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Four weeks and sixty games
of football in 12 German cities
By Sven Krüger, Sports Correspondent
11 December 2005: Twelve German cities will play host to the 2006 Football World Cup, which will take place from 9 June to 9 July. The opening game between the host nation, Germany, and Costa Rica will be staged in Munich's futuristic Allianz Arena, while the Final will be played in Berlin. The venues for the semi-finals are Dortmund and Munich. Berlin, Hamburg, Gelsenkirchen and Frankfurt host the quarter-finals.Below we list the 12 host cities and the 32 teams as well as where, when and against whom they will play,
Berlin | Dortmund | Frankfurt | Gelsenkirchen | Hamburg | Hannover | Kaiserslautern | Kôln (Cologne) | Leipzig | München (Munich) | Nürnberg (Nuremberg) | Stuttgart |
Berlin
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 13 June | F | Brazil | Croatia |
| 15 June | B | Sweden | Paraguay |
| 20 June | A | Ecuador | Germany |
| 23 June | H | Ukraine | Tunisia |
| 30 June | Quarter-Final | ||
| 9 July | Final |
Dortmund
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 10 June | B | Trinidad | Sweden |
| 14 June | A | Germany | Poland |
| 19 June | G | Togo | Switzerland |
| 22 June | F | Japan | Brazil |
| 27 June | Last 16 | Winner F | Runner-up E |
| 4 July | Semi-Final |
Frankfurt
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 10 June | B | England | Paraguay |
| 13 June | G | South Korea | Togo |
| 17 June | D | Portugal | Iran |
| 21 June | C | Holland | Argentina |
| 1 July | Quarter-Final |
Gelsenkirchen
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 9 June | A | Poland | Ecuador |
| 12 June | E | USA | Czech Republic |
| 16 June | C | Argentina | Serbia |
| 21 June | D | Portugal | Mexico |
| 1 July | Quarter-Final |
Hamburg
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 10 June | C | Argentina | Ivory Coast |
| 15 June | A | Ecuador | Costa Rica |
| 19 June | H | Saudi Arabia | Ukraine |
| 22 June | E | Czech Republic | Italy |
| 30 June | Quarter-Final |
Hannover
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 12 June | E | Italy | Ghana |
| 16 June | D | Mexico | Angola |
| 20 June | A | Costa Rica | Poland |
| 23 June | G | Switzerland | South Korea |
| 27 June | Last 16 | Winner H | Runner-up G |
Kaiserslautern
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 12 June | F | Australia | Japan |
| 17 June | E | Italy | USA |
| 20 June | B | Paraguay | Trinidad |
| 23 June | H | Saudi Arabia | Spain |
| 26 June | Last 16 | Winner E | Runner-up F |
Köln (Cologne)
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 11 June | D | Angola | Portugal |
| 17 June | E | Czech Republic | Ghana |
| 20 June | B | Sweden | England |
| 23 June | G | Togo | France |
| 26 June | Last 16 | Winner G | Runner-up H |
Leipzig
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 11 June | C | Serbia | Holland |
| 14 June | H | Spain | Ukraine |
| 18 June | G | France | South Korea |
| 21 June | D | Iran | Angola |
| 24 June | Last 16 | Winner C | Runner-up D |
München (Munich)
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 9 June | A | Germany | Costa Rica |
| 14 June | H | Tunisia | Saudi Arabia |
| 18 June | F | Brazil | Australia |
| 21 June | C | Ivory Coast | Serbia |
| 24 June | Last 16 | Winner A | Runner-up B |
| 5 July | Semi-Final |
Nürnberg (Nuremberg)
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 11 June | D | Mexico | Iran |
| 15 June | B | England | Trinidad |
| 18 June | F | Japan | Croatia |
| 22 June | E | Ghana | USA |
| 25 June | Last 16 | Winner D | Runner-up C |
Stuttgart
| Date | Group | Team 1 | Team 2 |
| 13 June | G | France | Switzerland |
| 16 June | C | Holland | Ivory Coast |
| 19 June | H | Spain | Tunisia |
| 22 June | F | Croatia | Australia |
| 25 June | Last 16 | Winner B | Runner-up A |
| 8 July | Third place play-off |
