World Cup IV

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 Arabia


Qualified 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
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