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| - Italy won the tournament, claiming their fourth World Cup title. They defeated France 5–3 in a penalty shootout in the final, after extra time had finished in a 1–1 draw. Germany defeated Portugal 3–1 to finish in third place. Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, Trinidad & Tobago and Togo made their first appearances in the finals.
- FIFA Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006 2006 FIFA World Cup official logo: Celebrating Faces of Football Tournament details Host country Germany Dates 9 June – 9 July Teams 32 (from 6 confederations) Venue(s) 12 (in 12 host cities) Final positions Champions Italy (4th title) Runners-up France Third place Germany Fourth place Portugal Tournament statistics Matches played 64 Goals scored 147 (2.3 per match) Attendance 3,359,439 (52,491 per match) Top scorer(s) Miroslav Klose (5 goals) Best player Zinedine Zidane ← 2002 2010 → The 2006 FIFA World Cup 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 won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national
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