2006 FIFA World Cup Group F

Play in Group F of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and completed on 22 June 2006. Brazil won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Australia receiving runner-up in the group. Croatia and Japan failed to advance.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Japan 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Australia vs Japan
Australia 3–1 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 46,000
Australia
Japan
GK1Mark Schwarzer
CB3Craig Moore 58' 61'
CB2Lucas Neill
CB14Scott Chipperfield
RM20Luke Wilkshire 75'
CM7Brett Emerton
CM13Vince Grella 33'
CM23Mark Bresciano 53'
LM5Jason Culina
CF10Harry Kewell
CF9Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
MF4Tim Cahill 69' 53'
FW19Joshua Kennedy 61'
FW15John Aloisi 78' 75'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink
GK23Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
CB19Keisuke Tsuboi 56'
CB5Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) 31'
CB22Yuji Nakazawa
RM3Yūichi Komano
CM7Hidetoshi Nakata
CM15Takashi Fukunishi
LM14Alex
AM10Shunsuke Nakamura
CF9Naohiro Takahara 40'
CF13Atsushi Yanagisawa 79'
Substitutions:
DF2Teruyuki Moniwa 68' 56' 90+1'
MF18Shinji Ono 79'
FW16Masashi Oguro 90+1'
Manager:
Zico

Man of the Match:
Tim Cahill (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Mamadou N'Doye (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Éric Poulat (France)
Fifth official:
Vincent Texier (France)

Brazil vs Croatia
Brazil 1–0 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 72,000
Brazil
Croatia
GK1Dida
RB2Cafu (c)
CB3Lúcio
CB4Juan
LB6Roberto Carlos
CM5Emerson 42'
CM11Zé Roberto
AM8Kaká
AM10Ronaldinho
CF7Adriano
CF9Ronaldo 70'
Substitutions:
FW23Robinho 70'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK1Stipe Pletikosa
CB7Dario Šimić
CB4Robert Kovač 67'
CB3Josip Šimunić
RM2Darijo Srna
CM5Igor Tudor 90'
CM10Niko Kovač (c) 32' 41'
LM8Marko Babić
AM19Niko Kranjčar
CF17Ivan Klasnić 56'
CF9Dado Pršo
Substitutions:
MF16Jerko Leko 41'
FW18Ivica Olić 56'
Manager:
Zlatko Kranjčar

Man of the Match:
Kaká (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
José Ramírez (Mexico)
Héctor Vergara (Canada)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Japan vs Croatia
Japan 0–0 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 41,000
Japan
Croatia
GK23Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi 42'
RB21Akira Kaji
CB5Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) 21'
CB22Yuji Nakazawa
LB14Alex 72'
RM7Hidetoshi Nakata
CM15Takashi Fukunishi 46'
LM8Mitsuo Ogasawara
AM10Shunsuke Nakamura
CF9Naohiro Takahara 85'
CF13Atsushi Yanagisawa 61'
Substitutions:
MF17Junichi Inamoto 46'
FW20Keiji Tamada 61'
MF16Masashi Oguro 85'
Manager:
Zico
GK1Stipe Pletikosa
CB7Dario Šimić
CB4Robert Kovač 32'
CB3Josip Šimunić
RM2Darijo Srna 69' 87'
CM5Igor Tudor 70'
CM10Niko Kovač (c)
LM8Marko Babić
AM19Niko Kranjčar 78'
CF17Ivan Klasnić
CF9Dado Pršo
Substitutions:
FW18Ivica Olić 70'
MF14Luka Modrić 78'
FW22Ivan Bošnjak 87'
Manager:
Zlatko Kranjčar

Man of the Match:
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey (United States)

Brazil vs Australia
Brazil 2–0 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Brazil
Australia
GK1Dida
RB2Cafu (c) 29'
CB3Lúcio
CB4Juan
LB6Roberto Carlos
CM5Emerson 72'
CM11Zé Roberto
AM8Kaká
AM10Ronaldinho
CF7Adriano 88'
CF9Ronaldo 31' 72'
Substitutions:
MF17Gilberto Silva 72'
FW23Robinho 83' 72'
FW21Fred 88'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GK1Mark Schwarzer
CB3Craig Moore 69'
CB2Lucas Neill
CB6Tony Popovic 41'
RM7Brett Emerton 13'
CM13Vince Grella
LM14Scott Chipperfield
RW5Jason Culina 39'
AM4Tim Cahill 56'
LW21Mile Sterjovski
CF9Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
MF23Mark Bresciano 41'
FW10Harry Kewell 56'
FW15John Aloisi 69'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Zé Roberto (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)

Japan vs Brazil
Japan 1–4 Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
Japan
Brazil
GK23Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
RB21Akira Kaji 40'
CB19Keisuke Tsuboi
CB22Yuji Nakazawa (c)
LB14Alex
RM10Shunsuke Nakamura
CM7Hidetoshi Nakata
CM17Junichi Inamoto
LM8Mitsuo Ogasawara 56'
CF11Seiichiro Maki 60'
CF20Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
DF6Kōji Nakata 56'
FW9Naohiro Takahara 60' 66'
FW16Masashi Oguro 66'
Manager:
Zico
GK1Dida (c) 82'
RB13Cicinho
CB3Lúcio
CB4Juan
LB16Gilberto 44'
CM19Juninho
CM17Gilberto Silva
AM8Kaká 71'
AM10Ronaldinho 71'
CF23Robinho
CF9Ronaldo
Substitutions:
MF11Zé Roberto 71'
MF20Ricardinho 71'
GK12Rogério Ceni 82'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:
Ronaldo (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Lionel Dagorne (France)
Vincent Texier (France)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe (South Africa)

Croatia vs Australia
Croatia 2–2 Australia
 Report
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Croatia
Australia
GK1Stipe Pletikosa 70'
CB7Dario Šimić 32'  85'
CB13Stjepan Tomas 83'
CB3Josip Šimunić 61'  90'  90+3'[1]
RM2Darijo Srna
CM5Igor Tudor 38'
CM10Niko Kovač (c)
LM8Marko Babić
AM19Niko Kranjčar 65'
CF18Ivica Olić 74'
CF9Dado Pršo
Substitutions:
MF16Jerko Leko 65'
MF14Luka Modrić 74'
FW17Ivan Klasnić 83'
Manager:
Zlatko Kranjčar
GK18Zeljko Kalac
CB3Craig Moore
CB2Lucas Neill
CB14Scott Chipperfield 75'
RM21Mile Sterjovski 71'
CM13Vince Grella 63'
CM7Brett Emerton 81'  87'
LM5Jason Culina
AM4Tim Cahill
AM10Harry Kewell
CF9Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
FW15John Aloisi 63'
MF23Mark Bresciano 71'
FW19Joshua Kennedy 75'
Manager:
Guus Hiddink

Man of the Match:
Harry Kewell (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Glen Turner (England)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Gregory Barkey (United States)

Notes
  1. Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee (Graham Poll) failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, and was only red carded after the third yellow. The original FIFA match report listed all three yellow cards, however was revised shortly after, with the second yellow card (90') not being recorded; it is unknown whether this was for consistency in the reports, or whether the card was retrospectively overturned.
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