# 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
* 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

| Mexico | Iran |
| GK | 1 | Oswaldo Sánchez |
| CB | 4 | Rafael Márquez (c) |
| CB | 5 | Ricardo Osorio |
| CB | 3 | Carlos Salcido | 90+1' |
| RM | 16 | Mario Méndez |
| CM | 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 ||
* Mexico score three against Iran in Group D
* 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

| 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 ||
* Portugal win against World Cup first timers in Group D
* 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

| 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 ||
* Angola hold Mexico to 0-0 draw in Group D
* 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

| 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 ||
* Portugal beat Iran 2-0 in Group D
* 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

| 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 ||
* Mexico lose 1-2 to Portugal but still qualify in Group D
* 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

| 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 ||
* Angola draw 1-1 with Iran in Group D
* 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)