- Standings
- Matches England vs Paraguay Trinidad and Tobago vs Sweden England vs Trinidad and Tobago Sweden vs Paraguay Sweden vs England Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}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{{2006 FIFA World Cup Group B|expanded=yes|scenarios=yes}}- 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.
MatchesAll times local (CEST/UTC+2)England vs Paraguay{{football box | date = 10 June 2006 | time = 15:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}} | score = 1–0 | report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/germany2006/matches/round=97410100/match=97410003/index.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|PAR|1990}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt | attendance = 48,000 | referee = Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _engh06 | pattern_b = _engh06 | pattern_ra = _engh06 | pattern_sh = _engh06 | pattern_so = _engh06 | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = 2A325E | socks = FFFFFF | title = England }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_b = | pattern_ra = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_sh = _puma06withwhite | pattern_so = _puma_2006_white | leftarm = 0F4EA3 | body = 0F4EA3 | rightarm = 0F4EA3 | shorts = 0F4EA3 | socks = 0F4EA3 | title = Paraguay }} |
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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: | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sven-Göran Eriksson |
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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: | {{flagicon|URU}} Aníbal Ruiz |
| {{wikinewsart|England wins first match with 1-0 victory in Group B}}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{{football box | date = 10 June 2006 | time = 18:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TRI}} | score = 0–0 | report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410004/index.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|SWE}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund | attendance = 62,959 | referee = Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _trinidadtobagoh0608 | pattern_b = _trinidadtobagoh0608 | pattern_ra = _trinidadtobagoh0608 | pattern_sh = _adidasliberowhite | pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_black | leftarm = CE1126 | body = CE1126 | rightarm = CE1126 | shorts = 000000 | socks = CE1126 | title = Trinidad and Tobago }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _sweh06 | pattern_b = _sweh06 | pattern_ra = _sweh06 | pattern_sh = _swedenhalt0608 | pattern_so = | leftarm = FCD20E | body = FCD20E | rightarm = FCD20E | shorts = FCD20E | socks = FCD20E | title = Sweden }} |
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GK | 1 | Shaka Hislop | RB | 8 | Cyd Gray | CB | 5 | Brent Sancho | CB | 6 | Dennis Lawrence | LB | 3 | Avery John | 2|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: | {{flagicon|NED}} Leo Beenhakker |
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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 |
| {{wikinewsart|Trinidad and Tobago hold Sweden in second Group B match}}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{{football box | date = 15 June 2006 | time = 18:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}} | score = 2–0 | report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410019/index.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|TRI}} | goals1 =- Crouch {{goal|83}}
- Gerrard {{goal|90+1}}
| goals2 = | stadium = FIFA WM Stadion Nürnberg, Nuremberg | attendance = 41,000 | referee = Toru Kamikawa (Japan) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _engh06 | pattern_b = _engh06 | pattern_ra = _engh06 | pattern_sh = _engh06 | pattern_so = _engh06 | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = 2A325E | socks = FFFFFF | title = England }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _trinidadtobagoh0608 | pattern_b = _trinidadtobagoh0608 | pattern_ra = _trinidadtobagoh0608 | pattern_sh = _adidasliberowhite | pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_black | leftarm = CE1126 | body = CE1126 | rightarm = CE1126 | shorts = CE1126 | socks = CE1126 | title = Trinidad and Tobago }} |
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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: | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sven-Göran Eriksson |
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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: | {{flagicon|NED}} Leo Beenhakker |
| {{wikinewsart|England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B}}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{{football box | date = 15 June 2006 | time = 21:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}} | score = 1–0 | report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410020/index.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|PAR|1990}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Olympiastadion, Berlin | attendance = 72,000 | referee = Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _sweh06 | pattern_b = _sweh06 | pattern_ra = _sweh06 | pattern_sh = _swedenhalt0608 | pattern_so = | leftarm = FCD20E | body = FCD20E | rightarm = FCD20E | shorts = FCD20E | socks = FCD20E | title = Sweden }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _pumaredstripes | pattern_b = _whitestripes3 | pattern_ra = _pumaredstripes | pattern_sh = _puma06withwhite | pattern_so = _puma_2006_white | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FF0000 | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = 0F4EA3 | socks = 0F4EA3 | title = Paraguay }} |
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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 |
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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: | {{flagicon|URU}} Aníbal Ruiz |
| {{wikinewsart|Sweden stun Paraguay two minutes from time in Group B}}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{{football box | date = 20 June 2006 | time = 21:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}} | score = 2–2 | report = [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410035/index.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|ENG}} | goals1 =- Allbäck {{goal|51}}
- Larsson {{goal|90}}
| goals2 =- J. Cole {{goal|34}}
- Gerrard {{goal|85}}
| stadium = FIFA WM Stadion Köln, Cologne | attendance = 45,000 | referee = Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _sweh06 | pattern_b = _sweh06 | pattern_ra = _sweh06 | pattern_sh = _sweh06 | pattern_so = | leftarm = FCD20E | body = FCD20E | rightarm = FCD20E | shorts = 004FA3 | socks = FCD20E | title = Sweden }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = | pattern_b = _eng06away | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = _enga06 | pattern_so = | leftarm = E23222 | body = E23222 | rightarm = E23222 | shorts = E23222 | socks = E23222 | title = England }} |
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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 |
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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: | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sven-Göran Eriksson |
| {{wikinewsart|Sweden score late against England for 2-2 draw in Group B}}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{{football box | date = 20 June 2006 | time = 21:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|PAR|1990}} | score = 2–0 | report= [https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410036/index.html Report] | team2 = {{fb|TRI}} | goals1 =- Sancho {{goal|25|o.g.}}
- Cuevas {{goal|86}}
| goals2 = | stadium = Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern | attendance = 46,000 | referee = Roberto Rosetti (Italy) }}{{Football kit | pattern_la = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_b = | pattern_ra = _thinwhiteborder | pattern_sh = _puma06withwhite | pattern_so = _puma_2006_white | leftarm = 0F4EA3 | body = 0F4EA3 | rightarm = 0F4EA3 | shorts = 0F4EA3 | socks = 0F4EA3 | title = Paraguay }} | {{Football kit | pattern_la = _trinidadtobagoa0608 | pattern_b = _trinidadtobagoa0608 | pattern_ra = _trinidadtobagoa0608 | pattern_sh = | pattern_so = _color_3_stripes_red | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = FFFFFF | title = Trinidad and Tobago }} |
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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: | {{flagicon|URU}} Aníbal Ruiz |
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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: | DF | 15 | Kenwyne Jones | 31}} | MF | 16 | Evans Wise | 41}} | MF | 10 | Russell Latapy | 67}} | Manager: | {{flagicon|NED}} Leo Beenhakker |
| {{wikinewsart|Paraguay beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B}}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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