২০০৬ ফিফা বিশ্বকাপ
এই প্রতিযোগিতার ফাইনাল খেলায় ইতালি ফ্রান্সকে হারিয়ে শিরোপা লাভ করে। নির্ধারিত সময়ে ১–১ গোলে সমতা থাকার পর টাইব্রেকারে ইতালি ৫–৩ ব্যবধানে ফ্রান্সকে পরাজিত করে। পর্তুগালকে ৩–১ গোলে হারিয়ে জার্মানি তৃতীয় অবস্থান লাভ করে।
২০০২ ফিফা বিশ্বকাপ
For the second round, quarter-finals, and semi-finals, the qualifiers from Groups A, C, F, and H played their games in Japan while the qualifiers from Groups B, D, E, and G played their games in South Korea. Daegu, South Korea, hosted the third-place match while Yokohama, Japan, hosted the final.
Germany eliminated Paraguay through an 88th-minute winner from Oliver Neuville. England breezed past the Danes with a 3–0 win, while Henri Camara scored the golden goal that put Senegal through to the quarter-finals at Sweden's expense. Spain eliminated Ireland on penalties after a tense match, in which Robbie Keane levelled the scores with a penalty, just as Spain looked like they would be going through in normal time. In the North American derby, the United States defeated Mexico 2–0 to set up a quarter-final tie with Germany. Brazil defeated Belgium 2–0 and Turkey ended the journey of hosts Japan. In an echo of North Korea's victory over Italy in 1966, South Korea defeated the Azzurri with a golden goal from Perugia's Ahn Jung-hwan, in a game that saw so many controversial referee decisions against Italy that FIFA president himself had to make commentaries. After the game, Ahn was told by Perugia's president, Luciano Gaucci, that he would never play for the club again, only for Gaucci to have a change of heart the following day.