France 1 - 1 Italy (aet) (Italy win 5-3 on pens) A moment of madness saw Zinedine Zidane sent off before Italy won World Cup 2006 in a penalty shoot-out. Minute-by-minute report

Zidane was provoked, says agent According to his agent, Zinedine Zidane was on the receiving end of a "very grave" insult from Marco Materazzi. Zidane wins Golden Ball Richard Williams's verdict

France 1 - 0 Portugal
Zinedine Zidane's first-half penalty settled a scrappy game and ensured France would play Italy in the final.
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Sean Ingle: It wasn't pretty
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Brazil 0 - 1 France
Thierry Henry's second-half goal was enough to put a Zidane-inspired France through to the semi-finals.
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Zidane conjures old magic
Ribéry France's surprise package

France 3 - 1 Spain
Zizou topped off the win with a late, great goal that saw his career extended into a quarter-final against Brazil.
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I do not cheat, says Henry

Masterly Zidane extends goodbye
Michael Walker: It was one of those magic World Cup moments from the man of stern face and sad eyes.
Vieira tops Fábregas

Togo 0 - 2 France
Thierry Henry helped France put their jitters behind them to win a World Cup match for the first time since 1998.
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France 1 - 1 South Korea
Les Bleus paid the price for missed chances as Park Ji-sung cancelled out Thierry Henry's opener.
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France 0 - 0 Switzerland
France and Switzerland shared the spoils and soiled the tournament with a boring draw.
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Henry lays into Ribéry

He shoots, scores ... and lights up
Photographers caught Zinedine Zidane having a crafty cigarette. It's not what we expect of sporting heroes, but, says Simon Hattenstone, that's because we've got very short memories.

Introducing ... France
Everything you need to know about Henry, Vieira, Zidane and co, from the Guardian's exhaustive guide.
Observer guide to France

More stats than you can shake a baguette at
Vital statistics: Everything - yes every single thing - you need to know. Results, group tables, squad stats ... the works. If you can't find it in here, it's not worth looking for.

Office party kit
Bunting, badges and your very own cut-out-and-keep white flag and block of cheese. Download your office World Cup supporters' kit here!