World Cup 2006 Groups. The 2006 fifa world cup was the 18th fifa world cup the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. Switzerland won the group and advanced to the second round along with eventual tournament runners up france.
Switzerland were the only team not to concede a goal during the group stage of the tournament and would become the first team to be knocked out of a world cup without conceding losing on penalties after a 0 0 draw with ukraine in round of 16. The qualifying process started on 18 august 2004 over a month after the end of uefa euro 2004 and ended on 16 november 2005. Germany the hosts were already qualified for a total of 14 european places in the tournament.
Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in september 2003.
Play in group d of the 2006 fifa world cup began on 11 june and completed on 21 june 2006. Germany the hosts were already qualified for a total of 14 european places in the tournament. All the team details can be found below including team profiles fifa rankings coaches predictions betting odds fixtures and squads. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in september 2003.
