Introduction
This was the fourth
World Cup held in WE8. The field expanded yet again, swelling to 70 nations who participated in this World Cup. Most of the new comers were from
Africa, as
Algeria,
Angola,
Congo DR,
Guinea,
Mozambique, and
Togo attempted to qualify for the first time.
Guadeloupe also entered from the
CONCACAF region.
Cote d'Ivoire qualified automatically as the defending champions from the
previous World Cup. In the final 32 were 16 nations from Europe, 7 from Africa, 4 from South America, 3 from North America, and 2 from Asia.
- Teams Entered: 70
- Champion:
Georgia (2nd) - Top Scorer:
Iashvili (7)
Qualification
Results
UEFA Group A
1.
Russia - 12 pts +3 GD 4 GF 1 GA
2.
Germany - 8 pts +0 GD 2 GF 2 GA
3.
Austria - 6 pts -1 GD 2 GF 3 GA
4.
Greece - 4 pts -2 GD 2 GF 4 GA
Russia 0 – 0 Greece
Austria 0 – 0 Germany
Greece 0 – 0 Austria
Germany 0 – 1 Russia [Kerzhakov]
Germany 1 – 0 Greece [Klose]
Austria 0 – 1 Russia [Alenitchev]
Austria 2 – 1 Greece [Wallner, Floegel; Vryzas]
Russia 1 – 0 Germany [Titov]
Greece 1 – 1 Russia [Papadopoulos; Dabizas - OG]
Germany 1 – 0 Austria [Klose]
Greece 0 – 0 Germany
Russia 0 – 0 Austria
UEFA Group B
1.
Bulgaria - 9 pts +0 GD 4 GF 4 GA
2.
Slovakia - 8 pts +1 GD 7 GF 6 GA
3.
Portugal - 8 pts +1 GD 4 GF 3 GA
4.
Italy - 7 pts -2 GD 4 GF 6 GA
Bulgaria 0 – 0 Portugal
Italy 1 – 3 Slovakia [Inzaghi; Kozomay, Souzie Njemes, Janaucho]
Portugal 2 – 0 Italy [Nuno Gomez, Figo]
Slovakia 1 – 1 Bulgaria [Souzie Njemes; Laniiv]
Slovakia 2 – 1 Portugal [Valzzak x2; Rui Costa]
Italy 0 – 1 Bulgaria [Bodojiv]
Italy 0 – 0 Portugal
Bulgaria 1 – 1 Slovakia [Bojirinov; Souzie Njemes]
Portugal 0 – 1 Bulgaria [Denikrov]
Slovakia 0 – 1 Italy [Fiore]
Portugal 1 – 0 Slovakia [Pauleta]
Bulgaria 0 – 2 Italy [Vieri x2]
UEFA Group C
1.
Norway - 16 pts +21 GD 23 GF 2 GA
2.
Serbia & Montenegro - 11 pts +0 GD 4 GF 4 GA
3.
Romania - 6 pts -5 GD 6 GF 11 GA
4.
Ireland - 1 pts -16 GD 1 GF 17 GA
Romania 0 – 1 Serbia & Montenegro [D. Konacevic]
Norway 3 – 1 Ireland [Carew, F. Johnsen x2; Connolly]
Serbia & Montenegro 0 – 3 Norway [Carew, Bergdolmo, Flo]
Ireland 0 – 4 Romania [Ganea, Mutu x3]
Ireland 0 – 0 Serbia & Montenegro
Norway 2 – 0 Romania [Flo, Solskjaer]
Norway 1 – 1 Serbia & Montenegro [Flo; Mironevic]
Romania 2 – 0 Ireland [Mutu x2]
Serbia & Montenegro 1 – 0 Romania [Venicchi]
Ireland 0 – 7 Norway [Flo x3, Solskjaer x2, Carew, Iversen]
Serbia & Montenegro 1 – 0 Ireland [Mironevic]
Romania 0 – 7 Norway [Andresen x2, Riise, Bakke, Flo x2, Soslkjaer]
UEFA Group D
1.
Netherlands - 13 pts +5 GD 7 GF 2 GA
2.
Scotland - 12 pts +0 GD 4 GF 4 GA
3.
Croatia - 7 pts -1 GD 5 GF 6 GA
4.
Denmark - 3 pts -4 GD 5 GF 9 GA
Scotland 1 – 0 Netherlands [McFadden]
Denmark 0 – 3 Croatia [Roza, Kunumalic, Prso]
Netherlands 2 – 1 Denmark [Van Der Meyde, Robben; P. Nielsen]
Croatia 0 – 1 Scotland [Crawford]
Croatia 0 – 0 Netherlands
Denmark 3 – 0 Scotland [Sand, Tomasson, Madsen]
Denmark 0 – 1 Netherlands [Makaay]
Scotland 1 – 0 Croatia [Fletcher]
Netherlands 1 – 0 Scotland [Van Nistelrooy]
Croatia 2 – 1 Denmark [Prso x2; Tomasson]
Netherlands 3 – 0 Croatia [Van Nistelrooy, Zirkoric - OG, Sneijder]
Scotland 1 – 0 Denmark [McFadden]
UEFA Group E
1.
Turkey - 11 pts +4 GD 7 GF 3 GA
2.
Belgium - 9 pts +1 GD 3 GF 2 GA
3.
Hungary - 9 pts +0 GD 5 GF 5 GA
4.
Wales - 3 pts -5 GD 4 GF 9 GA
Belgium 1 – 1 Wales [Buffel; Kulmaso]
Hungary 0 – 2 Turkey [Ilhan x2]
Wales 0 – 1 Hungary [Szabics]
Turkey 0 – 1 Belgium [Buffel]
Turkey 1 – 1 Wales [Hamit Altintop; Harston]
Hungary 1 – 0 Belgium [Szabics]
Hungary 3 – 1 Wales [Szabics x2, Miriuta; Giggs]
Belgium 0 – 0 Turkey
Wales 0 – 0 Belgium
Turkey 1 – 0 Hungary [Hasan Sas]
Wales 1 – 3 Turkey [Giggs; Hakan Suker x2, Nihat]
Belgium 1 – 0 Hungary [E. Mpenza]
UEFA Group F
1.
Slovenia - 14 pts +4 GD 4 GF 0 GA
2.
Sweden - 9 pts +1 GD 4 GF 3 GA
3.
Czech Republic - 7 pts +2 GD 5 GF 3 GA
4.
Switzerland - 2 pts -7 GD 2 GF 9 GA
Switzerland 1 – 1 Sweden [H. Yakin; Kallstrom]
Slovenia 1 – 0 Czech Republic [Siliak]
Sweden 0 – 0 Slovenia
Czech Republic 3 – 0 Switzerland [Koller x2, Baros]
Czech Republic 0 – 1 Sweden [Allback]
Slovenia 1 – 0 Switzerland [Zaoric]
Slovenia 1 – 0 Sweden [Acimowic]
Switzerland 0 – 2 Czech Republic [Koller, Smicer]
Sweden 2 – 1 Switzerland [Ljungberg, A. Svensson; H. Yakin]
Czech Republic 0 – 1 Slovenia [Sewasran]
Sweden 0 – 0 Czech Republic
Switzerland 0 – 0 Slovenia
UEFA Group G
1.
Poland - 12 pts +2 GD 5 GF 3 GA
2.
England - 7 pts +0 GD 2 GF 2 GA
3.
Spain - 6 pts +0 GD 4 GF 4 GA
4.
Ukraine - 6 pts -2 GD 3 GF 5 GA
Spain 1 – 1 Ukraine [Baraja; Vorobei]
England 1 – 0 Poland [Rooney]
Ukraine 0 – 0 England
Poland 1 – 0 Spain [Hajto]
Poland 1 – 2 Ukraine [Wichniarek; Venhlinskyy, Vorobei]
England 0 – 0 Spain
England 0 – 0 Ukraine
Spain 0 – 1 Poland [Zurawski]
Ukraine 0 – 2 Spain [Morientes x2]
Poland 1 – 0 England [Hajto]
Ukraine 0 – 1 Poland [Zurawski]
Spain 1 – 1 England [Etxeberria; Vassel]
UEFA Group H
1.
Georgia - 20 pts +11 GD 18 GF 7 GA
2.
France - 14 pts +9 GD 17 GF 8 GA
3.
Finland - 8 pts -7 GD 6 GF 13 GA
4.
Northern Ireland - 5 pts -5 GD 3 GF 8 GA
5.
Latvia - 4 pts -8 GD 2 GF 10 GA
Finland 0 – 3 Georgia [Ashvetia, Iashvili x2]
Northern Ireland 0 – 0 France
BYE: Latvia
Latvia 0 – 5 France [Trezeguet, Henry x2, Pedretti, Pires]
Georgia 2 – 2 Northern Ireland [Arveladze, Ashvetia; Mic Hugo, Healy]
BYE: Finland
France 0 – 3 Georgia [Arveladze, Akhalkatsi, Iashvili]
Latvia 0 – 0 Finland
BYE: Northern Ireland
Georgia 2 – 1 Latvia [Ashvetia, Kobiashvili; Docmoptos]
Finland 1 – 1 Northern Ireland [Johansson; Qulin]
BYE: France
Northern Ireland 0 – 0 Latvia
France 6 – 0 Finland [Saha x2, Vieira, Zidane, Henry, Giuly]
BYE: Georgia
Georgia 1 – 1 Finland [Iashvili; Forssell]
France 1 – 0 Northern Ireland [Murlock - OG]
BYE: Latvia
France 1 – 0 Latvia [Trezeguet]
Northern Ireland 0 – 2 Georgia [Arveladze, Iashvili]
BYE: Finland
Latvia 0 – 0 Northern Ireland
Finland 1 – 1 France [Kopteff; Henry]
BYE: Georgia
Georgia 4 – 3 France [Ashvetia x2, Iashvili x2; Saha x2, Zidane]
Finland 1 – 1 Latvia [Vayrynen; Docmoptos]
BYE: Northern Ireland
Latvia 0 – 1 Georgia [Akhalkatsi]
Northern Ireland 0 – 2 Finland [Johansson x2]
BYE: France
CONMEBOL Group A
1.
Colombia - 8 pts +1 GD 6 GF 5 GA
2.
Paraguay - 8 pts +1 GD 4 GF 3 GA
3.
Argentina - 7 pts +0 GD 6 GF 6 GA
4.
Peru - 6 pts -2 GD 6 GF 8 GA
Paraguay 1 – 1 Peru [Cardozo; Farfan]
Argentina 0 – 0 Colombia
Peru 1 – 1 Argentina [Solano; Saviola]
Colombia 0 – 1 Paraguay [Cardozo]
Colombia 3 – 2 Peru [Angel x2, Agoruga; Palacios, Pizzaro]
Argentina 1 – 1 Paraguay [Claudio Lopez; Cardozo]
Argentina 1 – 2 Peru [Aimar; Pizzaro, Solano]
Paraguay 0 – 0 Colombia
Peru 0 – 0 Paraguay
Colombia 1 – 2 Argentina [Yepes; C. Delgado, Crespo]
Peru 0 – 2 Colombia [Anquel x2]
Paraguay 1 – 1 Argentina [Santa Cruz; C. Delgado]
CONMEBOL Group B
1.
Uruguay - 11 pts +6 GD 11 GF 5 GA
2.
Brazil - 8 pts +1 GD 6 GF 5 GA
3.
Chile - 7 pts -4 GD 7 GF 11 GA
4.
Ecuador - 6 pts -3 GD 5 GF 8 GA
Uruguay 0 – 0 Brazil
Chile 1 – 1 Ecuador [Norambuena; Delacrez]
Brazil 3 – 0 Chile [Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka']
Ecuador 0 – 2 Uruguay [Forlan, Recoba]
Ecuador 1 – 0 Brazil [Alexie Aguinala]
Chile 2 – 5 Uruguay [Salas, Ormazabal; Bueno x2, Regueiro, Recoba, Liguera]
Chile 0 – 1 Brazil [Adriano]
Uruguay 1 – 1 Ecuador [Chevanton; Kabitadez]
Brazil 1 – 3 Uruguay [Ronaldo; Dario Silva x2, Forlan]
Ecuador 1 – 3 Chile [Ordez; Salas x2, Pinilla]
Brazil 1 – 1 Ecuador [Alex; Mencis]
Uruguay 0 – 1 Chile [Salas]
CAF Group A
1.
Tunisia - 17 pts +4 GD 9 GF 5 GA
2.
Ghana - 12 pts +5 GD 9 GF 4 GA
3.
Cameroon - 12 pts +2 GD 9 GF 7 GA
4.
Congo DR - 10 pts -2 GD 8 GF 10 GA
5.
Angola - 4 pts -9 GD 3 GF 12 GA
Ghana 2 – 0 Cameroon [Tanko x2]
Congo DR 2 – 0 Angola [Ilunga, Bosingwa]
BYE: Tunisia
Tunisia 2 – 1 Angola [F.D. Nemtos, Butarahm; Figueiredo]
Cameroon 2 – 0 Congo DR [Mezague, Eto'o]
BYE: Ghana
Angola 0 – 0 Cameroon
Tunisia 2 – 1 Ghana [Jaili, F.D. Nemtos; Muntari]
BYE: Congo DR
Cameroon 0 – 0 Tunisia
Ghana 0 – 0 Congo DR
BYE: Angola
Congo DR 0 – 2 Tunisia [F.D. Nemtos, Jaili]
Angola 0 – 2 Ghana [Addo, Yakubu]
BYE: Cameroon
Cameroon 1 – 1 Ghana [Idorissou; Tanko]
Angola 2 – 0 Congo DR [Figueiredo, Akwa]
BYE: Tunisia
Angola 0 – 1 Tunisia [F.D. Nemtos]
Congo DR 4 – 2 Cameroon [Luyindula, Lualua x3; Idorissou x2]
BYE: Ghana
Tunisia 2 – 1 Congo DR [Butarahm, Chiromi; Luyindula]
Ghana 3 – 0 Angola [Muntari, Amoah x2]
BYE: Cameroon
Cameroon 2 – 0 Angola [Eto'o x2]
Ghana 0 – 0 Tunisia
BYE: Congo DR
Tunisia 0 – 2 Cameroon [Job x2]
Congo DR 1 – 0 Ghana [Luyindula]
BYE: Angola
CAF Group B
1.
Nigeria - 13 pts +0 GD 7 GF 7 GA
2.
Togo - 12 pts +1 GD 7 GF 6 GA
3.
Guinea - 11 pts +1 GD 4 GF 3 GA
4.
Senegal - 10 pts +0 GD 3 GF 3 GA
5.
Mali - 7 pts -2 GD 3 GF 5 GA
Senegal 0 – 1 Nigeria [Martins]
Mali 0 – 1 Guinea [S. Bangoura]
BYE: Togo
Togo 1 – 0 Guinea [Salifou]
Nigeria 0 – 0 Mali
BYE: Senegal
Guinea 2 – 0 Nigeria [Mansare x2]
Togo 1 – 1 Senegal [Mohamed Kader; Faye]
BYE: Mali
Nigeria 1 – 2 Togo [Oruma; Mamam Toure, Salifou]
Senegal 1 – 0 Mali [Diouf]
BYE: Guinea
Mali 1 – 1 Togo [Kanoute; Adebayor]
Guinea 0 – 0 Senegal
BYE: Nigeria
Nigeria 1 – 0 Senegal [Lawal]
Guinea 0 – 1 Mali [I. Coulibaly]
BYE: Togo
Guinea 0 – 1 Togo [Salifou]
Mali 1 – 2 Nigeria [Bagayoko; Okocha, Aghahowa]
BYE: Senegal
Togo 0 – 0 Mali
Senegal 0 – 0 Guinea
BYE: Nigeria
Nigeria 0 – 1 Guinea [Youla]
Senegal 1 – 0 Togo [Niang]
BYE: Mali
Togo 1 – 2 Nigeria [Adebayor; Kanu, Odemwingie]
Mali 0 – 0 Senegal
BYE: Guinea
CAF Group C
1.
South Africa - 16 pts +6 GD 11 GF 5 GA
2.
Mozambique - 11 pts +1 GD 10 GF 9 GA
3.
Egypt - 11 pts +0 GD 6 GF 6 GA
4.
Morocco - 9 pts -1 GD 6 GF 7 GA
5.
Algeria - 7 pts -6 GD 6 GF 12 GA
South Africa 2 – 1 Morocco [Moshoeu, Naimet - OG; Bigocare]
Egypt 2 – 0 Mozambique [Mido, Hossam Hassan]
BYE: Algeria
Algeria 0 – 3 Mozambique [Eusebio, Tico-Tico x2]
Morocco 0 – 1 Egypt [Mido]
BYE: South Africa
Mozambique 0 – 1 Morocco [Zamiki]
Algeria 0 – 2 South Africa [Nhleko, Mayo]
BYE: Egypt
Morocco 1 – 1 Algeria [Pabos; Zarabi]
South Africa 0 – 1 Egypt [A. Halim]
BYE: Mozambique
Egypt 1 – 1 Algeria [A. Halim; Ouadah]
Mozambique 1 – 3 South Africa [Chiquinho Conde; Pule, Koumantarakis, Zuma]
BYE: Morocco
Morocco 0 – 0 South Africa
Mozambique 2 – 0 Egypt [Chiquinho Conde; Dario]
BYE: Algeria
Mozambique 1 – 1 Algeria [Eusebio; Zidane]
Egypt 0 – 1 Morocco [Zamiki]
BYE: South Africa
Algeria 1 – 1 Egypt [Bezzaz; Mido]
South Africa 1 – 2 Mozambique [Nomvethe; Eusebio, Fish - OG]
BYE: Morocco
Morocco 1 – 1 Mozambique [Juheets Liggi; Tico-Tico]
South Africa 2 – 0 Algeria [Nomvethe, Sibaya]
BYE: Egypt
Algeria 2 – 1 Morocco [Zidane x2; Bigocare]
Egypt 0 – 1 South Africa [Koumantarakis]
BYE: Mozambique
CONCACAF
1.
United States - 28 pts +15 GD 27 GF 12 GA
2.
Costa Rica - 19 pts -1 GD 11 GF 12 GA
3.
Mexico - 17 pts +1 GD 14 GF 13 GA
4.
Jamaica - 14 pts +0 GD 15 GF 15 GA
5.
Guadeloupe - 14 pts -5 GD 13 GF 18 GA
6.
Suriname - 13 pts -2 GD 8 GF 10 GA
7.
Trinidad & Tobago - 12 pts -8 GD 12 GF 20 GA
Trinidad & Tobago 0 – 4 Jamaica [Hayles x2, Daley, Langley]
Suriname 0 – 0 Guadeloupe
United States 4 – 1 Mexico [Reyna, E. Stewart, Adu x2; Borgetti]
BYE: Costa Rica
Guadeloupe 1 – 0 Costa Rica [Henry]
Jamaica 0 – 1 Suriname [Carrilho]
Trinidad & Tobago 1 – 0 Mexico [Samuel]
BYE: United States
Jamaica 3 – 1 Costa Rica [Lowe, A. Williams, J. Johnson; Ronald Gomez]
Guadeloupe 1 – 2 United States [Henry; McBride, Wolff]
Mexico 0 – 1 Suriname [Seedorf]
BYE: Trinidad & Tobago
Costa Rica 2 – 0 Trinidad & Tobago [Ronald Gomez x2]
Guadeloupe 0 – 2 Jamaica [Daley, Fuller]
Suriname 0 – 0 United States
BYE: Mexico
United States 2 – 0 Costa Rica [Mathis, E. Stewart]
Trinidad & Tobago 3 – 1 Guadeloupe [Yorke, Birchall, Scotland; Henry]
Mexico 2 – 0 Jamaica [Bautista, J.P. Rodriguez]
BYE: Suriname
Costa Rica 0 – 1 Mexico [Bautista]
Suriname 1 – 0 Trinidad & Tobago [Seedorf]
Jamaica 1 – 3 United States [Lisbie; E. Stewart, Reyna, Donovan]
BYE: Guadeloupe
Costa Rica 1 – 0 Suriname [Ronald Gomez]
Mexico 2 – 1 Guadeloupe [Torrado, Blanco; Henry]
United States 3 – 0 Trinidad & Tobago [Reyna, Wolff, McBride]
BYE: Jamaica
Jamaica 0 – 2 Trinidad & Tobago [Yorke, Glen]
Guadeloupe 2 – 1 Suriname [Henry, Saha; Hasselbaink]
Mexico 2 – 2 United States [Borgetti, Bautista; Donovan, Reyna]
BYE: Costa Rica
Costa Rica 1 – 1 Guadeloupe [Wanchope; Saha]
Suriname 1 – 1 Jamaica [Chin-Sue - OG ; A. Williams]
Mexico 2 – 2 Trinidad & Tobago [Borgetti, Martinez; Yorke, Glen]
BYE: United States
Trinidad & Tobago 0 – 1 Costa Rica [Fonseca]
Jamaica 2 – 3 Guadeloupe [J. Williams, Daley; Wiltord x2, Henry]
United States 2 – 1 Suriname [Mathis, Donovan; Hasselbaink]
BYE: Mexico
Costa Rica 2 – 4 United States [Wanchope, Ronald Gomez; Lact - OG, Mathis, Adu x2]
Guadeloupe 3 – 1 Trinidad & Tobago [Saha x2, Henry; Stern John]
Jamaica 1 – 0 Mexico [Langley]
BYE: Suriname
Suriname 0 – 1 Costa Rica [Alonso Solis]
Guadeloupe 0 – 2 Mexico [Bautista, Borgetti]
Trinidad & Tobago 2 – 2 United States [Yorke, Samuel; Donovan, Adu]
BYE: Jamaica
Costa Rica 1 – 0 Jamaica [Ronald Gomez]
United States 2 – 1 Guadeloupe [Donovan, McBride; Saha]
Suriname 1 – 2 Mexico [Redan; Reiziger - OG, Coutinho - OG]
BYE: Trinidad & Tobago
Mexico 0 – 1 Costa Rica [Wanchope]
Trinidad & Tobago 1 – 1 Suriname [Stern John; Pinas]
United States 1 – 1 Jamaica [Convey; Berhalter - OG]
BYE: Guadeloupe
AFC
1.
Australia - 21 pts +9 GD 15 GF 6 GA
2.
Iran - 18 pts +2 GD 10 GF 8 GA
3.
Saudi Arabia - 15 pts +2 GD 10 GF 8 GA
4.
Japan - 13 pts +1 GD 8 GF 7 GA
5.
China - 10 pts -4 GD 5 GF 9 GA
6.
South Korea - 5 pts -10 GD 7 GF 17 GA
Australia 1 – 0 Iran [Aloisi]
Japan 0 – 0 China
South Korea 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia [Abushgeer]
Australia 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia [Viduka, Aloisi; Ali Qahtani]
Iran 1 – 0 Japan [Kamarapon]
China 1 – 0 South Korea [Han Kaideng]
China 1 – 2 Australia [Cai Xi; Kewell, Agostino]
South Korea 1 – 2 Japan [Seol Ki Hyeon; Kubo x2]
Saudi Arabia 2 – 0 Iran [Khariri, Al-Meshal]
Australia 3 – 0 South Korea [Viduka x2, Sterjovski]
Japan 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia [Al-Shlhoob]
Iran 1 – 0 China [Dalei]
Japan 1 – 1 Australia [Takahara; Agostino]
South Korea 0 – 3 Iran [Mahdavikia, Dalei, Kamarapon]
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 China [Al-Shahrani; Lin Ou]
Iran 1 – 0 Australia [Karimi]
China 1 – 0 Japan [Qui Yaying]
Saudi Arabia 1 – 3 South Korea [Al-Meshal; Lee Dong Guk, Ahn Jung Hwan x2]
Australia 2 – 0 China [Chipperfield, Grella]
Japan 1 – 1 South Korea [Kubo; Cha Du Ri]
Iran 0 – 2 Saudi Arabia [Abushgeer, Al-Shahrani]
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 Australia [Ali Basha; Emerton]
Japan 2 – 0 Iran [Takahara, Kubo]
South Korea 1 – 1 China [Park Ji Sung; Qui Yaying]
South Korea 0 – 2 Australia [Aloisi, Sterjovski]
Saudi Arabia 0 – 1 Japan [Okubo]
China 0 – 2 Iran [Karimi, Bogodani]
Australia 1 – 1 Japan [Aloisi; Kubo]
Iran 2 – 1 South Korea [Dalei, Mahdavikia; Kim Do Heon]
China 0 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Play-offs
Mexico 3 - 0 Saudi Arabia [Pardo, Borgetti x2]
Saudi Arabia 0 - 3 Mexico [Bravo x2, J.P. Rodriguez]
Mexico 6 - 0 Saudi ArabiaQualified Teams
Russia
Germany*
Bulgaria
Slovakia*
Norway
Serbia & Montenegro
Netherlands
Scotland
Turkey
Belgium*
Slovenia
Sweden
Poland
England
Georgia
France
Colombia
Paraguay
Uruguay
Brazil
Cote d'Ivoire
Tunisia
Ghana*
Nigeria
Togo*
South Africa
Mozambique*
United States
Costa Rica
Mexico
Australia
Iran
*First time qualifying
World Cup Finals
Group Stage
Group A
1. Turkey - 7 pts +5 GD 7 GF 2 GA
2. Nigeria - 4 pts +1 GD 4 GF 3 GA
3. Australia - 2 pts -2 GD 3 GF 5 GA
4. England - 2 pts -4 GD 1 GF 5 GA
Australia 2 - 4 Turkey [Agostino, Muscat; Ilhan, Hakan Suker, Basturk, Nihat]
England 0 - 4 Nigeria [Agali, Kanu x3]
England 1 - 1 Australia [Rooney; Viduka]
Nigeria 0 - 3 Turkey [Ilhan x2, Hakan Suker]
Australia 0 - 0 Nigeria
Turkey 0 - 0 England
Group B
1. Slovenia - 7 pts +2 GD 4 GF 2 GA
2. Slovakia - 5 pts +2 GD 3 GF 1 GA
3. Brazil - 4 pts +0 GD 3 GF 3 GA
4. Mozambique - 0 pts -4 GD 3 GF 7 GA
Slovakia 2 - 0 Mozambique [Varka, Reito]
Slovenia 1 - 0 Brazil [Zaoric]
Slovenia 0 - 0 Slovakia
Brazil 2 - 1 Mozambique [Adriano x2; Eusebio]
Slovakia 1 - 1 Brazil [Miucal; Ronaldo]
Mozambique 2 - 3 Slovenia [Eusebio, Tico-Tico; Siliak, Acimowic, Sewasran]
Group C
1. Mexico - 6 pts +1 GD 3 GF 2 GA
2. Togo - 4 pts +0 GD 2 GF 2 GA
3. Belgium - 4 pts +0 GD 1 GF 1 GA
4. Bulgaria - 3 pts -1 GD 1 GF 2 GA
Mexico 1 - 0 Bulgaria [Bautista]
Belgium 0 - 0 Togo
Belgium 0 - 1 Mexico [Borgetti]
Togo 0 - 1 Bulgaria [Bodojiv]
Mexico 1 - 2 Togo [Blanco; Mamam Toure, Adebayor]
Bulgaria 0 - 1 Belgium [E. Mpenza]
Group D
1. Cote d'Ivoire - 9 pts +4 GD 10 GF 6 GA
2. Germany - 3 pts +0 GD 4 GF 4 GA
3. Uruguay - 3 pts -1 GD 5 GF 6 GA
4. Netherlands - 3 pts -3 GD 5 GF 8 GA
Uruguay 1 - 0 Germany [Chevanton]
Netherlands 2 - 4 Cote d'Ivoire [Robben, Makaay; Drogba, Bakayoko, Sekou, Kone]
Netherlands 2 - 1 Uruguay [Munua - OG, Van Nistelrooy; Chevanton]
Cote d'Ivoire 2 - 1 Germany [Baumann - OG, Drogba; Bobic]
Uruguay 3 - 4 Cote d'Ivoire [Nunez, Regueiro, Dario Silva; Drogba x3, Bakayoko]
Germany 3 - 1 Netherlands [Kuranyi, Klose, Ballack; Kluivert]
Group E
1. Georgia - 9 pts +10 GD 11 GF 1 GA
2. Scotland - 4 pts -2 GD 3 GF 5 GA
3. Paraguay - 4 pts -2 GD 3 GF 5 GA
4. Costa Rica - 0 pts -6 GD 0 GF 6 GA
Scotland 2 - 0 Costa Rica [Dickov, Crawford]
Paraguay 1 - 4 Georgia [Enciso; Kobiashvili, Iashvili x2, Ashvetia]
Paraguay 1 - 1 Scotland [Cuevas; Fletcher]
Georgia 3 - 0 Costa Rica [Iashvili x3]
Scotland 0 - 4 Georgia [Arveladze, Ashvetia x2, Iashvili]
Costa Rica 0 - 1 Paraguay [Cardozo]
*TIEBREAKER: Penalty Shootout: Scotland 4 - 2 Paraguay
[McFadden: O, Dickov: O, B. Ferguson: O, McCann: O]
[Santa Cruz: O, Cardozo: O, Campos: X, Bonet: X]Group F
1. Norway - 9 pts +4 GD 5 GF 1 GA
2. United States - 6 pts +1 GD 3 GF 2 GA
3. France - 1 pts -2 GD 1 GF 3 GA
4. Ghana - 1 pts -3 GD 3 GF 6 GA
Norway 3 - 1 Ghana [Carew x2, Flo; Appiah]
United States 1 - 0 France [Donovan]
United States 0 - 1 Norway [Flo]
France 1 - 1 Ghana [Dacourt; Addo]
Norway 1 - 0 France [Flo]
Ghana 1 - 2 United States [Muntari; E. Stewart x2]
Group G
1. Colombia - 6 pts +2 GD 5 GF 3 GA
2. Russia - 5 pts +1 GD 2 GF 1 GA
3. Serbia & Montenegro - 2 pts -1 GD 1 GF 2 GA
4. South Africa - 2 pts -2 GD 2 GF 4 GA
Russia 0 - 0 South Africa
Serbia & Montenegro 0 - 1 Colombia [Anquel]
Serbia & Montenegro 0 - 0 Russia
Colombia 3 - 1 South Africa [Anquel x2, Muruzzo; Mayo]
Russia 2 - 1 Colombia [Smertin, Loskov; Helluro]
South Africa 1 - 1 Serbia & Montenegro [Nhleko; Keznan]
Group H
1. Poland - 7 pts +2 GD 4 GF 2 GA
2. Sweden - 4 pts +1 GD 4 GF 3 GA
3. Tunisia - 3 pts +0 GD 4 GF 4 GA
4. Iran - 3 pts -3 GD 2 GF 5 GA
Sweden 0 - 1 Iran [Kamarapon]
Tunisia 0 - 1 Poland [Niedzielan]
Tunisia 1 - 3 Sweden [Butarahm; Ibrahimovic x2, Skoog]
Poland 2 - 1 Iran [Zurawski, Niedzielan; Dalei]
Sweden 1 - 1 Poland [Ljungberg; Zurawski]
Iran 0 - 3 Tunisia [Butarahm, Cleypon, F.D. Nemtos]
Knockout Round
Round of Sixteen
Turkey 2 - 3 United States [Gibbs - OG, Tuncay; Reyna, Mathis, McBride]
Cote d'Ivoire 1 - 2 Russia [Kone; Kerzhakov, Mostovoi]
Mexico 0 - 1 Nigeria [Utaka]
Slovenia 0 - 0 Sweden (4-5 PKs)
Georgia 2 - 1 Slovakia [Kaladze, Arveladze; Souzie Njemes]
Norway 0 - 1 Germany [Bobic]
Colombia 0 - 0 Togo (4-2 PKs)
Poland 0 - 1 Scotland [Crawford]
Quarterfinals
United States 3 - 0 Russia [McBride, Mathis x2]
Nigeria 2 - 2 Sweden [Oruma, Kanu - OT; Ibrahimovic, Larsson - OT] (3-4 PKs)
Georgia 1 - 0 Germany [Kobiashvili]
Colombia 1 - 0 Scotland [Anquel]
Semifinals
United States 3 - 1 Sweden [Donovan, McBride, E. Stewart; Kallstrom]
Georgia 1 - 0 Colombia [Ivan Cordoba - OG]
Third Place
Sweden 1 - 0 Colombia [Larsson - OT]
Championship
United States 0 - 2 Georgia [Ashvetia, Iashvili]
Scoring Award
The top scorers from the tournament (players with 3 or more) were:
Iashvili - 7
Drogba - 5
Anquel - 4
Ashvetia - 4
Kanu - 4
Flo - 3
Ibrahimovic - 3
Ilhan - 3
Mathis - 3
McBride - 3
E. Stewart - 3