Who won the World Cup final in 2006?

Who won the World Cup final in 2006?

Italy national football team
2006 FIFA World Cup Final/Champion

Who won Golden Ball in 2006?

Zinedine ZIDANE
World Cup Best Players (Golden Ball)

Year	Golden Ball Winner	Country
2010	Diego Forlán	Uruguay
2006	Zinedine ZIDANE	France
2002	Oliver KAHN	Germany
1998	RONALDO	Brazil

Who was 2006 best player?

Fabio Cannavaro
Men

Rank	Player	Club(s)
1	Fabio Cannavaro	Juventus Real Madrid
2	Zinedine Zidane	Real Madrid
3	Ronaldinho	Barcelona
4	Thierry Henry	Arsenal

What two teams played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final?

The 2006 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 9 July 2006 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, to determine the winner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The match was contested between Italy and France.

Did Zidane win the World Cup?

Zinedine Zidane, byname Zizou, (born June 23, 1972, Marseille, France), French football (soccer) player who led his country to victories in the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship.

Who won 1998 WC?

France national football team
1998 FIFA World Cup/Champion

The tournament was won by host country France, who beat defending champions Brazil 3–0 in the final. France won their first title, becoming the seventh nation to win a World Cup, and the sixth (after Uruguay, Italy, England, West Germany and Argentina) to win the tournament on home soil.

Who is the highest Golden Boot winner?

Lionel Messi is the all time record winner of the award, having won it six times overall. He also holds the record for most goals and most points in a single season (50 and 100 respectively, in 2011–12).

Who is the best player in World Cup history?

Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the man who would come to be known as Pelé, burst onto the world soccer scene at age 16, excelling both for club team Santos and the Brazilian national side. By the end of his career, Pelé had won three FIFA World Cups with Brazil, the most wins of the World Cup by any player.

Who won 2006 world best player?

FABIO CANNAVARO
FABIO CANNAVARO | 2006 FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

Who won the last Ballon d Or?

Ballon d’Or
First awarded	1956
Current holder	Lionel Messi (6th award)
Most awards	Lionel Messi (6 awards)
Most nominations	Lionel Messi Cristiano Ronaldo (12 times each)

How old is Buffon now?

43 years (January 28, 1978)
Gianluigi Buffon/Age

Who was sent off in the 2006 World Cup Final?

Italy beat France 5–3 on penalties after the match finished 1–1 after extra time. France’s Zinedine Zidane was sent off in his last-ever match, for headbutting Italy’s Marco Materazzi ‘s chest in retaliation to Materazzi’s verbal provocation.

Who was the best player in the 2006 World Cup?

Italy’s Andrea Pirlo was awarded the Man of the Match, and Zidane was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament. The final served as a key match in the France–Italy football rivalry, coming after Italy were defeated by France in the UEFA Euro 2000 Final.

What was the knockout stage of the World Cup in 2006?

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group stage. The top two teams from each group (16 total) advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A match was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals to determine which team…

How many teams qualified for the World Cup in 2006?

198 teams attempted to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Germany, the host nation, was granted automatic qualification, with the remaining 31 finals places divided among the continental confederations.