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Play in Group D of the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

completed on 21 June 2006. Portugal

Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team represents Portugal in association football and is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation, the governing body for football in Portugal. Portugal's home ground is Estádio Nacional in Oeiras, and their head coach is Paulo Bento...

won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

. Angola

Angola national football team

The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras , is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola reached 45th in the FIFA Rankings in July 2002...

and Iran

Iran national football team

The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...

failed to advance.

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

Group D. (Key)

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	3	0	0	5	1
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	3	1	1	1	4	3
4
	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

All times local (CEST/UTC+2

Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

)

Mexico vs Iran


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	MEXICO:
GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez Oswaldo Sánchez Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra is a Mexican footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Santos Laguna in the Mexican Primera Division, where he is also the team captain. He has 99 caps for Mexico.-Early career:...
CB	5	Ricardo Osorio Ricardo Osorio Ricardo Osorio Mendoza is a Mexican international football defender, who currently plays with Monterrey of the Primera División de México...
CB	4	Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Mexico national team. He plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder.... (c)
CB	3	Carlos Salcido Carlos Salcido Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham...
RM	16	Mario Méndez
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado Gerardo Torrado Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla is an international Mexican football player, currently playing as a midfielder for Cruz Azul and is captain of the team. He is known as "El Borrego" for his bushy-like hair...
CM	8	Pável Pardo Pavel Pardo Pável Pardo Segura , is a Mexican international footballer, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.- Biography :...
LM	14	Gonzalo Pineda Gonzalo Pineda Gonzalo Pineda Reyes is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a Defensive Midfielder for Puebla F.C. on loan from Guadalajara, in the Primera División de México.- Biography :...
RW	19	Omar Bravo Omar Bravo Omar Bravo Tordecillas is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-Club Deportivo Guadalajara:...
CF	9	Jared Borgetti Jared Borgetti Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría is a retired Mexican footballer. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, Borgetti was renowned for his heading ability...
LW	10	Guillermo Franco Guillermo Franco Guillermo Luis Franco Farquarson is an Argentine-born Mexican football striker who plays for Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Mexico national team, until his international retirement in September 2010.-Early life:...
Substitutions:
MF	7	Sinha Ântonio Naelson Antônio Naelson Matias , also known simply as Sinha is a Mexican football midfielder, who plays for Club Toluca in the Mexican First Division.-Biography:...
MF	23	Luis Ernesto Pérez Luis Ernesto Pérez Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México...
FW	17	José Francisco Fonseca
Manager:
Ricardo Lavolpe Ricardo Lavolpe Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football manager. He is a former Argentine World Cup-winning goalkeeper and the former coach of the Mexican national team. He is known for his tactical flexibility during matches and abrasive manner, as well...

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IRAN: | GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour

Ebrahim Mirzapour

Ebrahim Mirzapour is an Iranian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Shahrdari Tabriz in the IPL.-Club career:He started his professional IPL career, playing for Foolad F.C., and was a member of the team until August 2006. He also made it to the national team while playing for Foolad,...

RB 4 Yahya Golmohammadi

Yahya Golmohammadi

Yahya Golmohammadi is a retired Iranian football player. His position usually was the central defender. He is currently with Tarbiat Yazd as a manager and has now retired from the Iranian national football team...

CB 5 Rahman Rezaei

Rahman Rezaei

Rahman Rezaei is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Paykan in the Iran Pro League. He is also a former member of the Iran national football team and usually plays in the centre back position.-Club career:...

CB 13 Hossein Kaebi LB 20 Mohammad Nosrati

Mohammad Nosrati

Mohammad Nosrati is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Persepolis and the Iran national football team.-Club career:He was one of many valuable players of PAS Tehran F.C., finishing the 2003/04 season as IPL champions....

RM 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iranian Pro League. He has won Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997, as well as Asian Footballer of the Year in 2003. He was the captain of the Iran national football team from 2006 to 2009, and currently...

CM 6 Javad Nekounam

Javad Nekounam

Javad Nekounam is an Iranian footballer who plays for CA Osasuna in La Liga.Usually playing as a central midfielder, he is known for his passing ability, defensive acumen, ball distribution and powerful long-range shots. He represented his national team over 120 times.-Early years / UAE:Having...

CM 8 Ali Karimi

Ali Karimi

Mohammad Ali Karimi Pashaki better known as Ali Karimi, is an Iranian professional footballer who is currently playing for Persepolis in Iran Pro League. He was awarded the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2004....

LM 14 Andranik Teymourian

Andranik Teymourian

Andranik Timotian-Samarani , more commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian is an Armenian Iranian footballer. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a side midfielder. He is notably the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team.-Early career:Andranik was...

CF 9 Vahid Hashemian

Vahid Hashemian

Vahid Hashemian is an Iranian Footballer who currently plays for Persepolis in Iran Pro League.-Club career:Vahid started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland. He arrived in Germany for the 1999–2000 season to play for Hamburger SV...

CF 10 Ali Daei

Ali Daei

Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...

Mehrzad Madanchi

Mehrzad Madanchi Ardakani is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Al-Shaab in the UAE Division 1 Group A. He is also a member of the Iran national football team.-Club career:...

FW 15 Arash Borhani

Arash Borhani

Arash Borhani is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League and is a member of Iran national football team....

Manager:

Branko Ivanković

Branko Ivankovic

Branko Ivanković is a Croatian football coach and former player. After a 12-year playing career at Varteks Varaždin, Ivanković started his coaching career at the same club in 1991. He led the Iranian national football team at the 2006 World Cup...

Man of the Match:

Omar Bravo

Omar Bravo Tordecillas is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-Club Deportivo Guadalajara:...

Assistant referees:

Cristiano Copelli

Alessandro Stagnoli

Fourth official:

Jerome Damon

Jerome Damon is a South African football referee.An international referee since 2000, Damon was on stand-by for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was a referee at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.He was preselected as a...

Fifth official:

Enock Molefe

Angola vs Portugal


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ANGOLA:
GK	1	João Ricardo João Ricardo João Ricardo Pereira Batalha dos Santos Ferreira , known as João Ricardo , is a retired Portuguese-Angolan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...
RB	20	Locó
CB	3	Jamba
CB	5	Kali Kali (footballer) Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso, better known as Kali is an Angolan footballer, who currently plays for Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto.-International career:...
LB	21	Luís Delgado Luís Delgado Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado, better known as Delgado , is an Angolan football left defender who plays for En Avant de Guingamp.- Career :...
RM	17	Zé Kalanga
CM	8	André Macanga André Macanga André Venceslau Valentim Macanga, better known as André Macanga , is a part-time Angolan football midfielder.-Career:...
CM	7	Paulo Figueiredo Paulo Figueiredo Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo , nicknamed Figueiredo , is an Angolan football midfielder, who plays for C.R.D. Libolo in the Girabola.-Biography:...
CM	11	Mateus da Costa Mateus Galiano da Costa Mateus Galiano da Costa , simply Mateus, is an Angolan footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese first division, as a forward.-Club career:...
LM	14	António Mendonça António Mendonça António Manuel Viana Mendonça is an Angolan footballer who plays for C.D. Primeiro de Agosto as a right winger.-Club career:...
CF	10	Fabrice Akwá Fabrice Akwá Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco , commonly known as Akwá, is a Angolan former football player who played as a forward for the Angolan national team.... (c)
Substitutions:
FW	9	Pedro Mantorras
MF	13	Édson Nobre Édson Nobre Édson de Jesus Nobre, simply Édson is an Angolan footballer who plays for F.C. Arouca in Portugal, mainly as a winger.-Club career:...
MF	6	Miloy Miloy Marcos Hermenegildo Joaquim Henriques , better known as Miloy, is an Angolan football midfielder, who plays for Santos de Angola in the Girabola.-International career:...
Manager:
Luís Oliveira Gonçalves Luís Oliveira Gonçalves Luís de Oliveira Gonçalves is the former head coach of the Angola national football team. A studious, tactically astute coach, Gonçalves was not a prolific player in his younger days, but has earned the nickname the "Professor" for his reading of the game, and is a popular figure in Angola for...

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PORTUGAL: | GK 1 Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo Pereira

Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, OIH , simply Ricardo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal as a goalkeeper....

RB 13 Miguel Monteiro

Miguel Monteiro

Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro, simply Miguel , OIH , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain, mainly as a right defender.-Early years / Benfica:...

CB 5 Fernando Meira

Fernando Meira

Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza in Spain, as a central defender.In his country, he represented most notably Vitória de Guimarães, also playing one year with Benfica...

CB 16 Ricardo Carvalho

Ricardo Carvalho

Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH , is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid.Carvalho was born in Amarante where he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. By his great performance as a youngster, he was spotted by the Portuguese powerhouse,...

LB 14 Nuno Valente RM 8 Petit

Petit (Portuguese footballer)

Armando Gonçalves Teixeira , commonly known as Petit, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln in the German first division, as a defensive midfielder....

CM 7 Luís Figo

Luís Figo

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009...

Tiago Mendes

Tiago Cardoso Mendes , simply Tiago, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid.A versatile midfielder, adept as both a central or defensive unit and with good overall skills, he played professionally in four of Europe's major leagues: England, France, Italy and Spain.A...

RW 17 Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, , commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team...

CF 9 Pauleta

Pauleta

Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH , commonly known as Pauleta , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker....

LW 11 Simão Sabrosa

Simão Sabrosa

Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH , commonly known as Simão , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Beşiktaş J.K. in Turkey, mainly as a left winger - he can also play as a forward - with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.Having played in his country for two of the three...

Substitutions: MF 6 Costinha

Costinha

Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa, OIH , aka Costinha , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....

MF 18 Maniche MF 10 Hugo Viana

Hugo Viana

Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting de Braga as a central midfielder.His main assets are good set-pieces and passing skills...

Manager:

Luiz Felipe Scolari

Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...

Man of the Match:

Luís Figo

Assistant referees:

Wálter Rial

Pablo Fandino

Fourth official:

Kevin Stott

Kevin Stott is a soccer referee from the United States of America. He has been a FIFA referee since 1995. Stott was selected as a referee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany....

Fifth official:

Chris Strickland

Mexico vs Angola


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	MEXICO:
GK	1	Oswaldo Sánchez Oswaldo Sánchez Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra is a Mexican footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Santos Laguna in the Mexican Primera Division, where he is also the team captain. He has 99 caps for Mexico.-Early career:...
CB	4	Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Mexico national team. He plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder.... (c)
CB	5	Ricardo Osorio Ricardo Osorio Ricardo Osorio Mendoza is a Mexican international football defender, who currently plays with Monterrey of the Primera División de México...
CB	3	Carlos Salcido Carlos Salcido Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham...
RM	16	Mario Méndez
CM	8	Pável Pardo Pavel Pardo Pável Pardo Segura , is a Mexican international footballer, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.- Biography :...
CM	6	Gerardo Torrado Gerardo Torrado Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla is an international Mexican football player, currently playing as a midfielder for Cruz Azul and is captain of the team. He is known as "El Borrego" for his bushy-like hair...
LM	14	Gonzalo Pineda Gonzalo Pineda Gonzalo Pineda Reyes is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a Defensive Midfielder for Puebla F.C. on loan from Guadalajara, in the Primera División de México.- Biography :...
AM	7	Zinha Ântonio Naelson Antônio Naelson Matias , also known simply as Sinha is a Mexican football midfielder, who plays for Club Toluca in the Mexican First Division.-Biography:...
CF	19	Omar Bravo Omar Bravo Omar Bravo Tordecillas is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-Club Deportivo Guadalajara:...
CF	10	Guillermo Franco Guillermo Franco Guillermo Luis Franco Farquarson is an Argentine-born Mexican football striker who plays for Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Mexico national team, until his international retirement in September 2010.-Early life:...
Substitutions:
FW	21	Jesus Arellano Jesús Arellano José de Jesús Arellano Alcócer , is a retired Mexican football player. He last played for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México, with whom he has played most of his career.-Biography:...
FW	17	José Francisco Fonseca
FW	11	Ramón Morales Ramón Morales Ramón Morales Higuera is a retired Mexican international footballer who last played for Estudiantes Tecos as a midfielder.Biography=...
Manager:
Ricardo Lavolpe Ricardo Lavolpe Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football manager. He is a former Argentine World Cup-winning goalkeeper and the former coach of the Mexican national team. He is known for his tactical flexibility during matches and abrasive manner, as well...

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ANGOLA: | GK 1 João Ricardo

João Ricardo

João Ricardo Pereira Batalha dos Santos Ferreira , known as João Ricardo , is a retired Portuguese-Angolan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...

RB 20 Locó CB 3 Jamba CB 5 Kali

Kali (footballer)

Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso, better known as Kali is an Angolan footballer, who currently plays for Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto.-International career:...

LB 21 Luís Delgado

Luís Delgado

Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado, better known as Delgado , is an Angolan football left defender who plays for En Avant de Guingamp.- Career :...

DM 8 André Macanga

André Macanga

André Venceslau Valentim Macanga, better known as André Macanga , is a part-time Angolan football midfielder.-Career:...

RM 17 Zé Kalanga CM 11 Mateus da Costa

Mateus Galiano da Costa

Mateus Galiano da Costa , simply Mateus, is an Angolan footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese first division, as a forward.-Club career:...

CM 7 Paulo Figueiredo

Paulo Figueiredo

Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo , nicknamed Figueiredo , is an Angolan football midfielder, who plays for C.R.D. Libolo in the Girabola.-Biography:...

LM 14 António Mendonça

António Mendonça

António Manuel Viana Mendonça is an Angolan footballer who plays for C.D. Primeiro de Agosto as a right winger.-Club career:...

CF 10 Fabrice Akwá

Fabrice Akwá

Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco , commonly known as Akwá, is a Angolan former football player who played as a forward for the Angolan national team....

Rui Marques

Manuel Rui Marques is an Angolan football defender and first choice centre-back for the Angolan national side. Although born in Angola, Marques moved to Portugal as a child. Marques is currently unattached after being released by Leeds....

MF 6 Miloy

Miloy

Marcos Hermenegildo Joaquim Henriques , better known as Miloy, is an Angolan football midfielder, who plays for Santos de Angola in the Girabola.-International career:...

Manager:

Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Luís de Oliveira Gonçalves is the former head coach of the Angola national football team. A studious, tactically astute coach, Gonçalves was not a prolific player in his younger days, but has earned the nickname the "Professor" for his reading of the game, and is a popular figure in Angola for...

Man of the Match:

João Ricardo

João Ricardo Pereira Batalha dos Santos Ferreira , known as João Ricardo , is a retired Portuguese-Angolan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...

Assistant referees:

Carlos Chandia

Rodrigo González

Fourth official:

Prachya Permpanich

Fifth official:

Eisa Ghoulum

Portugal vs Iran


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	PORTUGAL:
GK	1	Ricardo Pereira Ricardo Pereira Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, OIH , simply Ricardo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal as a goalkeeper....
RB	13	Miguel Monteiro Miguel Monteiro Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro, simply Miguel , OIH , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain, mainly as a right defender.-Early years / Benfica:...
CB	16	Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH , is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid.Carvalho was born in Amarante where he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. By his great performance as a youngster, he was spotted by the Portuguese powerhouse,...
CB	5	Fernando Meira Fernando Meira Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza in Spain, as a central defender.In his country, he represented most notably Vitória de Guimarães, also playing one year with Benfica...
LB	14	Nuno Valente
CM	6	Costinha Costinha Francisco José Rodrigues da Costa, OIH , aka Costinha , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder....
CM	18	Maniche
RW	7	Luís Figo Luís Figo Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009... (c)
AM	20	Deco Deco Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....
LW	17	Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, , commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team...
CF	9	Pauleta Pauleta Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, OIH , commonly known as Pauleta , is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a striker....
Substitutions:
MF	8	Petit Petit (Portuguese footballer) Armando Gonçalves Teixeira , commonly known as Petit, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln in the German first division, as a defensive midfielder....
MF	19	Tiago Mendes Tiago Mendes Tiago Cardoso Mendes , simply Tiago, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid.A versatile midfielder, adept as both a central or defensive unit and with good overall skills, he played professionally in four of Europe's major leagues: England, France, Italy and Spain.A...
FW	11	Simão Sabrosa Simão Sabrosa Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH , commonly known as Simão , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Beşiktaş J.K. in Turkey, mainly as a left winger - he can also play as a forward - with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.Having played in his country for two of the three...
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...

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IRAN: | GK 1 Ebrahim Mirzapour

Ebrahim Mirzapour

RB 13 Hossein Kaebi CB 5 Rahman Rezaei

Rahman Rezaei

CB 4 Yahya Golmohammadi

Yahya Golmohammadi

Mohammad Nosrati

CM 6 Javad Nekounam

Javad Nekounam

CM 14 Andranik Teymourian

Andranik Teymourian

RW 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia

Mehdi Mahdavikia

AM 8 Ali Karimi

Ali Karimi

LW 21 Mehrzad Madanchi

Mehrzad Madanchi

Mehrzad Madanchi Ardakani is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Al-Shaab in the UAE Division 1 Group A. He is also a member of the Iran national football team.-Club career:...

CF 9 Vahid Hashemian

Vahid Hashemian

Substitutions: MF 7 Ferydoon Zandi

Ferydoon Zandi

Ferydoon Zandi is an Iranian-German professional footballer who is currently playing for Esteghlal in Iran Pro League.- Childhood :Zandi was born in the city of Emden, in northern Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. He speaks German and Persian...

FW 11 Rasoul Khatibi

Rasoul Khatibi

Rasoul Khatibi is an Iranian football player–Manager currently playing and Managing Machine Sazi Tabriz. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.-Club career:...

DF 3 Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh

Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Saba in Iran's Premier Football League and formerly the Iran national football team.-Club career:...

Manager:

Branko Ivanković

Branko Ivankovic

Man of the Match:

Deco

Anderson Luís de Souza, OIH , commonly known as Deco, is a Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for Fluminense....

Assistant referees:

Mohamed Guezzaz

Brahim Djezzar

Fourth official:

Lionel Dagorne

Fifth official:

Vincent Texier

Portugal vs Mexico


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	PORTUGAL:
GK	1	Ricardo Pereira Ricardo Pereira Ricardo Alexandre Martins Soares Pereira, OIH , simply Ricardo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Setúbal as a goalkeeper....
RB	13	Miguel Monteiro Miguel Monteiro Luís Miguel Brito Garcia Monteiro, simply Miguel , OIH , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain, mainly as a right defender.-Early years / Benfica:...
CB	5	Fernando Meira Fernando Meira Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza in Spain, as a central defender.In his country, he represented most notably Vitória de Guimarães, also playing one year with Benfica...
CB	16	Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho OIH , is a footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid.Carvalho was born in Amarante where he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. By his great performance as a youngster, he was spotted by the Portuguese powerhouse,...
LB	3	Marco Caneira Marco Caneira Marco António Simões Caneira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Videoton FC in Hungary. He preferably plays as a central defender, but is equally at ease on the right or the left flank....
CM	18	Maniche
CM	8	Petit Petit (Portuguese footballer) Armando Gonçalves Teixeira , commonly known as Petit, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for 1. FC Köln in the German first division, as a defensive midfielder....
RW	7	Luís Figo Luís Figo Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, is a Portuguese former international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009... (c)
AM	19	Tiago Mendes Tiago Mendes Tiago Cardoso Mendes , simply Tiago, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid.A versatile midfielder, adept as both a central or defensive unit and with good overall skills, he played professionally in four of Europe's major leagues: England, France, Italy and Spain.A...
LW	11	Simão Sabrosa Simão Sabrosa Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, OIH , commonly known as Simão , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Beşiktaş J.K. in Turkey, mainly as a left winger - he can also play as a forward - with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.Having played in his country for two of the three...
CF	23	Hélder Postiga Hélder Postiga Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza in Spain, as a striker.After starting professionally at Porto, Postiga went on to have spells in England , France and Greece , before returning to his country with Sporting.A Portuguese international on more than...
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DF	2	Paulo Ferreira Paulo Ferreira Paulo Renato Rebocho Ferreira is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Chelsea as a defender. However, in his recent years, Ferreira has been noted to play as an attacking forward, in which he is famous for his through balls out to the wingers and/or striker-Early career:He started his career in...
FW	21	Nuno Gomes Nuno Gomes Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro , commonly known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a striker.He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood after F.C...
FW	15	Luís Boa Morte
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...

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MEXICO: | GK 1 Oswaldo Sánchez

Oswaldo Sánchez

Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra is a Mexican footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Santos Laguna in the Mexican Primera Division, where he is also the team captain. He has 99 caps for Mexico.-Early career:...

CB 4 Rafael Márquez

Rafael Márquez

Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Mexico national team. He plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder....

Ricardo Osorio

Ricardo Osorio Mendoza is a Mexican international football defender, who currently plays with Monterrey of the Primera División de México...

CB 3 Carlos Salcido

Carlos Salcido

Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham...

RM 16 Mario Méndez CM 22 Francisco Javier Rodríguez

Francisco Javier Rodríguez

Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo known as Maza is a Mexican football defender. He currently plays for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.-Guadalajara:...

CM 8 Pável Pardo

Pavel Pardo

Pável Pardo Segura , is a Mexican international footballer, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.- Biography :...

LM 14 Gonzalo Pineda

Gonzalo Pineda

Gonzalo Pineda Reyes is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a Defensive Midfielder for Puebla F.C. on loan from Guadalajara, in the Primera División de México.- Biography :...

AM 23 Luis Ernesto Pérez

Luis Ernesto Pérez

Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México...

AM 19 Omar Bravo

Omar Bravo

Omar Bravo Tordecillas is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-Club Deportivo Guadalajara:...

CF 17 José Francisco Fonseca Substitutions: MF 7 Zinha

Ântonio Naelson

Antônio Naelson Matias , also known simply as Sinha is a Mexican football midfielder, who plays for Club Toluca in the Mexican First Division.-Biography:...

DF 15 José Antonio Castro

José Antonio Castro

José Antonio Castro González is a Mexican football player who plays as a defender for Club Necaxa. He gained notoriety for his performances with Club America and at the 2006 FIFA World Cup for Mexico...

FW 10 Guillermo Franco

Guillermo Franco

Guillermo Luis Franco Farquarson is an Argentine-born Mexican football striker who plays for Vélez Sársfield. He also played for the Mexico national team, until his international retirement in September 2010.-Early life:...

Manager:

Ricardo Lavolpe

Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni, born February 6, 1952 in Buenos Aires, is an Argentine football manager. He is a former Argentine World Cup-winning goalkeeper and the former coach of the Mexican national team. He is known for his tactical flexibility during matches and abrasive manner, as well...

Man of the Match:

Francisco Fonseca

José Francisco "Kikin" Fonseca Guzmán is a Mexican football striker. He currently plays for Atlante F.C..-Career:...

Assistant referees:

Roman Slysko

Martin Balko

Fourth official:

Essam Abd El Fatah

Essam Abd El Fatah is an Egyptian football referee. Abd El Fatah has been a referee since 2001; his first international game was between Morocco and Sierra Leone in 2003. He was the referee for the match between Australia and Japan in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...

Fifth official:

Mamadou Ndoye

Iran vs Angola


style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	IRAN:
GK	1	Ebrahim Mirzapour Ebrahim Mirzapour Ebrahim Mirzapour is an Iranian football goalkeeper, currently playing for Shahrdari Tabriz in the IPL.-Club career:He started his professional IPL career, playing for Foolad F.C., and was a member of the team until August 2006. He also made it to the national team while playing for Foolad,...
RB	13	Hossein Kaebi
CB	3	Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh is an Iranian football defender who currently plays for Saba in Iran's Premier Football League and formerly the Iran national football team.-Club career:...
CB	5	Rahman Rezaei Rahman Rezaei Rahman Rezaei is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Paykan in the Iran Pro League. He is also a former member of the Iran national football team and usually plays in the centre back position.-Club career:...
LB	20	Mohammad Nosrati Mohammad Nosrati Mohammad Nosrati is an Iranian Football player. He currently plays for Persepolis and the Iran national football team.-Club career:He was one of many valuable players of PAS Tehran F.C., finishing the 2003/04 season as IPL champions....
CM	14	Andranik Teymourian Andranik Teymourian Andranik Timotian-Samarani , more commonly known as Andranik "Ando" Teymourian is an Armenian Iranian footballer. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also play as a side midfielder. He is notably the only Christian footballer in the Iranian national team.-Early career:Andranik was...
CM	7	Ferydoon Zandi Ferydoon Zandi Ferydoon Zandi is an Iranian-German professional footballer who is currently playing for Esteghlal in Iran Pro League.- Childhood :Zandi was born in the city of Emden, in northern Germany, to an Iranian father and a German mother. He speaks German and Persian...
RW	2	Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia Mehdi Mahdavikia is an Iranian football player who plays for Damash Gilan in the Iranian Pro League. He has won Asian Young Footballer of the Year award in 1997, as well as Asian Footballer of the Year in 2003. He was the captain of the Iran national football team from 2006 to 2009, and currently...
AM	9	Vahid Hashemian Vahid Hashemian Vahid Hashemian is an Iranian Footballer who currently plays for Persepolis in Iran Pro League.-Club career:Vahid started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland. He arrived in Germany for the 1999–2000 season to play for Hamburger SV...
LW	21	Mehrzad Madanchi Mehrzad Madanchi Mehrzad Madanchi Ardakani is an Iranian football midfielder who currently plays for Al-Shaab in the UAE Division 1 Group A. He is also a member of the Iran national football team.-Club career:...
CF	10	Ali Daei Ali Daei Ali Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches... (c)
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MF	23	Masoud Shojaei Masoud Shojaei Masoud Soleimani Shojaei , sometimes known as just Masoud, is an Iranian footballer who plays for CA Osasuna in La Liga.Mainly an attacking midfielder who can also play as a forward, he is also an Iranian international.-Club career:...
FW	11	Rasoul Khatibi Rasoul Khatibi Rasoul Khatibi is an Iranian football player–Manager currently playing and Managing Machine Sazi Tabriz. He is a former member of the Iranian national team.-Club career:...
FW	15	Arash Borhani Arash Borhani Arash Borhani is an Iranian football player who currently plays for Esteghlal in Iran's Premier Football League and is a member of Iran national football team....
Manager:
Branko Ivanković Branko Ivankovic Branko Ivanković is a Croatian football coach and former player. After a 12-year playing career at Varteks Varaždin, Ivanković started his coaching career at the same club in 1991. He led the Iranian national football team at the 2006 World Cup...

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ANGOLA: | GK 1 João Ricardo

João Ricardo

João Ricardo Pereira Batalha dos Santos Ferreira , known as João Ricardo , is a retired Portuguese-Angolan footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Club career:...

RB 20 Locó CB 3 Jamba CB 5 Kali

Kali (footballer)

Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso, better known as Kali is an Angolan footballer, who currently plays for Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto.-International career:...

LB 21 Luís Delgado

Luís Delgado

Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado, better known as Delgado , is an Angolan football left defender who plays for En Avant de Guingamp.- Career :...

CM 7 Paulo Figueiredo

Paulo Figueiredo

Paulo José Lopes de Figueiredo , nicknamed Figueiredo , is an Angolan football midfielder, who plays for C.R.D. Libolo in the Girabola.-Biography:...

CM 6 Miloy

Miloy

Marcos Hermenegildo Joaquim Henriques , better known as Miloy, is an Angolan football midfielder, who plays for Santos de Angola in the Girabola.-International career:...

RW 17 Zé Kalanga AM 11 Mateus da Costa

Mateus Galiano da Costa

Mateus Galiano da Costa , simply Mateus, is an Angolan footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional in the Portuguese first division, as a forward.-Club career:...

LW 14 António Mendonça

António Mendonça

António Manuel Viana Mendonça is an Angolan footballer who plays for C.D. Primeiro de Agosto as a right winger.-Club career:...

CF 10 Fabrice Akwá

Fabrice Akwá

Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco , commonly known as Akwá, is a Angolan former football player who played as a forward for the Angolan national team....

Flávio Amado

Flávio da Silva Amado , better known as Flávio, is an Angolan football forward who most recently played for Lierse S.K in Belgium....

DF 15 Rui Marques

Rui Marques

Manager:

Luís Oliveira Gonçalves

Man of the Match:

Zé Kalanga

Assistant referees:

Nathan Gibson

Ben Wilson

Fourth official:

Carlos Simon

Carlos Eugênio Simon

Carlos Eugênio Simon is a ex-FIFA football referee from Brazil. He is also a journalist and a former trade unionist. Simon has been an international referee since 1998 and his first international game was between Ecuador and Peru. He was a referee in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup,...

Fifth official:

Aristeu Tavares

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