It's time, once again for the biggest tournament in world sport. That's right: The FIFA World Cup. And where better to get your up-to the minute news on the fixtures and scores as the event progresses that at this very node? Well, you could try the official FIFA site or the BBC for a start; but if you're too scared to leave the confines of the thrilling yet comfortable mix of poetry, prose, fact, fiction, inane jabber and utter crap that is our E2 then here you are.
Right. Enough of the the seemingly-pointless intro cleverly crafted to make this node look more than just a cut and paste writeup. Oh, and before I start: the times are in local time!
The group stages
The 32 teams participating in the cup are organised into eight groups of four. Each team in each group will play each other once in a mini-league. At the end, the top two teams from each group will progress to the second stage.
Group A
09-Jun-06 Munich GER 4 CRC 2 18:00
09-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen POL 0 ECU 2 21:00
14-Jun-06 Dortmund GER 1 POL 0 21:00
15-Jun-06 Hamburg ECU 3 CRC 0 15:00
20-Jun-06 Berlin ECU 0 GER 3 16:00
20-Jun-06 Hanover CRC 1 POL 2 16:00
Group B
10-Jun-06 Frankfurt ENG 1 PAR 0 15:00
10-Jun-06 Dortmund TRI 0 SWE 0 18:00
15-Jun-06 Nuremberg ENG 2 TRI 0 18:00
15-Jun-06 Berlin SWE 1 PAR 0 21:00
20-Jun-06 Cologne SWE 2 ENG 2 21:00
20-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern PAR 2 TRI 0 21:00
Group C
10-Jun-06 Hamburg ARG 2 CIV 2 21:00
11-Jun-06 Leipzig SCG 0 NED 1 15:00
16-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen ARG 6 SCG 0 15:00
16-Jun-06 Stuttgart NED 2 CIV 1 18:00
21-Jun-06 Frankfurt NED 0 ARG 0 21:00
21-Jun-06 Munich CIV 3 SCG 2 21:00
Group D
11-Jun-06 Nuremberg MEX 3 IRN 1 18:00
11-Jun-06 Cologne ANG 0 POR 1 21:00
16-Jun-06 Hanover MEX 0 ANG 0 21:00
17-Jun-06 Frankfurt POR 2 IRN 0 15:00
21-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen POR 2 MEX 1 16:00
21-Jun-06 Leipzig IRN 1 ANG 1 16:00
Group E
12-Jun-06 Hanover ITA 2 GHA 0 21:00
12-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen USA 0 CZE 3 18:00
17-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern ITA 1 USA 1 21:00
17-Jun-06 Cologne CZE 0 GHA 2 18:00
22-Jun-06 Hamburg CZE 0 ITA 2 16:00
22-Jun-06 Nuremberg GHA 2 USA 1 16:00
Group F
13-Jun-06 Berlin BRA 1 CRO 0 21:00
12-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern AUS 3 JPN 1 15:00
18-Jun-06 Munich BRA 2 AUS 0 18:00
18-Jun-06 Nuremberg JPN 0 CRO 0 15:00
22-Jun-06 Dortmund JPN 1 BRA 4 21:00
22-Jun-06 Stuttgart CRO 2 AUS 2 21:00
Group G
13-Jun-06 Stuttgart FRA 0 SUI 0 18:00
13-Jun-06 Frankfurt KOR 2 TOG 1 15:00
18-Jun-06 Leipzig FRA 1 KOR 1 21:00
19-Jun-06 Dortmund TOG 0 SUI 2 15:00
23-Jun-06 Cologne TOG 0 FRA 2 21:00
23-Jun-06 Hanover SUI 2 KOR 0 21:00
Group H
14-Jun-06 Leipzig ESP 4 UKR 0 15:00
14-Jun-06 Munich TUN 2 KSA 2 18:00
19-Jun-06 Stuttgart ESP 3 TUN 1 21:00
19-Jun-06 Hamburg KSA 0 UKR 4 18:00
23-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern KSA 0 ESP 1 16:00
23-Jun-06 Berlin UKR 1 TUN 0 16:00
Knockout Stage
It's a straight knockout from here on in. Win, you're through; lose, you're out.
First Round
24-Jun-06 Munich Germany 2 : 0 Sweden 17:00
24-Jun-06 Leipzig Argentina 1 : 1 Mexico 21:00
Argentina win 2-1 a.e.t
25-Jun-06 Stuttgart England 1 : 0 Ecuador 17:00
25-Jun-06 Nuremberg Portugal 1 : 0 Netherlands 21:00
26-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern Italy 1 : 0 Australia 17:00
26-Jun-06 Cologne Switzerland 0 : 0 Ukraine 21:00
0-0 aet. Ukr win 0-3 on pens.
27-Jun-06 Dortmund Brazil 3 : 0 Ghana 17:00
27-Jun-06 Hanover Spain 1 : 3 France 21:00
Quarter-finals
30-Jun-06 Berlin Germany 1 : 1 Argentina 17:00
0-0 aet. Ger win 4-2 on pens.
30-Jun-06 Hamburg Italy 3 : 0 Ukraine 21:00
01-Jul-06 Gelsenkirchen England 0 : 0 Portugal 17:00
0-0 aet. Por win 3-1 on pen.
01-Jul-06 Frankfurt Brazil 0 : 1 France 21:00
Semi-finals
04-Jul-06 Dortmund Germany 0 : 0 Italy 21:00
Italy win 2-0 aet
05-Jul-06 Munich Portugal 0 : 1 France 21:00
Third Place playoff
08-Jul-06 Stuttgart Germany 3 : 1 Portugal 21:00
Final
09-Jul-06 Berlin Italy 1 : 1 France 20:00
1-1 aet. Fra win 5-3 on pen.