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Second Stage - Round of 16 to Finals

The knockout round of the World Cup is underway and there look to be some great early matchups including Spain v France, Argentina v Mexico, and Portugal v Netherlands.

The knockout round will see games to their completion. If drawn at full time, 30 minutes [2 short halves] will be played. If still level, a penalty kick shootout will occur to determine a winner.

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SECOND ROUND

49. 24 June - (A1)  Germany 2:0 Sweden  (B2) at Munich Fan favorite Lukas Podolski scored two goals early, in minute 4 and minute 12, with help from Miroslav Klose to lead Germany to an easy 2-nil win over Sweden. Sweden looked tired and confused. -match detail

50. 24 June - (C1)  Argentina 2:1 Mexico  (D2) at Leipzig Mexico struck early against Argentina, only to have the Argentine side equalize a few minutes later. This match went to extra added time, when Argentine midfielder Maxi Rodrioguez blasted an amazing shot that would prove to be the game winner. -match detail

51. 25 June - (B1)  England 1:0 Ecuador  (A2) at Stuttgart In the wilting heat of Stuttgart, England looked to be in poor condition. Still, they hung tough with Ecuador and nirvana arrived on the foot of a David Beckham free kick that snuck inside the close post to give England a 1-nil victory. -match detail

52. 25 June - (D1)  Portugal 1:0 Netherlands  (C2) at Nuremberg In another wildly officiated match, Portugal had 2 men sent off as did eventually the Netherlands, as the Russian ref was yellow card happy. Somehow, Maniche waltsed through the Orange defense and turned on a ball and put the winner in the back of the new. 1-nil, Portugal. -match detail

53. 26 June - (E1)  Italy 1:0 Australia  (F2) at Kaiserslautern Australia and Italy played a quality scoreless 90+ minutes in their round of 16 matchup. Only an unfortunate penalty kick three plus minutes in stoppage time gave Italy the margin of voctory. The Pretty Boys advance; Aussies go home. -match detail

54. 26 June - (G1)  Switzerland 0:0 - [0-3 pkso] Ukraine  (H2) at Cologne A rough n tumble loosely reffed affair between Switzerland and Ukraine produced no goals during the 90 minutes of regulation play and added 30 minutes of extra time. In the PK shootout, Ukraine won 3-0 to advance. Shocking, three missed PKs by the Swiss? -match detail

55. 27 June - (F1)  Brazil 3:0 Ghana  (E2) at Dortmund Though Ghana had a great many chances, it was Brazil that got the goals - three to be exact - in their Round of 16 matchup. Ronaldo scored first, in the fifth minute, with his WC-career leading 15th goal. Adriano and Ze Roberto also found the net. -match detail

56. 27 June - (H1)  Spain 1:3 France  (G2) at Hanover Spain scored first on France in the last Round of 16 matchup, when Villa took a penalty kick. But after that, Spain contiued their role as underachievers, in allowing three goals to France; Ribery in the 41st, Vieira in the 83rd, and Zidane in stoppage time. -match detail

QUARTERFINALS

57. 30 June - (C1/D2)  Argentina 1:1 - [2-4 pkso] Germany (A1/B2) at Berlin Ayala scored first, on a header in the 49th minute. Germany were able to equalize in the 80th minute on a header by Klose. After extra time was scoreless, on to Penalty Kicks and Germany prevails 4-2 with two nice saves. -match detail

58. 30 June - (E1/F2)  Italy 3:0 Ukraine (G1/H2) at Hamburg Italy had an easy time with Ukraine, as Luca Toni scored 2 in the 3-nil drubbing. Zambrotta opened the scoring and changed the game with his 6th minute strike. -match detail

59. 1 July - (D1/C2)  Portugal 0:0 - [3-1 pkso] England (B1/A2) at Gelsenkirchen Portugal played determined soccer and England looked a bit pressed. That would play out later, as Beckham went off with injury, and Rooney earned a straight red for being an idiot. Scoreless after extra time, and Ricardo saved three to send Portugal on. -match detail

60. 1 July - (F1/E2)  Brazil 0:1 France (H1/G2) at Frankfurt Zinedine Zidane's free kick in the 57th minute landed on the foot of Thierry Henry, who volleyed the ball into the net for the surprise lead on favorites Brazil. Finally, Brazil shows wear, and France would prove resilient and win the match 1-nil. -match detail

SEMIFINALS

61. 4 July -  Germany 0:2 Italy  at Dortmund Italy and Germany seemed destined to move to penalty kicks after extra time, until Pirlo collected and passed to Grosso, who buried it past Lehmann in the 119th minute. To add insult to injury, 90 seconds later, Del Piero adds another and Italy advance. -match detail

62. 5 July -  Portugal 0:1 France  at Munich Portugal played a passionate game and had many chances on goal, but could not connect. In the 33rd, France's Henry went down in the box after a tackle by Carvalho; the resulting PK was converted by Zidane for a 1-nil lead that France would hold to move to the Final. -match detail

THIRD PLACE MATCH

63. 8 July -  Germany 3:1 Portugal  Third Place Match at Stuttgart After a scoreless first half, Germany add insult to injury with a 3-1 victory. Schweinsteiger notched two goals, and Portugal knocked in an own goal for Germany before scoring one for themselves. Portugal was just worn out. -match detail

FINALS

64. 9 July -  Italy 1:1 - [5-3 pkso]France  WORLD CUP FINAL at Berlin The Final was a good tough 90 minutes of football, with Zidane netting a PK in the 7th minute, before Materazzi leveled the score in the 19th on a towering header. The rest of full time was good, strong football, but it remained knotted. Then, in extra time, it got ugly as the teams were worn out, and play becme sluggish and sloppy. In the 110th minute, Zidane head butted Materazzi after the Italian taunted Zidane, who was shown the red card and sent off. The match went to PKs, and in the end Italy converted all five PK shootout attempts to earn the 5-3 PK shootout victory and claim Italy's fourth World Cup title. fyi- Zidane wins the Golden Boot for best player, but he should also get a Golden Ass award for being a DUMMY. -match detail

Round of 16	Quarter-Finals	Semi-Finals	Final	2006 Champion
Argentina 2
June 24-detail
Leipzig	Argentina 1
Mexico 1
	June 30 -detail
	Berlin espn	Germany 0
Germany 2
June 24 -detail	Germany 1
Munich
Sweden 0
		July 4 -detail
		Dortmund espn	Italy 1
Italy 1
June 26 -detail
Kaiserslautern	Italy 3
Australia 0
	June 30 -detail	Italy 2
	Hamburg espn2
Switzerland 0
June 26 -detail	Ukraine 0
Cologne
Ukraine 0
			July 9 -detail	Italy
			Berlin abc	world cup 2006 champion
Portugal 1
June 25 -detail
Nuremberg	Portugal 0
Netherlands 0
	July 1 -detail
	Gelsenkirchen abc	Portugal 0
England 1
June 25 -detail	England 0
Stuttgart
Ecuador 0
		July 5 -detail	France 1
		Munich espn
Brazil 3
June 27 -detail
Dortmund	Brazil 0
Ghana 0				Germany 3
	July 1 -detail	France 1		July 8 -detail
	Frankfurt espn			third place
Spain 1				Stuttgart espn
June 27 -detail	France 1			Portugal 1
Hanover
France 3

First Round - Group Play in final round of matches

Yellow cards and the overall quality of refereeing is the most concern during the opening round of FIFA World Cup 2006. An average of over five yellow cards per match really adds up, combined with erratic refs. Still, the quality team usually finds a way to get the result.

The teams are finished with their final cycle of games in group play. The US stunk. Period. It was known it was going to be a difficult group, but the surprise knockout of the group isn't the US, its the Czech Republic, lost lost two matches. Ghana get the pass to the Round of 16 and will likely get to play Brazil in the next round.

Each team is guaranteed three games in group play. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Round of Sixteen, the knockout stage on the road to the 2006 World Cup Champion, crowned on 9 July in Berlin.

All matches of the 2006 World Cup will be televised in HD by ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 in the US. Also, the Univision family of stations will have the matches of Copa del Mundo en español.

1. June 9 - a:  Costa Rica 2:4 Germany  at Munich Germany opens World Cup 2006 with a strong victory over the Ticos of Costa Rica, as Miroslav Klose nets two for the Germans, who's defense remains suspect. -match detail

2. June 9 - a:  Poland 0:2 Ecuador  at Gelsenkirchen In a mild upset in Group A play in Gelsenkirchen, the tricolore of Ecuador defeats Polska 2-nil. Poland had 2 shots smack off the goal facing in the late minutes of the match. -match detail

3. June 10 - b:  England 1:0 Paraguay  at Frankfurt England plays lackluster football, but wins on a 3rd minute David Beckham free-kick, which was headed by Paraguay's Gamarra for an own goal. -match detail

4. June 10 - b:  Trinidad and Tobago 0:0 Sweden  at Dortmund The Soca Warriors steal a point against Sweden in their WC debut, as Hislop is stunning in goal. T&T played the second half a man down, making the result even more amazing. -match detail

5. June 10 - c:  Argentina 2:1 Ivory Coast  at Hamburg Argentina nets two first half goals [Crespo 24', Saviola 38'] to ruin Ivory Coast's WC debut. Drogba did score in the 82nd for The Elephants, but 'twas too little too late. -match detail

6. June 11 - c:  Serbia and Montenegro 0:1 Netherlands  at Leipzig Arjen Robben netted the winner in the 18th minute as Team Orange opened their WC2006 quest with a 1-nil victory over a soon-to-be-separated Serbia & Montenegro. -match detail

7. June 11 - d:  Mexico 3:1 Iran  at Nuremberg After playing to a 1-1 tie in the first half, Mexico is able to score two in the last twenty for a decisive victory over Iran. Bravo scored goals in each half for Mexico. -match detail

8. June 11 - d:  Angola 0:1 Portugal  at Cologne Portugal scored in the fourth minute as Luis Figo fed Pauleta, which was enough to hold off a brave Angola, and pick up the three points to join Mexico atop their group. -match detail

12. June 12 - f:  Australia 3:1 Japan  at Kaiserslautern The Soccerroos scored three goals late [Cahill 84' 89'; Aloisi 90'] to avenge a controversial Japan goal by Nakamura [26'] and give Australis their first ever WC victory. -match detail

10. June 12 - e:  United States 0:3 Czech Republic  at Gelsenkirchen The Czech Republic reminded the US that the Yanks are just a mediocre soccer team as big 6'8" Koller heads one home, and Rosicky adds two as the US gets drubbed 3-nil. -match detail

9. June 12 - e:  Italy 2:0 Ghana  at Hanover Italy gets a goal late in each half [Pirlo, 40'; Iaquinta, 83'] and Ghana plays a spirited match, but gets no breaks as the Azzurri win 2-nil to join Czech atop the group. -match detail

14. June 13 - g:  South Korea 2:1 Togo  at Frankfurt After giving up a first half goal to Togo, South Korea converted on a free-kick from Lee [53'], after a Togo red card. Sub Ahn followed with the winner in the 72nd minute. -match detail

13. June 13 - g:  France 0:0 Switzerland  at Stuttgart The Swiss played excellent defense as they held France to a scoreless draw. France looked disjointed and uninspired, and had very few good chances. -match detail

11. June 13 - f:  Brazil 1:0 Croatia  at Berlin While Brazil may be WC favorite, they put together a solid, but not amazing 1-nil victory over Croatia. Kaka [44'] scored on a nice blast just before halftime. -match detail

15. June 14 - h:  Spain 4:0 Ukraine  at Leipzig Spain are the scoring explosivo of the WC so far, winning 4-nil against the Ukraine. A goal in each half by Villa helped, including the first peanlty kick on a bad call. -match detail

16. June 14 - h:  Tunisia 2:2 Saudi Arabia  at Munich Tunisia took an early lead, only to see the Saudis score two amazing goals. But very late in the match, Tunisia broke through to score the equlizer and earn the draw. -match detail

17. June 14 - a:  Poland 0:1 Germany  at Dortmund Germany outplayed a Polish side that was reduced to ten men in the second half, but it wasn't until stoppage time that Germany scored the winner. Poland will not advance. -match detail

18. June 15 - a:  Ecuador 3:0 Costa Rica  at Hamburg Ecuador scored three times [8', 54', 90+'] as they will send Costa Rica packing after their third game. Ecuador defended very well against the Ticos and Wanchope. -match detail

19. June 15 - b:  England 2:0 Trinidad and Tobago  at Nuremberg Despite scores of chances versus a peksy Trinidad and Tobago, England finally manage to score two gaols [83', 90+'] to guarantee their advance. -match detail

20. June 15 - b:  Sweden 1:0 Paraguay  at Berlin Sweden looked as bad as England did in their match against Paraguay, but the result was the same. Ljungberg headed home the winner in the 89th to send Paraguay packing. -match detail

21. June 16 - c:  Argentina 6:0 Serbia and Montenegro  at Gelsenkirchen Argentina was a machine on this Friday scoring three goals in each half in thoroughly dismantling Serbia & Montenegro 6-nil. Argentia will move on, S/M will not. -match detail

22. June 16 - c:  Netherlands 2:1 Ivory Coast  at Stuttgart The Netherlands jumped to a 2-nil lead by the 27th minuted, but Ivory Coast pressed and got one goal back before half. The Orange hold on to wind and secure advancement. -match detail

23. June 16 - d:  Mexico 0:0 Angola  at Hanover A poor result by the Mexican side, as Angola were at 10 men for the last ten minutes and hold El Tri scoreless. Angola's keeper Ricardo played very well.-match detail

24. June 17 - d:  Portugal 2:0 Iran  at Frankfurt Following a scoreless first half with plenty of changes, Portugal finally get in gear with goals in the 63rd [Deco] and 80th [C Ronaldo], to win 2-nil and move on. -match detail

26. June 17 - e:  Czech Republic 0:2 Ghana  at Cologne Ghana gave the suprise result of the tournament, with a 2-nil win over the Czechs. Gyan scored in the 2nd minute and that changed to complexion of the match. -match detail

25. June 17 - e:  Italy 1:1 United States  at Kaiserslautern Despite a total of 3 red cards in the match, a 9-side US team played to a spirited 1-1 draw with Italy. Zaccardo scored the own goal to help the US in the 27th off a corner. -match detail

28. June 18 - f:  Japan 0:0 Croatia  at Nuremberg Croatia and Japan played to a scoreless draw, which hurt both sides' attempts at advancement. Croatia had a penalty kick blocked in the 22nd minute -match detail

27. June 18 - f:  Brazil 2:0 Australia  at Munich Brazil still appear to be finding their way on the pitch. Australia played the defending champs closely in the first half, but allowed 2 in the second half to lose 2-nil. -match detail

29. June 18 - g:  France 1:1 South Korea  at Leipzig South Korea scored a late goal to secure a draw with France in a tightly played contest. France looked better as a team, but still suffers on the pitch. -match detail

30. June 19 - g:  Togo 0:2 Switzerland  at Dortmund Switzerland bookended the match with a pair of nice goals to defeat Togo 2-nil and send the African side packing. [Frei, 16'; Barnettta, 88']-match detail

32. June 19 - h:  Saudi Arabia 0:4 Ukraine  at Hamburg Ukraine made up for their previous match, taking their frustration out on Saudia Arabia with three first half goals, and one in the second half for good measure.. -match detail

31. June 19 - h:  Spain 3:1 Tunisia  at Stuttgart Tunisia went up a goal after only 8 minutes, and looking for the surproise result until Spain netted three goals, starting in the 71st minute, the last a PK. -match detail

33. June 20 - a:  Ecuador 0:3 Germany  at Berlin Germany wins their group with a suprisingly easy 3-nil win over Ecuador. Klose had 2 goals for Germany. Ecuador will be 2nd in the group. -match detail

34. June 20 - a:  Costa Rica 1:2 Poland  at Hanover In a match of pride, Poland got two goals from Bosacki, including a second half header on a corner kick to earn the win and get points in the group. Coast Rica lost all 3. -match detail

35. June 20 - b:  Sweden 2:2 England  at Cologne Michael Owen was injured in the first minute, but England regrouped on a spectacular volley from Joe Cole to go ahead. Sweden answered that and more to settle on a 2:2 draw. -match detail

36. June 20 - b:  Paraguay 2:0 Trinidad and Tobago  at Kaiserslautern Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup run ends in disappointment, as they lose to Paraguay 2-nil in the last game for both teams. Galaxy Cornell Glen appeared to be injured. -match detail

39. June 21 - d:  Portugal 2:1 Mexico  at Gelsenkirchen Portugal secure their place atop the group with a 2-1 victory over Mexico, who advance thanks to Angola's draw. Bravo missed a PK that would have tied the game in the 57th.-match detail

40. June 21 - d:  Iran 1:1 Angola  at Leipzig Angola scored their first WC goal when Flavio headed the ball in the 60th minute. Their advancement hopes were dashed when Iran scored off a corner and tied the match -match detail

37. June 21 - c:  Netherlands 0:0 Argentina  at Frankfurt A fairly timid match between both sides, as both are moving to the Round of 16. Argentina wins the group, and the Dutch will take second. -match detail

38. June 21 - c:  Ivory Coast 3:2 Serbia and Montenegro  at Munich Ivory Coast came from 2 goals down to win the match 3-2 and earn points and pride in defeating Serbia & Montenegro in Group C play. Neither side advances. -match detail

41. June 22 - e:  Czech Republic 0:2 Italy  at Hamburg The Czechs lose 2-nil to Italy and coupled with Ghana's win over the US, the #2 world ranked Czechs are sent packing. Italy wins the group. -match detail

42. June 22 - e:  Ghana 2:1 United States  at Nuremberg Playing with an intensity somewhere between its first 2 matches, the US couldn't overcome a terrible penalty call, and Ghana wins 2-1 and will move to the Round of 16. -match detail

43. June 22 - f:  Japan 1:4 Brazil  at Dortmund Japan scored first, but then the Brazilians showed why they are among the world's best as their style and substance netted 4 goals, including two from Ronaldo. -match detail

44. June 22 - f:  Croatia 2:2 Australia  at Stuttgart Australia answered both goals by Croatia to earn a point in the group, and secure their advancement to the Round of 16. Manager-for-hire Guus Hiddink does it again. -match detail

47. June 23 - h:  Saudi Arabia 0:1 Spain  at Kaiserslautern Juanito scored on a beautiful header for Spain in the 36th minute, as Spain secures their place atop group H, while Saudi Arabia's dream is over. -match detail

48. June 23 - h:  Ukraine 1:0 Tunisia  at Berlin Tunisia are denied a PK in the second half, and almost immediately the Ukraine are given one in another case of bad officiating. Ukraine scores and will move on.-match detail

45. June 23 - g:  Togo 0:2 France  at Cologne Togo disappointed in their final World Cup match as their play was sluggish. For France, Vieira and Henry scored nice goals for a 2-nil win. France advances.-match detail

46. June 23 - g:  Switzerland 2:0 South Korea  at Hanover South Korea's hopes of advancing were quashed after losing 2-nil to Switzerland. That, coupled with France's victory, did South Korea's in. The Swiss win the group. -match detail

GROUP A Nation W L D GF GA PT GD  A1  Germany 3 0 0 8 2 9 +6  A2  Ecuador 2 1 0 5 3 6 +2  A3  Poland 1 2 0 2 4 3 -2  A4  Costa Rica 0 3 0 3 9 0 -6 June 9 @ Munich Costa Rica 2:4 Germany June 9 @ Gelsenkirchen Poland 0:2 Ecuador June 14 @ Dortmund Poland 0:1 Germany June 15 @ Hamburg Ecuador 3:0 Costa Rica June 20 @ Berlin Ecuador 0:3 Germany June 20 @ Hanover Costa Rica 1:2 Poland	GROUP E Nation W L D GF GA PT GD  E1  Italy 2 0 1 5 1 7 +4  E2  Ghana 2 1 0 4 3 6 +1  E3  Czech Rep. 1 2 0 3 4 3 -1  E4  United States 0 2 1 2 6 1 -4 June 12 @ Gelsenkirchen United States 0:3 Czech Republic June 12 @ Hanover Italy 2:0 Ghana June 17 @ Cologne Czech Republic 0:2 Ghana June 17 @ Kaiserslautern Italy 1:1 United States June 22 @ Hamburg Czech Republic 0:2 Italy June 22 @ Nuremberg Ghana 2:1 United States
GROUP B Nation W L D GF GA PT GD  B1  England 2 0 1 5 2 7 +3  B2  Sweden 1 0 2 3 2 5 +1  B3  Paraguay 1 2 0 3 2 3 +1  B4  T N T 0 2 1 0 4 1 -4 June 10 @ Frankfurt England 1:0 Paraguay June 10 @ Dortmund Trinidad and Tobago 0:0 Sweden June 15 @ Nuremberg England 2:0 Trinidad and Tobago June 15 @ Berlin Sweden 1:0 Paraguay June 20 @ Cologne Sweden 2:2 England June 20 @ Kaiserslautern Paraguay 2:0 Trinidad and Tobago	GROUP F Nation W L D GF GA PT GD  F1  Brazil 3 0 0 7 1 9 +6  F2  Australia 1 1 1 5 5 4 0  F3  Croatia 0 1 2 2 3 2 -1  F4  Japan 0 2 1 2 7 1 -5 June 12 @ Kaiserslautern Australia 3:1 Japan June 13 @ Berlin Brazil 1:0 Croatia June 18 @ Munich Brazil 2:0 Australia June 18 @ Nuremberg Japan 0:0 Croatia June 22 @ Dortmund Japan 1:4 Brazil June 22 @ Stuttgart Croatia 2:2 Australia
GROUP C Nation W L D GF GA PT GD  C1  Argentina 2 0 1 8 1 7 +7  C2  Netherlands 2 0 1 3 1 7 +2  C3  Ivory Coast 1 2 0 5 6 3 -1  C4  Serb & Mont 0 3 0 2 10 0 -8 June 10 @ Hamburg Argentina 2:1 Ivory Coast June 11 @ Leipzig Serb & Mont 0:1 Netherlands June 16 @ Gelsenkirchen Argentina 6:0 Serb & Mont June 16 @ Stuttgart Netherlands 2:1 Ivory Coast June 21 @ Frankfurt Netherlands 0:0 Argentina June 21 @ Munich Ivory Coast 3:2 Serb & Mont	GROUP G Nation W L D GF GA PT GD  G1  Switzerland 2 0 1 4 0 7 +4  G2  France 1 0 2 3 1 5 +2  G3  Korea Rep. 1 1 1 3 4 4 -1  G4  Togo 0 3 0 1 6 0 -5 June 13 @ Frankfurt South Korea 2:1 Togo June 13 @ Stuttgart France 0:0 Switzerland June 18 @ Leipzig France 1:1 South Korea June 19 @ Dortmund Togo 0:2 Switzerland June 23 @ Cologne Togo 0:2 France June 23 @ Hanover Switzerland 2:0 South Korea
GROUP D Nation W L D GF GA PT GD  D1  Portugal 3 0 0 5 1 9 +4  D2  Mexico 1 1 1 4 3 4 +1  D3  Angola 0 1 2 1 2 2 -1  D4  Iran 0 2 1 2 6 1 -4 June 11 @ Nuremberg Mexico 3:1 Iran June 11 @ Cologne Angola 0:1 Portugal June 16 @ Hanover Mexico 0:0 Angola June 17 @ Frankfurt Portugal 2:0 Iran June 21 @ Gelsenkirchen Portugal 2:1 Mexico June 21 @ Leipzig Iran 1:1 Angola	GROUP H Nation W L D GF GA PT GD  H1  Spain 3 0 0 8 1 9 +7  H2  Ukraine 2 1 0 5 4 6 +1  H3  Tunisia 0 2 1 3 6 1 -3  H4  Saudi Arabia 0 2 1 2 7 1 -5 June 14 @ Leipzig Spain 4:0 Ukraine June 14 @ Munich Tunisia 2:2 Saudi Arabia June 19 @ Hamburg Saudi Arabia 0:4 Ukraine June 19 @ Stuttgart Spain 3:1 Tunisia June 23 @ Kaiserslautern Saudi Arabia 0:1 Spain June 23 @ Berlin Ukraine 1:0 Tunisia

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