespo downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 11 Carlos Tevez
Substitutions:
GK 12 Leo Franco upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 5 Esteban Cambiasso upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 20
Julio Cruz
Yellow card 95' upward-facing green arrow 79'
Other disciplinary actions:
DF 17 Leandro Cufré[note 1] Red card 120'
Manager:
José Pékerman

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

Italy 3–0 Ukraine
Report
Italy
Ukraine
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB 6 Andrea Barzagli
LB 3 Fabio Grosso
RM 16 Mauro Camoranesi downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 21 Andrea Pirlo downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso downward-facing red arrow 77'
LM 20 Simone Perrotta
AM 10 Francesco Totti
CF 9 Luca Toni
Substitutions:
MF 17 Simone Barone upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 22 Massimo Oddo upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 2 Cristian Zaccardo upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK 1 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
RB 9
Oleh Husyev
CB 22 Vyacheslav Sviderskyi Yellow card 16' downward-facing red arrow 20'
CB 6 Andriy Rusol downward-facing red arrow 45+2'
LB 2 Andriy Nesmachnyi
CM 14 Andriy Husin
CM 4
Anatoliy Tymoschuk
CM 8 Oleh Shelayev
RW 15 Artem Milevskyi Yellow card 67' downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)
LW 19 Maksym Kalynychenko Yellow card 21'
Substitutions:
FW 16 Andriy Vorobey upward-facing green arrow 20'
DF 17 Vladyslav Vashchuk upward-facing green arrow 45+2'
FW 20 Oleksiy Byelik upward-facing green arrow 72'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

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

England
Portugal
GK 1 Paul Robinson
RB 2 Gary Neville
CB 5 Rio Ferdinand
CB 6 John Terry Yellow card 30'
LB 3 Ashley Cole
RM 7 David Beckham (c) downward-facing red arrow 52'
CM 4 Steven Gerrard
CM 16 Owen Hargreaves Yellow card 107'
CM 8 Frank Lampard
LM 11 Joe Cole downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 9 Wayne Rooney Red card 62'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Aaron Lennon upward-facing green arrow 52' downward-facing red arrow 119'
FW 21 Peter Crouch upward-facing green arrow 65'
DF 15 Jamie Carragher upward-facing green arrow 119'
Manager:
Sweden Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 13 Miguel
CB 5 Fernando Meira
CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho Yellow card 111'
LB 14 Nuno Valente
CM 19 Tiago downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 8 Petit Yellow card 44'
CM 18 Maniche
AM 7 Luís Figo (c) downward-facing red arrow 86'
AM 17 Cristiano Ronaldo
CF 9 Pauleta downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Simão upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 10 Hugo Viana upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 23 Hélder Postiga upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

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

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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.[5]

Brazil 0–1 France
Report
Brazil
France
GK 1 Dida
RB 2 Cafu (c) Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 76'
CB 3 Lúcio Yellow card 75'
CB 4 Juan Yellow card 45'
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
RM 17 Gilberto Silva
CM 8 Kaká downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 19 Juninho downward-facing red arrow 63'
LM 11 Zé Roberto
SS 10 Ronaldinho
CF 9 Ronaldo Yellow card 45+2'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Adriano upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF 13 Cicinho upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 23 Robinho upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 19 Willy Sagnol Yellow card 74'
CB 15 Lilian Thuram Yellow card 88'
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 3 Eric Abidal
CM 4 Patrick Vieira
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
RW 22 Franck Ribéry downward-facing red arrow 77'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c)
LW 7 Florent Malouda downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 12 Thierry Henry downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Sidney Govou upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 14 Louis Saha Yellow card 87' upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

Man of the Match:
Zinedine Zidane (France)

Assistant referees:
Víctoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)
Fourth official:

Australia
)
Fifth official:
Ben Wilson (
Australia
)

Semi-finals

Germany vs Italy

This was the fourth time that Italy defeated the host nation of tournament, after France in 1938, Mexico in 1970 and Argentina in 1978.

Germany 0–2 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Germany
Italy
GK 1 Jens Lehmann
RB 3 Arne Friedrich
CB 17 Per Mertesacker
CB 21 Christoph Metzelder Yellow card 56'
LB 16 Philipp Lahm
RM 19
Bernd Schneider
downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 13 Michael Ballack (c)
CM 5 Sebastian Kehl
LM 18 Tim Borowski Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 111'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski
Substitutions:
MF 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 22 David Odonkor upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 10 Oliver Neuville upward-facing green arrow 111'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB 23 Marco Materazzi
LB 3 Fabio Grosso
RM 16 Mauro Camoranesi Yellow card 90' downward-facing red arrow 91'
CM 21 Andrea Pirlo
CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso
LM 20 Simone Perrotta downward-facing red arrow 104'
AM 10 Francesco Totti
CF 9 Luca Toni downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Alberto Gilardino upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta upward-facing green arrow 91'
FW 7 Alessandro Del Piero upward-facing green arrow 104'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi

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

Portugal 0–1 France
Report
Portugal
France
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 13 Miguel downward-facing red arrow 62'
CB 5 Fernando Meira
CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho Yellow card 83'
LB 14 Nuno Valente
CM 6 Costinha downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 18 Maniche
RW 7 Luís Figo (c)
AM 20 Deco
LW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo
CF 9 Pauleta downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Paulo Ferreira upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 11 Simão upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 23 Hélder Postiga upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari
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 downward-facing red arrow 72'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c)
LW 7 Florent Malouda downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 12 Thierry Henry downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 9 Sidney Govou upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 14 Louis Saha Yellow card 87' upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

Man of the Match:
Lilian Thuram (France)

Assistant referees:
Wálter Rial (Uruguay)
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Fourth official:

Australia
)
Fifth official:
Nathan Gibson (
Australia
)

Third place play-off

This was the third time that Portugal lost to the host nation of tournament, after England in 1966 and South Korea in 2002.

Germany 3–1 Portugal
Report
Germany
Portugal
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 Yellow card 7'
LM 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger Yellow card 78' downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 11 Miroslav Klose downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 20 Lukas Podolski downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Oliver Neuville upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Mike Hanke upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 15 Thomas Hitzlsperger upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Jürgen Klinsmann
GK 1 Ricardo
RB 2 Paulo Ferreira Yellow card 60'
CB 5 Fernando Meira
CB 4 Ricardo Costa Yellow card 24'
LB 14 Nuno Valente downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 6 Costinha Yellow card 33' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 18 Maniche
RW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo
AM 20 Deco
LW 11 Simão
CF 9 Pauleta (c) downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Petit upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 21 Nuno Gomes upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 7 Luís Figo upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

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

Italy
France
GK 1 Gianluigi Buffon
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta Yellow card 5'
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)
CB 23 Marco Materazzi
LB 3 Fabio Grosso
RM 16 Mauro Camoranesi downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso
CM 21 Andrea Pirlo
LM 20 Simone Perrotta downward-facing red arrow 61'
SS 10 Francesco Totti downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 9 Luca Toni
Substitutions:
MF 4 Daniele De Rossi upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 7 Alessandro Del Piero upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
GK 16 Fabien Barthez
RB 19 Willy Sagnol Yellow card 12'
CB 15 Lilian Thuram
CB 5 William Gallas
LB 3 Eric Abidal
CM 4 Patrick Vieira downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 6 Claude Makélélé
RW 22 Franck Ribéry downward-facing red arrow 100'
AM 10 Zinedine Zidane (c) Red card 110'
LW 7 Florent Malouda Yellow card 111'
CF 12 Thierry Henry downward-facing red arrow 107'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Alou Diarra Yellow card 76' upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 20 David Trezeguet upward-facing green arrow 100'
FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord upward-facing green arrow 107'
Manager:
Raymond Domenech

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)

Notes

  1. ^ Cufré was sent off on the bench, despite not playing any part in the match.

References

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  4. ^ "The piece of paper that helped Germany turn the page". www.fifa.com.
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