2006 FIFA World Cup Group B

Play in Group B of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 10 June and completed on 20 June 2006. England won the group, and advanced to the round of 16, along with Sweden. Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated.

Background

Group B was the second of eight groups to start play at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The competition consisted of 32 competitors, split into eight groups of four teams. The sides would play each other on a round-robin basis with the top two teams in each group advancing to the round of 16.^[1]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sweden	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Paraguay	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

England advanced to play Ecuador (runner-up of Group A) in the round of 16.
Sweden advanced to play Germany (winner of Group A) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

England vs Paraguay

10 June 2006

15:00

England	1–0	Paraguay
Gamarra 4' (o.g.)	Report

FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

England

Paraguay


GK	1	Paul Robinson
RB	2	Gary Neville
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand
CB	6	John Terry
LB	3	Ashley Cole
RM	7	David Beckham (c)
CM	4	Steven Gerrard	19'
CM	8	Frank Lampard
LM	11	Joe Cole		83'
CF	10	Michael Owen		56'
CF	21	Peter Crouch	63'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Stewart Downing		56'
MF	16	Owen Hargreaves		83'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson


GK	1	Justo Villar		8'
RB	21	Denis Caniza
CB	5	Julio César Cáceres
CB	4	Carlos Gamarra (c)
LB	3	Delio Toledo		82'
RM	6	Carlos Bonet		68'
CM	10	Roberto Acuña
CM	13	Carlos Paredes
LM	16	Cristian Riveros
CF	9	Roque Santa Cruz
CF	18	Nelson Valdez	22'
Substitutions:
GK	22	Aldo Bobadilla		8'
FW	23	Nelson Cuevas		68'
DF	2	Jorge Núñez		82'
Manager:
Aníbal Ruiz

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Man of the Match:
Frank Lampard (England)

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Fifth official:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)

Trinidad and Tobago vs Sweden

10 June 2006

18:00

Trinidad and Tobago	0–0	Sweden
	Report

FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund

Attendance: 62,959

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Trinidad and Tobago

Sweden


GK	1	Shaka Hislop
RB	8	Cyd Gray
CB	5	Brent Sancho
CB	6	Dennis Lawrence
LB	3	Avery John	15' 46'
RM	11	Carlos Edwards
CM	7	Chris Birchall
CM	19	Dwight Yorke (c)	74'
LM	18	Densill Theobald		66'
CF	14	Stern John
CF	12	Collin Samuel		52'
Substitutions:
FW	13	Cornell Glen		52'
MF	9	Aurtis Whitley		66'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker


GK	23	Rami Shaaban
RB	7	Niclas Alexandersson
CB	3	Olof Mellberg (c)
CB	4	Teddy Lučić
LB	5	Erik Edman
RM	21	Christian Wilhelmsson		78'
CM	6	Tobias Linderoth		78'
CM	8	Anders Svensson		62'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	10	Zlatan Ibrahimović
CF	11	Henrik Larsson	90'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Marcus Allbäck		62'
FW	18	Mattias Jonson		78'
MF	16	Kim Källström		78'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck

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Man of the Match:
Dwight Yorke (Trinidad and Tobago)

Assistant referees:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)
Eisa Gholoum (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Fernando Tamayo (Ecuador)

England vs Trinidad and Tobago

15 June 2006

18:00

England	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Crouch 83' Gerrard 90+1'	Report

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

England

Trinidad and Tobago


GK	1	Paul Robinson
RB	15	Jamie Carragher		58'
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand
CB	6	John Terry
LB	3	Ashley Cole
RM	7	David Beckham (c)
CM	4	Steven Gerrard
CM	8	Frank Lampard	64'
LM	11	Joe Cole		74'
CF	10	Michael Owen		58'
CF	21	Peter Crouch
Substitutions:
FW	9	Wayne Rooney		58'
MF	19	Aaron Lennon		58'
MF	20	Stewart Downing		74'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson


GK	1	Shaka Hislop	47'
RB	11	Carlos Edwards
CB	5	Brent Sancho
CB	6	Dennis Lawrence
LB	8	Cyd Gray	55'
RM	7	Chris Birchall
CM	9	Aurtis Whitley	19'
CM	19	Dwight Yorke (c)
LM	18	Densill Theobald	18'	85'
CF	15	Kenwyne Jones	45+1'	70'
CF	14	Stern John
Substitutions:
FW	13	Cornell Glen		70'
FW	16	Evans Wise		85'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker

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Man of the Match:
David Beckham (England)

Assistant referees:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)
Kim Dae-young (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Chris Strickland (United States)

Sweden vs Paraguay

15 June 2006

21:00

Sweden	1–0	Paraguay
Ljungberg 89'	Report

Olympiastadion, Berlin

Attendance: 72,000

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Sweden

Paraguay


GK	1	Andreas Isaksson
RB	7	Niclas Alexandersson
CB	3	Olof Mellberg (c)
CB	4	Teddy Lučić	48'
LB	5	Erik Edman
RM	21	Christian Wilhelmsson		68'
CM	16	Kim Källström		86'
CM	6	Tobias Linderoth	14'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg
CF	10	Zlatan Ibrahimović		46'
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
FW	20	Marcus Allbäck	60'	46'
FW	18	Mattias Jonson		68'
FW	17	Johan Elmander		86'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck


GK	22	Aldo Bobadilla
RB	21	Denis Caniza	3'
CB	5	Julio César Cáceres
CB	4	Carlos Gamarra (c)
LB	2	Jorge Núñez	54'
RM	6	Carlos Bonet		81'
CM	10	Roberto Acuña	51'
CM	13	Carlos Paredes	74'
LM	16	Cristian Riveros		62'
CF	18	Nelson Valdez
CF	9	Roque Santa Cruz		63'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Julio dos Santos		62'
FW	20	Dante López		63'
MF	8	Edgar Barreto	85'	81'
Manager:
Aníbal Ruiz

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Man of the Match:
Freddie Ljungberg (Sweden)

Assistant referees:
Roman Slyško (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe (South Africa)

Sweden vs England

The fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 2002 tournament, also ending in a draw.

20 June 2006

21:00

Sweden	2–2	England
Allbäck 51' Larsson 90'	Report	J. Cole 34' Gerrard 85'

FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Sweden

England


GK	1	Andreas Isaksson
RB	7	Niclas Alexandersson	83'
CB	3	Olof Mellberg (c)
CB	4	Teddy Lučić
LB	5	Erik Edman
RM	18	Mattias Jonson		54'
CM	16	Kim Källström
CM	6	Tobias Linderoth		90+1'
LM	9	Freddie Ljungberg	87'
CF	20	Marcus Allbäck		75'
CF	11	Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF	21	Christian Wilhelmsson		54'
FW	17	Johan Elmander		75'
MF	19	Daniel Andersson		90+1'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck


GK	1	Paul Robinson
RB	15	Jamie Carragher
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand		56'
CB	6	John Terry
LB	3	Ashley Cole
RM	7	David Beckham (c)
CM	16	Owen Hargreaves	76'
CM	8	Frank Lampard
LM	11	Joe Cole
CF	9	Wayne Rooney		69'
CF	10	Michael Owen		4'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Peter Crouch		4'
DF	12	Sol Campbell		56'
MF	4	Steven Gerrard		69'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson

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Man of the Match:
Joe Cole (England)

Assistant referees:
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Fifth official:
Fathi Arabati (Jordan)

Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago

20 June 2006

21:00

Paraguay	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Sancho 25' (o.g.) Cuevas 86'	Report

Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Paraguay

Trinidad and Tobago


GK	22	Aldo Bobadilla
RB	21	Denis Caniza		89'
CB	5	Julio César Cáceres		77'
CB	4	Carlos Gamarra (c)
LB	2	Jorge Núñez
RM	8	Edgar Barreto
CM	10	Roberto Acuña
CM	13	Carlos Paredes	30'
LM	19	Julio dos Santos	54'
CF	18	Nelson Valdez		66'
CF	9	Roque Santa Cruz
Substitutions:
FW	23	Nelson Cuevas		66'
DF	15	Julio Manzur		77'
DF	14	Paulo da Silva		89'
Manager:
Aníbal Ruiz


GK	21	Kelvin Jack
RB	11	Carlos Edwards
CB	5	Brent Sancho	45'
CB	6	Dennis Lawrence
LB	3	Avery John		31'
RM	7	Chris Birchall
CM	9	Aurtis Whitley	48'	67'
CM	19	Dwight Yorke (c)
LM	18	Densill Theobald
CF	13	Cornell Glen		41'
CF	14	Stern John
Substitutions:
FW	15	Kenwyne Jones		31'
MF	16	Evans Wise		41'
MF	10	Russell Latapy		67'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker

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Man of the Match:
Julio dos Santos (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Alessandro Stagnelli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Fifth official:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)

References

^ "Regulations 2006 FIFA Word Cup Germany" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

Bibliography

Lewis, Michael (2006). World Cup soccer: Germany 2006 (4th ed.). Rhode Island: Moyer Bell. ISBN 9781559213585.

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