2006 FIFA World Cup Group F

Play in Group F of the 2006 FIFA World Cup completed on 22 June 2006. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Australia receiving runner-up in the group. Croatia and Japan failed to advance.

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Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group F.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Australia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Croatia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
 Japan 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Australia vs Japan

12 June 2006
15:00
 Australia  3 – 1  Japan Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Cahill  84', 89'
Aloisi  90+2'		 (Report) Nakamura  26'
Australia
Japan

AUSTRALIA:
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
LM 23 Mark Bresciano 53'
AM 13 Vince Grella 33'
AM 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

JAPAN:
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
LM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura
AM 15 Takashi Fukunishi
AM 14 Alex
CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa 79'
CF 9 Naohiro Takahara 40'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Teruyuki Moniwa 68' 56' 90+1'
MF 18 Shinji Ono 79'
FW 16 Masashi Oguro 90+1'
Manager:
Zico

Man of the Match:
Tim Cahill

Assistant referees:
Dramane Dante
Mamadou Ndoye
Fourth official:
Éric Poulat
Fifth official:
Vincent Texier

Brazil vs Croatia

13 June 2006
21:00
 Brazil  1 – 0  Croatia Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Kaká  44' (Report)
Brazil
Croatia

BRAZIL:
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

CROATIA:
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa
CB 7 Dario Šimić
CB 4 Robert Kovač 67'
CB 3 Josip Šimunić
RM 2 Darijo Srna
CM 10 Niko Kovač (c) 32' 41'
CM 5 Igor Tudor 90'
LM 8 Marko Babić
AM 19 Niko Kranjčar
CF 9 Dado Pršo
CF 17 Ivan Klasnić 56'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jerko Leko 41'
FW 18 Ivica Olić 56'
Manager:
Zlatko Kranjčar

Man of the Match:
Kaká

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez
Héctor Vergara
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar

Japan vs Croatia

18 June 2006
15:00
 Japan  0 – 0  Croatia FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
(Report)
Japan
Croatia

JAPAN:
GK 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 42'
RB 21 Akira Kaji
CB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) 21'
CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa
LB 14 Alex 72'
RM 8 Mitsuo Ogasawara
CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata
CM 15 Takashi Fukunishi 46'
LM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura
CF 13 Atsushi Yanagisawa 61'
CF 9 Naohiro Takahara 85'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Junichi Inamoto 46'
FW 20 Keiji Tamada 61'
MF 16 Masashi Oguro 85'
Coach:
Zico

CROATIA:
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'
Coach:
Zlatko Kranjčar

Man of the Match:
Hidetoshi Nakata

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans
Walter Vromans
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey

Brazil vs Australia

18 June 2006
18:00
 Brazil  2 – 0  Australia FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Adriano  49'
Fred  90'		 (Report)
Brazil
Australia

BRAZIL:
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'
Coach:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

AUSTRALIA:
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 21 Mile Sterjovski
AM 4 Tim Cahill 56'
LW 5 Jason Culina 39'
CF 9 Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
MF 23 Mark Bresciano 41'
FW 10 Harry Kewell 56'
FW 15 John Aloisi 69'
Coach:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Zé Roberto

Assistant referees:
Christian Schraer
Jan-Hendrik Salver
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez
Fifth official:
Leonel Leal

Japan vs Brazil

22 June 2006
21:00
 Japan  1 – 4  Brazil FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
Tamada  34' (Report) Ronaldo  45+1', 81'
Juninho  53'
Gilberto  59'
Japan
Brazil

JAPAN:
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'
Coach:
Zico

BRAZIL:
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 Pernambucano
CM 17 Gilberto Silva
LM 10 Ronaldinho 71'
CF 9 Ronaldo
CF 23 Robinho
Substitutions:
MF 11 Zé Roberto 71'
MF 20 Ricardinho 71'
GK 12 Rogério Ceni 82'
Coach:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:
Ronaldo

Assistant referees:
Lionel Dagorne
Vincent Texier
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe

Croatia vs Australia

22 June 2006
21:00
 Croatia  2 – 2  Australia Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Srna  2'
N. Kovač  56'		 (Report) Moore  38' (pen.)
Kewell  79'
Croatia
Australia

CROATIA:
GK 1 Stipe Pletikosa 70'
CB 7 Dario Šimić  32', 85'
CB 13 Stjepan Tomas 83'
CB 3 Josip Šimunić 61'  90', 90+3'[1]
CM 5 Igor Tudor 38'
CM 10 Niko Kovač (c)
RW 2 Darijo Srna
AM 19 Niko Kranjčar 65'
LW 8 Marko Babić
CF 9 Dado Pršo
CF 18 Ivica Olić 74'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Jerko Leko 65'
MF 14 Luka Modrić 74'
FW 17 Ivan Klasnić 83'
Coach:
Zlatko Kranjčar

AUSTRALIA:
GK 18 Željko Kalac
CB 3 Craig Moore
CB 2 Lucas Neill
CB 14 Scott Chipperfield 75'
RM 7 Brett Emerton  81', 87'
CM 13 Vince Grella 63'
LM 21 Mile Sterjovski 71'
RW 5 Jason Culina
AM 4 Tim Cahill
LW 10 Harry Kewell
CF 9 Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
FW 15 John Aloisi 63'
MF 23 Mark Bresciano 71'
FW 19 Joshua Kennedy 75'
Coach:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Harry Kewell

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp
Glen Turner
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey

Notes

  1. ^ Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee (Graham Poll) failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow. The original FIFA match report listed all three yellow cards, however was revised shortly after, with the second yellow card (90') not being recorded; it is unknown whether this was for consistency in the reports, or whether the card was retrospectively overturned.

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