FIFA World Cup 2006 · Third-place play-off

Germany 3–1 Portugal

Saturday 8 Jul 2006 · Stuttgart, Germany

Germany3–1Portugal

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Schweinsteiger Petit Schweinsteiger Gomes

56′1–0Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany
60′2–0Petit Germany · own goal
78′3–0Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany
88′3–1Nuno Gomes Portugal

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Germany

Came on

10Oliver NeuvilleFW↑65′
9Mike HankeFW↑71′
15Thomas HitzlspergerMF↑79′

Portugal

1RicardoGK
2Paulo FerreiraDF
4Ricardo CostaDF
5Fernando MeiraDF
14Nuno ValenteDF ↓69′
6CostinhaMF ↓46′
18ManicheMF
20DecoMF
9PauletaFW ↓77′
11SimãoFW
17Cristiano RonaldoFW

Came on

8PetitMF↑46′
21Nuno GomesFW●↑69′
7Luis FigoMF↑77′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Germany: 1939 → 1978
Portugal: 1994 → 1955

Expected score for Germany: 56.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 15 of 20, 1936–2025.

Germany wins: 11
Draws: 5
Portugal wins: 4

Form either side

Germany

Before

1–0 v Poland 14 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
3–0 v Ecuador 20 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–0 v Sweden 24 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–1 v Argentina 30 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–2 v Italy 4 Jul 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

After

3–0 v Sweden 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
1–0 v Republic of Ireland 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
13–0 v San Marino 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
2–0 v Georgia 7 Oct 2006 · Friendly
4–1 v Slovakia 11 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Portugal

Before

2–0 v Iran 17 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
2–1 v Mexico 21 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
1–0 v Netherlands 25 Jun 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–0 v England 1 Jul 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006
0–1 v France 5 Jul 2006 · FIFA World Cup 2006

After

2–4 v Denmark 1 Sep 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Finland 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
3–0 v Azerbaijan 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
1–2 v Poland 11 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
3–0 v Kazakhstan 15 Nov 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Road through the tournament

Germany

4–2 v Costa Rica Group stage
1–0 v Poland Group stage
3–0 v Ecuador Group stage
2–0 v Sweden Round of 16
1–1 v Argentina Quarter-final
0–2 v Italy Semi-final
3–1 v Portugal Third-place play-off

Portugal

1–0 v Angola Group stage
2–0 v Iran Group stage
2–1 v Mexico Group stage
1–0 v Netherlands Round of 16
0–0 v England Quarter-final
0–1 v France Semi-final
1–3 v Germany Third-place play-off

Every Germany v Portugal match20

From Germany's side.


4 Jun 2025	Portugal	1–2	Home	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
19 Jun 2021	Portugal	4–2	Home	UEFA Euro 2021	Group stage
16 Jun 2014	Portugal	4–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
9 Jun 2012	Portugal	1–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2012	Group stage
19 Jun 2008	Portugal	3–2	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2008	Quarter-final
8 Jul 2006	Portugal	3–1	Home	FIFA World Cup 2006	Third-place play-off
20 Jun 2000	Portugal	0–3	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2000	Group stage
6 Sep 1997	Portugal	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
14 Dec 1996	Portugal	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—
21 Feb 1996	Portugal	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
29 Aug 1990	Portugal	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
16 Oct 1985	Portugal	0–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
24 Feb 1985	Portugal	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
14 Jun 1984	Portugal	0–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 1984	Group stage
23 Feb 1983	Portugal	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
17 Feb 1982	Portugal	3–1	Home	Friendly	—
27 Apr 1960	Portugal	2–1	Home	Friendly	—
19 Dec 1954	Portugal	3–0	Away	Friendly	—
24 Apr 1938	Portugal	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
27 Feb 1936	Portugal	3–1	Away	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: Fjelstul · Cards: Fjelstul