2006 FIFA World Cup Group B

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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.

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
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

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
Wikinews has related news:
  • England wins first match with 1-0 victory in Group B

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

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
Wikinews has related news:
  • Trinidad and Tobago hold Sweden in second Group B match

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

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
Wikinews has related news:
  • England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B

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

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
Wikinews has related news:
  • Sweden stun Paraguay two minutes from time in Group B

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.

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
Wikinews has related news:
  • Sweden score late against England for 2-2 draw in Group B

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

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
Wikinews has related news:
  • Paraguay beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B

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)

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