2006 FIFA World Cup final - wikipedia 2006 FIFA World Cup final 2006 FIFA World Cup Final The final was played at Berlin 's Olympiastadion. Event 2006 FIFA World Cup Italy France After extra time Italy won 5 -- 3 on penalties Date 9 July 2006 Venue Olympiastadion, Berlin Man of the Match Andrea Pirlo ( Italy ) Referee Horacio Elizondo ( Argentina ) Attendance 69,000 Weather Clear 25 ° C ( 77 ° F ) ← 2002 2010 → The 2006 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 9 July 2006 at the Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany, to determine the winner of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. 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. It was the first final since 1978 in which neither Germany nor Brazil competed ( and the second since 1938 ) ; it was also the first all - European final since Italy won the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and the second final to be decided on penalties ( 1994 was the first, with Italy losing on that occasion ). It was also Italy 's first world title in 24 years, and their fourth overall, putting them one ahead of Germany and only one behind Brazil. The penalty shoot - out victory for Italy was that country 's first in the World Cup Finals : Italy 's three previous penalty shoot - out competitions ( including the 1994 final ) had all been lost. The victory also led to Italy topping the FIFA World Rankings in February 2007 for the first time since November 1993. Contents 1 Route to the final 2 Pre-match 3 Match 3.1 Summary 3.2 Details 3.3 Statistics 4 Post-match 5 Aftermath 5.1 Provocation of Zidane 5.2 Reactions 6 Viewer figures 7 See also 8 References Route to the final Italy Round France Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result Ghana 2 -- 0 Match 1 Switzerland 0 -- 0 United States 1 -- 1 Match 2 South Korea 1 -- 1 Czech Republic 2 -- 0 Match 3 Togo 2 -- 0 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Italy 0 5 + 4 7 Ghana 0 + 1 6 Czech Republic 0 − 1 United States 0 6 − 4 Final standings Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Switzerland 0 0 + 4 7 France 0 + 2 5 South Korea − 1 Togo 0 0 6 − 5 0 Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result Australia 1 -- 0 Round of 16 Spain 3 -- 1 Ukraine 3 -- 0 Quarter - finals Brazil 1 -- 0 Germany 2 -- 0 ( aet ) Semi-finals Portugal 1 -- 0 Pre-match The opening performance was by singers Shakira and Wyclef Jean, who performed a special version of `` Hips Do n't Lie '' called The Bamboo Version. Match Summary Zidane during the 2006 World Cup Final The final started with each side scoring within the first 20 minutes. Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring by converting a seventh - minute penalty kick, conceded by Marco Materazzi, which glanced off the underside of the crossbar and into the goal. Materazzi then levelled the scores in the 19th minute, a header from six yards following an Andrea Pirlo corner from the right. Both teams had chances to score the winning goal in normal time : Luca Toni hit the crossbar in the 35th minute for Italy, later having a header disallowed for offside, while France were not granted a possible second penalty in the 53rd minute when Florent Malouda went down in the box after a cover tackle from Gianluca Zambrotta. France appeared to be the side with better chances to win because of the higher number of shots on goal. They were unable to capitalise, however, and the score remained at one goal each. At the end of the regulation 90 minutes, the score was still level at 1 -- 1, and the match was forced into extra time. Italian keeper Gianluigi Buffon made a potentially game - saving save in extra time when he tipped a Zidane header over the crossbar. As Zidane and Materazzi were jogging up the pitch close to each other, they briefly exchanged words after Materazzi was seen tugging at Zidane 's jersey before Zidane began to walk away from him. Moments later, Zidane suddenly stopped, turned around and head - butted Materazzi 's chest, knocking him to the ground. Although play was halted, referee Horacio Elizondo did not appear to have seen the confrontation. According to match officials ' reports, fourth official Luis Medina Cantalejo informed Elizondo of the incident through his headset. After consulting his assistants, Elizondo issued Zidane a red card in the 110th minute. It marked the 14th overall expulsion of Zidane 's career, and joined him with Cameroon 's Rigobert Song as the only players ever to be sent off during two separate World Cup tournaments. He also became the fourth player red - carded in a World Cup final, in addition to being the first sent off in extra time. Extra time produced no further goals and a penalty shoot - out followed, which Italy won 5 -- 3. France 's David Trezeguet, the man who scored the golden goal against Italy in the Euro 2000 final, was the only player not to score his penalty ; his spot kick hit the crossbar, leaving Fabio Grosso -- who scored Italy 's first goal in the semi-final against Germany -- to score the winning penalty. Details 9 July 2006 20 : 00 CEST Italy 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) France Materazzi 19 ' Report Zidane 7 ' ( pen. ) Penalties Pirlo Materazzi De Rossi Del Piero Grosso 5 -- 3 Wiltord Trezeguet Abidal Sagnol Olympiastadion, Berlin Attendance : 69,000 Referee : Horacio Elizondo ( Argentina ) Italy France GK Gianluigi Buffon RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta 5 ' CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro ( c ) CB 23 Marco Materazzi LB Fabio Grosso RM 16 Mauro Camoranesi 86 ' CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso CM 21 Andrea Pirlo LM 20 Simone Perrotta 61 ' SS 10 Francesco Totti 61 ' CF 9 Luca Toni Substitutions : MF Daniele De Rossi 61 ' FW 15 Vincenzo Iaquinta 61 ' FW 7 Alessandro Del Piero 86 ' Manager : Marcello Lippi GK 16 Fabien Barthez RB 19 Willy Sagnol 12 ' CB 15 Lilian Thuram CB 5 William Gallas LB Éric Abidal CM Patrick Vieira 56 ' CM 6 Claude Makélélé 76 ' RW 22 Franck Ribéry 100 ' AM 10 Zinedine Zidane ( c ) 110 ' LW 7 Florent Malouda 111 ' CF 12 Thierry Henry 107 ' Substitutions : MF 18 Alou Diarra 56 ' FW 20 David Trezeguet 100 ' FW 11 Sylvain Wiltord 107 ' Manager : Raymond Domenech Man of the Match : Andrea Pirlo ( Italy ) Assistant referees : Dario García ( Argentina ) Rodolfo Otero ( Argentina ) Fourth official : Luis Medina Cantalejo ( Spain ) Fifth official : Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco ( Spain ) Match rules : 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if scores level Penalty shoot - out if scores still level 12 substitutes named, of which three may be used Statistics Overall Italy France Goals scored Total shots 5 13 Shots on target 6 Ball possession 55 % 45 % Corner kicks 5 7 Fouls committed 17 24 Offsides Yellow cards Red cards 0 Post-match German President Horst Köhler, UEFA president Lennart Johansson, and Franz Beckenbauer were among those present on the pitch stage during the awards ceremony. President Köhler handed the trophy to Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro without FIFA president Sepp Blatter 's presence. As Cannavaro raised the trophy, a short version of Patrizio Buanne 's `` Stand Up ( Champions Theme ) '' was played. Aftermath Provocation of Zidane After video evidence suggested that Materazzi had verbally provoked Zidane, three British media newspapers claimed to have hired lip readers to determine what Materazzi had said, with The Times, The Sun and Daily Star claiming that Materazzi called Zidane `` the son of a terrorist whore ''. Materazzi disputed this claim, eventually winning public apologies from The Sun and Daily Star in 2008, as well as libel damages from all three British newspapers. Zidane only partly explained that repeated harsh insults about his mother had caused him to react. Materazzi admitted talking trash to Zidane, but argued that Zidane 's behaviour had been very arrogant and that the remarks were trivial. Materazzi also insisted that he did not insult Zidane 's mother ( who was ill at the time ), claiming, `` I did n't talk about his mother, either. I lost my mother when I was fifteen, and even now I still get emotional talking about it ''. Zidane later apologised but added that he did not regret his offence because he felt that this would condone Materazzi 's actions. Two months later, Materazzi offered his version of events, claiming that after he had grabbed Zidane 's jersey, Zidane remarked, `` If you want my shirt, I will give it to you afterwards '', and he replied to Zidane that he would prefer his sister, but claimed during the interview that he was unaware Zidane even had a sister. Over a year after the incident, Materazzi confirmed that his precise words to Zidane were : `` I prefer the whore that is your sister ''. Reactions After the final, then - President of France Jacques Chirac hailed Zidane as a `` man of heart and conviction ''. Chirac later added that he found the offence to be unacceptable, but he understood that Zidane had been provoked. However, French newspaper Le Figaro called the headbutt `` odious '' and `` unacceptable ''. Time magazine regarded the incident as a symbol for Europe 's `` grappling with multi-culturalism ''. Despite the ongoing furore, Zidane 's sponsors announced that they would stick with him. The incident was extensively lampooned on the Internet and in popular culture. Family Guy parodied it in the episode `` Saving Private Brian '', in which Zidane headbutts an old lady while delivering her a birthday cake. The Simpsons parodied it in the episode `` Marge Gamer '', in which Homer Simpson shouts `` Zidane ! '', when headbutting the linesman. In addition to becoming a staple of parody via numerous online videos and GIFs, a novelty song titled Coup de Boule ( `` Headbutt '' ) reached the top of the French charts. In light of Zidane 's statements, FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings to investigate the incident. FIFA also affirmed the legality of Elizondo 's decision to send Zidane off, rejecting claims that Cantalejo had illegally relied on video transmission to make a decision about handling Zidane 's misconduct. FIFA issued a CHF 5,000 fine and a two - match ban against Materazzi, while Zidane received a three - match ban and a CHF 7,500 fine. Since Zidane had already retired, he voluntarily served three days of community service on FIFA 's behalf as a substitute for the match ban. The Hidden Face of Zidane, written by journalist Besma Lahouri and published in September 2008, claimed that Zidane had expressed his regret for the incident during a conversation with his cousin. In October 2009, in an interview conducted on French radio station RTL, Zidane stated : `` Let 's not forget that provocation is a terrible thing. I have never been one to provoke ; I have never done it. It 's terrible, and it is best not to react ''. Viewer Figures According to FIFA, 715.1 million individuals globally watched the final match of this tournament. IPG 's independent media agency Initiative Worldwide estimated a 260 million people viewership. The independent firm Initiative Futures Sport + Entertainment estimates it at 322 million viewers. See also France -- Italy football rivalry References ^ Jump up to : `` Andrea PIRLO ''. FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015. Jump up ^ http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EDDB/2006/7/9/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA Jump up ^ Stevenson, Jonathan ( 9 July 2006 ). `` Italy 1 -- 1 France ( aet ) ''. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2010. Jump up ^ `` Fourth Official : I saw Zidane 's Headbutt ''. ESPNsoccernet. 11 July 2006. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2006. Jump up ^ Williams, Richard ( 10 July 2006 ). `` Zidane exits the stage with a walk of shame ''. The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2006. Jump up ^ Buckingham, Mark. `` 1998 World Cup -- France ''. Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2006. Jump up ^ `` Zidane sent off in extra time for head butt ''. ESPNsoccernet. 9 July 2006. Archived from the original on 11 August 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2006. Jump up ^ Stevenson, Jonathan ( 9 July 2006 ). `` Italy 1 -- 1 France ( aet ) ''. BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Italy -- France ''. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 6 August 2012. ^ Jump up to : Matchday Live - 2006 Italy vs. France on YouTube Jump up ^ `` Apology to Marco Materazzi ''. London : The Sun. 26 May 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009. Jump up ^ `` Materazzi wins Daily Star apology ''. BBC News. 16 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 January 2009. Jump up ^ Materazzi wins British libel damages over Sun 's claims about Zidane head - butt. The Guardian ( 6 February 2009 ). Retrieved 9 February 2009. Jump up ^ Hughes, Matt ( 11 July 2006 ). `` Read my lips : the taunt that made Zidane snap ''. The Times. London. Retrieved 11 July 2006. Jump up ^ `` Materazzi admits to insulting Zidane ''. ESPNsoccernet. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2008. Jump up ^ `` Zidane : Materazzi insulted my family ''. ESPNsoccernet. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2008. Jump up ^ `` World Cup : 25 stunning moments... No5 : Zinedine Zidane 's head - butt ''. Guardian. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Zidane explains ''. BBC Sport. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2008. Jump up ^ `` Materazzi reveals details of Zidane World Cup slur ''. Reuters. 5 September 2006. Archived from the original on 5 April 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2008. Jump up ^ `` And Materazzi 's exact words to Zidane were... '' The Guardian. London. 18 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2008. Jump up ^ Boyle, Jon ( 9 July 2006 ). `` French fans praise Zidane despite red card ''. The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 July 2006. Jump up ^ `` Chirac calls Zidane head - butt ' unacceptable ' ''. MSNBC. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` French media condemns Zidane ''. UTV. 11 July 2006. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2008. Jump up ^ Karon, Tony ( 13 July 2006 ). `` The Head Butt Furore : A Window on Europe 's Identity Crisis ''. Time. Retrieved 18 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` Sponsors stick with Zidane despite head - butt ''. USA Today. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2008. Jump up ^ `` FIFA to review dramatic World Cup final '' ( Press release ). FIFA. 11 July 2006. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2010. Jump up ^ Bose, Mihir ( 21 July 2006 ). `` Zidane case sets disciplinary precedent ''. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2013. Jump up ^ Zidane Sorry For Materazzi Headbutt, PeopleStar.co.uk... Retrieved 20 September 2008. Jump up ^ `` Zidane : `` C'était trop fort '' ``. L'Équipe. fr. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` TV Data ''. FIFA.com -- About FIFA -- Organisation -- Marketing -- Facts and Figures. FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009. The final Italy -- France ( had ) a global cumulative audience of 715.1 million viewers. Jump up ^ Bloomberg.com : International Jump up ^ World Cup final ' will vie for record of second most - watched event in human history ' `` Sporting Intelligence 2006 FIFA World Cup Stages Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H Knockout stage Portugal v Netherlands Final General information Qualification Broadcasting Controversies Discipline Mascots Matches Officials Organizing Committee Rankings Seeding Sponsorship Statistics Squads 2006 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Italy Runners - up France Third place Germany Fourth place Portugal Quarter - finals Argentina Brazil England Ukraine Round of 16 Australia Ecuador Ghana Mexico Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland Group stage Angola Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Czech Republic Iran Japan South Korea Paraguay Poland Saudi Arabia Serbia and Montenegro Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia United States FIFA World Cup Tournaments Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea -- Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 Canada -- Mexico -- United States 2026 2030 2034 Qualification 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Finals 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Squads 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Seedings 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Broadcasters 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Bids 2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030 Statistics 2002 2006 2014 2018 Disciplinary record 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Team appearances AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Teams with no appearances Overall records All - time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat - tricks own goals Penalty shoot - outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Winners Miscellaneous Openings Stadiums Awards Balls Economics Final draw History Hosts Mascots Official films Official anthems & songs Organisers Trophy Video games Notes : There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final ; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage. Italy national football team matches Summer Olympics Final 1936 FIFA World Cup Finals 1934 1938 1970 1982 1994 2006 UEFA European Championship Finals 1968 2000 2012 Other matches England 3 -- 2 Italy ( 1934 ) Chile 2 -- 0 Italy ( 1962 ) Italy 4 -- 3 West Germany ( 1970 ) Italy 3 -- 2 Brazil ( 1982 ) France national football team matches FIFA World Cup Finals 1998 2006 2018 FIFA Confederations Cup Finals 2003 UEFA European Championship Finals 1984 2000 2016 Other matches Belgium 3 -- 3 France ( 1904 ) West Germany 3 -- 3 ( a.e.t., 5 -- 4 pen. ) France ( 1982 ) Ireland 1 -- 2 ( agg. ) France ( 2009 ) France 2 -- 0 Germany ( 2015 ) Association football portal Berlin portal 2000s portal France portal Italy portal Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006_FIFA_World_Cup_Final&oldid=854332726 '' Categories : 2006 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup finals France national football team matches Italy national football team matches Football competitions in Berlin Association football penalty shootouts France at the 2006 FIFA World Cup 2006 in Berlin Italy at the 2006 FIFA World Cup France -- Italy relations Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from October 2010 Use dmy dates from April 2014 Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Български Dansk Español فارسی Français 한국어 Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית ქართული Қазақша Latviešu Lëtzebuergesch Magyar Malti मराठी Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Română Русский Slovenčina Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 25 more Edit links This page was last edited on 10 August 2018, at 15 : 15 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who scored the winning goal in 2006 world cup final
Answer: Fabio Grosso