2006 FIFA World Cup Group F
Football tournament
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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.[1] 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 |
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| 1 |  Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 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
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Australia vs Japan
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Brazil vs Croatia
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Japan vs Croatia
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Brazil vs Australia
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Japan vs Brazil
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Croatia vs Australia
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Australia
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See also
Notes
- Šimunić was given three yellow cards in the match: the referee (Graham Poll) failed to send him off the pitch after the second yellow, only doing so after the third. The original FIFA match report listed all three yellow cards, but was revised shortly after, with the second yellow card (90') not being recorded.