World Cup 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup
 
 
 
 
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BRAZIL BOUNCED
Defending champs lose to France, 1-0
The Zinedine Zidane farewell tour will continue for at least one more game, as the ageless midfielder led France to a 1-0 quarterfinal upset of defending champions Brazil in Saturday’s quarterfinal at Commerzbank Arena.
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RONALDO STRIKES MUELLER MARK
Brazilian's 15th World Cup goal
When Ronaldo rounded goalkeeper Richard Kingston to score Brazil’s first goal in a 3-0 win over Ghana at the Westfalen Stadium, he broke one of sport’s most enduring records.
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IMITATORS OUTCLASSED
Brazilians of Africa no match for Brazil
DORTMUND, Germany – The Brazilians of Africa were no match for the real deal as Brazil dominated Ghana 3-0 in a Round of 16 match on Tuesday.
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A SURPRISE GUEST
Maradona shows up for Brazil-Australia game
Diego Maradona shows up to watch Brazil take on Argentina as the crowd would rather watch him than the game.
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SPUTTERING ALONG
Brazil gets past Australia, 2-0
Two games, three goals, two victories. While many National Teams would be happy with that kind of production at the World Cup, you know the fans of the Brazilian side cannot be satisfied with the way their team looks and scores in the past week. Being five-time World Cup champions does bring high expectations for Brazil, which defeated Australia, 2-0, in a Group F match at Olympic Stadium on Sunday.
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06/13 Croatia 1-0 W
06/18 Australia 2-0 W
06/22 Japan 4-1 W
06/27 Ghana 3-0 W
07/01 France 0-1 L
09/12 New Zealand - 5:00 am
09/15 China - 8:00 am
09/20 Denmark - 8:00 am
09/23 Australia NULL-NULL T
09/27 US Women's National Team NULL-NULL T
09/30 Germany - 8:00 am
06/06 Venezuela - 9:00 PM
07/16 US Women's National Team - 10:00 pm
Population: 165,000,000
World Cup Group: F
Colors:Yellow shirts, blue shorts, white socks
Head Coach: Carlos Alberto Perreira
World Cup Appearances: 18th (every World Cup). 60-13-14. 190 goals for, 82 against. 1930 (first round), 1934 (first round), 1938 (third place), 1950 (second place), 1954 (quarterfinals), 1958 (champion), 1962 (champion), 1996 (first round), 1970 (champion), 1974 (fourth place), 1978 (third place), 1982 (second round), 1986 (quarterfinals), 1990 (second round), 1994 (champion), 1998 (second place), 2002 (champion).