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
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

English supporters celebrate their victory over Paraguay

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

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

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

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

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

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)

See also

• England at the FIFA World Cup
• Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup
• Sweden at the FIFA World Cup
• Trinidad and Tobago at the FIFA World Cup