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. Ivory Coast and Serbia and 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.

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

Standings

Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 3 2 1 0 8 1 +77
 Netherlands 3 2 1 0 3 1 +27
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 5 6 −13
 Serbia and Montenegro 3 0 0 3 2 10 −80

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Argentina vs Ivory Coast

10 June 2006
21:00
Argentina  2–1  Ivory Coast
Crespo  24'
Saviola  38'		 Report Drogba  82'
Argentina
Ivory Coast
GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB 21Nicolás Burdisso
CB 2 Roberto Ayala
CB 6 Gabriel Heinze YC 48'
LB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
RM 18Maxi Rodríguez
CM 8 Javier Mascherano
LM 5 Esteban Cambiasso
AM 10Juan Román Riquelme  90+3'
CF 7 Javier Saviola YC 41'  75'
CF 9 Hernán Crespo  64'
Substitutions:
FW 14Rodrigo Palacio  64'
MF 22Lucho González YC 81'  75'
MF 16Pablo Aimar  90+3'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK 1 Jean-Jacques Tizié
RB 21Emmanuel Eboué YC 62'
CB 4 Kolo Touré
CB 12Abdoulaye Méïté
LB 3 Arthur Boka
CM 19Yaya Touré
CM 5 Didier Zokora
RW 18Kader Keïta  77'
AM 8 Bonaventure Kalou  55'
LW 2 Kanga Akale  62'
CF 11Didier Drogba (c) YC 90+1'
Substitutions:
FW 15Aruna Dindane  55'
FW 14Bakari Koné  62'
FW 9 Arouna Koné  77'
Manager:
France Henri Michel
Wikinews has related news: Argentina start with 2-1 win in Group C

Man of the Match:
Javier Saviola (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)
Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Éric Poulat (France)
Fifth official:
Vincent Texier (France)

Serbia and Montenegro vs Netherlands

11 June 2006
15:00
Serbia and Montenegro  0–1  Netherlands
Report Robben  18'
Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Serbia and Montenegro
Netherlands
GK 1 Dragoslav Jevrić
RB 14Nenad Đorđević  43'
CB 6 Goran Gavrančić YC 90'
CB 20Mladen Krstajić
LB 3 Ivica Dragutinović YC 81'
RM 10Dejan Stanković YC 34'
CM 4 Igor Duljaj
CM 17Albert Nađ
LM 11Predrag Đorđević
CF 9 Savo Milošević (c)  46'
CF 8 Mateja Kežman  67'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Ognjen Koroman YC 64'  43'
FW 19Nikola Žigić  46'
MF 21Danijel Ljuboja  67'
Manager:
Ilija Petković
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB 14John Heitinga YC 85'
CB 13André Ooijer
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen  86'
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst YC 56'
RM 18Mark van Bommel  60'
CM 20Wesley Sneijder
LM 8 Phillip Cocu
RF 17Robin van Persie
CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy  69'
LF 11Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF 6 Denny Landzaat  60'
FW 7 Dirk Kuyt  69'
DF 3 Khalid Boulahrouz  86'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
Wikinews has related news: Netherlands ease to 1-0 win in Group C

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Christian Schraer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro

16 June 2006
15:00
Argentina  6–0  Serbia and Montenegro
Rodríguez  6', 41'
Cambiasso  31'
Crespo  78'
Tevez  84'
Messi  88'		 Report
Argentina
Serbia and Montenegro
GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB 21Nicolás Burdisso
CB 2 Roberto Ayala
CB 6 Gabriel Heinze
LB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
DM 8 Javier Mascherano
RW 22Lucho González  17'
AM 10Juan Román Riquelme
LW 18Maxi Rodríguez  75'
CF 7 Javier Saviola  59'
CF 9 Hernán Crespo YC 36'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Esteban Cambiasso  17'
FW 11Carlos Tevez  59'
FW 19Lionel Messi  75'
Manager:
José Pékerman
GK 1 Dragoslav Jevrić
RB 4 Igor Duljaj
CB 6 Goran Gavrančić
CB 15Milan Dudić
LB 20Mladen Krstajić YC 42'
RM 7 Ognjen Koroman YC 7'  50'
CM 17Albert Nađ YC 27'  46'
CM 11Predrag Đorđević
LM 10Dejan Stanković
CF 9 Savo Milošević (c)  70'
CF 8 Mateja Kežman Red card 65'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Ivan Ergić  46'
MF 21Danijel Ljuboja  50'
MF 18Zvonimir Vukić  70'
Manager:
Ilija Petković
Wikinews has related news: Argentina thrash Serbia and Montenegro in Group C

Man of the Match:
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Dramane Danté (Mali)

Netherlands vs Ivory Coast

16 June 2006
18:00
Netherlands  2–1  Ivory Coast
Van Persie  23'
Van Nistelrooy  27'		 Report B. Koné  39'
Netherlands
Ivory Coast
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB 14John Heitinga  60'
CB 13André Ooijer
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen YC 35'
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
RM 18Mark van Bommel YC 58'
CM 20Wesley Sneijder  50'
LM 8 Phillip Cocu
RF 17Robin van Persie
CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy  73'
LF 11Arjen Robben YC 34'
Substitutions:
MF 10Rafael van der Vaart  50'
DF 3 Khalid Boulahrouz  60'
MF 6 Denny Landzaat YC 90+4'  73'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
GK 1 Jean-Jacques Tizié
RB 21Emmanuel Eboué
CB 4 Kolo Touré
CB 12Abdoulaye Méïté
LB 3 Arthur Boka YC 66'
CM 19Yaya Touré
CM 5 Didier Zokora YC 25'
CM 22Romaric  62'
RF 14Bakari Koné  62'
CF 11Didier Drogba (c) YC 41'
LF 9 Arouna Koné  73'
Substitutions:
MF 10Gilles Yapi Yapo  62'
FW 15Aruna Dindane  62'
MF 2 Kanga Akale  73'
Manager:
France Henri Michel
Wikinews has related news: Netherlands defeat Ivory Coast in Group C

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
José Navia (Colombia)
Fernando Tamayo (Ecuador)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)

Netherlands vs Argentina

21 June 2006
21:00
Netherlands  0–0  Argentina
Report
Netherlands
Argentina
GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB 2 Kew Jaliens
CB 3 Khalid Boulahrouz
CB 13André Ooijer YC 42'
LB 15Tim de Cler YC 48'
RM 10Rafael van der Vaart
CM 20Wesley Sneijder  86'
LM 8 Phillip Cocu
RF 17Robin van Persie  67'
CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy  56'
LF 7 Dirk Kuyt YC 28'
Substitutions:
FW 21Ryan Babel  56'
MF 6 Denny Landzaat  67'
MF 16Hedwiges Maduro  86'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB 21Nicolás Burdisso  24'
CB 2 Roberto Ayala (c)
CB 15Gabriel Milito
LB 17Leandro Cufré
RM 18Maxi Rodríguez
CM 8 Javier Mascherano YC 90'
LM 5 Esteban Cambiasso YC 57'
AM 10Juan Román Riquelme  80'
CF 19Lionel Messi  70'
CF 11Carlos Tevez
Substitutions:
DF 4 Fabricio Coloccini  24'
FW 20Julio Cruz  70'
MF 16Pablo Aimar  80'
Manager:
José Pékerman
Wikinews has related news: Argentina and Netherlands play 0-0 stalemate in Group C

Man of the Match:
Carlos Tevez (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco (Spain)
Pedro Medina Hernández (Spain)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandia (Chile)
Fifth official:
Rodrigo González (Chile)

Ivory Coast vs Serbia and Montenegro

21 June 2006
21:00
Ivory Coast  3–2  Serbia and Montenegro
Dindane  37' (pen.), 67'
Kalou  86' (pen.)		 Report Žigić  10'
Ilić  20'
Ivory Coast
Serbia and Montenegro
GK 23Boubacar Barry
RB 21Emmanuel Eboué
CB 6 Blaise Kouassi
CB 17Cyril Domoraud (c) Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 41', 90+2'
LB 3 Arthur Boka
RM 18Kader Keïta YC 33'  73'
CM 5 Didier Zokora
CM 19Yaya Touré
LM 2 Kanga Akale  60'
CF 15Aruna Dindane YC 43'
CF 9 Arouna Koné
Substitutions:
FW 14Bakari Koné  60'
FW 8 Bonaventure Kalou  73'
Manager:
France Henri Michel
GK 1 Dragoslav Jevrić
RB 14Nenad Đorđević
CB 6 Goran Gavrančić YC 57'
CB 20Mladen Krstajić  16'
LB 15Milan Dudić YC 35'
RM 10Dejan Stanković (c)
CM 4 Igor Duljaj YC 37'
CM 22Saša Ilić
CM 11Predrag Đorđević
LM 2 Ivan Ergić
CF 19Nikola Žigić  67'
Substitutions:
MF 17Albert Nađ Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 17', 45+1'  16'
FW 9 Savo Milošević  67'
Manager:
Ilija Petković
Wikinews has related news: Ivory Coast beats Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 in Group C

Man of the Match:
Aruna Dindane (Ivory Coast)

Assistant referees:
José Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)
Kalou scored the winning goal for Ivory Coast, with a penalty kick in the 86th minute.
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