# 2006 FIFA World Cup Group F

Play in Group F of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 12 June and completed on 22 June 2006. Brazil won the group and advanced to the round of 16, along with runners-up Australia. Croatia and Japan failed to advance. Australia's win against Japan was the first (and so far only) by a team from the Oceania Football Confederation, having switched to the Asian Football Confederation after the tournament. It is also the only time that a team from the OFC has advanced to the second round of the tournament, as in 1974 Australia went out in the first round.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
* Brazil advanced to play Ghana (runners-up of Group E) in the round of 16.
* Australia advanced to play Italy (winner of Group E) in the round of 16.

## Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

### Australia vs Japan

| Australia | Japan |
| GK | 1 | Mark Schwarzer |
| CB | 3 | Craig Moore | 58' | 61' |
| CB | 2 | Lucas Neill |
| CB | 14 | Scott Chipperfield |
| RM | 20 | Luke Wilkshire | | 75' |
| CM | 7 | Brett Emerton |
| CM | 13 | Vince Grella | 33' |
| CM | 23 | Mark Bresciano | | 53' |
| LM | 5 | Jason Culina |
| CF | 10 | Harry Kewell |
| CF | 9 | Mark Viduka (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 4 | Tim Cahill | 69' | 53' |
| FW | 19 | Joshua Kennedy | | 61' |
| FW | 15 | John Aloisi | 78' | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
| GK | 23 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| CB | 19 | Keisuke Tsuboi | | 56' |
| CB | 5 | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) | 31' |
| CB | 22 | Yuji Nakazawa |
| RM | 3 | Yūichi Komano |
| CM | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata |
| CM | 15 | Takashi Fukunishi |
| LM | 14 | Alex |
| AM | 10 | Shunsuke Nakamura |
| CF | 9 | Naohiro Takahara | 40' |
| CF | 13 | Atsushi Yanagisawa | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Teruyuki Moniwa | 68' | 56' | 90+1' |
| MF | 18 | Shinji Ono | | 79' |
| FW | 16 | Masashi Oguro | | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Zico ||
* Australian late scores down Japan 3-1 in Group F
* Man of the Match:
* Tim Cahill (Australia)
* Assistant referees:
* Dramane Danté (Mali)
* Mamadou N'Doye (Senegal)
* Fourth official:
* Éric Poulat (France)
* Fifth official:
* Vincent Texier (France)

### Brazil vs Croatia

| Brazil | Croatia |
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 2 | Cafu (c) |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 4 | Juan |
| LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| CM | 5 | Emerson | 42' |
| CM | 11 | Zé Roberto |
| AM | 8 | Kaká |
| AM | 10 | Ronaldinho |
| CF | 7 | Adriano |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo | | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 23 | Robinho | | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
| GK | 1 | Stipe Pletikosa |
| CB | 7 | Dario Šimić |
| CB | 4 | Robert Kovač | 67' |
| CB | 3 | Josip Šimunić |
| RM | 2 | Darijo Srna |
| CM | 5 | Igor Tudor | 90' |
| CM | 10 | Niko Kovač (c) | 32' | 41' |
| LM | 8 | Marko Babić |
| AM | 19 | Niko Kranjčar |
| CF | 17 | Ivan Klasnić | | 56' |
| CF | 9 | Dado Pršo |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Jerko Leko | | 41' |
| FW | 18 | Ivica Olić | | 56' |
| Manager: ||
| Zlatko Kranjčar ||
* Brazil trot to 1-0 win over Croatia in Group F
* Man of the Match:
* Kaká (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* José Ramírez (Mexico)
* Héctor Vergara (Canada)
* Fourth official:
* Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
* Fifth official:
* Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

### Japan vs Croatia

| Japan | Croatia |
| GK | 23 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi | 42' |
| RB | 21 | Akira Kaji |
| CB | 5 | Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c) | 21' |
| CB | 22 | Yuji Nakazawa |
| LB | 14 | Alex | 72' |
| RM | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata |
| CM | 15 | Takashi Fukunishi | | 46' |
| LM | 8 | Mitsuo Ogasawara |
| AM | 10 | Shunsuke Nakamura |
| CF | 9 | Naohiro Takahara | | 85' |
| CF | 13 | Atsushi Yanagisawa | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Junichi Inamoto | | 46' |
| FW | 20 | Keiji Tamada | | 61' |
| MF | 16 | Masashi Oguro | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Zico ||
| GK | 1 | Stipe Pletikosa |
| CB | 7 | Dario Šimić |
| CB | 4 | Robert Kovač | 32' |
| CB | 3 | Josip Šimunić |
| RM | 2 | Darijo Srna | 69' | 87' |
| CM | 5 | Igor Tudor | | 70' |
| CM | 10 | Niko Kovač (c) |
| LM | 8 | Marko Babić |
| AM | 19 | Niko Kranjčar | | 78' |
| CF | 17 | Ivan Klasnić |
| CF | 9 | Dado Pršo |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Ivica Olić | | 70' |
| MF | 14 | Luka Modrić | | 78' |
| FW | 22 | Ivan Bošnjak | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Zlatko Kranjčar ||
* Croatia and Japan share point in Group F
* Man of the Match:
* Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)
* Assistant referees:
* Peter Hermans (Belgium)
* Walter Vromans (Belgium)
* Fourth official:
* Kevin Stott (United States)
* Fifth official:
* Gregory Barkey (United States)

### Brazil vs Australia

| Brazil | Australia |
| GK | 1 | Dida |
| RB | 2 | Cafu (c) | 29' |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 4 | Juan |
| LB | 6 | Roberto Carlos |
| CM | 5 | Emerson | | 72' |
| CM | 11 | Zé Roberto |
| AM | 8 | Kaká |
| AM | 10 | Ronaldinho |
| CF | 7 | Adriano | | 88' |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo | 31' | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 17 | Gilberto Silva | | 72' |
| FW | 23 | Robinho | 83' | 72' |
| FW | 21 | Fred | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
| GK | 1 | Mark Schwarzer |
| CB | 3 | Craig Moore | | 69' |
| CB | 2 | Lucas Neill |
| CB | 6 | Tony Popovic | | 41' |
| RM | 7 | Brett Emerton | 13' |
| CM | 13 | Vince Grella |
| LM | 14 | Scott Chipperfield |
| RW | 5 | Jason Culina | 39' |
| AM | 4 | Tim Cahill | | 56' |
| LW | 21 | Mile Sterjovski |
| CF | 9 | Mark Viduka (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 23 | Mark Bresciano | | 41' |
| FW | 10 | Harry Kewell | | 56' |
| FW | 15 | John Aloisi | | 69' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
* Brazil beat Australia with two second half goals in Group F
* Man of the Match:
* Zé Roberto (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Christian Schräer (Germany)
* Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
* Fourth official:
* Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
* Fifth official:
* Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)

### Japan vs Brazil

| Japan | Brazil |
| GK | 23 | Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi |
| RB | 21 | Akira Kaji | 40' |
| CB | 19 | Keisuke Tsuboi |
| CB | 22 | Yuji Nakazawa (c) |
| LB | 14 | Alex |
| RM | 8 | Mitsuo Ogasawara | | 56' |
| CM | 7 | Hidetoshi Nakata |
| CM | 17 | Junichi Inamoto |
| LM | 10 | Shunsuke Nakamura |
| CF | 11 | Seiichiro Maki | | 60' |
| CF | 20 | Keiji Tamada |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 6 | Kōji Nakata | | 56' |
| FW | 9 | Naohiro Takahara | | 60' | 66' |
| FW | 16 | Masashi Oguro | | | 66' |
| Manager: ||
| Zico ||
| GK | 1 | Dida (c) | | 82' |
| RB | 13 | Cicinho |
| CB | 3 | Lúcio |
| CB | 4 | Juan |
| LB | 16 | Gilberto | 44' |
| RM | 8 | Kaká | | 71' |
| CM | 19 | Juninho |
| CM | 17 | Gilberto Silva |
| LM | 10 | Ronaldinho | | 71' |
| CF | 23 | Robinho |
| CF | 9 | Ronaldo |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Zé Roberto | | 71' |
| MF | 20 | Ricardinho | | 71' |
| GK | 12 | Rogério Ceni | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira ||
* Brazil defeat Japan 4-1 in Group F
* Man of the Match:
* Ronaldo (Brazil)
* Assistant referees:
* Lionel Dagorne (France)
* Vincent Texier (France)
* Fourth official:
* Jerome Damon (South Africa)
* Fifth official:
* Enock Molefe (South Africa)

### Croatia vs Australia

| Croatia | Australia |
| GK | 1 | Stipe Pletikosa | 70' |
| CB | 7 | Dario Šimić | 32' 85' |
| CB | 13 | Stjepan Tomas | | 83' |
| CB | 3 | Josip Šimunić | 61' 90' 90+3' |
| RM | 2 | Darijo Srna |
| CM | 5 | Igor Tudor | 38' |
| CM | 10 | Niko Kovač (c) |
| LM | 8 | Marko Babić |
| AM | 19 | Niko Kranjčar | | 65' |
| CF | 18 | Ivica Olić | | 74' |
| CF | 9 | Dado Pršo |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 16 | Jerko Leko | | 65' |
| MF | 14 | Luka Modrić | | 74' |
| FW | 17 | Ivan Klasnić | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Zlatko Kranjčar ||
| GK | 18 | Zeljko Kalac |
| CB | 3 | Craig Moore |
| CB | 2 | Lucas Neill |
| CB | 14 | Scott Chipperfield | | 75' |
| RM | 21 | Mile Sterjovski | | 71' |
| CM | 13 | Vince Grella | | 63' |
| CM | 7 | Brett Emerton | 81' 87' |
| LM | 5 | Jason Culina |
| AM | 4 | Tim Cahill |
| AM | 10 | Harry Kewell |
| CF | 9 | Mark Viduka (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | John Aloisi | | 63' |
| MF | 23 | Mark Bresciano | | 71' |
| FW | 19 | Joshua Kennedy | | 75' |
| Manager: ||
| Guus Hiddink ||
* Australia draws with Croatia 2-2, advances to next round in Group F
* Man of the Match:
* Harry Kewell (Australia)
* Assistant referees:
* Philip Sharp (England)
* Glen Turner (England)
* Fourth official:
* Kevin Stott (United States)
* Fifth official:
* Gregory Barkey (United States)