<P> Italy won the tournament , claiming their fourth World Cup title . They defeated France 5 -- 3 in a penalty shoot - out in the final , after extra time had finished in a 1 -- 1 draw . Germany defeated Portugal 3 -- 1 to finish in third place . Angola , Ghana , Ivory Coast , Trinidad and Tobago , and Togo made their first appearances in the finals . It was also the first appearance of Serbia and Montenegro under that name ; they had previously appeared in 1998 as Yugoslavia . </P>
<P> Italy won the tournament , claiming their fourth World Cup title . They defeated France 5 -- 3 in a penalty shoot - out in the final , after extra time had finished in a 1 -- 1 draw . Germany defeated Portugal 3 -- 1 to finish in third place . Angola , Ghana , Ivory Coast , Trinidad and Tobago , and Togo made their first appearances in the finals . It was also the first appearance of Serbia and Montenegro under that name ; they had previously appeared in 1998 as Yugoslavia . </P>
who won the world cup football in 2006
who won the world cup football in 2006
Italy
Italy