2006 FIFA World Cup Group C

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.

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

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Argentina advanced to play Mexico (runners-up of Group D) in the round of 16.
The Netherlands advanced to play Portugal (winners of Group D) in the round of 16.

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

=Argentina vs Ivory Coast=

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|date = 10 June 2006

|time = 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

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|score = 2–1

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Crespo {{goal|24}}
Saviola {{goal|38}}

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Drogba {{goal|82}}

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|attendance = 49,480

|referee = Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

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GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB	21	Nicolás Burdisso
CB	2	Roberto Ayala
CB	6	Gabriel Heinze	{{yel\|48}}
LB	3	Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
RM	18	Maxi Rodríguez
CM	8	Javier Mascherano
LM	5	Esteban Cambiasso
AM	10	Juan Román Riquelme		{{suboff\|90+3}}
CF	7	Javier Saviola	{{yel\|41}}	{{suboff\|75}}
CF	9	Hernán Crespo		{{suboff\|64}}
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FW	14	Rodrigo Palacio		{{subon\|64}}
MF	22	Lucho González	{{yel\|81}}	{{subon\|75}}
MF	16	Pablo Aimar		{{subon\|90+3}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|José Pékerman

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GK	1	Jean-Jacques Tizié
RB	21	Emmanuel Eboué	{{yel\|62}}
CB	4	Kolo Touré
CB	12	Abdoulaye Méïté
LB	3	Arthur Boka
CM	19	Yaya Touré
CM	5	Didier Zokora
RW	18	Abdul Kader Keïta		{{suboff\|77}}
AM	8	Bonaventure Kalou		{{suboff\|55}}
LW	2	Kanga Akalé		{{suboff\|62}}
CF	11	Didier Drogba (c)	{{yel\|90+1}}
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FW	15	Aruna Dindane		{{subon\|55}}
FW	14	Bakari Koné		{{subon\|62}}
FW	9	Arouna Koné		{{subon\|77}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
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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=

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|date = 11 June 2006

|time = 15:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SCG}}

|score = 0–1

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|attendance = 43,000

|referee = Markus Merk (Germany)

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GK	1	Dragoslav Jevrić
RB	14	Nenad Đorđević		{{suboff\|43}}
CB	6	Goran Gavrančić	{{yel\|90}}
CB	20	Mladen Krstajić
LB	3	Ivica Dragutinović	{{yel\|81}}
RM	10	Dejan Stanković	{{yel\|34}}
CM	4	Igor Duljaj
CM	17	Albert Nađ
LM	11	Predrag Đorđević
CF	9	Savo Milošević (c)		{{suboff\|46}}
CF	8	Mateja Kežman		{{suboff\|67}}
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MF	7	Ognjen Koroman	{{yel\|64}}	{{subon\|43}}
FW	19	Nikola Žigić		{{subon\|46}}
FW	21	Danijel Ljuboja		{{subon\|67}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Ilija Petković

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GK	1	Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB	14	John Heitinga	{{yel\|85}}
CB	13	André Ooijer
CB	4	Joris Mathijsen		{{suboff\|86}}
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	{{yel\|56}}
RM	18	Mark van Bommel		{{suboff\|60}}
CM	20	Wesley Sneijder
LM	8	Phillip Cocu
RF	17	Robin van Persie
CF	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy		{{suboff\|69}}
LF	11	Arjen Robben
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MF	6	Denny Landzaat		{{subon\|60}}
FW	7	Dirk Kuyt		{{subon\|69}}
DF	3	Khalid Boulahrouz		{{subon\|86}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
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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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|date = 16 June 2006

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|score = 6–0

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Cambiasso {{goal|31}}
Crespo {{goal|78}}
Tevez {{goal|84}}
Messi {{goal|88}}

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|attendance = 52,000

|referee = Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

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GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB	21	Nicolás Burdisso
CB	2	Roberto Ayala
CB	6	Gabriel Heinze
LB	3	Juan Pablo Sorín (c)
DM	8	Javier Mascherano
RW	22	Lucho González		{{suboff\|17}}
AM	10	Juan Román Riquelme
LW	18	Maxi Rodríguez		{{suboff\|75}}
CF	7	Javier Saviola		{{suboff\|59}}
CF	9	Hernán Crespo	{{yel\|36}}
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MF	5	Esteban Cambiasso		{{subon\|17}}
FW	11	Carlos Tevez		{{subon\|59}}
FW	19	Lionel Messi		{{subon\|75}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|José Pékerman

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GK	1	Dragoslav Jevrić
RB	4	Igor Duljaj
CB	6	Goran Gavrančić
CB	15	Milan Dudić
LB	20	Mladen Krstajić	{{yel\|42}}
RM	7	Ognjen Koroman	{{yel\|7}}	{{suboff\|50}}
CM	17	Albert Nađ	{{yel\|27}}	{{suboff\|46}}
CM	11	Predrag Đorđević
LM	10	Dejan Stanković
CF	9	Savo Milošević (c)		{{suboff\|70}}
CF	8	Mateja Kežman	{{sent off\|0\|65}}
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MF	2	Ivan Ergić		{{subon\|46}}
FW	21	Danijel Ljuboja		{{subon\|50}}
MF	18	Zvonimir Vukić		{{subon\|70}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Ilija Petković

{{wikinewsart|Argentina thrash Serbia and Montenegro in Group C}}

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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=

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|date = 16 June 2006

|time = 18:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 2–1

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|team2 = {{fb|CIV}}

|goals1 =

Van Persie {{goal|23}}
Van Nistelrooy {{goal|27}}

|goals2 =

B. Koné {{goal|38}}

|stadium = Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart

|attendance = 52,000

|referee = Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

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GK	1	Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB	14	John Heitinga		{{suboff\|46}}
CB	13	André Ooijer
CB	4	Joris Mathijsen	{{yel\|35}}
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
RM	18	Mark van Bommel	{{yel\|58}}
CM	20	Wesley Sneijder		{{suboff\|50}}
LM	8	Phillip Cocu
RF	11	Arjen Robben	{{yel\|34}}
CF	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy		{{suboff\|73}}
LF	17	Robin van Persie
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DF	3	Khalid Boulahrouz		{{subon\|46}}
MF	10	Rafael van der Vaart		{{subon\|50}}
MF	6	Denny Landzaat	{{yel\|90+4}}	{{subon\|73}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Marco van Basten

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GK	1	Jean-Jacques Tizié
RB	21	Emmanuel Eboué
CB	4	Kolo Touré
CB	12	Abdoulaye Méïté
LB	3	Arthur Boka	{{yel\|66}}
CM	19	Yaya Touré
CM	5	Didier Zokora	{{yel\|25}}
CM	22	Romaric		{{suboff\|62}}
RF	14	Bakari Koné		{{suboff\|62}}
CF	11	Didier Drogba (c)	{{yel\|41}}
LF	9	Arouna Koné		{{suboff\|73}}
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MF	10	Gilles Yapi Yapo		{{subon\|62}}
FW	15	Aruna Dindane		{{subon\|62}}
MF	2	Kanga Akalé		{{subon\|73}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Henri Michel

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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=

{{#invoke:football box|main|section=C5

|date = 21 June 2006

|time = 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|NED}}

|score = 0–0

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|team2 = {{fb|ARG|1861}}

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|attendance = 48,000

|referee = Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

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GK	1	Edwin van der Sar (c)
RB	2	Kew Jaliens
CB	3	Khalid Boulahrouz
CB	13	André Ooijer	{{yel\|42}}
LB	15	Tim de Cler	{{yel\|48}}
RM	10	Rafael van der Vaart
CM	20	Wesley Sneijder		{{suboff\|86}}
LM	8	Phillip Cocu
RF	17	Robin van Persie		{{suboff\|67}}
CF	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy		{{suboff\|56}}
LF	7	Dirk Kuyt	{{yel\|28}}
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FW	21	Ryan Babel		{{subon\|56}}
MF	6	Denny Landzaat		{{subon\|67}}
MF	16	Hedwiges Maduro		{{subon\|86}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
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GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
RB	21	Nicolás Burdisso		{{suboff\|24}}
CB	2	Roberto Ayala (c)
CB	15	Gabriel Milito
LB	17	Leandro Cufré
RM	18	Maxi Rodríguez
CM	8	Javier Mascherano	{{yel\|90}}
LM	5	Esteban Cambiasso	{{yel\|57}}
AM	10	Juan Román Riquelme		{{suboff\|80}}
CF	19	Lionel Messi		{{suboff\|70}}
CF	11	Carlos Tevez
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DF	4	Fabricio Coloccini		{{subon\|24}}
FW	20	Julio Cruz		{{subon\|70}}
MF	16	Pablo Aimar		{{subon\|80}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|José Pékerman

{{wikinewsart|Argentina and Netherlands play 0-0 stalemate in Group C}}

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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=

File:Ivory Coast penalty.jpg scored the winning goal for the Ivory Coast with a penalty kick in the 86th minute.]]

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|date = 21 June 2006

|time = 21:00 CET (UTC+1)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}

|score = 3–2

|report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410038?date=2006-06-21 Report]

|team2 = {{fb|SCG}}

|goals1 =

Dindane {{goal|37|pen.|67}}
Kalou {{goal|86|pen.}}

|goals2 =

Žigić {{goal|10}}
Ilić {{goal|20}}

|stadium = FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich

|attendance = 66,000

|referee = Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)

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GK	23	Boubacar Barry
RB	21	Emmanuel Eboué
CB	6	Blaise Kouassi
CB	17	Cyril Domoraud (c)	{{sent off\|2\|41\|90+2}}
LB	3	Arthur Boka
RM	18	Abdul Kader Keïta	{{yel\|33}}	{{suboff\|73}}
CM	5	Didier Zokora
CM	19	Yaya Touré
LM	2	Kanga Akalé		{{suboff\|60}}
CF	15	Aruna Dindane	{{yel\|43}}
CF	9	Arouna Koné
colspan=3\|Substitutions:
FW	14	Bakari Koné		{{subon\|60}}
FW	8	Bonaventure Kalou		{{subon\|73}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|{{flagicon\|FRA\|1974}} Henri Michel

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GK	1	Dragoslav Jevrić
RB	14	Nenad Đorđević
CB	6	Goran Gavrančić	{{yel\|57}}
CB	15	Milan Dudić	{{yel\|35}}
LB	20	Mladen Krstajić		{{suboff\|16}}
RM	10	Dejan Stanković (c)
CM	4	Igor Duljaj	{{yel\|37}}
CM	22	Saša Ilić
CM	11	Predrag Đorđević
LM	2	Ivan Ergić
CF	19	Nikola Žigić		{{suboff\|67}}
colspan=4\|Substitutions:
MF	17	Albert Nađ	{{sent off\|2\|17\|45+1}}	{{subon\|16}}
FW	9	Savo Milošević		{{subon\|67}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan="4"\|Ilija Petković

{{wikinewsart|Ivory Coast beats Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 in Group C}}

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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)

2006 FIFA World Cup Group C

Standings

Matches

=Argentina vs Ivory Coast=

=Serbia and Montenegro vs Netherlands=

=Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro=

=Netherlands vs Ivory Coast=

=Netherlands vs Argentina=

=Ivory Coast vs Serbia and Montenegro=

See also