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| MATCHES |
| First Round: Group E |
| MON 12 JUN 2006 | Gelsenkirchen | 16:00 UTC | United States | 00-03 | Czech Rep |
| MON 12 JUN 2006 | Hannover | 19:00 UTC | Italy | 02-00 | Ghana |
| SAT 17 JUN 2006 | Köln | 16:00 UTC | Czech Rep | 00-02 | Ghana |
| SAT 17 JUN 2006 | Kaiserslautern | 19:00 UTC | Italy | 01-01 | United States |
| THU 22 JUN 2006 | Hamburg | 14:00 UTC | Czech Rep | 00-02 | Italy |
| THU 22 JUN 2006 | Nürnberg | 14:00 UTC | Ghana | 02-01 | United States |
| Second Round |
| MON 26 JUN 2006 | Kaiserslautern | 15:00 UTC | Italy | 01-00 | Australia |
| TUE 27 JUN 2006 | Dortmund | 15:00 UTC | Brazil | 03-00 | Ghana |
| Quarterfinals |
| FRI 30 JUN 2006 | Hamburg | 19:00 UTC | Italy | 03-00 | Ukraine |
| Semifinals |
| TUE 04 JUL 2006 | Dortmund | 19:00 UTC | Germany | 00-02 F/OT | Italy |
| Final Match |
| SUN 09 JUL 2006 | Berlin | 18:00 UTC | Italy | 01-01 PK: 05-03 | France |
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| GROUP E QUICK PEEK |
| Qualification |
ITA |
GHA |
USA |
CZE |
| Qualified |
1st UEFA Group 5 |
1st CAF Group 2 |
1st CONCACAF |
UEFA Playoff 3 |
| Qualifying W-D-L |
7-2-1 |
8-3-1 |
12-4-2 |
11-0-3 |
| Past World Cups |
ITA |
GHA |
USA |
CZE |
| Appearance |
16th |
1st |
8th |
9th |
| Overall W-D-L |
39-17-14 |
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6-2-14 |
11-5-14 |
| Best finish |
Champions [×3] |
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Semifinals [1930] |
Second [1934, 1962] |
| FIFA Rankings |
ITA |
GHA |
USA |
CZE |
| MAY 2006 ranking |
13 |
48 |
5 [tie] |
2 |
| Best ranking |
1 [NOV 1993] |
15 [APR 1996] |
4 [APR 2006] |
2 [now] |
| Head to head since 1994 |
ITA |
GHA |
USA |
CZE |
| W-D-L v ITA |
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0-0-0 |
0-0-1 |
2-1-0 |
| W-D-L v GHA |
0-0-0 |
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0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
| W-D-L v USA |
1-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
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0-0-0 |
| W-D-L v CZE |
0-1-2 |
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
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| Total W-D-L v Group E |
1-1-2 |
0-0-0 |
0-0-1 |
2-1-0 |
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