2006 FIFA World Cup Group C

Play in Group C of the 2006 FIFA World Cup completed on 21 June 2006. Argentina won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Netherlands. The two sides tied for points in the standings, but Argentina won the tie-break on goal difference, and so won the group with the Netherlands in second place. Côte d'Ivoire and Serbia & Montenegro failed to advance.

Upon completion of the draw for the tournament, many football pundits remarked that this group appeared to be the Group of Death, despite the fact that only one side - Argentina - had qualified for the previous World Cup.

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
 Côte d'Ivoire 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Argentina vs Côte d'Ivoire

10 June 2006
21:00
 Argentina  2 – 1  Côte d'Ivoire FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg
Attendance: 49,480
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Crespo  24'
Saviola  38'		 (Report) Drogba  82'
Argentina
Côte d'Ivoire

ARGENTINA:
GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
CB 21 Nicolás Burdisso
CB 2 Roberto Ayala
CB 6 Gabriel Heinze 48'
CM 8 Javier Mascherano
CM 5 Esteban Cambiasso
RM 18 Maxi Rodríguez
LM 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
AM 10 Juan Román Riquelme 90+3'
SS 7 Javier Saviola 41' 75'
CF 9 Hernán Crespo 64'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Rodrigo Palacio 64'
MF 22 Luis González 81' 75'
MF 16 Pablo Aimar 90+3'
Manager:
José Pekerman

CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
GK 1 Jean-Jacques Tizié
RB 21 Emmanuel Eboué 62'
CB 4 Kolo Touré
CB 12 Abdoulaye Méïté
LB 3 Arthur Boka
RM 18 Abdul Kader Keïta 77'
CM 5 Didier Zokora
CM 19 Yaya Touré
LM 2 Kanga Akale 62'
SS 8 Bonaventure Kalou 55'
CF 11 Didier Drogba (c) 90+1'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Aruna Dindane 55'
FW 14 Bakari Koné 62'
FW 9 Arouna Koné 77'
Manager:
Henri Michel

Man of the Match:
Javier Saviola

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans
Walter Vromans
Fourth official:
Éric Poulat
Fifth official:
Vincent Texier

Serbia and Montenegro vs Netherlands

11 June 2006
15:00
 Serbia and Montenegro  0 – 1  Netherlands Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
(Report) Robben  18'
Serbia and Montenegro
Netherlands

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO:
GK 1 Dragoslav Jevrić
RB 14 Nenad Đorđević 43'
CB 6 Goran Gavrančić 90'
CB 20 Mladen Krstajić
LB 3 Ivica Dragutinović 81'
RM 17 Albert Nađ
CM 10 Dejan Stanković 34'
CM 4 Igor Duljaj
LM 11 Predrag Đorđević
CF 8 Mateja Kežman 67'
CF 9 Savo Milošević (c) 46'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ognjen Koroman 64' 43'
FW 19 Nikola Žigić 46'
MF 21 Danijel Ljuboja 67'
Manager:
Ilija Petković

NETHERLANDS:
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB 14 John Heitinga 85'
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen 86'
CB 13 André Ooijer
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 56'
RM 18 Mark van Bommel 60'
CM 20 Wesley Sneijder
LM 8 Phillip Cocu
RW 17 Robin van Persie
CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy 69'
LW 11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF 6 Denny Landzaat 60'
FW 7 Dirk Kuyt 69'
DF 3 Khalid Boulahrouz 86'
Manager:
Marco van Basten

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben

Assistant referees:
Christian Schraer
Jan-Hendrik Salver
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar

Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro

16 June 2006
15:00
 Argentina  6 – 0  Serbia and Montenegro FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Rodríguez  6', 41'
Cambiasso  31'
Crespo  78'
Tévez  84'
Messi  88'		 (Report)
Argentina
Serbia and Montenegro

ARGENTINA:
GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB 21 Nicolás Burdisso
CB 2 Roberto Ayala
CB 6 Gabriel Heinze
LB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
DM 8 Javier Mascherano
RM 18 Maxi Rodríguez 75'
LM 22 Lucho González 17'
AM 10 Juan Román Riquelme
CF 7 Javier Saviola 59'
CF 9 Hernán Crespo 36'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Esteban Cambiasso 17'
FW 11 Carlos Tévez 59'
FW 19 Lionel Messi 75'
Manager:
José Pekerman

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO:
GK 1 Dragoslav Jevrić
RB 4 Igor Duljaj
CB 6 Goran Gavrančić
CB 15 Milan Dudić
LB 20 Mladen Krstajić 42'
DM 17 Albert Nađ 27' 46'
RM 7 Ognjen Koroman 7' 50'
LM 10 Dejan Stanković
AM 11 Predrag Đorđević
CF 8 Mateja Kežman  65'
CF 9 Savo Milošević (c) 70'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Ivan Ergić 46'
MF 21 Danijel Ljuboja 50'
MF 18 Zvonimir Vukić 70'
Manager:
Ilija Petković

Man of the Match:
Juan Román Riquelme

Assistant referees:
Cristiano Copelli
Alessandro Stagnoli
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah
Fifth official:
Dramane Danté

Netherlands vs Côte d'Ivoire

16 June 2006
18:00
 Netherlands  2 – 1  Côte d'Ivoire Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Van Persie  23'
Van Nistelrooy  27'		 (Report) B. Koné  39'
Netherlands
Côte d'Ivoire

NETHERLANDS:
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB 14 John Heitinga 60'
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen 35'
CB 13 Andre Ooijer
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
RM 18 Mark van Bommel 58'
CM 20 Wesley Sneijder 50'
LM 8 Phillip Cocu
RW 17 Robin van Persie
CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy 73'
LW 11 Arjen Robben 34'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Rafael van der Vaart 50'
DF 3 Khalid Boulahrouz 60'
MF 6 Denny Landzaat 90+4' 73'
Manager:
Marco van Basten

CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
GK 1 Jean-Jacques Tizié
RB 21 Emmanuel Eboué
CB 4 Kolo Touré
CB 12 Abdoulaye Méïté
LB 3 Arthur Boka 66'
RM 14 Bakari Kone 62'
CM 19 Yaya Touré
CM 5 Didier Zokora 25'
LM 22 Romaric 62'
CF 9 Arouna Koné 73'
CF 11 Didier Drogba (c) 41'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Gilles Yapi Yapo 62'
FW 15 Aruna Dindane 62'
MF 2 Kanga Akale 73'
Manager:
Henri Michel

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben

Assistant referees:
Marco Rodríguez
José Luis Camargo
Fourth official:
Fernando Tamayo
Fifth official:
José Navia

Netherlands vs Argentina

21 June 2006
21:00
 Netherlands  0 – 0  Argentina FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
(Report)
Netherlands
Argentina

NETHERLANDS:
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB 2 Kew Jaliens
CB 3 Khalid Boulahrouz
CB 13 André Ooijer 42'
LB 15 Tim de Cler 48'
RM 10 Rafael van der Vaart
CM 20 Wesley Sneijder 86'
LM 8 Phillip Cocu
RW 17 Robin van Persie 67'
CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy 56'
LW 7 Dirk Kuyt 28'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Ryan Babel 56'
MF 6 Denny Landzaat 67'
MF 16 Hedwiges Maduro 86'
Manager:
Marco van Basten

ARGENTINA:
GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB 21 Nicolás Burdisso 24'
CB 15 Gabriel Milito
CB 2 Roberto Ayala (c)
LB 17 Leandro Damián Cufré
DM 8 Javier Mascherano 90'
RM 18 Maxi Rodríguez
LM 5 Esteban Cambiasso 57'
AM 10 Juan Román Riquelme 80'
CF 11 Carlos Tévez
CF 19 Lionel Messi 70'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Fabricio Coloccini 24'
FW 20 Julio Ricardo Cruz 70'
MF 16 Pablo Aimar 80'
Manager:
José Pekerman

Man of the Match:
Carlos Tévez

Assistant referees:
Víctoriano Giráldez Carrasco
Pedro Medina Hernández
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandia
Fifth official:
Rodrigo González

Côte d'Ivoire vs Serbia and Montenegro

21 June 2006
21:00
 Côte d'Ivoire  3 – 2  Serbia and Montenegro FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Dindane  37' (pen.), 67'
Kalou  86' (pen.)		 (Report) Žigić  10'
Ilić  20'
Côte d'Ivoire
Serbia & Montenegro

CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
GK 23 Boubacar Barry
RB 21 Emmanuel Eboué
CB 17 Cyril Domoraud (c)  41', 90+2'
CB 6 Blaise Kouassi
LB 3 Arthur Boka
RM 18 Abdul Kader Keïta 33' 73'
CM 5 Didier Zokora
CM 19 Yaya Touré
LM 2 Kanga Akale 60'
CF 9 Arouna Koné
CF 15 Aruna Dindane 43'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Bakari Koné 60'
FW 8 Bonaventure Kalou 73'
Manager:
Henri Michel

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO:
GK 1 Dragoslav Jevrić
RB 15 Milan Dudić 35'
CB 6 Goran Gavrančić 57'
CB 20 Mladen Krstajić 16'
LB 14 Nenad Đorđević
DM 2 Ivan Ergić
RM 4 Igor Duljaj 37'
LM 11 Predrag Đorđević
AM 10 Dejan Stanković (c)
CF 19 Nikola Žigić 67'
CF 22 Saša Ilić
Substitutions:
MF 17 Albert Nađ  17', 46' 16'
FW 9 Savo Milošević 67'
Manager:
Ilija Petković

Man of the Match:
Aruna Dindane

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo
Leonel Leal
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar

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Stages
Group A · Group B · Group C · Group D · Group E · Group F · Group G · Group H · Knockout stage · Final
General information
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
Eliminated in the round of 16
Eliminated in the group stage