<Table> 2006 FIFA World Cup <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> FIFA Fußball - Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2006 FIFA World Cup official logo Eine Zeit, um Freunde zu finden (A time to make friends) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tournament details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Host country </Th> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dates </Th> <Td> 9 June--9 July </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Teams </Th> <Td> 32 (from 6 confederations) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Venue (s) </Th> <Td> 12 (in 12 host cities) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Final positions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Champions </Th> <Td> Italy (4th title) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Runners - up </Th> <Td> France </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Third place </Th> <Td> Germany </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fourth place </Th> <Td> Portugal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tournament statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Matches played </Th> <Td> 64 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Goals scored </Th> <Td> 147 (2.3 per match) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Attendance </Th> <Td> 3,359,439 (52,491 per match) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Top scorer (s) </Th> <Td> Miroslav Klose (5 goals) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Best player </Th> <Td> Zinedine Zidane </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Best young player </Th> <Td> Lukas Podolski </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Best goalkeeper </Th> <Td> Gianluigi Buffon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Fair play award </Th> <Td> Brazil Spain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2002 2010 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> FIFA Fußball - Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006 </Th> </Tr>

Italy won the world cup football title in 2006