ELIMINATION PHASE

ROUND OF 16	QUARTERFINALS	SEMIFINALS	THIRD PLACE AND FINAL
+ GER 02   SWE 00	+ GER 01   ARG 01 F/OT; PEN: 04–02	GER 00 + ITA 02 F/OT	FINAL ¤ ITA 01   FRA 01 F/OT; PEN: 05–03
+ ARG 02   MEX 01 F/OT
+ ITA 01   AUS 00	+ ITA 03   UKR 00
SUI 00 + UKR 00 F/OT; PEN: 00–03
+ ENG 01   ECU 00	ENG 00 + POR 00 F/OT; PEN: 01–03	POR 00 + FRA 01
+ POR 01   NED 00
+ BRA 03   GHA 00	BRA 00 + FRA 01
ESP 01 + FRA 03
			THIRD » GER 03   POR 01

GROUP PHASE

GROUP A			R	Pts	GD
»		Germany	0	9	+6
»		Ecuador	0	6	+2
×		Poland	0	3	-2
×		Costa Rica	0	0	-6

GROUP B			R	Pts	GD
»		England	0	7	+3
»		Sweden	0	5	+1
×		Paraguay	0	3	0
×		Trinidad-Tobago	0	1	-4

GROUP C			R	Pts	GD
»		Argentina	0	7	+7
»		Netherlands	0	7	+2
×		Côte d’Ivoire	0	3	-1
×		Serbia-Mont	0	0	-8

GROUP D			R	Pts	GD
»		Portugal	0	9	+4
»		Mexico	0	4	+1
×		Angola	0	2	-1
×		Iran	0	1	-4

GROUP E			R	Pts	GD
»		Italy	0	7	+4
»		Ghana	0	6	+1
×		Czech Rep	0	3	-1
×		United States	0	1	-4

GROUP F			R	Pts	GD
»		Brazil	0	9	+6
»		Australia	0	4	0
×		Croatia	0	2	-1
×		Japan	0	1	-5

GROUP G			R	Pts	GD
»		Switzerland	0	7	+4
»		France	0	5	+2
×		Korea Rep	0	4	-1
×		Togo	0	0	-5

GROUP H			R	Pts	GD
»		Spain	0	9	+7
»		Ukraine	0	6	+1
×		Tunisia	0	1	-3
×		Saudi Arabia	0	1	-5

TOURNAMENT VENUES

• Berlin: Olympiastadion
• Dortmund: Signal Iduna Park
• Frankfurt: Commerzbank Arena
• Gelsenkirchen: Veltins-Arena
• Hamburg: AOL Arena
• Hannover: AWD-Arena
• Kaiserslautern: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
• Köln: RheinEnergie Stadion
• Leipzig: Zentralstadion
• München: Allianz Arena
• Nürnberg: Easycredit-Stadion
• Stuttgart: Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

KEY DATES

• FRI 09 DEC 2005: Draw [Leipzig]
• FRI 09 JUN 2006: Opening match [München]
• FRI 23 JUN 2006: End of group phase
• SAT 24-TUE 27 JUN 2006: Round of sixteen
• FRI 30 JUN-SAT 01 JUL 2006: Quarterfinals
• TUE 04-WED 05 JUL 2006: Semifinals
• SAT 08 JUL 2006: Third place match [Stuttgart]
• SUN 09 JUL 2006: Final match [Berlin]

FORMAT

• 32 teams
  • Up to 23 players per team roster, including three goalkeepers
    • Players may be replaced up to 24 hours before team’s first match in case of injury or illness
  • Up to three substitutions per team per match
• Group phase:
  • Eight groups; four teams per group
  • Pts = 3W + D
  • Top two teams in each group advance
• Elimination phase:
  • If tied after 90 minutes, extra time played [two 15 min periods]
  • If still tied, match decided by penalty shootout