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World Cup Football- 2006: Schedule

Friday 9 June

Group A
Germany Vs. Costa Rica
21:30 IST, Munich

Saturday 10 June

Group A
Poland Vs. Ecuador
00:30 IST, Gelsenkirchen

Group B
England vs Paraguay
18:30 IST, Frankfurt
Trinidad Vs. Sweden
21:30 IST, Dortmund

Sunday 11 June

Group C
Argentina Vs. I. Coast
00:30 IST, Hamburg

Group C
Serbia & Vs. Netherlands
18:30 IST, Leipzig

Group D
Mexico Vs. Iran
21:30 IST, Nuremberg

Monday 12 June

Group D
Angola Vs. Portugal
00:30 IST, Cologne

Group F
Australia Vs. Japan
18:30 IST, Kaiserslautern

Group E
USA Vs. Czech Rep.
21:30 IST, Gelsenkirchen

Tuesday 13 June

Group E
Italy Vs. Ghana
00:30 IST, Hanover

Group G
South Korea Vs. Togo
18:30 IST, Frankfurt
France Vs. Switzerland
21:30 IST, Stuttgart

Wednesday 14 June

Group F
Brazil Vs. Croatia
00:30 IST, Berlin

Group H
Spain Vs. Ukraine
18:30 IST, Leipzig
Tunisia Vs. Saudi Arabia
21:30 IST, Munich

Thursday 15 June

Group A
Germany Vs. Poland
00:30 IST, Dortmund

Group A
Ecuador Vs. Costa Rica
18:30 IST, Hamburg

Group B
England Vs. Trinidad
21:30 IST, Nuremberg

Friday 16 June

Group B
Sweden Vs. Paraguay
00:30 IST, Berlin

Group C
Argentina Vs Serbia
18:30 IST, Gelsenkirchen
Holland Vs. I. Coast
21:30 IST, Stuttgart

Saturday 17 June

Group D
Mexico Vs. Angola
00:30 IST, Hanover

Group D
Portugal Vs. Iran
18:30 IST, Frankfurt

Group E
Czech Rep. Vs. Ghana
21:30 IST, Cologne

Sunday 18 June

Group E
Italy Vs. USA
00:30 IST, Kaiserslautern

Group F
Japan Vs. Croatia
18:30 IST, Nuremberg
Brazil Vs. Australia
21:30 IST, Munich

Monday 19 June

Group G
France Vs. South Korea
00:30 IST, Leipzig

Group G
Togo Vs. Switzerland
18:30 IST, Dortmund

Group H
Saudi Arabia Vs. Ukraine
21:30 IST, Hamburg

Tuesday 20 June

Group H
Spain Vs. Tunisia
00:30 IST, Stuttgart

Group A
Ecuador Vs. Germany
19:30 IST, Berlin
Costa Rica Vs. Poland
19:30 IST, Hanover

Wednesday 21 June

Group B
Sweden Vs. England
00:30 IST, Cologne
Paraguay Vs. Trinidad
00:30 IST, Kaiserslautern

Group D
Portugal Vs. Mexico
19:30 IST, Gelsenkirchen
Iran Vs. Angola
19:30 IST, Leipzig

Thursday 22 June

Group C
Holland Vs. Argentina
00:30 IST, Frankfurt
I. Coast Vs. Serbia
0030 IST, Munich

Group E
Czech Rep. Vs. Italy
19:30 IST, Hamburg
Ghana Vs. USA
19:30 IST, Nuremberg

Friday 23 June

Group F
Japan Vs. Brazil
00:30 IST, Dortmund
Croatia Vs. Australia
00:30 IST, Stuttgart

Group H
Saudi Arabia Vs. Spain
19:30 IST, Kaiserslautern
Ukraine Vs. Tunisia
19:30 IST, Berlin

Saturday 24 June

Group G
Togo Vs. France
00:30 IST, Cologne
Switzerland Vs. South Korea
00:30 IST, Hanover

Game One
Germany Vs Sweden 20:30 IST, Munich

Sunday 25 June

Game Two
Argentina Vs Mexico 00:30 IST, Leipzig

Game Three
England Vs Ecuador
20:30 IST, Stuttgart

Monday 26 June

Game Four
Portugal Vs Netherlands
00:30 IST, Nuremberg

Game Five
Italy Vs Australia
20:30 IST, Kaiserslautern

Tuesday 27 June

Game Six
Switzerland Vs Ukraine
00:30 IST, Cologne

Game Seven
Brazil Vs Ghana
20:30 IST, Dortmund

Friday 30 June

Game Eight
Spain Vs. France
00:30 IST, Hanover

Quarter-Final One
Germany Vs. Argentina
20:30 IST, Berlin

Saturday 1 July

Quarter-Final Two
Italy Vs. Ukraine
00:30 IST, Hamburg

Quarter-Final Three
England Vs. Portugal
20:30 IST,Gelsenkirchen

Tuesday 4 July

Quarter-Final Four
Brazil Vs. France
00:30 IST, Frankfurt

Wednesday 5 July

Semi-Final One
Germany Vs. Italy
00:30 IST, Dortmund

Saturday 8 July

Semi-Final Two
Portugal Vs. France
00:30 IST, Munich

Sunday 9 July

Third/Fourth place play-off
Germany / Portugal
00:30 IST, Stuttgart

Final
Italy Vs. France
23:30 IST, Berlin

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[Contributed by Puneet Anand]

FIFA World Cup: Germany- 2006

Final Tally--

Group A
MP W D L GF GA Points
Germany 3 3 0 0 8 2 9
Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 3 9 0
Poland 3 1 0 2 2 4 3
Ecuador 3 2 0 1 5 3 6

Group B

England 3 2 1 0 5 2 7
Paraguay 3 1 0 2 2 2 3
Trinidad 3 0 1 2 0 4 1
Sweden 3 1 2 0 3 2 5

Group C

Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 1 7
I. Coast 3 1 0 2 5 6 3
Serbia 3 0 0 3 2 10 0
Holland 3 2 1 0 3 1 7

Group D

Mexico 3 1 1 1 4 3 4
Iran 3 0 1 2 2 6 1
Angola 3 0 2 1 1 2 2
Portugal 3 3 0 0 5 1 9

Group E

Italy 3 2 1 0 5 1 7
Ghana 3 2 0 1 4 3 6
USA 3 0 1 2 2 6 1
Czech Rep. 3 1 0 2 3 4 3

Group F

Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 9
Croatia 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
Australia 3 1 1 1 5 5 4
Japan 3 0 1 2 2 7 1

Group G

France 3 1 2 0 3 1 5
Switzerland 3 2 1 0 4 0 7
South Korea 3 1 1 0 3 4 4
Togo 3 0 0 3 1 6 0

Group H

Spain 3 3 0 0 8 1 9
Ukraine 3 2 0 1 5 4 6
Tunisia 3 0 1 2 3 6 1
S. Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 7 1

FIFA World Cup: Germany- 2006

PARTICIPANTS COUNTRIES

Group A--
* Costa Rica- Captain: Jafet Soto (Cup Record- 1990: Last 16)
* Equador- Captain: Luis Suarez (Cup Record Debutants)
* Germany- Captain: Michael Ballack (Cup Record- Champions in 1954, 1974 and 1990)
* Poland- Captain: Tomasz Klos (Cup Record- Third:1978, 1982)
Group B--
* England- Captain: David Beckham (Cup Record- Winner 1966)
* Paraguay- Captain: Carlos Gamarra (Cup Record- Third successive appearance)
* Sweden- Captain: Olof Mellberg (Cup Record- Second in 1958. Third in 1950, 1994)
* Trinidad- Captain: Dwight Yorke (Cup Record- Debutant)
Group C--
* Argentina- Captain: Juan Pablo Sorin (Cup Record- Champions in 1978 and 1986)
* Ivory Coast- Captain: Didier Drogba (Cup Record- Debutants)
* Netherlands- Captain: Van Dar Sar (Cup Record- Runners-up in 1974 and 1978)
* Serbia Montenegro- Captain: Mladen Krstajic (Cup Record- Debutants)
Group D--
* Angola- Captain: Fabrice Maieco (Cup Record- Debutants)
* Iran- Captain: Ali Daei (Cup Record- Two appearances so far)
* Mexico- Captain: Rafael Marquez (Cup Record- Quarter-finals in 1970 and 1986)
* Portugal- Captain: Luis Figo (Cup Record- Semis in '66)
Group E--
* Czech Republic- Captain: Pavel Nedved (Cup Record- Runners -up in 1934, 1962)
* Ghana- Captain: Stephen Appiah (Cup Record-Debutants)
* Italy- Captain: Francesco Totti (Cup Record- Winners in 1934, 1938, 1982)
* USA- Captain: Landon Donovan (Cup Record- Third in 1930)
Group F--
* Australia- Captain: MarkViduka (Cup Record- First-round exit in 1974)
* Brazil- Captain: Cafu (Cup Record- Champions in 58, 62, 70, 94, 2002)
* Croatia- Captain: Zlatko Prso (Cup Record- Third in 1998)
* Japan- Captain: Yuji Nakazawa (Cup Record- Round Two in 2002)
Group G--
* France- Captain: Zinedine Zidane (Cup Record- Winners'98)
* South Korea- Captain: Park Ji-Sung (Cup Record- Fourth in '02)
* Switzerland- Captain: Alexander Frei (Cup Record- Quarters in 1934, 1938, 1954)
* Togo- Captain: Adebayor (Cup Record- Debutants)
Group H--
* Spain- Captain: Raul (Cup Record- Fourth in1950)
* Saudia Arabia- Captain: Sami Al-Jaber (Cup Record- Second round exit in 1994)
* Tunisia- Captain: Hatem Trabelsi (Cup Record- Three appearances)
* Ukraine- Captain: Shevchenko (Cup Record Debutants)