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World Cup 2002

Winners: Brazil

Host Country : Japan / S. Korea

Score : Brazil 2-0 Germany

Number of matches : 64

Notable absentees :  Netherlands

Surprises Senegal, South Korea, Turkey Golden Boot Ronaldo (Brazil) - 8 Stats A total of 161 goals were scored (2.52 per match); Brazil (18) scored the most Format Eight groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16.

World Cup 2006

Winners: Italy

Host Country : Germany

Score : Italy 1-1 (5-3) France

Number of matches : 64

Notable absentees :  Cameroon, Nigeria

Surprises Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago Golden Boot Miroslav Klose (Germany) - 5 Stats A total of 147 goals were scored (2.30 per match); Germany (14) scored the most Format Eight groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16.

World Cup 2014

Winners: Germany

Score : Germany 1 - 0 Argentina