The Netherlands and Argentina advanced into the knockout stage, together with Portugal and Mexico, while Cote d'Ivoire, Angola, Iran, and Serbia and Montenegro were eliminated.
Michael Owen will miss the rest of the World Cup after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The England striker was injured Tuesday in the second minute of his team's 2-2 draw with Sweden in Cologne.
Joe Cole was shredding Sweden's defense so effortlessly he had confident England fans singing "God Save the Queen" before halftime. Not so fast. The Swedes have been flustering England for nearly 40 years now, and this game would be no different.
England drew 2-2 with Sweden on Tuesday to earn a second round World Cup clash with Ecuador while the Swedes go through to face hosts Germany.
Miroslav Klose struck twice to lead Germany to a 3-0 win over a half-hearted Ecuador on Tuesday, sealing first place in Group A for the World Cup hosts.
A perennial disappointment in the tournament, Spain trailed Tunisia for much of Monday's game before scoring three late goals for a 3-1 win and a place in the second round.
Since FIFA expanded the field to 32 nations before the 1998 World Cup, at least one seeded team has failed to advance to the second round at each tournament.
Brazil and France had better learn soon that no one wins World Cups just by showing up, or the trophy will be going somewhere else.
The substitutes saved the day for Spain, helping it with a 3-1 win over Tunisia and carrying it into the next round of the World Cup.
South Korea staged another big rally to tie France 1-1 in their Group G match in Leipzig while five-time champions Brazil defeated Australia 2-0 in Munich to qualify for the last 16 at the 2006 World Cup on Sunday.
A long-running pay dispute that threatened to mar Togo's first trip to the World Cup was settled Sunday after FIFA intervened to persuade the players to stop a planned boycott of a crucial match against Switzerland.
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