2006 FIFA World Cup Group B

Play in Group B of the 2006 FIFA World Cup completed on 20 June 2006. England won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Sweden. Paraguay and Trinidad & Tobago failed to advance.

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Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Group B. (Key)

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

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

England vs Paraguay

10 June 2006
15:00
 England  1 – 0  Paraguay FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Gamarra  3' (o.g.) (Report)
England
Paraguay

ENGLAND:
GK 1 Paul Robinson
RB 2 Gary Neville
CB 5 Rio Ferdinand
CB 6 John Terry
LB 3 Ashley Cole
DM 4 Steven Gerrard 19'
RM 7 David Beckham (c)
LM 11 Joe Cole 83'
AM 8 Frank Lampard
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

PARAGUAY:
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 13 Carlos Humberto Paredes
CM 10 Roberto Miguel Acuña
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

Man of the Match:
Frank Lampard

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo
Leonel Leal
Fourth official:
Coffi Codjia
Fifth official:
Celestin Ntagungira

Trinidad and Tobago vs Sweden

10 June 2006
18:00
 Trinidad and Tobago  0 – 0  Sweden FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund
Attendance: 62,959
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
(Report)
Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden

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

SWEDEN:
GK 23 Rami Shaaban
RB 7 Niclas Alexandersson
CB 4 Teddy Lučić
CB 3 Olof Mellberg (c)
LB 5 Erik Edman
DM 6 Tobias Linderoth 78'
RM 21 Christian Wilhelmsson 78'
LM 8 Anders Svensson 62'
AM 9 Fredrik 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

Man of the Match:
Dwight Yorke

Assistant referees:
Prachya Permpanich
Eisa Gholoum
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz
Fifth official:
Fernando Tamayo

England vs Trinidad and Tobago

15 June 2006
18:00
 England  2 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Crouch  83'
Gerrard  90+1'		 (Report)
England
Trinidad and Tobago

ENGLAND:
GK 1 Paul Robinson
RB 15 Jamie Carragher 58'
CB 5 Rio Ferdinand
CB 6 John Terry
LB 3 Ashley Cole
DM 4 Steven Gerrard
RM 7 David Beckham (c)
LM 11 Joe Cole 74'
AM 8 Frank Lampard 64'
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

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO:
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 19 Dwight Yorke (c)
CM 9 Aurtis Whitley 19'
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

Man of the Match:
David Beckham

Assistant referees:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima
Kim Dae Young
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott
Fifth official:
Chris Strickland

Sweden vs Paraguay

15 June 2006
21:00
 Sweden  1 – 0  Paraguay Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Ljungberg  89' (Report)
Sweden
Paraguay

SWEDEN:
GK 1 Andreas Isaksson
RB 7 Niclas Alexandersson
CB 3 Olof Mellberg (c)
CB 4 Teddy Lučić 48'
LB 5 Erik Edman
DM 6 Tobias Linderoth 14'
RM 21 Christian Wilhelmsson 68'
LM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg
AM 16 Kim Källström 86'
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

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

Man of the Match:
Fredrik Ljungberg

Assistant referees:
Roman Slysko
Martin Balko
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe

Sweden vs England

20 June 2006
21:00
 Sweden  2 – 2  England FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Allbäck  51'
Larsson  90'		 (Report) J. Cole  34'
Gerrard  85'
Sweden
England

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

ENGLAND:
GK 1 Paul Robinson
RB 15 Jamie Carragher
CB 5 Rio Ferdinand 56'
CB 6 John Terry
LB 3 Ashley Cole
DM 16 Owen Hargreaves 76'
RM 7 David Beckham (c)
LM 11 Joe Cole
AM 8 Frank Lampard
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

Man of the Match:
Joe Cole

Assistant referees:
Francesco Buragina
Matthias Arnet
Fourth official:
Khalil Al Ghamdi
Fifth official:
Fathi Arabati

Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago

20 June 2006
21:00
 Paraguay  2 – 0  Trinidad and Tobago Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Sancho  25' (o.g.)
Cuevas  86'		 (Report)
Paraguay
Trinidad and Tobago

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

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO:
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 19 Dwight Yorke (c)
CM 9 Aurtis Whitley 48' 67'
LM 18 Densill Theobald
CF 14 Stern John
CF 13 Cornell Glen 41'
Substitutions:
DF 15 Kenwyne Jones 31'
MF 16 Evans Wise 41'
MF 10 Russell Latapy 67'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker

Man of the Match:
Julio dos Santos

Assistant referees:
Cristiano Copelli
Alessandro Stagnelli
Fourth official:
Frank De Bleeckere
Fifth official:
Peter Hermans

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