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2006 FIFA World Cup

Celebrating the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany - the world's largest sporting event - 2006 FIFA World Cup brings you to the games with the world's superstar players, 12 official stadiums that will be used at 2006…

85 24 April 2006

2006 FIFA World Cup is a sport developed by EA Canada, released 24 April 2006 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What 2006 FIFA World Cup is

2006 FIFA World Cup is a sport game developed by EA Canada and released in 2006. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

2006 FIFA World Cup is the official video game for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, published by EA Sports. 2006 FIFA World Cup was released on GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and Microsoft Windows across 2006.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the FIFA series

2006 FIFA World Cup is the 82nd of 225 entries we hold in the FIFA series. The next entry was 2006 FIFA World Cup in 2006. Its critic score of 85 is 12 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa at 88.

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How it was received

2006 FIFA World Cup holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 1,609 rated sport games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 20 points above the year average.

What it launched against

2006 FIFA World Cup launched on 24 April 2006, within three weeks of New Super Mario Bros., Ōkami, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 and Virtua Tennis 3. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: New Super Mario Bros., Ōkami, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007, Virtua Tennis 3.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

2006 FIFA World Cup — frequently asked questions

When did 2006 FIFA World Cup come out?
2006 FIFA World Cup was released on 24 April 2006 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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