What were some of the criticisms leveled against the refereeing in the 2006 World Cup final? Could Zidane have avoided the red card?

With just 10 minutes left to play in extra-time during the recent 2006 Football World Cup Final between France and Italy, French captain Zidane head-butted ... Dec 4, 2003 ... The match schedule for the World Cup final competition, due to kick off in Munich on 9 June and to culminate in the final in Berlin on 9 July 2006, was also ... Aug 28, 2021 ... But when it comes to the actual football, I think the picture is a mixed one. There was one classic game, the semi-final Germany – Italy, but I ... Welcome, football fans from around the world! Use FBref in: Italiano · Français · Deutsch · Português · English · Español. Game summary of the Italy vs. France Fifa World Cup game, final score 1-1, from 9 July 2006 on ESPN (UK). Apr 25, 2021 ... It was supposed to be the swansong of one of football's greatest ever players - but the 2006 World Cup final ended up taking the most ... ... World Cup final on the 9th of July, and five preceding matches. All of these games will take place at the world-famous Olympic Stadium. Stadium Details. Name ... Jan 1, 2024 ... Read about, and watch footage of, Zinedine Zidane's last act as a player: an infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the Germany 2006 final. May 29, 2020 ... (2006). A quantitative analysis of successful team at the 2006 World cup finals, Insight: the FIFA coaches association journal, Autumn/Winter, ... Sep 1, 2016 ... Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into German football legend Franz Beckenbauer and three others over Germany's bid for the 2006 World Cup.