2006 FIFA World Cup Group D explained

Group D of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 11 June and completed on 21 June 2006. Portugal won the group, and advanced to the round of 16 (for the first time since 1966), along with Mexico. Angola and Iran failed to advance.

Standings

Portugal advanced to play the Netherlands (runners-up of Group C) in the round of 16.
Mexico advanced to play Argentina (winners of Group C) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Mexico vs Iran


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CB	5	Ricardo Osorio
CB	3
RM	16	Mario Méndez
CM	8	Pável Pardo
CM	6
LM	14	Gonzalo Pineda
RF	19	Omar Bravo
CF	9
LF	10
Substitutions:
MF	7
MF	23
FW	17
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe


GK	1	Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB	13	Hossein Kaebi
CB	4	Yahya Golmohammadi
CB	5	Rahman Rezaei
LB	20
RM	2	Mehdi Mahdavikia
CM	6
CM	14	Andranik Teymourian
LM	8
CF	10	Ali Daei (c)
CF	9	Vahid Hashemian
Substitutions:
MF	21
FW	15
Manager:
Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match:
Omar Bravo (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe (South Africa)

Angola vs Portugal


GK	1	João Ricardo
RB	20
CB	3
CB	5	Kali
LB	21	Luís Delgado
RM	17
CM	8
CM	11	Mateus
CM	7
LM	14	António Mendonça
CF	10	Akwá (c)
Substitutions:
FW	9
MF	13
MF	6
Manager:
Luís Oliveira Gonçalves


GK	1	Ricardo
RB	13	Miguel
CB	5	Fernando Meira
CB	16	Ricardo Carvalho
LB	14
CM	19
CM	8
RW	17
AM	7	Luís Figo (c)
LW	11	Simão
CF	9	Pauleta
Substitutions:
MF	6
MF	18
MF	10
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari

Man of the Match:
Luís Figo (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Wálter Rial (Uruguay)
Pablo Fandino (Uruguay)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Chris Strickland (United States)

Mexico vs Angola


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
CB	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CB	5	Ricardo Osorio
CB	3	Carlos Salcido
RM	16	Mario Méndez
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado
CM	7
CM	8	Pável Pardo
LM	14
CF	19	Omar Bravo
CF	10
Substitutions:
FW	21
FW	17
FW	11
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe


GK	1
RB	20	Locó
CB	3	Jamba
CB	5	Kali
LB	21
RM	8
CM	17
CM	7
CM	11
LM	14	António Mendonça
CF	10	Akwá (c)
Substitutions:
FW	9
DF	15
MF	6
Manager:
Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match:
João Ricardo (Angola)

Assistant referees:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)
Eisa Gholoum (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Rodrigo González (Chile)

Portugal vs Iran


GK	1	Ricardo
RB	13	Miguel
CB	5	Fernando Meira
CB	16	Ricardo Carvalho
LB	14	Nuno Valente
CM	6
CM	18
RW	7	Luís Figo (c)
AM	20
LW	17	Cristiano Ronaldo
CF	9
Substitutions:
MF	8
MF	19
FW	11
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	1	Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB	13
CB	4	Yahya Golmohammadi (c)
CB	5	Rahman Rezaei
LB	20	Mohammad Nosrati
RM	2	Mehdi Mahdavikia
CM	14	Andranik Teymourian
CM	6
LM	21
AM	8
CF	9	Vahid Hashemian
Substitutions:
MF	7
FW	11
DF	3
Manager:
Branko Ivanković

Man of the Match:
Deco (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Lionel Dagorne (France)
Vincent Texier (France)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Portugal vs Mexico


GK	1	Ricardo
RB	13
CB	5	Fernando Meira
CB	16	Ricardo Carvalho
LB	3	Marco Caneira
CM	19	Tiago
CM	8	Petit
CM	18
RW	7	Luís Figo (c)
LW	11	Simão
CF	23
Substitutions:
DF	2
FW	21
FW	15
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari


GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez
CB	22
CB	5	Ricardo Osorio
CB	3	Carlos Salcido
RM	16
CM	8	Pável Pardo
CM	4	Rafael Márquez (c)
CM	23
LM	14
CF	17	Francisco Fonseca
CF	19	Omar Bravo
Substitutions:
MF	7
MF	15
FW	10
Manager:
Ricardo La Volpe

Man of the Match:
Francisco Fonseca (Mexico)

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Mamadou N'Doye (Senegal)

Iran vs Angola


GK	1	Ebrahim Mirzapour
RB	13
CB	5	Rahman Rezaei
CB	3	Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
LB	20
RM	2	Mehdi Mahdavikia
CM	14
CM	7
LM	21
CF	9
CF	10	Ali Daei (c)
Substitutions:
MF	23
FW	11
FW	15
Manager:
Branko Ivanković


GK	1	João Ricardo
RB	20
CB	3	Jamba
CB	5	Kali
LB	21	Luís Delgado
RM	17
CM	6	Miloy
CM	7
CM	11
LM	14
CF	10	Akwá (c)
Substitutions:
FW	18
FW	16
DF	15
Manager:
Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match:
Zé Kalanga (Angola)

Assistant referees:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Carlos Simon (Brazil)
Fifth official:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)