Groups:
| Group A: | South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay and France |
| Group B: | Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic and Greece |
| Group C: | England, United States, Algeria and Slovenia |
| Group D: | Germany Australia, Serbia and Ghana |
| Group E: | Netherlands, Denmark, Japan and Cameroon |
| Group F: | Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia |
| Group G: | Brazil, Korea DPR, Cote d’lvoire and Portugal |
| Group H: | Spain, Switzerland, Honduras and Chile |
Will Brazil take it? So far we have Spain that we have been promised by the experts to take the crown.
2006:
Teams: 32
When: 09 June 2006 to 09 July 2006
Final: 09 July 2006
Matches: 64
Goals Scored: 147 (average 2.3 per match)
Attendance: 3359439 (average 52491)
| Winner | Italy |  |
| 2nd | France |  |
| 3rd | Germany (Hosts) |  |
| 4th | Portugal |  |
Adidas Golden Ball: Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
Adidas Golden Shoe: Miroslav KLOSE (GER)
Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA)
Best Young Player Award: Lukas PODOLSKI (GER)
FIFA Fair Play award: Spain, Brazil
FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Portugal