Tevez and Heinze were in the thick of it, as were several officials. Play in Group C of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 10 June and completed on 21 June 2006. There were counter-accusations about what initiated the trading of punches but Michael Ballack, the Germany captain, gave the most detailed explanation. Dramane Danté (Mali), Assistant referees: Germany 1 vs. Argentina 1 in the 2006 World Cup Information about the 1/4 Finals game played in the 2006 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Argentina and Germany with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more. Lionel Messi scored a late penalty as Argentina drew 2-2 with Uruguay in a friendly held in Israel Monday, with the Jewish state considering the match a victory.... more » 15.11.2019 20:15 Substitute Borowski helped on Ballack's inswinging cross and Klose, who had been kept quiet until then, added the finishing touch with a stooping header. It seems that supporters have learned how to behave at these big games but maybe the sportsmen haven't". The only German to miss a spot kick in 18 attempts in World Cup shoot-outs was Uli Stielike in 1982 against France. Argentina led when Roberto Ayala took advantage of slack marking to head in a Juan Riquelme corner after 49 minutes. More Details. ", When Fifa reviews the video evidence it is unlikely it will consider the events unremarkable but Pekerman was perhaps concentrating on his own career. Christian Schräer (Germany) 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. It resulted in a tense 30 minutes of extra-time and an almost slow walk towards the dreaded penalty shoot-out, with both sides restricted to long-range efforts of little note. German pair Lukas Podolski and Borowski and Argentina's Rodriguez were all successful. That blunder was compounded by the Pekerman's third and final substitution, which came in the 79th minute. It was obvious that Germany were going to pile forward in search of an equaliser and though they're not particularly incisive, a goal from a free-kick or a long shot was always possible. Vincent Texier (France), Man of the Match: José Luis Camargo (Mexico), Man of the Match: A second goal would have killed Germany: instead, Argentina began to cower in fear of a comeback, an attitude that acted as a kiss of life to the Germans. FWC 2006: Germany vs Argentina 13 May 2010. Fourth official: Time limits and T&Cs apply. But they were definitely trying to influence our strikers. Argentina's negative approach lost them the game. Klose joined Gerd Muller, Jurgen Klinsmann and Helmut Rahn as the only German players to have scored at least 10 World Cup goals. BERLIN - JUNE 30: Michael Ballack of Germany collides in the air with Julio Cruz (L) and Javier Mascherano of Argentina during the FIFA … Miroslav Klose extended his lead in the 2006 World Cup top scorers' table, by netting his fifth of the tournament. In the shoot-out Oliver Neuville and Ballack, who could barely walk during the extra-time period and could be a doubt for Tuesday's semi-final, made no mistake from the spot before Ayala saw his effort saved by Jens Lehmann. #WorldCupAtHome | Germany v Italy (Germany 2006) 21 Apr 2020. Fifth official: Walter Vromans (Belgium) Now he's down on his haunches, holding his head. The South Americans were happy to play their usual patient build-up game, while the Germans were equally content to sit back, bide their time and pick off any stray passes. Despite Netherlands' resurgence, Milan van Dongen questions whether Frank de Boer is the right man for the job. Fourth official: Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy) Just like predecessor Claudio Caniggia, Cufre was red carded whilst not even formally on the pitch. #WorldCupAtHome | Germany v Italy (Germany 2006) 21 Apr 2020. Argentina won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Netherlands. Fourth official: He said that as each of Germany's four penalty-takers walked to the box they were abused by Argentina's players waiting on the half-way line. Having been forced to use his first substitution to bring on reserve goalkeeper Leonardo Franco for the injured Roberto Abbondanzieri, Pekerman elected to use the second to haul off playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme in the 72nd minute. "The first provocation came from Argentina," said Ballack. As it turned out, in the 80th minute Germany managed to prise Argentina open in a different way, Ballack clipping in a neat ball from the left, which Lukas Podolski flicked towards the far post, where Miroslav Klose headed it expertly into the bottom corner. After that I didn't see much but I saw one or two lying on the ground. Klinsmann had been seen trying to separate Torsten Frings and Argentina's Fabricio Coloccini as they squared up. Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina), Assistant referees: © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Punches were thrown, though it is believed that Germany's centre-half Per Mertesacker was felled by a kick from the Argentinian squad member Leandro Cufré, who was shown a red card after the melee. Germany 1 vs. Argentina 1 in the 2006 World Cup Information about the 1/4 Finals game played in the 2006 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of Argentina and Germany with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more. The World Cup erupted at the Olympiastadion here last night in scenes that mixed violence and delirium. The aim of both Klinsmann and Pekerman was to play it all down, with Klinsmann aware that it could overshadow his team's progress and may yet have implications for any Germany players Fifa deems guilty. Fri 30 Jun 2006 19.11 BST "I certainly will not go on but I leave with peace of mind. For us it is no problem, no big deal at all. A massive brawl breaks out on the half-way line; amazing scenes. For Argentina it was their first World Cup penalty shoot-out defeat, having won their previous three. The two sides tied for points in the standings, but Argentina won the tie-break on goal difference, and so won the group with the Netherlands in second place. "A cycle has come to an end," he said. First published on Fri 30 Jun 2006 19.11 BST. In the end, Argentina went out in the most ridiculous way possible: with all their best players watching helplessly from the bench.