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2006 World Cup
All Times Eastern, subject to change
(X=advanced to second round)
CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday, July 9
At Berlin
Italy 1, France 1, Italy won 5-3 on penalty kicks
THIRD PLACE
Saturday, July 8
At Stuttgart, Germany
Germany 3, Portugal 1
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, July 4
At Dortmund, Germany
Italy 2, Germany 0
Wednesday, July 5
At Munich, Germany
France 1, Portugal 0
QUARTERFINALS
Friday, June 30
Quarterfinal A
Germany 1 Argentina 1 (Germany wins 4-2 in shootout)
At Hamburg, Germany
Italy 3, Ukraine 0
Saturday, July 1
At Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Portugal 0, England 0 (Portgual wins 3-1 in shootout)
At Frankfurt, Germany
France, 1, Brazil 0
SECOND ROUND
Saturday, June 24
Game 49
At Munich, Germany
Germany 2, Sweden 0
Game 50
At Leipzig, Germany
Argentina 2, Mexico 1, extra time
Sunday, June 25
Game 51
At Stuttgart, Germany
England 1, Ecuador 0
Game 52
At Nuremberg, Germany
Portugal 1, Netherlands 0
Monday, June 26
Game 53
At Kaiserslautern, Germany
Italy 1, Australia 0
Game 54
At Cologne, Germany
Ukraine 0, Switzerland 0 (Ukraine wins 3-0 in shootout)
Tuesday, June 27
Game 55
At Dortmund, Germany
Brazil 3, Ghana 0
Game 56
At Hanover, Germany
France 3, Spain 1
FIRST ROUND
GROUP A
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Germany 3 0 0 8 2 9
x-Ecuador 2 1 0 5 3 6
Poland 1 2 0 2 4 3
Costa Rica 0 3 0 3 9 0
Friday, June 9
At Munich
Germany 4, Costa Rica 2
At Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Ecuador 2, Poland 0
Wednesday, June 14
At Dortmund, Germany
Germany 1, Poland 0
Thursday, June 15
At Hamburg, Germany
Ecuador 3, Costa Rica 0
Tuesday, June 20
At Berlin
Germany 3, Ecuador 0 (Germany wins Group A)
At Hanover, Germany
Poland 2, Costa Rica 1
GROUP B
W L T GF GA Pts
x-England 2 0 1 5 2 7
x-Sweden 1 0 2 3 2 5
Paraguay 1 2 0 2 2 3
Trinidad 0 2 1 0 4 1
Saturday, June 10
At Dortmund, Germany
Trinidad & Tobago 0, Sweden 0
At Frankfurt, Germany
England 1, Paraguay 0
Thursday, June 15
At Nuremberg, Germany
England 2, Trinidad & Tobago 0
At Berlin
Sweden 1, Paraguay 0
Tuesday, June 20
At Kaiserslautern, Germany
Paraguay 2, Trinidad & Tobago 0
At Cologne, Germany
England 1, Sweden 1
GROUP C
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Argentina 2 0 1 8 1 7
x-Netherlands 2 0 1 3 1 7
Ivory Coast 1 2 0 5 6 3
Serbia-Montenegro 0 3 0 2 10 0
Saturday, June 10
At Hamburg, Germany
Argentina 2, Ivory Coast 1
Sunday, June 11
At Leipzig, Germany
Netherlands 1, Serbia-Montenegra 0
Friday, June 16
At Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Argentina 6, Serbia-Montenegro 0
At Stuttgart, Germany
Netherlands 2, Ivory Coast 1
Wednesday, June 21
At Frankfurt, Germany
Netherlands 0, Argentina 0
At Munich, Germany
Ivory Coast 3, Serbia-Montenegro 2
GROUP D
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Portugal 3 0 0 5 1 9
x-Mexico 1 1 1 4 3 4
Angola 0 1 2 1 2 2
Iran 0 2 1 2 6 1
Sunday, June 11
At Nuremberg, Germany
Mexico 3, Iran 1
At Cologne, Germany
Portugal 1, Angola 0
Friday, June 16
At Hanover, Germany
Mexico 0, Angola 0
Saturday, June 17
At Frankfurt, Germany
Portugal 2, Iran 0
Wednesday, June 21
At Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Portugal 2, Mexico 1
At Leipzig, Germany
Iran 1, Angola 1
GROUP E
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Italy 2 0 1 5 1 7
x-Ghana 2 1 0 4 3 6
Czech Republic 1 2 0 3 4 3
United States 0 2 1 2 6 1
Monday, June 12
At Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Czech Republic 3, United States 0
At Hanover, Germany
Italy 2, Ghana 0
Saturday, June 17
At Cologne, Germany
Ghana 2, Czech Republic 0
At Kaiserslautern, Germany
Italy 1, United States 1
Thursday, June 22
At Hamburg, Germany
Italy 2, Czech Republic 0
At Nuremberg, Germany
Ghana 2, United States 1
GROUP F
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Brazil 3 0 0 7 1 9
x-Australia 1 1 1 5 5 4
Croatia 0 1 2 2 3 2
Japan 0 2 1 2 7 1
Monday, June 12
At Kaiserslautern, Germany
Australia 3, Japan 1
Tuesday, June 13
At Berlin
Brazil 1, Croatia 0
Sunday, June 18
At Munich, Germany
Brazil 2, Australia 0
At Nuremberg, Germany
Japan 0, Croatia 0
Thursday, June 22
At Dortmund, Germany
Brazil 4, Japan 1
At Stuttgart, Germany
Croatia 2, Australia 2
GROUP G
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Switzerland 2 0 1 4 0 7
x-France 1 0 2 3 1 5
South Korea 1 1 1 3 4 4
Togo 0 3 0 1 6 0
Tuesday, June 13
At Frankfurt, Germany
South Korea 2, Togo 1
At Stuttgart, Germany
France 0, Switzerland 0
Sunday, June 18
At Leipzig, Germany
France 1, South Korea 1
Monday, June 19
At Dortmund, Germany
Switzerland 2, Togo 0
Friday, June 23
At Hanover, Germany
Switzerland 2, South Korea 0
At Cologne, Germany
France 2, Togo 0
GROUP H
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Spain 3 0 0 8 1 9
x-Ukraine 2 1 0 5 4 6
Tunisia 0 2 1 3 6 1
Saudi Arabia 0 2 1 2 7 1
Wednesday, June 14
At Leipzig, Germany
Spain 4, Ukraine 0
At Munich, Germany
Tunisia 2, Saudi Arabia 2
Monday, June 19
At Hamburg, Germany
Ukraine 4, Saudi Arabia 0
At Stuttgart, Germany
Spain 3, Tunisia 1
Friday, June 23
At Berlin
Ukraine 1, Tunisia 0
At Kaiserslautern, Germany
Spain 1, Saudi Arabia 0
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
Alex Morgan's 2 goals, including the winner in stoppage time, lift the U.S. past New Zealand 2-1.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.