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Day 19 recap: A rematch of a recent Men's World Cup final was arranged on TUE 27 JUN 2006.
» Brazil 03-00 Ghana: RONALDO scored his fifteenth Men's World Cup goal, surpassing Gerd MÜLLER's previous record of fourteen. But the Black Stars kept up with Brazil, and the only difference between the teams was Brazil's speed in breaking down the Ghanaian offside trap.
» Spain 01-03 France: David VILLA and Frank RIBERY swapped goals late in the first half, but the two goals in the last ten minutes each went France's way. Patrick VIEIRA and Zinédine ZIDANE were the scorers in Les Bleus' win.
» Quarterfinal matchup: Brazil–France
Day 18 recap: Another pair of offense-shy matches took place on MON 26 JUN 2006.
» Italy 01-00 Australia: Harry KEWELL missed the match with gout in his foot, and the Socceroos looked like they could have used his influence. They played the last 39 minutes with a man advantage after Marco MATERAZZI's red card, but they managed few scoring chances. Finally, deep in stoppage time, Lucas NEILL was whistled for bringing down Fabio GROSSO, and Francesco TOTTI put the penalty away.
» Switzerland 00-00 Ukraine [F/OT; PK: 00-03]: For a match featuring Alexander FREI and Andriy SHEVCHENKO, this one was alarmingly dull: there was just one shot on goal in the last 67 minutes. Shevchenko missed the first penalty of the shootout, but Marco STRELLER, Tranquillo BARNETTA, and Ricardo CABANAS all missed to send Ukraine through.
» Quarterfinal matchup: Italy–Ukraine
Day 17 recap: The two second round matches on SUN 25 JUN 2006 saw few goals and much animosity.
» England 01-00 Ecuador: England's problems in the first half were typified by John TERRY's poor defensive header in the 11th minute, which Carlos TENORIO nearly converted into a goal. But David BECKHAM scored on an excellent free kick in the second half to save his side.
» Portugal 01-00 Netherlands: MANICHE Ribeiro scored the only goal in the first half, but this match will be remembered for the new Men's World Cup record of four red cards – to Portugal's COSTINHA and DECO, and the Netherlands' Khalid BOULAHROUZ and Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST. Referee Valentin IVANOV's control of the match evaporated as the second half saw numerous confrontations between the teams.
» Quarterfinal matchup: England–Portugal
Day 16 recap: Two tournament favourites moved on to a quarterfinal meeting on SAT 24 JUN 2006.
» Germany 02-00 Sweden: Lukas PODOLSKI scored two to thrill the raucous crowd in München, but Sweden will feel hard done by. Teddy LUCIC was sent off in the 35th minute for two questionable yellows, and Henrik LARSSON sent a second half penalty over the bar.
» Argentina 02-01 Mexico [F/OT]: Rafa MÁRQUEZ scored early, Hernán CRESPO equalised just four minutes later, and then the goals stopped flowing until Maxi RODRÍGUEZ's spectacular side volley eight minutes into overtime.
» Quarterfinal matchup: Germany–Argentina
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