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| MATCHES |
| First Round: Group F |
| MON 12 JUN 2006 | Kaiserslautern | 13:00 UTC | Australia | 03-01 | Japan |
| TUE 13 JUN 2006 | Berlin | 19:00 UTC | Brazil | 01-00 | Croatia |
| SUN 18 JUN 2006 | Nürnberg | 13:00 UTC | Japan | 00-00 | Croatia |
| SUN 18 JUN 2006 | München | 16:00 UTC | Brazil | 02-00 | Australia |
| THU 22 JUN 2006 | Stuttgart | 19:00 UTC | Croatia | 02-02 | Australia |
| THU 22 JUN 2006 | Dortmund | 19:00 UTC | Japan | 01-04 | Brazil |
| 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 |
| SAT 01 JUL 2006 | Frankfurt | 19:00 UTC | Brazil | 00-01 | France |
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| GROUP F QUICK PEEK |
| Qualification |
BRA |
CRO |
AUS |
JPN |
| Qualified |
1st CONMEBOL |
1st UEFA Group 8 |
CONMEBOL/OFC Playoff |
1st AFC Group B |
| Qualifying W-D-L |
9-7-2 |
7-3-0 |
7-1-1 |
11-0-1 |
| Past World Cups |
BRA |
CRO |
AUS |
JPN |
| Appearance |
18th |
3rd |
2nd |
3rd |
| Overall W-D-L |
60-14-13 |
6-0-4 |
0-1-2 |
2-1-4 |
| Best finish |
Champions [×5] |
Third [1998] |
First Round [1974] |
Second Round [2002] |
| FIFA Rankings |
BRA |
CRO |
AUS |
JPN |
| MAY 2006 ranking |
1 |
23 [tie] |
42 [tie] |
18 |
| Best ranking |
1 [now] |
3 [MAR 1999] |
31 [JUL 1997] |
9 [MAR 1998] |
| Head to head since 1994 |
BRA |
CRO |
AUS |
JPN |
| W-D-L v BRA |
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0-1-0 |
1-1-1 |
0-2-4 |
| W-D-L v CRO |
0-1-0 |
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0-0-1 |
1-0-1 |
| W-D-L v AUS |
1-1-1 |
1-0-0 |
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4-2-2 |
| W-D-L v JPN |
4-2-0 |
1-0-1 |
2-2-4 |
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| Total W-D-L v Group F |
5-4-1 |
2-1-1 |
3-3-6 |
5-4-7 |
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