22 DAYS TILL THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP. DAY 18. GERMANY 2006.

FINAL TOURNAMENT STANDING:

-WINNER: Italy

-RUNNER-UP: France

-THIRD PLACE: Germany

-FOURTH PLACE: Portugal

TOURNAMENT AWARDS:

-Adidas Golden Ball: Zinedine Zidane (France)

-FIFA Fair Play Award: Brazil & Spain

-Best Young Player Award: Lukas Podolski (Germany)

-Adidas Golden Boot: Miroslav Klose (Germany)

-Adidas Bronze Shoe: Ronaldo (Brazil)

-Adidas Bronze Ball: Andrea Pirlo (Italy)

-Adidas Silver Ball: Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)

-FIFA Award for the most entertaining team: Portugal

-Yashin Award for best goalkeeeper: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)

A GLIMPSE OF HISTORY:

Italy and Cannavaro enjoy their World Cup triumph.

One of the many unforgettable pictures that come to mind when thinking back on the 2006 FIFA World CupTM is of Italy's Fabio Cannavaro, or "Il Capitano," joyfully holding the Trophy aloft in Berlin's Olympiastadion.

After an intensely dramatic and action-packed Final, the Gli Azzurri defeated France on penalties to win the match, earning them a fourth gold star for their crest.

STATS/Top Scorers:

Miroslav Klose (Germany): 5 goals, Davi Villa & Fernando Torres (Spain):3 goals. Out of 64 matches played, 147 goals were scored with an avereage of 2.3 goals per match.

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