2006 FIFA World Cup Group D

Group D of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 11 June and completed on 21 June 2006. Portugal won the group, and advanced to the round of 16 (for the first time since 1966), along with Mexico. Angola and Iran failed to advance.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Mexico	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
3	Angola	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Iran	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

• Portugal advanced to play the Netherlands (runners-up of Group C) in the round of 16.
• Mexico advanced to play Argentina (winners of Group C) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Mexico vs Iran

11 June 2006

18:00

Mexico	3–1	Iran
Bravo 28', 76' Sinha 79'	Report	Golmohammadi 36'

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Mexico

Iran

GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez RB 16 Mario Méndez CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c) CB 5 Ricardo Osorio LB 3 Carlos Salcido  90+1' RM 8 Pável Pardo CM 6 Gerardo Torrado  18'  46' LM 14 Gonzalo Pineda RF 19 Omar Bravo CF 9 Jared Borgetti  52' LF 10 Guillermo Franco  46' Substitutions: MF 7 Sinha  46' MF 23 Luis Ernesto Pérez  46' FW 17 Francisco Fonseca  52' Manager: Ricardo La Volpe

GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour RB 13 Hossein Kaebi CB 4 Yahya Golmohammadi CB 5 Rahman Rezaei LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati  81' RM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia CM 6 Javad Nekounam  55' CM 14 Andranik Teymourian LM 8 Ali Karimi  62' CF 10 Ali Daei (c) CF 9 Vahid Hashemian Substitutions: MF 21 Mehrzad Madanchi  62' FW 15 Arash Borhani  81' Manager: Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match: Omar Bravo (Mexico) Assistant referees: Cristiano Copelli (Italy) Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy) Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Fifth official: Enock Molefe (South Africa)

Angola vs Portugal

11 June 2006

21:00

Angola	0–1	Portugal
	Report	Pauleta 4'

FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay)

Angola

Portugal

GK 1 João Ricardo RB 20 Locó  45+3' CB 3 Jamba  28' CB 5 Kali LB 21 Luís Delgado RM 17 Zé Kalanga  70' CM 8 André Macanga  52' CM 11 Mateus CM 7 Paulo Figueiredo  80' LM 14 António Mendonça CF 10 Akwá (c)  60' Substitutions: FW 9 Mantorras  60' MF 13 Édson  70' MF 6 Miloy  80' Manager: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

GK 1 Ricardo RB 13 Miguel CB 5 Fernando Meira CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho LB 14 Nuno Valente  79' CM 19 Tiago  83' CM 8 Petit  72' RW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo  26'  60' AM 7 Luís Figo (c) LW 11 Simão CF 9 Pauleta Substitutions: MF 6 Costinha  60' MF 18 Maniche  72' MF 10 Hugo Viana  83' Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match: Luís Figo (Portugal) Assistant referees: Wálter Rial (Uruguay) Pablo Fandino (Uruguay) Fourth official: Kevin Stott (United States) Fifth official: Chris Strickland (United States)

Mexico vs Angola

16 June 2006

21:00

Mexico	0–0	Angola
	Report

FIFA WM Stadion Hannover, Hanover

Attendance: 43,000

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Mexico

Angola

GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez CB 4 Rafael Márquez (c) CB 5 Ricardo Osorio CB 3 Carlos Salcido RM 16 Mario Méndez CM 6 Gerardo Torrado CM 7 Sinha  52' CM 8 Pável Pardo LM 14 Gonzalo Pineda  59'  78' CF 19 Omar Bravo CF 10 Guillermo Franco  74' Substitutions: FW 21 Jesús Arellano  52' FW 17 Francisco Fonseca  74' FW 11 Ramón Morales  78' Manager: Ricardo La Volpe

GK 1 João Ricardo  86' RB 20 Locó CB 3 Jamba CB 5 Kali LB 21 Luís Delgado  13' RM 8 André Macanga  44'  79' CM 17 Zé Kalanga  50'  83' CM 7 Paulo Figueiredo  73' CM 11 Mateus  68' LM 14 António Mendonça CF 10 Akwá (c) Substitutions: FW 9 Mantorras  68' DF 15 Rui Marques  73' MF 6 Miloy  83' Manager: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match: João Ricardo (Angola) Assistant referees: Prachya Permpanich (Thailand) Eisa Gholoum (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Carlos Chandía (Chile) Fifth official: Rodrigo González (Chile)

Portugal vs Iran

17 June 2006

15:00

Portugal	2–0	Iran
Deco 63' Ronaldo 80' (pen.)	Report

FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

Portugal

Iran

GK 1 Ricardo RB 13 Miguel CB 5 Fernando Meira CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho LB 14 Nuno Valente CM 6 Costinha  61' CM 18 Maniche  66' RW 7 Luís Figo (c)  88' AM 20 Deco  48'  80' LW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo CF 9 Pauleta  45+1' Substitutions: MF 8 Petit  66' MF 19 Tiago  80' FW 11 Simão  88' Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour RB 13 Hossein Kaebi  73' CB 4 Yahya Golmohammadi (c)  88'  88' CB 5 Rahman Rezaei LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati RM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia CM 14 Andranik Teymourian CM 6 Javad Nekounam  20' LM 21 Mehrzad Madanchi  32'  66' AM 8 Ali Karimi  65' CF 9 Vahid Hashemian Substitutions: MF 7 Ferydoon Zandi  65' FW 11 Rasoul Khatibi  66' DF 3 Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh  88' Manager: Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match: Deco (Portugal) Assistant referees: Lionel Dagorne (France) Vincent Texier (France) Fourth official: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) Fifth official: Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Portugal vs Mexico

21 June 2006

16:00

Portugal	2–1	Mexico
Maniche 6' Simão 24' (pen.)	Report	Fonseca 29'

FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Portugal

Mexico

GK 1 Ricardo RB 13 Miguel  26'  61' CB 5 Fernando Meira CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho LB 3 Marco Caneira CM 19 Tiago CM 8 Petit CM 18 Maniche  69' RW 7 Luís Figo (c)  80' LW 11 Simão CF 23 Hélder Postiga  69' Substitutions: DF 2 Paulo Ferreira  61' FW 21 Nuno Gomes  90+1'  69' FW 15 Luís Boa Morte  88'  80' Manager: Luiz Felipe Scolari

GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez CB 22 Francisco Javier Rodríguez  22'  46' CB 5 Ricardo Osorio CB 3 Carlos Salcido RM 16 Mario Méndez  80' CM 8 Pável Pardo CM 4 Rafael Márquez (c)  65' CM 23 Luis Ernesto Pérez  27'  61' LM 14 Gonzalo Pineda  69' CF 17 Francisco Fonseca CF 19 Omar Bravo Substitutions: MF 7 Sinha  87'  46' MF 15 José Antonio Castro  69' FW 10 Guillermo Franco  80' Manager: Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match: Francisco Fonseca (Mexico) Assistant referees: Roman Slyško (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt) Fifth official: Mamadou N'Doye (Senegal)

Iran vs Angola

21 June 2006

16:00

Iran	1–1	Angola
Bakhtiarizadeh 75'	Report	Flávio 60'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Iran

Angola

GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour RB 13 Hossein Kaebi  67' CB 5 Rahman Rezaei CB 3 Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati  13' RM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia CM 14 Andranik Teymourian  55' CM 7 Ferydoon Zandi  90+1' LM 21 Mehrzad Madanchi  37' CF 9 Vahid Hashemian  39' CF 10 Ali Daei (c) Substitutions: MF 23 Masoud Shojaei  13' FW 11 Rasoul Khatibi  39' FW 15 Arash Borhani  67' Manager: Branko Ivanković

GK 1 João Ricardo RB 20 Locó  22' CB 3 Jamba CB 5 Kali LB 21 Luís Delgado RM 17 Zé Kalanga  67' CM 6 Miloy CM 7 Paulo Figueiredo  73' CM 11 Mateus  23' LM 14 António Mendonça  45+1' CF 10 Akwá (c)  51' Substitutions: FW 18 Love  23' FW 16 Flávio  51' DF 15 Rui Marques  73' Manager: Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match: Zé Kalanga (Angola) Assistant referees: Nathan Gibson (Australia) Ben Wilson (Australia) Fourth official: Carlos Simon (Brazil) Fifth official: Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)

See also

• Angola at the FIFA World Cup
• Iran at the FIFA World Cup
• Mexico at the FIFA World Cup
• Portugal at the FIFA World Cup