2006 FIFA World Cup Group C

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Play in Group C of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 10 June 2006 and ended on 21 June. Argentina won the group and advanced to the round of 16, along with the Netherlands. The two sides tied on points in the standings, but Argentina won the tie-break on goal difference and ended the group in first with the Netherlands in second place. The Ivory Coast and Serbia and Montenegro failed to advance.

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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 Argentina had qualified for the previous World Cup.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg  Argentina 321081+77Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 321031+27
3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 310256−13
4Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 3003210−80
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Argentina vs Ivory Coast

Argentina  Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg2–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg
Attendance: 49,480
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
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Argentina
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Ivory Coast
GK1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB21 Nicolás Burdisso
CB2 Roberto Ayala
CB6 Gabriel Heinze Yellow card.svg 48'
LB3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
RM18 Maxi Rodríguez
CM8 Javier Mascherano
LM5 Esteban Cambiasso
AM10 Juan Román Riquelme Sub off.svg 90+3'
CF7 Javier Saviola Yellow card.svg 41'Sub off.svg 75'
CF9 Hernán Crespo Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutions:
FW14 Rodrigo Palacio Sub on.svg 64'
MF22 Lucho González Yellow card.svg 81'Sub on.svg 75'
MF16 Pablo Aimar Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
José Pékerman
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GK1 Jean-Jacques Tizié
RB21 Emmanuel Eboué Yellow card.svg 62'
CB4 Kolo Touré
CB12 Abdoulaye Méïté
LB3 Arthur Boka
CM19 Yaya Touré
CM5 Didier Zokora
RW18 Abdul Kader Keïta Sub off.svg 77'
AM8 Bonaventure Kalou Sub off.svg 55'
LW2 Kanga Akalé Sub off.svg 62'
CF11 Didier Drogba (c)Yellow card.svg 90+1'
Substitutions:
FW15 Aruna Dindane Sub on.svg 55'
FW14 Bakari Koné Sub on.svg 62'
FW9 Arouna Koné Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Henri Michel

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

Serbia and Montenegro  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg0–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
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Serbia and Montenegro
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Netherlands
GK1 Dragoslav Jevrić
RB14 Nenad Đorđević Sub off.svg 43'
CB6 Goran Gavrančić Yellow card.svg 90'
CB20 Mladen Krstajić
LB3 Ivica Dragutinović Yellow card.svg 81'
RM10 Dejan Stanković Yellow card.svg 34'
CM4 Igor Duljaj
CM17 Albert Nađ
LM11 Predrag Đorđević
CF9 Savo Milošević (c)Sub off.svg 46'
CF8 Mateja Kežman Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutions:
MF7 Ognjen Koroman Yellow card.svg 64'Sub on.svg 43'
FW19 Nikola Žigić Sub on.svg 46'
FW21 Danijel Ljuboja Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Ilija Petković
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GK1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB14 John Heitinga Yellow card.svg 85'
CB13 André Ooijer
CB4 Joris Mathijsen Sub off.svg 86'
LB5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Yellow card.svg 56'
RM18 Mark van Bommel Sub off.svg 60'
CM20 Wesley Sneijder
LM8 Phillip Cocu
RF17 Robin van Persie
CF9 Ruud van Nistelrooy Sub off.svg 69'
LF11 Arjen Robben
Substitutions:
MF6 Denny Landzaat Sub on.svg 60'
FW7 Dirk Kuyt Sub on.svg 69'
DF3 Khalid Boulahrouz Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Marco van Basten

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

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

Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro

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FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
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Serbia and Montenegro
GK1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB21 Nicolás Burdisso
CB2 Roberto Ayala
CB6 Gabriel Heinze
LB3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
DM8 Javier Mascherano
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AM10 Juan Román Riquelme
LW18 Maxi Rodríguez Sub off.svg 75'
CF7 Javier Saviola Sub off.svg 59'
CF9 Hernán Crespo Yellow card.svg 36'
Substitutions:
MF5 Esteban Cambiasso Sub on.svg 17'
FW11 Carlos Tevez Sub on.svg 59'
FW19 Lionel Messi Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
José Pékerman
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GK1 Dragoslav Jevrić
RB4 Igor Duljaj
CB6 Goran Gavrančić
CB15 Milan Dudić
LB20 Mladen Krstajić Yellow card.svg 42'
RM7 Ognjen Koroman Yellow card.svg 7'Sub off.svg 50'
CM17 Albert Nađ Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 46'
CM11 Predrag Đorđević
LM10 Dejan Stanković
CF9 Savo Milošević (c)Sub off.svg 70'
CF8 Mateja Kežman Red card.svg 65'
Substitutions:
MF2 Ivan Ergić Sub on.svg 46'
FW21 Danijel Ljuboja Sub on.svg 50'
MF18 Zvonimir Vukić Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Ilija Petković

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

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
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Ivory Coast
GK1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB14 John Heitinga Sub off.svg 46'
CB13 André Ooijer
CB4 Joris Mathijsen Yellow card.svg 35'
LB5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst
RM18 Mark van Bommel Yellow card.svg 58'
CM20 Wesley Sneijder Sub off.svg 50'
LM8 Phillip Cocu
RF11 Arjen Robben Yellow card.svg 34'
CF9 Ruud van Nistelrooy Sub off.svg 73'
LF17 Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
DF3 Khalid Boulahrouz Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Rafael van der Vaart Sub on.svg 50'
MF6 Denny Landzaat Yellow card.svg 90+4'Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
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GK1 Jean-Jacques Tizié
RB21 Emmanuel Eboué
CB4 Kolo Touré
CB12 Abdoulaye Méïté
LB3 Arthur Boka Yellow card.svg 66'
CM19 Yaya Touré
CM5 Didier Zokora Yellow card.svg 25'
CM22 Romaric Sub off.svg 62'
RF14 Bakari Koné Sub off.svg 62'
CF11 Didier Drogba (c)Yellow card.svg 41'
LF9 Arouna Koné Sub off.svg 73'
Substitutions:
MF10 Gilles Yapi Yapo Sub on.svg 62'
FW15 Aruna Dindane Sub on.svg 62'
MF2 Kanga Akalé Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
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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

Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0–0Flag of Argentina (1818-1819, 1820-1829, 1861-2010).svg  Argentina
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FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
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Netherlands
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Argentina
GK1 Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB2 Kew Jaliens
CB3 Khalid Boulahrouz
CB13 André Ooijer Yellow card.svg 42'
LB15 Tim de Cler Yellow card.svg 48'
RM10 Rafael van der Vaart
CM20 Wesley Sneijder Sub off.svg 86'
LM8 Phillip Cocu
RF17 Robin van Persie Sub off.svg 67'
CF9 Ruud van Nistelrooy Sub off.svg 56'
LF7 Dirk Kuyt Yellow card.svg 28'
Substitutions:
FW21 Ryan Babel Sub on.svg 56'
MF6 Denny Landzaat Sub on.svg 67'
MF16 Hedwiges Maduro Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Marco van Basten
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GK1 Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB21 Nicolás Burdisso Sub off.svg 24'
CB2 Roberto Ayala (c)
CB15 Gabriel Milito
LB17 Leandro Cufré
RM18 Maxi Rodríguez
CM8 Javier Mascherano Yellow card.svg 90'
LM5 Esteban Cambiasso Yellow card.svg 57'
AM10 Juan Román Riquelme Sub off.svg 80'
CF19 Lionel Messi Sub off.svg 70'
CF11 Carlos Tevez
Substitutions:
DF4 Fabricio Coloccini Sub on.svg 24'
FW20 Julio Cruz Sub on.svg 70'
MF16 Pablo Aimar Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
José Pékerman

Man of the Match:
Carlos Tevez (Argentina)

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

Ivory Coast vs Serbia and Montenegro

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Bonaventure Kalou scored the winning goal for the Ivory Coast with a penalty kick in the 86th minute.
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–2Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro
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FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich
Attendance: 66,000
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
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Ivory Coast
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Serbia and Montenegro
GK23 Boubacar Barry
RB21 Emmanuel Eboué
CB6 Blaise Kouassi
CB17 Cyril Domoraud (c)Yellow card.svg 41' Yellow-red card.svg 90+2'
LB3 Arthur Boka
RM18 Abdul Kader Keïta Yellow card.svg 33'Sub off.svg 73'
CM5 Didier Zokora
CM19 Yaya Touré
LM2 Kanga Akalé Sub off.svg 60'
CF15 Aruna Dindane Yellow card.svg 43'
CF9 Arouna Koné
Substitutions:
FW14 Bakari Koné Sub on.svg 60'
FW8 Bonaventure Kalou Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Henri Michel
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GK1 Dragoslav Jevrić
RB14 Nenad Đorđević
CB6 Goran Gavrančić Yellow card.svg 57'
CB15 Milan Dudić Yellow card.svg 35'
LB20 Mladen Krstajić Sub off.svg 16'
RM10 Dejan Stanković (c)
CM4 Igor Duljaj Yellow card.svg 37'
CM22 Saša Ilić
CM11 Predrag Đorđević
LM2 Ivan Ergić
CF19 Nikola Žigić Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutions:
MF17 Albert Nađ Yellow card.svg 17' Yellow-red card.svg 45+1'Sub on.svg 16'
FW9 Savo Milošević Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Ilija Petković

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)

See also

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