All World Cup Matches – Day-by-Day Timetable
– June 9 to July 9, 2006 –
Please Note, on all times below: given both as 
Local (in bold green type) and as 
GMT (in black type)!
Local (German) time is CET, which is GMT+2, in the European Summer (i.e., during th World Cup).
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GMT |
Group |
Squads' 1st Matches in 1st Round |
Venue |
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Fri 9 June |
18:00 |
16:00 |
A |
Germany x Costa Rica |
München |
| 2 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
A |
Poland x Ecuador |
Gelsenkirchen |
| 3 |
Sat 10 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
B |
England x Paraguay |
Frankfurt |
| 4 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
B |
Trinidad and Tobago x Sweden |
Dortmund |
| 5 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
C |
Argentina x Côte d'Ivoire |
Hamburg |
| 6 |
Sun 11 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
C |
Serbia and Montenegro x Netherlands |
Leipzig |
| 7 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
D |
Mexico x Iran |
Nürnberg |
| 8 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
D |
Angola x Portugal |
Köln |
| 12 |
Mon 12 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
F |
Australia x Japan |
Kaiserslautern |
| 10 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
E |
United States x Czech Republic |
Gelsenkirchen |
| 9 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
E |
Italy x Ghana |
Hannover |
| 14 |
Tue 13 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
G |
Korea Republic x Togo |
Frankfurt |
| 13 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
G |
France x Switzerland |
Stuttgart |
| 11 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
F |
Brazil x Croatia |
Berlin |
| 15 |
Wed 14 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
H |
Spain x Ukraine |
Leipzig |
| 16 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
H |
Tunisia x Saudi Arabia |
München |
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Time |
GMT |
Group |
Squads' 2nd Matches in 1st Round |
Venue |
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| 17 |
Wed 14 June |
21:00 |
19:00 |
A |
Germany x Poland |
Dortmund |
| 18 |
Thu 15 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
A |
Ecuador x Costa Rica |
Hamburg |
| 19 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
B |
England x Trinidad and Tobago |
Nürnberg |
| 20 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
B |
Sweden x Paraguay |
Berlin |
| 21 |
Fri 16 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
C |
Argentina x Serbia and Montenegro |
Gelsenkirchen |
| 22 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
C |
Netherlands x Côte d'Ivoire |
Stuttgart |
| 23 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
D |
Mexico x Angola |
Hannover |
| 24 |
Sat 17 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
D |
Portugal x Iran |
Frankfurt |
| 26 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
E |
Czech Republic x Ghana |
Köln |
| 25 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
E |
Italy x United States |
Kaiserslautern |
| 28 |
Sun 18 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
F |
Japan x Croatia |
Nürnberg |
| 27 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
F |
Brazil x Australia |
München |
| 29 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
G |
France x Korea Republic |
Leipzig |
| 30 |
Mon 19 June |
15:00 |
13:00 |
G |
Togo x Switzerland |
Dortmund |
| 32 |
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18:00 |
16:00 |
H |
Saudi Arabia x Ukraine |
Hamburg |
| 31 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
H |
Spain x Tunisia |
Stuttgart |
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Time |
GMT |
Group |
Squads' 3rd Matches in 1st Round |
Venue |
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| 33 |
Tue 20 June |
16:00 |
14:00 |
A |
Ecuador x Germany |
Berlin |
| 34 |
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16:00 |
14:00 |
A |
Costa Rica x Poland |
Hannover |
| 35 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
B |
Sweden x England |
Köln |
| 36 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
B |
Paraguay x Trinidad and Tobago |
Kaiserslautern |
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| 39 |
Wed 21 June |
16:00 |
14:00 |
D |
Portugal x Mexico |
Gelsenkirchen |
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16:00 |
14:00 |
D |
Iran x Angola |
Leipzig |
| 37 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
C |
Netherlands x Argentina |
Frankfurt |
| 38 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
C |
Côte d'Ivoire x Serbia and Montenegro |
München |
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| 41 |
Thu 22 June |
16:00 |
14:00 |
E |
Czech Republic x Italy |
Hamburg |
| 42 |
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16:00 |
14:00 |
E |
Ghana x United States |
Nürnberg |
| 43 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
F |
Japan x Brazil |
Dortmund |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
F |
Croatia x Australia |
Stuttgart |
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| 47 |
Fri 23 June |
16:00 |
14:00 |
H |
Saudi Arabia x Spain |
Kaiserslautern |
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16:00 |
14:00 |
H |
Ukraine x Tunisia |
Berlin |
| 45 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
G |
Togo x France |
Köln |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
G |
Switzerland x Korea Republic |
Hannover |
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The top two teams in each Group qualify for the 2nd round, which starts the knock-out phase of the World Cup (see table right below):
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Round of Sixteen |
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Date |
Time |
GMT |
Match |
Venue |
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| 49 |
Sat 24 June |
17:00 |
15:00 |
Germany x Sweden |
München |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
Argentina x Mexico |
Leipzig |
| 51 |
Sun 25 June |
17:00 |
15:00 |
England x Ecuador |
Stuttgart |
| 52 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
Portugal x Netherlands |
Nürnberg |
| 53 |
Mon 26 June |
17:00 |
15:00 |
Italy x Australia |
Kaiserslautern |
| 54 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
Switzerland x Ukraine |
Köln |
| 55 |
Tue 27 June |
17:00 |
15:00 |
Brazil x Ghana |
Dortmund |
| 56 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
Spain x France |
Hannover |
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Quarter Finals |
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Time |
GMT |
Match |
Venue |
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| 57 |
Fri 30 June |
17:00 |
15:00 |
Germany x Argentina |
Berlin |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
Italy x Ukraine |
Hamburg |
| 59 |
Sat 1 July |
17:00 |
15:00 |
England x Portugal |
Gelsenkirchen |
| 60 |
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21:00 |
19:00 |
Brazil x France |
Frankfurt |
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Semi Finals |
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GMT |
Match |
Venue |
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| 61 |
Tue 4 July |
21:00 |
19:00 |
Germany x Italy |
Dortmund |
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Wed 5 July |
21:00 |
19:00 |
Portugal x France |
München |
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Time |
GMT |
Final Play-Offs |
Venue |
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Third Place Match |
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Sat 8 July |
21:00 |
19:00 |
Germany x Portugal |
Stuttgart |
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Final Match |
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Sun 9 July |
20:00 |
18:00 |
Italy x France |
Berlin |
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Abbreviations, above: used by FIFA, as well as in this eBook.
Numbers 1-4, above, correspond to the numbering used for the Groups drawing,
in Leipzig (2005), number one being the seed.squad, in each Group.
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GER: Germany
ENG: England
ARG: Argentina
MEX: Mexico
CRC: Costa Rica
PAR: Paraguay
CIV: Côte d'Ivoire
IRN: Iran
POL: Poland
TRI: Trinidad and Tobago
SCG: Serbia and Montenegro
ANG: Angola
ECU: Ecuador
SWE: Sweden
NED: Netherlands
POR: Portugal
ITA: Italy 
BRA: Brazil
FRA: France
ESP: Spain
GHA: Ghana
CRO: Croatia
SUI: Switzerland
UKR: Ukraine
USA: United States
AUS: Australia
KOR: Korea Republic
TUN: Tunisia
CZE: Czech Republic
JPN: Japan
TOG: Togo
KSA: Saudi Arabia
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