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 match was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals to determine which team finished in third place.
Note: match kickoff times are given in local (German) time; this is CEST (UTC+2) during summer time.
Man of the Match:
Miroslav Klose (Germany)
Assistant referees:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)
Ednílson Corona (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
Fifth official:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)