Germany, 2006 | Schedule | Groups | Seeding | Stadia | Results | Goal Scorers
Teams are allocated into eight groups or pools of four teams, a total of 32 countries. In the first round, each team plays three matches, one against each of the other teams in their group. For a win 3 points are awarded, 1 point for a draw and no points for a loss. The top two teams in each group go through to the next round (see Results).
GROUP A | GROUP E |
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Germany Costa Rica Poland Ecuador |
Italy Ghana USA Czechia |
GROUP B | GROUP F |
England Paraguay Trinidad & Tobago Sweden |
Brazil Croatia Australia Japan |
GROUP C | GROUP G |
Argentina Ivory Coast Serbia & Montenegro Holland |
France Switzerland South Korea Togo |
GROUP D | GROUP H |
Mexico Iran Angola Portugal |
Spain Ukraine Tunisia Saudi Arabia |