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France overcomes defiant Portugal 1-0
France overcame a defiant Portugal 1-0 in the highly exciting second semi-final match of the FIFA World Cup in Munich on July 05, 2006. Both sides displayed a superb game, but it was the first-half penalty, which the French captain Zinedine Zidane successfully converted into a goal in the (33'), made all the difference. Lilian Thuram (FRA) was declared the Man-of-the-Match for his good all-round performance.
| Match | Date | Teams | Venue | Result |
| 61 | 04-Jul-2006 | GER VS. ITA | Dortmund | 0:2 |
| 62 | 05-Jul-2006 | POR VS. FRA | Munich | 0:1 |
Italy defeats host Germany (2-0)
Italy stunned the host Germany by defeating them 2-0 in a truly enthralling first semi-final match in Dortmund on July 4, 2006. Both teams played superbly, and had their share of chances and misses. But when a penalty shoot-out was looking imminent after 29 minute of extra-time play, Italian striker Fabio Grosso scored a superb goal in the 119-th minute, crushing the dreams of Germany reaching to the FIFA World Cup Final. The second goal was scored by the substitute Alessandro Del Piero in the (121+'). Andrea Pirlo (ITA) was declared the Man-of-the-Match for his superb all-round performance.
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