The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Qualification for the tournament is now complete, with all 32 competing teams confirmed. The 2006 finals are the 18th to be contested. Germany wins the right to host the event in June 2000 beating the bids of England, Brazil, Morocco and South Africa who will be the host of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Groups

• Group A: Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador
• Group B: England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden
• Group C: Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, Holland
• Group D: Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal
• Group E: Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic
• Group F: Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan,
• Group G: France, Switzerland, South Korea, Togo
• Group H: Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia