Teams who ostensibly had nothing to play for were some of the best performers on WED 21 JUN 2006.
» Iran 01-01 Angola: Amado FLÁVIO scored in the second half to give Angola hope of reaching the next round, but Sohrab BAKHTIARIZADEH equalised to salvage a point for Iran.
» Portugal 02-01 Mexico: Omar BRAVO missed a penalty that would have equalised, but despite the loss, Mexico survived a harrowing Group D experience.
» Côte d’Ivoire 03-02 Serbia-Montenegro: Both teams were already eliminated, but a fascinating encounter saw two dismissals [Albert NADJ and Cyrille DOMORAUD] and two penalties that helped the Elephants erase Serbia-Montenegro's two goal lead.
» Netherlands 00-00 Argentina: The tempo of this Group C match slowed gradually as the evening went on in Frankfurt, but both teams appear capable of doing some damage in the elimination phase.
» Second round matchups: Argentina–Mexico, Portugal–Netherlands