World Cup 2006 Group Stage Review – Phase Three – Part One
All 32 teams have completed the group stage and 16 are preparing for the knockout phase. This is a short round-up of Groups E to H, of the results as they stand after three matches. Did your country qualify or fall at the first hurdle?
Group E
1. Italy 7pts, 2. Ghana 6pts, 3. Czech Republic 3pts, 4. USA 1pt
Italy finished top of the Group of Death by beating the Czech Republic 2-0 in their final match. Marco Materazzi broke the deadlock after 25 minutes and Filippo Inzaghi ensured victory four minutes from time for the 6/5 Italians.
Ghana also qualified for the knockout stage by beating the USA and thus ending the Czech Republics involvement in the tournament. Haminu Dramani opened the scoring for Ghana after 21 minutes but Clint Dempsey levelled for the USA on 42. Stephen Appiah converted a penalty on the stroke of half time to see the 2/1 Ghanaians progress.
Group F
1. Brazil 9pts, 2. Australia 4pts, 3. Croatia 2pts, 4. Japan 1pt
Brazil made it a clean sweep and finished comfortably at the summit of Group F after a comprehensive 4-1 defeat of Japan....
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