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Die Weltmeisterschaft 2006

Germany and the 2006 World Cup

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Qualifying Countries 2006

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These are the WM 2006 qualifying teams, as announced by FIFA in Leipzig on December 9, 2005. Teams are listed by group (A-H) and alphabetically. Each group contains four teams. (Also see Countries of the World in German.)


Gruppen - Groups

Also see alphabetical list (German-English and English-German) below.

Gruppe A
Deutschland, Costa Rica, Polen, Ecuador
(Erstes Spiel/Opening game: June 9, 2006 - Germany vs Costa Rica)

Gruppe B
England, Paraguay, Trinidad und Tobago, Schweden

Gruppe C
Argentinien, Elfenbeinküste, Serbien und Montenegro, Niederlande

Gruppe D
Mexiko, der Iran, Angola, Portugal

Gruppe E
Italien, Ghana, USA, Tschechische Republik

Gruppe F
Brasilien, Kroatien, Australien, Japan

Gruppe G
Frankreich, die Schweiz, Togo, Korea

Gruppe H
Spanien, Ukraine, Tunesien, Saudiarabien

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Countries - Länder

Alphabetical list: German-English and English-German

The 32 countries scheduled to play in the 2006 World Cup (with official abbreviation and Group/Gruppe).

German-English
Mannschaften - Weltmeisterschaft 2006
Angola Angola (ANG Gruppe D)
Argentinien Argentinia (ARG Gruppe C)
Australien Australia (AUS Gruppe F)
Brasilien Brazil (BRA - Gruppe C)
Costa Rica Costa Rica (CRC Gruppe A)
Deutschland Germany (GER Gruppe A)
Ecuador Ecuador (ECU Gruppe A)
Elfenbeinküste Ivory Coast (CIV Gruppe C)
England England (ENG Gruppe B)
Frankreich France (FRA Gruppe G)
Ghana Ghana (GHA Gruppe E)
Iran, der Iran (IRN Gruppe D)
Italien Italy (ITA Gruppe E)
Japan Japan (JPN Gruppe F)
Korea Korea (KOR Gruppe G)
Kroatien Croatia (CRO Gruppe F)
Mexico Mexico (MEX Gruppe D)
Niederlande Netherlands (NED Gruppe C)
Paraguay Paraguay (PAR Gruppe A)
Polen Poland (POL Gruppe A)
Portugal Portugal (POR Gruppe D)
Saudiarabien Saudi Arabia (KSA Gruppe H)
Schweden Sweden (SWE Gruppe B)
Schweiz Switzerland (SUI Gruppe G)
Serbia & Montenegro Serbien & Montenegro (SCG Gruppe C)
Spanien Spain (ESP Gruppe H)
Togo Togo (TOG Gruppe G)
Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago (TRI Gruppe B)
Tschechische Republik Czech Republic (CZE Gruppe E)
Tunesien Tunisia (TUN Gruppe H)
Ukraine Ukraine (UKR Gruppe H)
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika USA (USA Gruppe E)
English-German
World Cup 2006 Teams
Angola Angola (ANG Group D)
Argentina Argentinien (ARG Group C)
Australia Australien (AUS Group F)
Brazil Brasilien (BRA Group C)
Costa Rica Costa Rica (CRC Group A)
Czech Republic Tschechische Republik (CZE Group E)
Croatia Kroatien (CRO Group F)
Ecuador Ecuador (ECU Group A)
England England (ENG Group B)
France Frankreich (FRA Group G)
Germany Deutschland (GER Group A)
Ghana Ghana (GHA Group E)
Iran der Iran (IRN Group D)
Italy Italien (ITA Group E)
Ivory Coast Elfenbeinküste (CIV Group C)
Japan Japan (JPN Group F)
Korea Korea (KOR Group G)
Mexico Mexico (MEX Group D)
Netherlands Niederlande (NED Group C)
Paraguay Paraguay (PAR Group A)
Poland Polen (POL Group A)
Portugal Portugal (POR Group D)
Saudi Arabia Saudiarabien (KSA Group H)
Serbia & Montenegro Serbien & Montenegro (SCG Group C)
Spain Spanien (ESP Group H)
Sweden Schweden (SWE Group B)
Switzerland Schweiz (SUI Group G)
Togo Togo (TOG Group G)
Trinidad & Tobago Trinidad & Tobago (TRI Group B)
Tunisia Tunesien (TUN Group H)
Ukraine Ukraine (UKR Group H)
USA Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika (USA Group E)

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