| كأس أمم أفريقيا 2006 | |
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Africa Cup of Nations 2006 official logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 20 January – 10 February |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Ivory Coast |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 73 (2.28 per match) |
| Attendance | 714,054 (22,314 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Samuel Eto'o (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ahmed Hassan |
← 2004 2008 → | |
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt, from 20 January to 10 February. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fifth championship, beating Ivory Coast in the final 4–2 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw.
Bids :
The organization of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Egypt on 24 October 2002 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice among four countries : Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Libya.
This marks the fourth time that Egypt has hosted the African Cup after 1959, 1974 and 1986.
It also coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF.
| Results | |
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| Nation | Votes |
| Egypt | 7 |
| Libya | 2 |
| Algeria | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 |
| Total votes | 11 |
For the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, qualification was done through the CAF's qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Whereas only the winner of each group qualified for the World Cup, the top 3 finishers in each of the five qualification groups gained entry into the Africa Cup of Nations. The exception was qualification group 3, which contained hosts Egypt. Since Egypt qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations automatically as the hosts, the final berth was instead awarded to the fourth-place finishers, Libya.
2006 also marked the first time that the defending champion did not automatically qualify for the finals. Tunisia, 2004's champion, qualified for the Cup of Nations by winning their group in the qualification process.
Cameroon
DR Congo Ivory Coast Egypt (qualified as hosts)
Ghana
Guinea
Libya
Morocco Nigeria Senegal
South Africa
Togo
Tunisia (holders)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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Cairo | Cairo | |
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| Cairo International Stadium | Cairo Military Academy Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 74,100 | Capacity: 25,500 | ||
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| Alexandria | Port Said | Alexandria | Ismailia |
| Haras El Hodoud Stadium | Port Said Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | Ismailia Stadium |
| Capacity: 21,650 | Capacity: 24,060 | Capacity: 19,676 | Capacity: 16,606 |
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The draw for the final tournament took place on 20 October 2005 in Cairo. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Egypt, as hosts, were automatically seeded as the top team in Group A. Tunisia, the defending champions, were seeded as the top team in Group C. The remaining 14 teams were ranked based on their records in the three last editions of the competition.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| Egypt (hosts) Tunisia (title holders) Cameroon Nigeria
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Morocco South Africa Senegal DR Congo
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Ghana Ivory Coast Guinea Togo
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Zambia Angola Zimbabwe Libya
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The top two teams of each group (highlighted in green) progress to the quarter-finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Egypt (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Morocco
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Libya
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Egypt | 3–0 | Libya |
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Mido  18' Aboutrika 22' A. Hassan 78' |
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
| Morocco | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Drogba 39' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jérôme Damon (South Africa)
| Libya | 1–2 | Ivory Coast |
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| Kames 42' |
Drogba 10' Y. Touré 74' |
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
| Egypt | 0–0 | Morocco |
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Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
| Egypt | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Moteab 8', 69' Aboutrika 61' |
A. Koné 43' |
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
| Libya | 0–0 | Morocco |
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cameroon
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | DR Congo
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Angola
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Togo
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 3–1 | Angola |
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| Eto'o 20', 39', 78' |
[1] | Flávio 31' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
| Togo | 0–2 | DR Congo |
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| Mputu 45' LuaLua 64' |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
| Angola | 0–0 | DR Congo |
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
| Cameroon | 2–0 | Togo |
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| Eto'o 68' Meyong 85' |
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
| Angola | 3–2 | Togo |
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| Flávio 9', 38' Maurito 86' |
[3] | Kader 24' Mamam 67' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)
| Cameroon | 2–0 | DR Congo |
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| Geremi 31' Eto'o 33' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Guinea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Zambia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 4–1 | Zambia |
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| Santos 35', 82', 90+3' Bouazizi 53' |
Chamanga 9' |
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
| South Africa | 0–2 | Guinea |
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| S. Bangoura 78' O. Bangoura 88' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
| Zambia | 1–2 | Guinea |
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| Tana 33' |
Feindouno 73' (pen.), 90+1' |
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)
| Tunisia | 2–0 | South Africa |
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| Santos 32' Benachour 58' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
| Tunisia | 0–3 | Guinea |
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| O. Bangoura 16' Feindouno 70' Diawara 90+1' |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
| Zambia | 1–0 | South Africa |
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| C. Katongo 75' |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nigeria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ghana
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Ghana |
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| Taiwo 85' |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
| Zimbabwe | 0–2 | Senegal |
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| H. Camara 59' Ba 80' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
| Ghana | 1–0 | Senegal |
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| Amoah 13' |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)
| Nigeria | 2–0 | Zimbabwe |
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| Obodo 57' Mikel 60' |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
| Nigeria | 2–1 | Senegal |
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| Martins 79', 88' |
S. Camara 58' |
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Jérôme Damon (South Africa)
| Ghana | 1–2 | Zimbabwe |
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| Adamu 90+2' |
Issah 60' (o.g.) Benjani 68' |
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: René Louzaya (Congo)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| 3 February – Cairo | |||||||||
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| Egypt | 4 | ||||||||
| 7 February – Cairo | |||||||||
| DR Congo | 1 | ||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 February – Alexandria | |||||||||
| Senegal | 1 | ||||||||
| Guinea | 2 | ||||||||
| 10 February – Cairo | |||||||||
| Senegal | 3 | ||||||||
| Egypt (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||
| 4 February – Cairo | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 (2) | ||||||||
| Cameroon | 1 (11) | ||||||||
| 7 February – Alexandria | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast (pen.) | 1 (12) | ||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 February – Port Said | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | Third place | |||||||
| Nigeria (pen.) | 1 (6) | ||||||||
| 9 February – Cairo | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 (5) | ||||||||
| Senegal | 0 | ||||||||
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| Nigeria | 1 | ||||||||
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| Guinea | 2–3 | Senegal |
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| Diawara 24' Feindouno 90+5' |
Report | Bouba Diop 61' Niang 83' H. Camara 90+3' |
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
| Egypt | 4–1 | DR Congo |
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| A. Hassan 33' (pen.), 89' H. Hassan 39' Moteab 58' |
Report | El-Saqqa 45+2' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
| Nigeria | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
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| Obinna 6' |
Report | Haggui 49' |
| Penalties | ||
Yobo  Taiwo  Ayila Obinna Martins Mikel Enyeama Kanu |
6–5 | Namouchi Guemamdia Chedli Benachour Clayton Boumnijel Massaoud Bouazizi |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
| Cameroon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
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| Meyong 95' |
Report | B. Koné 92' |
| Penalties | ||
| Eto'o Geremi Atouba Kome Meyong Makoun Song Saidou Douala Bikey Hamidou Eto'o |
11–12 | Drogba K. Touré B. Koné Faé A. Koné Kouassi Romaric Boka Zokora Zoro Tizié Drogba |
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
| Egypt | 2–1 | Senegal |
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| A. Hassan 37' (pen.) Zaki 81' |
Niang 52' |
Attendance: 74,100
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
| Nigeria | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Drogba 47' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jérôme Damon (South Africa)
| Senegal | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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| Lawal 79' |
Attendance: 11,354
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
| Egypt | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| A. Hassan Abdelwahab A.H. Ali Zaki Aboutrika |
4–2 | Drogba K. Touré B. Koné Eboué |
Attendance: 74,100
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Pascal Feindouno Francileudo Santos Flávio Didier Drogba Albert Meyong Ousmane Bangoura Kaba Diawara Obafemi Martins Henri Camara Mamadou Niang Geremi Lomana LuaLua Tresor Mputu Hossam Hassan Mido Amr Zaki Baba Adamu Matthew Amoah Sambégou Bangoura Arouna Koné Bakari Koné Yaya Touré Abdusalam Khames Garba Lawal Mikel John Obi Victor Obinna Christian Obodo Taye Taiwo Issa Ba Souleymane Camara Papa Bouba Diop Mohamed Kader Chérif Touré Mamam Selim Benachour Riadh Bouazizi Karim Haggui James Chamanga Christopher Katongo Elijah Tana Benjani Mwaruwari Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa (against Congo DR) Issah Ahmed (against Zimbabwe)
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
| Ranking criteria |
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For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[1]
For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[1]
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| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Egypt
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A | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
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A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 3 | Nigeria
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D | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 4 | Senegal
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D | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Cameroon
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B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 6 | Guinea
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C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| 7 | Tunisia
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C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| 8 |  DR Congo
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B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Angola
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B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| 10 | Zambia
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C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
| 11 | Ghana
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D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe
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D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 13 | Morocco
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A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| 14 |  Libya
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A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
| 15 | Togo
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B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| 16 | South Africa
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C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | −5 |
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. | |
