The 2006 World Cup was held in Germany, this World Cup can be described as a gathering of stars, 76 and 85 generations of gold players all appeared, each game fans of different ages have their own support stars, it is difficult to be one-sided.
2006 was the year of the curtain call for the older generation of golden players around 76, Ronaldo, Zidane, David Beckham, Figo, Shepchenko, Inzaghi, Piero, Pirlo, Henry, Van Nistelrooy, Riquelme, Vieira, Owen, Drogba, Crespo and others.
And the new golden generation around 85, represented by Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, Kaka, Robben, Ribery, Di Maria, Ram, etc., began to show their prominence.
The 06 World Cup was unpopular
In the 2006 World Cup, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina, France, England, Spain, and the Netherlands were all at the peak of their book strength, and no team had obvious replacement of old and new, going downhill. Similarly, no team dares to be called the favorite to win the championship, and the strength of the three lines is not very different, and the win depends on the presence of the game.
Look at the quarter-finals matchup, Germany is 1:1 Argentina tied and eliminated Argentina 4:2 on penalties, Argentina has never been good at penalties. But that water cup, Argentina beat Serbia 6-0 in the group stage, Riquelme brought Argentina together like a peer, and the Argentine fans have enjoyed enough fun!
England lost 0:0 to Portugal and lost 3-1 on penalties. Portugal is in the period when Figo is not yet at its peak, Ronaldo is close to his peak, and in the 2006 World Cup, Portugal deserved to reach the last four. England is David Beckham's last World Cup with Owen, and the team's ability to reach the last eight in a row since 2002 is not bad.
Brazil 0:1 France, after losing to France in 1998, Brazil hoped for revenge in the 2006 World Cup, but at that time, Da Luo was past his peak due to his body fat, Ronaldinho was not yet old, his condition was declining too fast, and Kaka did not reach his peak until 2007. After France were out of the 2002 World Cup group, Zidane was in good form this World Cup, and Vieira has become one of the best midfielders in the world; Deschamps, Djokaffe, Henry, and Trezeguet are not yet downhill.
The only difference in strength is Italy 3:0 Ukraine, Shepchenko alone supported Ukraine can go to the last 8 is already the end of the crossbow, Italy this World Cup will play the defense to the extreme, the team only conceded 2 goals in the entire World Cup, one is an own goal, the other is Zidane's spoon penalty. Buffon reached his peak form, and the golden gloves were well deserved.
This World Cup, the group stage is not unpopular, and the World Cup Top 8 lottery continues to be issued, compared to the 2002 World Cup, this time is too right, the only deficiency is that the Netherlands did not reach the top 8, the World Cup Top 8 prize is only more than 500.
Upset, Ghana, which had just reached its peak, eliminated the European Championship runner-up Czech Republic, was it considered unpopular? The Czech Republic is a big name, runners-up in Euro 2004, but the team relies on the style of play of high school forwards and is really not able to deal with African teams.
A game buried a good commentary
The most boring match of the 2006 World Cup was the quarter-final, Italy vs Australia, however, the 2006 World Cup, the most impressive match to this day, was also Italy vs Australia.
The post-80s generation listened to Huang Jianxiang's commentary to watch the ball, that game, it was too dull, plus it was another early morning game, and I fell asleep watching it. Confused, I suddenly heard someone shouting and woke up suddenly. Huang Jianxiang was found to be praising Italy's wonderful performance with a series of praises, and perhaps the most worthy of future praise in this World Cup is Huang Jianxiang's commentary. Because, before or after, we'll never hear football commentary like this again.
"Penalty! Penalty kick! Penalty kick! Grosso made a contribution! Don't give Australians any chance! Great Italian left-back, he inherited the glorious traditions of Italy! Fachetti, Cabrini, Maldini are soul-possessed at this moment! Grosso is alone, he represents the long and glorious tradition of Italy! At this moment, he is not fighting alone! He is not alone!...... Totti! Totti faced this penalty. He is facing the eyes and expectations of Italian fans all over the world!...... The ball is in! The game is over! The Italian team has won! Eliminated the Australian team! They did not fall in front of Hiddink's team again! Great Italy! Great Italian left-back! Happy birthday Maldini today! Long live Italy!"
"Great Italy, the expectations of the Italians, this penalty is an absolutely theoretical showdown. Absolute dead end, Italy reached the quarterfinals! This victory belongs to Italy, to Cannavaro, to Buffon, to Maldini, to everyone who loves Italian football!"
"The Australian team may regret that Hiddink played too conservatively and too calmly with one more of them in the second half, he lost the courage he had in the group stage, he lost the style of swooping in the group stage in the face of Italy's long history, and he finally suffered the consequences of himself. It's time for the Australian team to go home, maybe they don't have to go back to distant Australia, they don't have to go home because most of them live in Europe, goodbye!"
Afterwards, there were many theories about Huang Jianxiang's overreaction in the live broadcast room, some people felt very enjoyable, and some people said that it was because Huang Jianxiang bought the Italian team. In any case, a commentary cannot explain football with a personal position. After this game, Huang Jianxiang was idle by CCTV, and never explained CCTV's game again, and then moved to other TV stations or online platforms, and previously participated in the movies "Love Call Transfer", "Slam Dunk", "Three Smiling Talents" and so on.
Some people say that Huang Jianxiang left CCTV unsatisfactorily, he was completely blind, and it was good to live in another way. It's just that Huang Jianxiang faded out of the commentary circle, which made the fans of the 70s and 80s a little disappointed.
Zidane spoons penalty and overhead Materazzi
The 2006 FIFA World Cup final was played against France and Italy.
Five minutes into the game, France attacked, No. 7 Malouda broke into the box, was knocked down by Italian defender Materazzi, and the referee awarded a penalty. Zidane stunned the four with an imaginative spoon penalty. In the final of the World Cup, daring to take such a penalty also showed his super self-confidence.
In the 19th minute, Italy's Pirlo took a corner kick and Materazzi jumped high in the box to force the opposing defender to put the ball into the goal, making up for the equalizer for Italy.
France's dominant side was clear, with Patrick Vieira's injury marking a turning point in the game, and although Zidane narrowly swept Italy with a header in extra time, the scales of victory began to tilt.
In the 109th minute, Italian Materazzi hugged Zidane while defending a set-piece, and then the two had a verbal conflict, Zidane was irritated by Materazzi's words, lost his mind without the ball and hit Materazzi in the chest, Materazzi was caught off guard and knocked to the ground.
Referee Elizondo sent off Zidane with a red card after negotiating with the linesman, after which France had no chance to kill the game, and the two teams drew 1-1 and entered a penalty shootout. In the second round, France's substitute Trezeguet shot off the crossbar, and Italy scored all four goals, and in the last one, Grosso successfully scored a penalty, and Italy finally defeated France in a penalty shootout, winning the Hercules Cup again after 24 years, winning the fourth time in history.