Archive for Matches & Results
World Cup 2006 Quarter finals
Starting with Quarter finals there are only eight matches left to be played in the FIFA World Cup 2006.
| Date | Match | Time/Result | City | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2006 |  |
GER : ARG |  |
1:1 (1:1, 0:0) PSO 4:2 | Berlin |
| 30-Jun-2006 |  |
ITA : UKR |  |
3:0 (1:0) | Hamburg |
| 01-Jul-2006 |  |
ENG : POR |  |
0:0 (0:0) PSO 1:3 | Gelsenkirchen |
| 01-Jul-2006 |  |
BRA : FRA |  |
0:1 (0:0) | Frankfurt |
Ronaldo wrote FIFA World Cup history
Ronaldo became the all-time top scorer in FIFA World Cup history. In the fifth minute, while Brazil advanced to quater finale in 3-0 win over Ghana, he scored the first goal. Ronaldo’s goal took him past the 14 goals scored by Germany’s Gerd ‘Der Bomber’ Muller.
Ronaldo’s World Cup goals:
Italy : Australia - Was there really a penalty?
Round of 16, 17:00 CET, Kaiserslautern
Italy : Australia 1:0 (0:0)
Toti (95′ penalty)
16 yellow and 4 red cards in one game
The Dutch team is already on the way home while Portugal are into the quarter-finals for only the second time in their history where they will meet England. Referee Ivanov Valentin showed 16 yellow and 4 red cards during the Portugal’s 1:0 victory over Netherlands. Too bad that there wasn’t much football played.
The Round of 16
World Cup 2006 Round of 16
| Date | Match | Time/Result | City | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2006 | |
GER : SWE |  |
2:0 (2:0) | Munich |
| 24-Jun-2006 | |
ARG : MEX |  |
2:1 ot (1:1, 1:1) | Leipzig |
| 25-Jun-2006 | |
ENG : ECU |  |
1:0 (0:0) | Sttutgart |
| 25-Jun-2006 | |
POR : NED |  |
1:0 (1:0) | Nuremberg |
| 26-Jun-2006 | |
ITA : AUS |  |
1:0 (0:0) | Kaiserslautern |
| 26-Jun-2006 |  |
SUI : UKR | |
0:0 (0:0) PSO 0:3 | Cologne |
| 27-Jun-2006 | |
BRA : GHA |  |
3:0 (2:0) | Dortmund |
| 27-Jun-2006 |  |
ESP : FRA | |
1:3 (1:1) | Hanover |
Spain to win the World Cup
In the year 1555, the most famous fore-teller Nostradamus, predicted that the Spanish team will win the World Cup 2006.
Nostradamus wrote:
Spanish king and his army will cross over the Pyrenees at the end of the sixth month of the sixth year. The king will win the battle with Beelzebub on the fields of Central Europe, and the army will return the Holy Grail to Spain.
The Spanish journalists interpreted the prediction in the following way:
Mines to cut power during World Cup
Gold Fields, Africa’s second biggest gold producer after South Africa, was told to temporarily cut power usage at its two mines in Ghana during the World Cup as thousands of televisions sucked up power.
Terence Goodlace, head of international operations announced:
We were asked to cut down on our power use during the World Cup… it was a formal letter that came through.
Final group games are here
The final group stage round begins today. The next four days we are going to watch simultaneously played games starting today with Group A and Group B. The first packet will be played at 16:00 CET and the second one at 21:00 CET.
Group A
Ecuador - Germany, 16:00 CET, Berlin
Both teams are already through to the last sixteen, but first place in Group A is still up for grabs.
Costa Rica - Poland, 16:00, Hanover
Poland will be keen to avoid finishing bottom of the group against Ticos before making the trip home.
Group B
Sweden - England, 21:00, Cologne
Sweden needs a draw to finish second in Group B and to secure the second round.
Paraguay - Trinidad & Tobago, 21:00, Kaiserslautern
Trinidad & Tobago needs all three points to have any chance of reaching the last sixteen.
World Cup Firefox Add-on
Another way to go along with the FIFA World Cup 2006 is with Joga.com Companion which adds soccer flavor to popular open source Web browser, enabling fans to stay connected with scores, videos and each other.
Soccer fans all over the world can now have a Web browser that reflects their passion for the game. With the Joga.com Companion, Firefox becomes a new resource for soccer fans who are eager to stay up-to-date with their favorite teams and show their support while browsing the Web. Fans can theme their Web browser with national team colors, track the latest scores and headlines, view videos, easily find new communities to join, and receive up-to-the-minute match and goal notifications right in their browser.
