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2006 FIFA World Cup

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The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in September 2003. Thirty-one teams qualified from this process along with hosts Germany for the finals tournament. It was the second time that Germany staged the competition and the first as a unified country along with the former East Germany with Leipzig as a host city, and the 10th time that the tournament was held in Europe.
    • Host selection 

    • Bribery and corruption allegations 

    • Qualification 

    • List of qualified teams 

    • Venues 

    • Seeds 

    • Group system 

    • Hosting 

    • Traditional powers dominate 

    • Scoring 

    • Unprecedented number of cards 

    • Group stage 

    • Group A 

    • Group B 

    • Group C 

    • Group D 

    • Group E 

    • Group F 

    • Group G 

    • Group H 

    • Knockout stage 

    • Round of 16 

    • Quarter-finals 

    • Semi-finals 

    • Third place play-off 

    • Final 

    • Goalscorers 

    • Prize money 

    • Final standings 

    • Fan Fest 

    • Locations 

    • Evaluation of Germany as host nation