The 2006 winners of theTorneo di Viareggio (in English, theViareggio Tournament, officially theViareggio Cup World Football Tournament Coppa Carnevale), the annual youth football tournament held inViareggio,Tuscany, are listed below.
The 48 teams are seeded in 12 pools, split up into 6-pool groups. Each team from a pool meets the others in a single tie. The winning club from each pool and two best runners-up from both group A and group B progress to the final knockout stage. All matches in the final rounds are single tie. The Round of 16 envisionspenalties and noextra time, while the rest of the final round matches include 30 minutesextra time withSilver goal rule andpenalties to be played if the draw between teams still holds. Semifinal losing teams play 3rd-place final withpenalties after regular time. The winning sides play the final withextra time, noSilver goal rule and repeat the match if the draw holds.[1]