2006 FIFA World Cup Group F

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Play in Group F of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and completed on 22 June 2006. Brazil won the group and advanced to the round of 16, along with runners-up Australia. Croatia and Japan failed to advance. Australia's win against Japan was the first (and so far only) by a team from the Oceania Football Confederation, having switched to the Asian Football Confederation after the tournament. It is also the only time that a team from the OFC has advanced to the second round of the tournament, as in 1974 Australia went out in the first round.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Japan 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
  • Brazil advanced to play Ghana (runners-up of Group E) in the round of 16.
  • Australia advanced to play Italy (winner of Group E) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Australia vs Japan

Australia 3–1 Japan
  • Cahill 84', 89'
  • Aloisi 90+2'
 Report
  • Nakamura 26'
Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Australia
Japan
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer
CB 3 Craig Moore  58'  61'
CB 2 Lucas Neill
CB 14 Scott Chipperfield
RM 20 Luke Wilkshire  75'
CM 7 Brett Emerton
CM 13 Vince Grella  33'
CM 23 Mark Bresciano  53'
LM 5 Jason Culina
CF 10 Harry Kewell
CF 9 Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
MF 4 Tim Cahill  69'  53'
FW 19 Joshua Kennedy  61'
FW 15 John Aloisi  78'  75'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB 19 Keisuke Tsuboi  56'
CB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)  31'
CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa
RM 3 Yūichi Komano
CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
CM 15 Takashi Fukunishi
LM 14 Alex
AM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura
CF 9 Naohiro Takahara  40'
CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa  79'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Teruyuki Moniwa  68'  56'  90+1'
MF 18 Shinji Ono  79'
FW 16 Masashi Oguro  90+1'
Manager:
Zico
Wikinews has related news:
  • Australian late scores down Japan 3-1 in Group F

Man of the Match:
Tim Cahill (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Mamadou N'Doye (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Éric Poulat (France)
Fifth official:
Vincent Texier (France)

Brazil vs Croatia

Brazil 1–0 Croatia
  • Kaká 44'
 Report
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Brazil
Croatia
GK 1 Dida
RB 2 Cafu (c)
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 4 Juan
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 5 Emerson  42'
CM 11 Zé Roberto
AM 8 Kaká
AM 10 Ronaldinho
CF 7 Adriano
CF 9 Ronaldo  70'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Robinho  70'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
CB 7 Dario Šimić
CB 4 Robert Kovač  67'
CB 3 Josip Šimunić
RM 2 Darijo Srna
CM 5 Igor Tudor  90'
CM 10 Niko Kovač (c)  32'  41'
LM 8 Marko Babić
AM 19 Niko Kranjčar
CF 17 Ivan Klasnić  56'
CF 9 Dado Pršo
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jerko Leko  41'
FW 18 Ivica Olić  56'
Manager:
Zlatko Kranjčar
Wikinews has related news:
  • Brazil trot to 1-0 win over Croatia in Group F

Man of the Match:
Kaká (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Japan vs Croatia

Japan 0–0 Croatia
Report
Frankenstadion, Nuremberg
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Japan
Croatia
GK 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi  42'
RB 21 Akira Kaji
CB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)  21'
CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa
LB 14 Alex  72'
RM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
CM 15 Takashi Fukunishi  46'
LM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara
AM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura
CF 9 Naohiro Takahara  85'
CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa  61'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Junichi Inamoto  46'
FW 20 Keiji Tamada  61'
MF 16 Masashi Oguro  85'
Manager:
Zico
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
CB 7 Dario Šimić
CB 4 Robert Kovač  32'
CB 3 Josip Šimunić
RM 2 Darijo Srna  69'  87'
CM 5 Igor Tudor  70'
CM 10 Niko Kovač (c)
LM 8 Marko Babić
AM 19 Niko Kranjčar  78'
CF 17 Ivan Klasnić
CF 9 Dado Pršo
Substitutions:
FW 18 Ivica Olić  70'
MF 14 Luka Modrić  78'
FW 22 Ivan Bošnjak  87'
Manager:
Zlatko Kranjčar
Wikinews has related news:
  • Croatia and Japan share point in Group F

Man of the Match:
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey (United States)

Brazil vs Australia

Brazil 2–0 Australia
  • Adriano 49'
  • Fred 90'
 Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Brazil
Australia
GK 1 Dida
RB 2 Cafu (c)  29'
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 4 Juan
LB 6 Roberto Carlos
CM 5 Emerson  72'
CM 11 Zé Roberto
AM 8 Kaká
AM 10 Ronaldinho
CF 7 Adriano  88'
CF 9 Ronaldo  31'  72'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Gilberto Silva  72'
FW 23 Robinho  83'  72'
FW 21 Fred  88'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK 1 Mark Schwarzer
CB 3 Craig Moore  69'
CB 2 Lucas Neill
CB 6 Tony Popovic  41'
RM 7 Brett Emerton  13'
CM 13 Vince Grella
LM 14 Scott Chipperfield
RW 5 Jason Culina  39'
AM 4 Tim Cahill  56'
LW 21 Mile Sterjovski
CF 9 Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
MF 23 Mark Bresciano  41'
FW 10 Harry Kewell  56'
FW 15 John Aloisi  69'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
Wikinews has related news:
  • Brazil beat Australia with two second half goals in Group F

Man of the Match:
Zé Roberto (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)

Japan vs Brazil

Japan 1–4 Brazil
  • Tamada 34'
 Report
  • Ronaldo 45+1', 81'
  • Juninho 53'
  • Gilberto 59'
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
Japan
Brazil
GK 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
RB 21 Akira Kaji  40'
CB 19 Keisuke Tsuboi
CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa (c)
LB 14 Alex
RM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara  56'
CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
CM 17 Junichi Inamoto
LM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura
CF 11 Seiichiro Maki  60'
CF 20 Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
DF 6 Kōji Nakata  56'
FW 9 Naohiro Takahara  60'  66'
FW 16 Masashi Oguro  66'
Manager:
Zico
GK 1 Dida (c)  82'
RB 13 Cicinho
CB 3 Lúcio
CB 4 Juan
LB 16 Gilberto  44'
RM 8 Kaká  71'
CM 19 Juninho
CM 17 Gilberto Silva
LM 10 Ronaldinho  71'
CF 23 Robinho
CF 9 Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF 11 Zé Roberto  71'
MF 20 Ricardinho  71'
GK 12 Rogério Ceni  82'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Wikinews has related news:
  • Brazil defeat Japan 4-1 in Group F

Man of the Match:
Ronaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Lionel Dagorne (France)
Vincent Texier (France)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe (South Africa)

Croatia vs Australia

Croatia 2–2 Australia
  • Srna 2'
  • N. Kovač 56'
 Report
  • Moore 38' (pen.)
  • Kewell 79'
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Croatia
Australia
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa  70'
CB 7 Dario Šimić  32'  85'
CB 13 Stjepan Tomas  83'
CB 3 Josip Šimunić  61'  90'  90+3'
RM 2 Darijo Srna
CM 5 Igor Tudor  38'
CM 10 Niko Kovač (c)
LM 8 Marko Babić
AM 19 Niko Kranjčar  65'
CF 18 Ivica Olić  74'
CF 9 Dado Pršo
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jerko Leko  65'
MF 14 Luka Modrić  74'
FW 17 Ivan Klasnić  83'
Manager:
Zlatko Kranjčar
GK 18 Zeljko Kalac
CB 3 Craig Moore
CB 2 Lucas Neill
CB 14 Scott Chipperfield  75'
RM 21 Mile Sterjovski  71'
CM 13 Vince Grella  63'
CM 7 Brett Emerton  81'  87'
LM 5 Jason Culina
AM 4 Tim Cahill
AM 10 Harry Kewell
CF 9 Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
FW 15 John Aloisi  63'
MF 23 Mark Bresciano  71'
FW 19 Joshua Kennedy  75'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
Wikinews has related news:
  • Australia draws with Croatia 2-2, advances to next round in Group F

Man of the Match:
Harry Kewell (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Glen Turner (England)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey (United States)

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