World Cup 2006 Football. Up to 2006 the country had qualified for every fifa world cup which it has been eligible for since independence in 1991. 2006 fifa world cup.
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 populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in september 2003. Israel launches an offensive in the gaza strip in response to rocketfire by hamas into israeli territory.
Italy win the world cup on penalties against 10 man france who had zinedine zidane sent off for a headbutt in extra time.
The match had been surrounded mostly around france s zinedine zidane and italy s marco materazzi. 1 1 november 19 2003 pinheirão curitiba uruguay. Israel launches an offensive in the gaza strip in response to rocketfire by hamas into israeli territory. Italy won the world cup after beating france 5 3 in a penalty shoot out following a 1 1 draw at the conclusion of extra time.
