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 second round, along with Sweden. Paraguay and Trinidad & Tobago were eliminated.

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

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

England vs Paraguay
England 1–0 Paraguay
 Report
Attendance: 48,000
England
Paraguay
GK1Paul Robinson
RB2Gary Neville
CB5Rio Ferdinand
CB6John Terry
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM4Steven Gerrard 19'
CM8Frank Lampard
LM11Joe Cole 83'
CF10Michael Owen 56'
CF21Peter Crouch 63'
Substitutions:
MF20Stewart Downing 56'
MF16Owen Hargreaves 83'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK1Justo Villar 8'
RB21Denis Caniza
CB5Julio César Cáceres
CB4Carlos Gamarra (c)
LB3Delio Toledo 82'
RM6Carlos Bonet 68'
CM10Roberto Acuña
CM13Carlos Paredes
LM16Cristian Riveros
CF9Roque Santa Cruz
CF18Nelson Valdez 22'
Substitutions:
GK22Aldo Bobadilla 8'
FW23Nelson Cuevas 68'
DF2Jorge 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 & Tobago vs Sweden
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 62,959
Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden
GK1Shaka Hislop
RB8Cyd Gray
CB5Brent Sancho
CB6Dennis Lawrence
LB3Avery John 15'  46'
RM11Carlos Edwards
CM7Chris Birchall
CM19Dwight Yorke (c) 74'
LM18Densill Theobald 66'
CF14Stern John
CF12Collin Samuel 52'
Substitutions:
FW13Cornell Glen 52'
MF9Aurtis Whitley 66'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker
GK23Rami Shaaban
RB7Niclas Alexandersson
CB3Olof Mellberg (c)
CB4Teddy Lučić
LB5Erik Edman
RM21Christian Wilhelmsson 78'
CM6Tobias Linderoth 78'
CM8Anders Svensson 62'
LM9Freddie Ljungberg
CF10Zlatan Ibrahimović
CF11Henrik Larsson 90'
Substitutions:
FW20Marcus Allbäck 62'
FW18Mattias Jonson 78'
MF16Kim 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 & Tobago
England 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
England
Trinidad and Tobago
GK1Paul Robinson
RB15Jamie Carragher 58'
CB5Rio Ferdinand
CB6John Terry
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM4Steven Gerrard
CM8Frank Lampard 64'
LM11Joe Cole 74'
CF10Michael Owen 58'
CF21Peter Crouch
Substitutions:
FW9Wayne Rooney 58'
MF19Aaron Lennon 58'
MF20Stewart Downing 74'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK1Shaka Hislop 47'
RB11Carlos Edwards
CB5Brent Sancho
CB6Dennis Lawrence
LB8Cyd Gray 55'
RM7Chris Birchall
CM9Aurtis Whitley 19'
CM19Dwight Yorke (c)
LM18Densill Theobald 18' 85'
CF15Kenwyne Jones 45+1' 70'
CF14Stern John
Substitutions:
FW13Cornell Glen 70'
FW16Evans 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
Sweden 1–0 Paraguay
 Report
Attendance: 72,000
Sweden
Paraguay
GK1Andreas Isaksson
RB7Niclas Alexandersson
CB3Olof Mellberg (c)
CB4Teddy Lučić 48'
LB5Erik Edman
RM21Christian Wilhelmsson 68'
CM16Kim Källström 86'
CM6Tobias Linderoth 14'
LM9Freddie Ljungberg
CF10Zlatan Ibrahimović 46'
CF11Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
FW20Marcus Allbäck 60' 46'
FW18Mattias Jonson 68'
FW17Johan Elmander 86'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck
GK22Aldo Bobadilla
RB21Denis Caniza 3'
CB5Julio César Cáceres
CB4Carlos Gamarra (c)
LB2Jorge Núñez 54'
RM6Carlos Bonet 81'
CM10Roberto Acuña 51'
CM13Carlos Paredes 74'
LM16Cristian Riveros 62'
CF18Nelson Valdez
CF9Roque Santa Cruz 63'
Substitutions:
MF19Julio dos Santos 62'
FW20Dante López 63'
MF8Edgar Barreto 85' 81'
Manager:
Aníbal Ruiz

Man of the Match:
Freddie Ljungberg (Sweden)

Assistant referees:
Roman Slysko (Slovakia)
Martin Balko (Slovakia)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe (South Africa)

Sweden vs England
Sweden 2–2 England
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Sweden
England
GK1Andreas Isaksson
RB7Niclas Alexandersson 83'
CB3Olof Mellberg (c)
CB4Teddy Lučić
LB5Erik Edman
RM18Mattias Jonson 54'
CM16Kim Källström
CM6Tobias Linderoth 90+1'
LM9Freddie Ljungberg 87'
CF20Marcus Allbäck 75'
CF11Henrik Larsson
Substitutions:
MF21Christian Wilhelmsson 54'
FW17Johan Elmander 75'
MF19Daniel Andersson 90+1'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck
GK1Paul Robinson
RB15Jamie Carragher
CB5Rio Ferdinand 56'
CB6John Terry
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM16Owen Hargreaves 76'
CM8Frank Lampard
LM11Joe Cole
CF9Wayne Rooney 69'
CF10Michael Owen 4'
Substitutions:
FW21Peter Crouch 4'
DF12Sol Campbell 56'
MF4Steven 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 & Tobago
Paraguay 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Attendance: 46,000
Paraguay
Trinidad and Tobago
GK22Aldo Bobadilla
RB21Denis Caniza 89'
CB5Julio César Cáceres 77'
CB4Carlos Gamarra (c)
LB2Jorge Núñez
RM8Edgar Barreto
CM10Roberto Acuña
CM13Carlos Paredes 30'
LM19Julio dos Santos 54'
CF18Nelson Valdez 66'
CF9Roque Santa Cruz
Substitutions:
FW23Nelson Cuevas 66'
DF15Julio Manzur 77'
DF14Paulo da Silva 89'
Manager:
Aníbal Ruiz
GK21Kelvin Jack
RB11Carlos Edwards
CB5Brent Sancho 45'
CB6Dennis Lawrence
LB3Avery John 31'
RM7Chris Birchall
CM9Aurtis Whitley 48' 67'
CM19Dwight Yorke (c)
LM18Densill Theobald
CF13Cornell Glen 41'
CF14Stern John
Substitutions:
DF15Kenwyne Jones 31'
MF16Evans Wise 41'
MF10Russell 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)

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