Football world cup of 2006

The Football world cup of 2006 is the 18th World cup football, a competition organized by FIFA and bringing into play the best male national teams of Football. Its final stage proceeded from June 9th to July 9th in Germany. It was gained by the Italy, which beat finally the France with the Tirs with the goal.

As of December 2003, 198 countries took part in various phases of qualification to designate the 32 teams which took part in this 18th edition of the World cup, which proceeded June 9th with the July 9th 2006 in Germany.

Germany had been selected in June 2000 to organize the final stage, whereas the South Africa (which will organize the Football world cup of 2010), the Brésil, the Morocco and the England were the other candidates federations.

Teams qualified for the final stage

See also: Qualifications for the Football world cup of 2006

For the first time, the world champion team in title was not described as office for the final stage. Brazil has thus to pass by the qualificative phases

L' Australia belongs to the AFC since January 1st, 2006 but was qualified in the Oceania zone. It thus represents the OFC with the World cup 2006.

Summary of the final stage

64 matches are played at the time of the final tournament. In one 1st phase, the 32 teams are divided into 8 groups of 4 teams. Each team plays a match against each one of her 3 adversaries and the two first of each group are qualified for the 2nd phase which proceeds by direct elimination, of the eighth of finale until the final, played Berlin and designating the world champion team.

In spite of the good departure of teams like the Australia or the Ghana, the tournament was especially marked by the return to the domination of traditional the " large nations of the football". Four years after the World cup of 2002 which saw teams of North America (the United States), of Africa (Senegal) and of Asia (South Korea) to go relatively far in the competition, all the quarterfinalists of the edition of 2006 were European or South American.

The Brazil, champion in title and almost unanimously recognized like the favorite of the tournament before the beginning of the competition, was beaten 1-0 by the France in quarter-of-finale, and the Germany, vice-champion in 2002, lost in semi-final 2-0 against the Italy during the prolongations. The German team nevertheless gained her last match against the Portugal 3-1, to finish 3rd tournament.

The final , played Berlin on July 9th, 2006 saw the victory of the Italy vis-a-vis the France. At the end of the prescribed time, the score was of one everywhere, and no goal was marked during the prolongations. The Italy gained thanks to a meeting of Tirs to the goal 5-3. It was the first final between European countries since the success of the Italy in 1982 and the second final gained with the shootings with the goal after that of 1994.

The moment more discussed of the finale is without any doubt the reaction of anger of Zinedine Zidane following insults of the Italian defender Marco Materazzi. To a few minutes of the end of the match and end of his career, the French gave a blow of head in the chest of his adversary. The referee did not see confrontation but excluded Zidane after having spoken to the 4th referee.

The Italian victory does not rest on any player in particular. The 12 goals were in particular registered by 10 different players. So famous Italian defense, organized by the captain Fabio Cannavaro, largely contributed to the final victory of the team, having boxed only 2 goals throughout the competition (against its camp and one on penalty).

The France, in spite of a puffing departure in the phase of group, reached the final galvanized by a large performance of its captain Zinédine Zidane, who had announced that it would take his retirement after the World cup, and who was elected better player of the tournament, in front of the Italians Fabio Cannavaro and Andrea Pirlo, the German striker Miroslav Klose finishing better striker of the tournament with 5 registered goals.

The tournament was marked by the big number of paperboards distributed by the referees. The players transfer themselves to address the record number of 345 yellow paperboards and 28 red paperboards, the match between the Portugal and the Netherlands contributing to him only with 16 yellows and 4 reds.

Cities selected and stages

Twelve towns of Germany were selected to accommodate the matches World cup 2006:

It should be noted that, of the 12 stages which were useful for the World cup 2006, only one (the Zentralstadion of Leipzig) is located in old GDR (the Olympiastadion of Berlin was located in the western part of the city, therefore in the past in FRG). The towns of Bremen, Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf and Leverkusen saw their rejected candidature.

The stages of Cologne, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hanover, Munich and Nuremberg which bear from now on the name of sponsors, are renamed for the duration of the final stage of the World cup: " FIFA WM Stadion Köln" , for the enclosure of Cologne, " FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund" , for the enclosure of Dortmund, etc

Methods of the drawing lot

The 32 teams were divided in hats according to their classification and of their geographical area. Indeed, no group can contain more than two European teams or two teams resulting from another confederation.

The drawing lot was carried out the December 9th 2005 with Leipzig, in Germany. Les heads of series is selected according to a classification combining the classification FIFA on the three last years and the results in the two last World cups (1998 and 2002).
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Results

Preliminary groups

Match of ouverture : June 9th 2006 with 18:00 (local time CEST = UTC+02: 00)

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Légende : Pts : many points (the victory is worth 3 points, tie 1, defeat 0), J : number of matches played, G : number of matches gained, NR : number of matches null, P : number of matches lost, BP : many marked goals, BC : many boxed goals, Diff. : difference in goals, in green and fat qualified teams, in Italic white and those éliminées.

The classification is determined by the following criteria:

Many points
Difference in goals
Many marked goals

If 2 teams or more are always ex æquo, their classification is given as follows:

Many points obtained in the matches between the teams concerned
Difference in goals of the matches between the teams concerned
Many goals marked in the matches between the teams concerned
Drawing lot

Final table

The matches of the final stage are with direct elimination. In the event of tie at the end of the prescribed time, a prolongation of 2 times 15 minutes is played (a victory after prolongation is indicated by (a.p.) in the table). The rules known as of the goal out of gold or the goal silver thus do not apply. If the 2 teams are always with equality, a meeting of Tirs to the goal (t.a.b.) determines the winner.

Finale

Classification of the strikers

The best striker of the World cup 2006 is Miroslav Klose () with 5 goals.

It should be noted that Ronaldo () registered, during the 1/8e of finale of Brazil against Ghana, its 15th goal out of World cup (all confused final stages) with 4 goals in 1998, 8 goals in 2002 (better striker) and 3 goals in 2006, thus beating the old record of Gerd Müller () (14 goals registered at the time of the editions of 1970 and 1974).

For more information, to see the article on the Statistical and records of the Football world cup

Additional rewards

Equip standard according to the FIFA

FIFA designated the standard team of World (in fact a group of 23 players)

Chronicle of the platforms

After a beginning of competition marked by scenes of fraternization between supporters Portuguese and Angolan or English and Trinidadian for example, the first violent incidents take place, as awaited, at the time of the Germany-Poland match on June 14th, 2006. The confrontations took place in the streets of Dortmund before and after the match and the police force carried out 300 arrests. This match constituted the most sulfurous poster of the calendar of the first turn.

The fans of all the teams were massively present in platform and the environment of the matches is excellent. Many normally neutral spectators thus took the colors of one of the two teams which they were going to see playing, to add to the festival. If the English were, by their number, most impressive, those of South Korea, Switzerland or Croatia were particularly many and active. Disappointment on this level for the fans of the team of France who were rather discrete at the time of the France-Switzerland match. One hoped three admittedly supporters Swiss for one to support French in the stage of Stuttgart, however as near to the French border as of the Swiss border.

At the time of the match Argentinian - Serbia-Montenegro, the anthems were whistled. The French anthem was also whistled to him by the Spanish supporters at the time of the eighth of finale Spain - France.

One could note also much whistles at the time of the semi-final Germany - Italy when the Italian players were in possession of the balloon, even if the precise reasons remain fuzzy. That is surely due to the fact that Germany strongly hoped for the final in residence.

At the time of the semi-final of the July 5th Portugal - France, the player portuguais Cristiano Ronaldo was the object of whistles with each time it was in possession of the balloon. That can be explained by its attitude at the time of the quarterfinal vis-a-vis England, it would have caused the red paperboard of the English attacker Wayne Rooney, its fellow-member with Manchester United.

One to support French is deceased because of heat a few hours before the France-Switzerland match.

One can attend in the streets in Germany a strong apparent support for the national team: many German flags decorate cars and windows.

Finances

Economic effects for Germany

As of the year 2001, Germany is in an economic crisis. By organizing the second plus great event (judged according to the number of televiewers) of the world, the German government hopes to be able to strengthen its economy. To achieve this goal, one launched, together with the federation of German industry , a publicity campaign with the title 1. FC Deutschland 06 , which is supported by the council of sport of the German Parliament. Launched in spring 2005, it lasted until the beginning of the year 2006. The goal is to represent Germany in the whole world like country of holidays, but also like places economic and scientific. For the legislative period, where the Socialists and the greens were with the capacity, she was regarded as socialist electoral campaign.

The Minister for the economy of this time, Wolfgang Clement, predicted in the long run an increase in the gross domestic product of 8 billion euros, especially thanks to the 5 million additional lodgings. The Steering Committee of world expects 3.2 million spectators, of which a million from abroad. However, it is very difficult to envisage the long-term effects on economic development because of the not very reliable forecasts. In spite of the additional benefit of taxes, the world one could also cause very high costs because of problems of traffic and safety, but also because of pollution.

According to an analysis of the German postal bank published in January 2005, the world one was to bring an additional growth of 0.5% to the country host. Consumption should increase by two to three billion euros.

According to a study of the chamber of commerce and industry of Munich published in May 2005, the world cup will make it possible to create tens of thousands of new places of work, including 20.000 in Bavaria. As the international center of the media is in Munich, it is especially the Bavarian capital which will benefit from the new places of work. Not only the gastronomy and the hotels, but also of other branches of service will have benefit additional thanks to this event.

In all the twelve towns of match are modern stages, which were modernized or built. For that, the German government and the organizers had paid between 48 and 280 million euros, is 1.38 billion overall. To compare: at the time of the world one of 1974, also in Germany, one had invested 242 million DM, that is to say 124 me. euros.

The ministry for the economy announced to invest 3.7 billion euros in the construction of roads and 500 million in the sale of tickets. The representation before the world one had already cost 400 million euros. The German ministers want to thus grant 24 million more to the German Federation of Football DFB. Nevertheless, the construction trade will not profit much, since this sector is one of the least productive.

Those which will profit more than one economic point of view will be the FIFA with its members federations as well as the famous brands of article of sport as equipment suppliers. The FIFA can expect gross profits records thanks to the prices of entered, the publicity and the rights of television and marketing. It is not for only the sport is an economic factor with an importance which increases more, according to the experts.

Premiums for the federations

Not only the sponsors will benefit from world, but also the equipment suppliers with the sale of the shirts of players. Part of the benefit will be versed with the members federations or participating. Approximately 262.9 me. euros will be versed to the participants.

Each of the 32 participants of world receives 10.37 me. Switzerland francs (that is to say 8.21 me of euros) of premiums of the FIFA for their participation. Thus, the federations of football do not benefit solely in the field from prestige, but also economically. They will receive 332 me Swiss francs (262.9 me of euros), that is to say an increase of 38% vis-a-vis that of 2002 in South Korea and in Japan (Total sum: 190 me of euros).

Tickets of entry

The first phase of the international sale of the tickets of entry took place from February 1st to March 31st, 2005.

In the stages, there were only sitted places. They were divided into four categories. A ticket for the category 4, most accessible, for the 47 matches of the preliminary round cost 35 euros. The prices for the tickets of the finale in Berlin amounted with 600 euros (1st category). According to the Steering Committee, approximately 1,12 me of the 3,2 me of tickets were available on line. The majority of the tickets of entry were reserved to the sponsors, with the German federation of football DFB, the other participating federations, the FIFA and customers ready to pay enormous sums. A little more than one million people 195 countries contributed for the 812.000 tickets during this first phase of sale. The FIFA received 8,7 me orders of valid tickets, of which 6,25moi of Germany. 2,3 me of orders resulting from an attempt at handling of the United States were not accepted, like 1,3moi of orders of people having already ordered tickets. That made a ticket on 10 candidates. Already after 48 hours, the number of requests had exceeded that of tickets available. For the first time, the tickets of entry were personalized. For safety reasons, the tickets were intransmissible and the purchasers were to be recorded. Excluded from this rule were the few 100.000 spectators " VIP". Between the FIFA and the organizers, there were discussions which related to the prices. The Steering Committee held so that it has a social component. Finally, the price (the cheaper) was fixed at 35 euros, which was 16 euros in lower part of the minimal price in South Korea and in Japan. Moreover, the ticket allowed, for the first time during a world cup, to use the public means of transport free.

Representation of the players by clubs

Anecdotes

the Swedish Marcus Allbäck registered on June 20th, 2006 with the 51e minute vis-a-vis the England with Cologne the 2000e goal of the history of the World cup.
Ronaldo holds the record of goals registered in final stages of cut of world with 15 achievements, it precedes Gerd Müller which held this record with 14 achievements.
the total of 5 goals of the best Klose striker is weakest since that of the Jergovic Yugoslavian in 1962 in Chile.
Following an error of arbitration, the Croat Josip Simunic became the first player to receive 3 yellow paperboards in the same match. Already informed with the 61e minute of the Croatia-Australia match, it receives a second warning with the 90e minute whereas the tension is extreme between the players, the trainers, the referees and the spectators. The central referee then forgets to leave the red paperboard and Simunic remains on the ground. With the 93e minute, after the final whistle, it is verbally caught of it with the English referee Graham Poll, which gives him its third yellow paperboard and a red paperboard.
the 1/8 of finale opposing the Portugal to the Netherlands saw the referee of the match Valentine Ivanov distributing not less than 20 paperboards: 16 yellows (9 for Portugal, 7 for the Netherlands) and 4 reds (2 for each of the two teams): it is the new record of the cut.
Beaten into 1/8 of finale by the Ukraine with the shootings with the goal (0-0 a.p. 0-3 to t.a.b), Switzerland becomes the first team of the history of the World cup to being eliminated without boxing the least goal. With 2 victories and a tie in hen phase, it is also the 14th team of the history to be returned to it prematurely without any defeat and the only one to have missed all its shootings with the goal.
5 teams were unconquered in the play at the time of this world: Switzerland, Argentina, England, France and Italy.
Among the 8 teams qualified for the 1/4 of finale, one finds all the former winners except for Uruguay (victorious in 1930 and 1950); Portugal and the Ukraine are the two teams which make exception while not having never gained world cup.
Seules of the European teams manages to be qualified in semi-finals, thing which had not arrived since the World cup 1982, the year when Italy was crowned. At the time, the semi-finalists were: Poland, Italy, FRG and France.
It is the first time since 1978 which there will be neither the Germany, nor the Brésil finally of the World cup, and the second time since the last war.
Since 1962, the championship of the world is gained in alternation by a South American country then an European country. Europe and South America are with equality with regard to the number of championships of the world (9).
With its goal with the 120e minute of play in 1/2 finale against Germany the Italian Alessandro Del Piero registered the latest goal of the history of the world cup
Zinedine Zidane became the fourth player in the history of the finales of World cup to being expelled, following its blow of head to Italian Marco Materazzi.

Slogans of the teams

Each team has on her bus a slogan, suggested and chosen by the fans, and of which here the list, with the original version:

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