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The FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee announced the 2006 World Cup fixtures on December 03, 2003 in Frankfurt, Germany. The Committee approved the match fixtures as well as venues for the 18 th FIFA World Cup finals in the meeting. According to fixtures, a total of 12 world-class venues in 12 beautiful German cities will organize a total of 64 matches between June 09, 2006 and July 09, 2006. It was also decided that the opening match of 2006 FIFA World Cup would be held in Munich, while Berlin will be the privileged city to host the final. The fixtures for two semi-finals are gone in favor of Dortmund and Munich, with the 3 rd place play-off contested in Stuttgart.
According to FIFA World Cup fixtures, each of 12 venues will host 4 group matches and at least one second-stage match. The fixture also planned in such way that no team will play in the same stadium twice in the group stage. | In addition, each venue will play two seeded (highest ranked in the FIFA Rankings and the host nation) teams, competing for a berth in the second-round matches. According to 2006 World Cup fixtures, group-stage matches will commence from 09 June 2006 and last till 23 June 2006, while second-round matches will be held from June 24-27, 2006. The fixtures for World Cup Quarter-Finals are decided in favor of Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Gelsenkirchen, which will be held on June 30 and July 01, 2006. Dortmund and Munich will be the venues for World Cup 2006 Semi-Finals, whose fixtures are on July 04 and July 05, 2006. Berlin will host the 2006 World Cup Final on Sunday July 09, 2006. Below is provided a group wise fixture of FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Group Wise Fixtures – FIFA World Cup 2006
Group A (Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador) |
Match |
Date |
Venue |
Teams |
Time |
1 |
09-Jun-06 |
Munich |
GER:CRC |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
2 |
09-Jun-06 |
Gelsenkirchen |
POL:ECU |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
17 |
14-Jun-06 |
Dortmund |
GER:POL |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
18 |
15-Jun-06 |
Hamburg |
ECU:CRC |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
33 |
20-Jun-06 |
Berlin |
ECU:GER |
16:00 (14:00 GMT) |
34 |
20-Jun-06 |
Hanover |
CRC:POL |
16:00 (14:00 GMT) |
Group B (England, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Sweden) |
Match |
Date |
Venue |
Teams |
Time |
3 |
10-Jun-06 |
Frankfurt |
ENG:PAR |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
4 |
10-Jun-06 |
Dortmund |
TRI:SWE |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
19 |
15-Jun-06 |
Nuremberg |
ENG:TRI |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
20 |
15-Jun-06 |
Berlin |
SWE:PAR |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
35 |
20-Jun-06 |
Cologne |
SWE:ENG |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
36 |
20-Jun-06 |
Kaiserslautern |
PAR:TRI |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
Group C (Argentina, Cote d'Ivoire, Serbia & Montenegro, Netherlands) |
Match |
Date |
Venue |
Teams |
Time |
5 |
10-Jun-06 |
Hamburg |
ARG:CIV |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
6 |
11-Jun-06 |
Leipzig |
SCG:NED |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
21 |
16-Jun-06 |
Gelsenkirchen |
ARG:SCG |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
22 |
16-Jun-06 |
Stuttgart |
NED:CIV |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
37 |
21-Jun-06 |
Frankfurt |
NED:ARG |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
38 |
21-Jun-06 |
Munich |
CIV:SCG |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
Group D (Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal) |
Match |
Date |
Venue |
Teams |
Time |
7 |
11-Jun-06 |
Nuremberg |
MEX:IRN |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
8 |
11-Jun-06 |
Cologne |
ANG:POR |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
23 |
16-Jun-06 |
Hanover |
MEX:ANG |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
24 |
17-Jun-06 |
Frankfurt |
POR:IRN |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
39 |
21-Jun-06 |
Gelsenkirchen |
POR:MEX |
16:00 (14:00 GMT) |
40 |
21-Jun-06 |
Leipzig |
IRN:ANG |
16:00 (14:00 GMT) |
Group E (Italy, Ghana, United States of America, Czech Republic) |
Match |
Date |
Venue |
Teams |
Time |
9 |
12-Jun-06 |
Hanover |
ITA:GHA |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
10 |
12-Jun-06 |
Gelsenkirchen |
USA:CZE |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
25 |
17-Jun-06 |
Kaiserslautern |
ITA:USA |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
26 |
17-Jun-06 |
Cologne |
CZE:GHA |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
41 |
22-Jun-06 |
Hamburg |
CZE:ITA |
16:00 (14:00 GMT) |
42 |
22-Jun-06 |
Nuremberg |
GHA:USA |
16:00 (14:00 GMT) |
Group F (Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan) |
Match |
Date |
Venue |
Teams |
Time |
11 |
13-Jun-06 |
Berlin |
BRA: CRO |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
12 |
12-Jun-06 |
Kaiserslautern |
AUS:JPN |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
27 |
18-Jun-06 |
Munich |
BRA:AUS |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
28 |
18-Jun-06 |
Nuremberg |
JPN:CRO |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
43 |
22-Jun-06 |
Dortmund |
JPN:BRA |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
44 |
22-Jun-06 |
Stuttgart |
CRO:AUS |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
Group G (France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo) |
Match |
Date |
Venue |
Teams |
Time |
13 |
13-Jun-06 |
Stuttgart |
FRA:SUI |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
14 |
13-Jun-06 |
Frankfurt |
KOR:TOG |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
29 |
18-Jun-06 |
Leipzig |
FRA:KOR |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
30 |
19-Jun-06 |
Dortmund |
TOG:SUI |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
45 |
23-Jun-06 |
Cologne |
TOG:FRA |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
46 |
23-Jun-06 |
Hanover |
SUI:KOR |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
Group H (Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia) |
Match |
Date |
Venue |
Teams |
Time |
15 |
14-Jun-06 |
Leipzig |
ESP:UKR |
15:00 (13:00 GMT) |
16 |
14-Jun-06 |
Munich |
TUN:KSA |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
31 |
19-Jun-06 |
Stuttgart |
ESP:TUN |
21:00 (19:00 GMT) |
32 |
19-Jun-06 |
Hamburg |
KSA:UKR |
18:00 (16:00 GMT) |
47 |
23-Jun-06 |
Kaiserslautern |
KSA:ESP |
16:00 (14:00 GMT) |
48 |
23-Jun-06 |
Berlin |
UKR:TUN |
16:00 (14:00 GMT) |
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