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History: |
WORLD CUP 2006 |
FIFA WORLD CUP The 18th Edition Germany, 9 June - 9 July 2006 |
FIFA is again organizing the 18th edition of the World Cup, a competition which joins all the national teams in the world in trying to qualify for the final stages of the tournament, which then crowns one nation as the World Champion. The first edition was held in 1930 in Uruguay but a lot of European nations boycotted the competition on the grounds that it was not being held in Europe (football's birth place) and due to the long distance to travel by sea to arrive at the hosting venues (at least a month travel). Since that edition the competition was held every four years with the exception of the 12 year period (1938-1950) of the Second World War. For the first nine editions (1930-1970) the price was the Rimet Cup, named after the father of the competition - Jules Rimet. In the 1970 the cup was won by Brazil for the third time and therefore they won the cup for ever. Since then a new cup was made - the FIFA cup. For the second time, the World Cup is being hosted in Germany, the first time as Germany since in 1974 the country was still West Germany. Germany won the World Cup three times in 1954, 1974 and 1990, all of them as West Germany. |
The mascot of this edition is the lion GOLEO VI, dressed in the traditional white shirt of the German National team. He is accompanied by PILLE the talking ball. Controversy has been brewing around Goleo since the lion has no connection whatsoever with Germany whilst the eagle is the national symbol. |
Qualification, European Group 5 - Results and Final Standings |
04-09-2004 Slovenia vs Moldova 04-09-2004 Italy vs Norway 08-09-2004 Moldova vs Italy 08-09-2004 Norway vs Belarus 08-09-2004 Scotland vs Slovenia 09-10-2004 Scotland vs Norway 09-10-2004 Belarus vs Moldova 09-10-2004 Slovenia vs Italy 13-10-2004 Italy vs Belarus 13-10-2004 Norway vs Slovenia 13-10-2004 Moldova vs Scotland 26-03-2005 Italy vs Scotland 30-03-2005 Moldova vs Norway 30-03-2005 Slovenia vs Belarus 04-06-2005 Norway vs Italy |
3-0 2-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 4-0 1-0 4-3 3-0 1-1 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 |
04-06-2005 Belarus vs Slovenia 04-06-2005 Scotland vs Moldova 08-06-2005 Belarus vs Scotland 03-09-2005 Scotland vs Italy 03-09-2005 Slovenia vs Norway 03-09-2005 Moldova vs Belarus 07-09-2005 Moldova vs Slovenia 07-09-2005 Belarus vs Italy 07-09-2005 Norway vs Scotland 08-10-2005 Norway vs Moldova 08-10-2005 Scotland vs Belarus 08-10-2005 Italy vs Slovenia 12-10-2005 Belarus vs Norway 12-10-2005 Italy vs Moldova 12-10-2005 Slovenia vs Scotland |
1-1 2-0 0-0 1-1 2-3 2-0 1-2 1-4 1-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 0-1 2-1 0-3 |
POINTS GAMES WINS DRAWS LOST GOALS+ GOALS- |
ITALY NORWAY SCOTLAND SLOVENIA BELARUS MOLDOVA |
10 10 10 10 10 10 |
23 18 13 12 10 5 |
7 5 3 3 2 1 |
2 3 4 3 4 2 |
1 2 3 4 4 7 |
17 12 9 10 12 5 |
8 7 7 13 14 16 |
The Azzurri who contributed for the Qualification |
GAMES 8 DE ROSSI Daniele (Roma) 8 GATTUSO Gennaro I. (Milan) 8 GILARDINO Alberto (6 Parma, 2 Milan) 8 TONI Luca (6 Palermo, 2 Fiorentina) 8 ZAMBROTTA Gianluca (Juventus) 7 CANNAVARO Fabio (Juventus) 7 NESTA Alessandro (MIlan) 6 BONERA Daniele (Parma) 6 BUFFON Gianluigi (Juventus) 6 CAMORANESI Mauro G. (Juventus) 6 MATERAZZI Marco (Inter) 6 PIRLO Andrea (MIlan) 6 TOTTI Francesco (Roma) 5 DIANA Aimo S. (Sampdoria) 5 GROSSO Fabio (Palermo) 4 IAQUINTA Vincenzo (Udinese) 4 VIERI Christian (6 Inter, 2 Milan) 4 ZACCARDO Cristian (Palermo) 3 BLASI Manuele (Juventus) 3 PERUZZI Angelo (Lazio) 2 BARONE Simone (Palermo) 2 CASSANO Antonio (Roma) 2 DEL PIERO Alessandro (Juventus) 2 FIORE Stefano (Valencia) 2 ODDO Massimo (Lazio) 1 AMBROSINI Massimo (Milan) 1 BARZAGLI Andrea (Palermo) 1 CHIELLINI Giorgio (Fiorentina) |
1 CORRADI Bernardo (Valencia) 1 DE SANCTIS Morgan (Udinese) 1 DI VAIO Marco (Valencia) 1 ESPOSITO Mauro (Cagliari) 1 FAVALLI Giuseppe (Inter) 1 MICCOLI Fabrizio (Juventus) 1 PANCARO Giuseppe (Milan) 1 PERROTTA Simone (Roma) GOALS 4 TONI Luca (1 Palermo, 3 Fiorentina) 2 DE ROSSI Daniele (Roma) 2 GILARDINO Alberto (1 Parma, 1 Milan) 2 PIRLO Andrea (Milan) 2 TOTTI Francesco (Roma) 1 CAMORANESI Mauro G. (Juventus) 1 DEL PIERO Alessandro (Juventus) 1 GROSSO Fabio (Palermo) 1 VIERI Christian (0 Inter, 1 Milan) 1 ZACCARDO Cristian (Palermo) CAPTAINS 6 CANNAVARO Fabio (Juventus) 2 DEL PIERO Alessandro (Juventus) 2 NESTA Alessandro (Milan) COACH LIPPI Marcello - 10 games |
The 23-man Squad for the 2006 WORLD CUP |
ZACCARDO Cristian Palermo Age: 24 years Debut: 17-11-2004 Games: 15 Goals: 1 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 3 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 3 Goals: 0 |
Defender |
BUFFON Gianluigi Juventus Age: 28 years Debut: 29-10-1997 Games: 67 (20 Parma, 47 Juventus) Captain: 1 (0 Parma, 1 Juventus) WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 7 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: 1998, 2002 Games: 11 |
Goalkeeper |
GROSSO Fabio Palermo Age: 29 years Debut: 30-4-2003 Games: 23 (3 Perugia, 20 Palermo) Goals: 2 (0 Perugia, 2 Palermo) Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 6 Goals: 1 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 6 Goals: 1 |
Defender |
DE ROSSI Daniele Roma Age: 22 years Debut: 4-9-2004 Games: 20 Goals: 3 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 3 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 3 Goals: 0 |
Midfielder |
CANNAVARO Fabio Juventus Age: 32 years Debut: 22-1-1997 Games: 100 (61 Parma, 19 Inter, 20) Goals: 1 (0 Parma, 1 Inter, 0) Captain: 43 (5 Parma, 19 Inter, 19) WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 7 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: 1998, 2002 Games: 15 Goals: 0 |
Defender |
DEL PIERO Alessandro Juventus Age: 31 years Debut: 25-3-1995 Games: 79 Goals: 27 Captain: 5 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 5 Goals: 1 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: 1998, 2002 Games: 12 Goals: 2 |
Attacker |
BARZAGLI Andrea Palermo Age: 25 years Debut: 17-11-2004 Games: 10 Goals: 0 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 2 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 2 Goals: 0 |
Defender |
GATTUSO Gennaro I. Milan Age: 28 years Debut: 23-2-2000 Games: 47 Goals: 1 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 6 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: 2002 Games: 8 Goals: 0 |
Midfielder |
TONI Luca Fiorentina Age: 29 years Debut: 18-8-2004 Games: 24 (10 Palermo, 14 Fiorentina) Goals: 9 (2 Palermo, 7 Fiorentina) Captain: 1 (1 Palermo, 0 Fiorentina) WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 6 Goals: 2 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 6 Goals: 2 |
Attacker |
TOTTI Francesco Roma Age: 29 years Debut: 10-10-1998 Games: 58 Goals: 9 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 7 Goals: 1 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: 2002 Games: 11 Goals: 1 |
Attacker |
GILARDINO Alberto Milan Age: 24 years Debut: 4-9-2004 Games: 20 (6 Parma, 14 Milan) Goals: 8 (2 Parma, 6 Milan) Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 5 Goals: 1 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 5 Goals: 1 |
Attacker |
PERUZZI Angelo Lazio Age: 36 years Debut: 25-3-1995 Games: 31 (26 Juventus, 5 Lazio) Captain: 1 (0 Juventus, 1 Lazio) WORLD CUP 2006 Games: --- TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: --- |
Goalkeeper |
NESTA Alessandro Milan Age: 30 years Debut: 5-10-1996 Games: 77 (47 Lazio, 30 Milan) Goals: 0 Captain: 3 (0 Lazio, 3 Milan) WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 3 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: 1998, 2002 Games: 9 Goals: 0 |
Defender |
AMELIA Marco Livorno Age: 24 years Debut: 16-11-2005 Games: 1 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: --- TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: --- |
Goalkeeper |
IAQUINTA Vincenzo Udinese Age: 26 years Debut: 30-3-2005 Games: 17 Goals: 1 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 5 Goals: 1 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 5 Goals: 1 |
Attacker |
CAMORANESI Mauro G. Juventus Age: 29 years Debut: 12-2-2003 Games: 26 Goals: 2 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 5 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 5 Goals: 0 |
Midfielder |
BARONE Simone Palermo Age: 28 years Debut: 18-2-2004 Games: 15 (1 Parma, 14 Palermo) Goals: 1 (0 Parma, 1 Palermo) Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 2 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 2 Goals: 0 |
Midfielder |
INZAGHI Filippo Milan Age: 32 years Debut: 8-6-1997 Games: 50 (1 Atalanta, 31 Juventus, 18) Goals: 22 (0 Atalanta, 15 Juventus, 7) Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 1 Goals: 1 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: 1998, 2002 Games: 5 Goals: 1 |
Attacker |
ZAMBROTTA Gianluca Juventus Age: 29 years Debut: 10-2-1999 Games: 58 (2 Bari, 56 Juventus) Goals: 2 (0 Bari, 2 Juventus) Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 6 Goals: 1 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: 2002 Games: 10 Goals: 1 |
Defender |
PERROTTA Simone Roma Age: 28 years Debut: 20-11-2002 Games: 31 (19 Chievo Verona, 12 Roma) Goals: 1 (1 Chievo Verona, 0 Roma) Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 7 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 7 Goals: 0 |
Midfielder |
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PIRLO Andrea Milan Age: 27 years Debut: 7-9-2002 Games: 31 Goals: 5 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 7 Goals: 1 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 7 Goals: 1 |
Midfielder |
ODDO Massimo Lazio Age: 30 years Debut: 21-8-2002 Games: 21 Goals: 0 Captain: 0 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 1 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 1 Goals: 0 |
Defender |
22 |
21 |
MATERAZZI Marco Inter Age: 32 years Debut: 25-4-2001 Games: 32 (2 Perugia, 30 Inter) Goals: 2 Captain: 2 (0 Perugia, 2 Inter) WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 4 Goals: 2 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: 2002 Games: 5 Goals: 2 |
Defender |
National Coach |
23 |
LIPPI Marcello Age: 58 years Debut:16-7-2004 Games: 29 Wins: 17 Draws: 10 Lost: 2 WORLD CUP 2006 Games: 7 TOTAL WORLD CUPS Previous Editions: --- Games: 7 |
The Azzurri Clubs for the 2006 WORLD CUP |
JUVENTUS 5 players |
MILAN 5 players |
PALERMO 4 players |
ROMA 3 players |
LAZIO 2 players |
UDINESE 1 player |
LIVORNO 1 player |
INTER 1 player |
FIORENTINA 1 player |
The Azzurri Reserves for the 2006 WORLD CUP |
Goalkeeper |
Defender |
Midfielder |
Midfielder |
DE SANCTIS Morgan Udinese |
BONERA Daniele Parma |
MARCHIONNI Marco Parma |
SEMIOLI Franco Chievo Verona |
Other Azzurri at the 2006 Pre-Mondial Training Camp |
GAMBERINI Alessandro Fiorentina |
PASQUAL Manuel Fiorentina |
ESPOSITO Mauro Cagliari |
LIVERANI Fabio Lazio |
Defender |
Defender |
Midfielder |
Midfielder |
LUCARELLI Cristiano Livorno |
TAVANO Francesco Empoli |
Attacker |
Attacker |
Other Azzurri who missed the 2006 World Cup Call-Up |
ABBIATI Christian Juventus |
AMBROSINI Massimo Milan |
BLASI Manuele Juventus |
BRIENZA Franco Palermo |
CHIELLINI Giorgio Juventus |
COPPOLA Carmine Messina |
Under 21 Euro |
CASSANO Antonio Real Madrid (Spa) |
CORRADI Bernardo Parma |
DIANA Aimo Stefano Sampdoria |
DI MICHELE David Palermo |
DI VAIO Marco Monaco (Fra) |
FAVALLI Giuseppe Inter |
Injured |
FIORE Stefano Fiorentina |
MESTO Giandomenico Reggina |
MICCOLI Fabrizio Benfica (Por) |
PANCARO Giuseppe Milan |
ROMA Flavio Monaco (Fra) |
VIERI Christian Monaco (Fra) |
Injured |
World Cup 2006 |
POINTS GAMES WINS DRAWS LOST GOALS+ GOALS- |
ITALY GHANA CZECH REPUBLIC USA |
3 3 3 3 |
7 6 3 1 |
2 2 1 0 |
1 0 0 1 |
0 1 2 2 |
5 4 3 2 |
1 3 4 6 |
12 June Gelsenkirchen 12 June Hanover 17 June Cologne 17 June Kaiserslautern 22 June Nuremberg 22 June Hamburg |
USA vs CZECH REPUBLIC ITALY vs GHANA CZECH REPUBLIC vs GHANA ITALY vs USA GHANA vs USA CZECH REPUBLIC vs ITALY |
0-3 2-0 0-2 1-1 2-1 0-2 |
ROUND 1 - Group E |
26 June Kaiserslautern |
ROUND 2 |
ITALY vs AUSTRALIA |
1-0 |
30 June Hamburg |
QUARTER FINAL |
ITALY vs UKRAINE |
3-0 |
4 July Dortmund |
SEMI FINAL |
ITALY vs GERMANY |
2-0 (Extra Time) |
9 July Berlin |
FINAL |
ITALY vs FRANCE |
1-1 (5-3 Penalty Shoot-Out) |
ITALY WORLD CHAMPIONS - AZZURRI CAMPIONI DEL MONDO |
ITALY World Champions FIFA World Cup Runner-up Most Entertaining World Cup Team FIFA / Yahoo! Most Entertaining Team Runner-up Award |
Fabio CANNAVARO World Cup Runner-up Best Player FIFA / Addidas Silver Ball Award |
Andrea PIRLO World Cup 3rd Best Player FIFA / Addidas Bronze Ball Award |
Gianluigi BUFFON World Cup Best Goalkeeper FIFA Lev Yashin Award |
FIFA / MASTERCARD ALL STAR TEAM World Cup Best 23 Players Squad With seven players, Italy was the country most represented |
Gianluigi BUFFON |
Fabio CANNAVARO |
Gianluca ZAMBROTTA |
Andrea PIRLO |
Gennaro Ivan GATTUSO |
Francesco TOTTI |
Luca TONI |
THE WORLD CHAMPIONS |
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