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World Cup finals 2006: The groups have been decided
Who is playing who? That's the big question before every World Cup finals:
This question was finally answered in Leipzig on December 9th. After the draw, here is the group stage line-up for the FIFA World Cup.
| GROUP A |
| Germany |
| Costa Rica |
| Poland |
| Ecuador |
| GROUP A SCHEDULE |
| Germany | - | Costa Rica | | | | 09/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Munich |
| Poland | - | Ecuador | | | | 09/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Gelsenkirchen |
| Germany | - | Poland | | | | 14/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Dortmund |
| Ecuador | - | Costa Rica | | | | 15/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Hamburg |
| Ecuador | - | Germany | | | | 20/06/06 | | 16:00 | | Berlin |
| Costa Rica | - | Poland | | | | 20/06/06 | | 16:00 | | Hanover |
| GROUP B |
| England |
| Paraguay |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
| Schweden |
| GROUP B SCHEDULE |
| England | - | Paraguay | | | | 10/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Frankfurt |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | Schweden | | | | 10/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Dortmund |
| England | - | Trinidad and Tobago | | | | 15/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Nuremberg |
| Schweden | - | Paraguay | | | | 15/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Berlin |
| Schweden | - | England | | | | 20/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Cologne |
| Paraguay | - | Trinidad and Tobago | | | | 20/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Kaiserslautern |
| GROUP C |
| Argentina |
| Ivory Coast |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
| Netherlands |
| GROUP C SCHEDULE |
| Argentina | - | Ivory Coast | | | | 10/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Hamburg |
| Serbia and Montenegro | - | Netherlands | | | | 11/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Leipzig |
| Argentina | - | Serbia and Montenegro | | | | 16/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Gelsenkirchen |
| Netherlands | - | Ivory Coast | | | | 16/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Stuttgart |
| Netherlands | - | Argentina | | | | 21/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Frankfurt |
| Ivory Coast | - | Serbia and Montenegro | | | | 21/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Munich |
| GROUP D |
| Mexiko |
| Iran |
| Angola |
| Portugal |
| GROUP D SCHEDULE |
| Mexiko | - | Iran | | | | 11/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Nuremberg |
| Angola | - | Portugal | | | | 11/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Köln |
| Mexiko | - | Angola | | | | 16/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Hanover |
| Portugal | - | Iran | | | | 17/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Frankfurt |
| Portugal | - | Mexiko | | | | 21/06/06 | | 16:00 | | Gelsenkirchen |
| Iran | - | Angola | | | | 21/06/06 | | 16:00 | | Leipzig |
| GROUP E |
| Italy |
| Ghana |
| USA |
| Czech Republic |
| GROUP E SCHEDULE |
| Italy | - | Ghana | | | | 12/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Hanover |
| USA | - | Czech Republic | | | | 12/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Gelsenkirchen |
| Italy | - | USA | | | | 17/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Kaiserslautern |
| Czech Republic | - | Ghana | | | | 17/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Cologne |
| Czech Republic | - | Italy | | | | 22/06/06 | | 16:00 | | Hamburg |
| Ghana | - | USA | | | | 22/06/06 | | 16:00 | | Nuremberg |
| GROUP F |
| Brazil |
| Croatia |
| Australia |
| Japan |
| GROUP F SCHEDULE |
| Australia | - | Japan | | | | 12/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Kaiserslautern |
| Brazil | - | Croatia | | | | 13/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Berlin |
| Brazil | - | Australia | | | | 18/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Munich |
| Japan | - | Croatia | | | | 18/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Nuremberg |
| Japan | - | Brazil | | | | 22/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Dortmund |
| Croatia | - | Australia | | | | 22/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Stuttgart |
| GROUP G |
| France |
| Switzerland |
| Republik Korea |
| Togo |
| GROUP G SCHEDULE |
| France | - | Switzerland | | | | 13/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Stuttgart |
| Republic of Korea | - | Togo | | | | 13/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Frankfurt |
| France | - | Republic of Korea | | | | 18/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Leipzig |
| Togo | - | Switzerland | | | | 19/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Dortmund |
| Togo | - | France | | | | 23/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Cologne |
| Switzerland | - | Republic of Korea | | | | 23/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Hanover |
| GROUP H |
| Spain |
| Ukraine |
| Tunisia |
| Saudi Arabia |
| GROUP H SCHEDULE |
| Spain | - | Ukraine | | | | 14/06/06 | | 15:00 | | Leipzig |
| Tunisia | - | Saudi Arabia | | | | 14/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Munich |
| Spain | - | Tunisia | | | | 19/06/06 | | 21:00 | | Stuttgart |
| Saudi Arabia | - | Ukraine | | | | 19/06/06 | | 18:00 | | Hamburg |
| Saudi Arabia | - | Spain | | | | 23/06/06 | | 16:00 | | Kaiserslautern |
| Ukraine | - | Tunisia | | | | 23/06/06 | | 16:00 | | Berlin |
More information
Deutsche Welle website on World Cup qualification process
Overview of qualifying teams on FIFA web pages
Overview of all qualifying groups on FIFA web pages
FIFA World Cup 2006 match schedule
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