In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the knockout stage was the second and final stage of the World Cup, following the group
stage. The top two teams from each group (16 total) advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. A third place match is included and played between
the two losing teams of the semi-finals.
Note: match kickoff times are given in local (German) time; this is CEST (UTC+2) during summer time.
Round of 16
Germany vs Sweden
Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 17:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich, Munich - Attendance:
66,000
Argentina vs Mexico
Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 21:00
Zentralstadion, Leipzig - Attendance: 43,000
- Referee: Massimo Busacca

- Assistant referees:
- Francesco Buragina

- Matthias Arnet

- Fourth official: Khalil Al Ghadmi

- Fifth official: Fathi Arabati

- Man of the match:
Maxi Rodríguez
England vs Ecuador
Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 17:00
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart -
Attendance: 52,000
Portugal vs Netherlands
Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 21:00
FIFA World Cup Stadium Nuremberg, Nuremberg -
Attendance: 41,000
Italy vs Australia
Monday, June 26, 2006 - 17:00
Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern -
Attendance: 46,000
Switzerland vs Ukraine
Monday, June 26, 2006
21:00 - FIFA WM-Stadion Köln, Cologne - Attendance:
45,000