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{{distinguish|FIFA 06}}
 
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|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|24 April 2006}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 24, 2006}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|fifa-world-cup-germany-2006|77}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|2006-fifa-world-cup|}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Sports }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | Football (Soccer) }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Europe }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | FIFA World Cup}}
 
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|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki = 2006 FIFA World Cup
 
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|mobygames    = fifa-world-cup-germany-2006
 
|wikipedia    = 2006 FIFA World Cup (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = 2006 FIFA World Cup (video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
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{{Series|FIFA World Cup}}
 
  
''Not to be confused with [[FIFA 06]].''
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      = '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a {{Glossary:singleplayer}} and {{Glossary:multiplayer}} {{Glossary:bird's-eye view}} {{Glossary:sports}} game developed by [[Company:EA Canada|EA Canada]] and published by [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] via its [[Company:EA Sports|EA Sports]] brand. It is a licensed [[Series:FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] game.
  
'''Key points'''
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{{ii}} Also known as '''FIFA World Cup: Germany 2006'''
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|release history  = It was first released in North America on April 24, 2006, followed by Japan and Europe on April 27 and April 28 respectively.
{{--}} The multiplayer servers were shut down on September 1, 2007.
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|current state    =
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}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025071646/http://www.easports2006fifaworldcup.com:80/? Official website] (archived)
 
{{mm}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20061025071646/http://www.easports2006fifaworldcup.com:80/? Official website] (archived)
{{mm}} [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/fifa-world-cup-germany-2006 MobyGames entry]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Unknown | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|4}} |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 
{{ii}} [https://archive.org/details/Fifa2001Demo Demo]
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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==Video settings==
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|xbox cloud                =
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|xbox cloud notes          =
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}}
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==Video==
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{{Video
 
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|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
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|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|separate volume          = unknown
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
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  |notes    =  
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  |language  = Danish
 
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  |language  = Dutch
 
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  |interface = true
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  |language  = French
 
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  |interface = true
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Latest revision as of 04:00, 4 December 2023

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Not to be confused with FIFA 06.

2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup cover
Developers
EA Canada
Publishers
EA Sports
Release dates
Windows April 24, 2006
Reception
Metacritic 77
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Controls Direct control
Genres Sports
Sports Football (Soccer)
Art styles Realistic
Themes Europe
Series FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup on IGDB
2006 FIFA World Cup guide on StrategyWiki
2006 FIFA World Cup on MobyGames
2006 FIFA World Cup on Wikipedia
FIFA World Cup
Subseries of FIFA
World Cup Soccer: Italia '90 1990
World Cup USA '94 1994
World Cup 98 1998
2002 FIFA World Cup 2002
2006 FIFA World Cup 2006

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

2006 FIFA World Cup is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view sports game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts via its EA Sports brand. It is a licensed FIFA World Cup game.

It was first released in North America on April 24, 2006, followed by Japan and Europe on April 27 and April 28 respectively.

General information

Official website (archived)

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
SafeDisc 4 DRM[Note 1]
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
1280x1024 maximum.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
30 fps maximum for main menu.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Swedish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
LAN play
Online play
Versus
Servers were shut down on September 1, 2007

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 1.2 GHz
AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 900 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce2 MX
ATI Radeon 7500
Intel 865
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible
Other 8x CD-ROM Drive


Notes

  1. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References