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| Winners of the First 18 Tournaments: Brazil (5), Italy (4), Germany (3), Argentina (2), Uruguay (2), England (1), France (1). Italy defeated France 5-3 on penalty kicks in the final on July 9, 2006, after 120 minutes of play had produced a 1-1 draw. This 4th World Cup win for Italy placed them 2nd all-time behind Brazil and ended France's unbroken 2-year winning streak. Germany defeated Portugal 3-1 to take 3rd place. Zinedine Zidane, captain of the French team, was named the 2006 World Cup's outstanding player despite being sent off for headbutting Marco Materazzi of Italy in the final. Ronaldo became the highest goal scorer in World Cup history, with 15 goals in 4 World Cups. Brazil had come to World Cup 2006 as defending champions and the top ranked team in the world, and was knocked out 1-0 by eighth-ranked France in the Quarter Finals. Host nation Germany, ranked 19th and the only country to have reached as many World Cup finals as Brazil, was knocked out 2-0 by thirteenth-ranked Italy in the Semifinals. |
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Portugal, France, Italy and Germany, the final four teams in the 2006 World Cup, were ranked 7th, 8th, 13th and 19th by FIFA in May. European countries had dominated the top 10 rankings with 6 places, two places went to the North American countries Mexico (ranked 4th) and USA (ranked 5th alongside Spain), and the remaining two to the South American powerhouses Brazil and Argentina. Asian teams Japan and South Korea were placed at 18th and 29th respectively, Trinidad & Tobago in 47th place, and Togo, the lowest-ranked of the 32 qualified teams, in 61st place. |
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6/23/06 - France, Switzerland, Ukraine go through to the Round of 16. Eliminated: Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Korean Republic.
6/22/06 - Italy, Ghana, Australia go through to the Round of 16. Eliminated: Czech Republic, USA, Croatia, Japan. 6/21/06 - Mexico goes through to the Round of 16. Eliminated: Angola. 6/20/06 - Sweden goes through to the Round of 16. Eliminated: Trinidad & Tobago. 6/19/06 - Spain goes through to the second round. A 4-0 win puts Ukraine back in contention for a Second Round place on June 23. 6/18/06 - Brazil goes through to the second round. 7 of 32 teams are through, 7 have been eliminated from the Second Round. Eliminated: Costa Rica, Poland, Paraguay, Cote D'Ivoire, Serbia & Montenegro, Iran, Togo. 6/17/06 - Portugal goes through to the second round. USA go into their third match on June 22 with 1 point and a slim chance for advancing. 6/16/06 - Argentina, The Netherlands go through to the second round. 6/15/06 - Ecuador, Germany, England go through to the second round. Trinidad & Tobago go into their third match with 1 point and a chance to advance.
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