Germany hosted the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Thirty-two nations competed in the tournament, with matches played in a
dozen cities ranging from Hamburg in the north to Munich in the south; Leipzig was the only former East city
to hold matches (the matches at Berlin were held at former West Berliner territory). The opening match
(Germany vs Costa Rica) was held on June 9 in the Allianz Arena in Munich, with Germany defeating Costa Rica 4-2.
The final match took place in Olymiastadion Berlin one month later between Italy and France. The match was
drawn 1-1 at full time and after extra time. Zinedine Zidane was controversially sent off for headbutting
Italy's Marco Materazzi with 10 minutes to go before the match went into penalties. France lost to Italy in
the shootout 5-3.
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