2006 FIFA World Cup - Group C

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Play in Group C of the 2006 FIFA World Cup completed on June 21, 2006. Argentina won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Netherlands The two sides tied for points in the standings, but Argentina won the tie-break on goal difference, and so won the group with the Netherlands in second place. Côte d'Ivoire and Serbia & Montenegro failed to advance.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Argentina	7	3	2	1	0	8	1	+7
Netherlands	7	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2
Côte d'Ivoire	3	3	1	0	2	5	6	-1
Serbia & Montenegro	0	3	0	0	3	2	10	-8

1 Match summaries
2 Argentina vs Côte d'Ivoire
3 Serbia & Montenegro vs Netherlands
4 Argentina vs Serbia & Montenegro
5 Netherlands vs Côte d'Ivoire
6 Netherlands vs Argentina
7 Côte d'Ivoire vs Serbia & Montenegro
8 External links

[edit] Match summaries

All times local (UTC+2)

June 10, 2006 21:00
	Argentina	2–1	Côte d'Ivoire	FIFA WM Stadion Hamburg, Hamburg Attendance: 49,480 Referee: De Bleeckere (Belgium)
	Crespo 24' Saviola 38'	(Report)	Drogba 82'

June 11, 2006 15:00
	Serbia & Montenegro	0–1	Netherlands	Zentralstadion, Leipzig Attendance: 37,216 Referee: Merk (Germany)
		(Report)	Robben 18'

June 16, 2006 15:00
	Argentina	6–0	Serbia & Montenegro	FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Rosetti (Italy)
	Rodríguez 6', 41' Cambiasso 31' Crespo 78' Tévez 84' Messi 88'	(Report)

June 16, 2006 18:00
	Netherlands	2–1	Côte d'Ivoire	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Ruiz (Colombia)
	van Persie 23' van Nistelrooy 27'	(Report)	B. Koné 39'

June 21, 2006 21:00
	Netherlands	0–0	Argentina	FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt, Frankfurt Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Cantalejo (Spain)
		(Report)

June 21, 2006 21:00
	Côte d'Ivoire	3–2	Serbia & Montenegro	FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich Attendance: 66,000 Referee: Rodríguez (Mexico)
	Dindane 37' (pen), 67' Kalou 86' (pen)	(Report)	Žigić 10' Ilić 20'

[edit] Argentina vs Côte d'Ivoire

Saturday, June 10, 2006
21:00 - FIFA World Cup Stadium Hamburg, Hamburg - Attendance: 49,480

Argentina	2 – 1 (2–0)	Côte d'Ivoire
Crespo 24'	(Report)	Drogba 82'
Saviola 38'


ARGENTINA:
GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF	2	Roberto Ayala
DF	6	Gabriel Heinze	48'
DF	21	Nicolás Burdisso
MD	3	Juan Pablo Sorín (C)
MD	5	Esteban Cambiasso
MD	8	Javier Mascherano
MD	10	Juan Román Riquelme		(- 93+')
MD	18	Maximiliano Rodríguez
FW	7	Javier Saviola	41'	(- 75')
FW	9	Hernán Crespo		(- 64')
Substitutions:
FW	14	Rodrigo Palacio		(+ 64')
MD	22	Luis González	81'	(+ 75')
MD	16	Pablo Aimar		(+ 93+')
Coach:
José Pekerman


CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
GK	1	Jean-Jacques Tizié
DF	2	Arthur Boka		(- 62')
DF	4	Kolo Touré
DF	12	Abdoulaye Méïté
DF	21	Emmanuel Eboué	62'
MD	3	Kanga Akale
MD	5	Didier Zokora
MD	18	Abdul Kader Keïta		(- 77')
MD	19	Yaya Touré
FW	8	Bonaventure Kalou		(- 55')
FW	11	Didier Drogba	91+'
Substitutions:
FW	15	Aruna Dindane		(+ 55')
FW	14	Bakary Koné		(+ 62')
FW	9	Arouna Koné		(+ 77')
Coach:
Henri Michel (France)

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Argentina start with 2-1 win in Group C

Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Assistant referees:
- Peter Hermans (Belgium)
- Walter Vromans (Belgium)
Fourth official: Eric Poulat (France)
Fifth official: Vincent Texier (France)
Man of the match: Javier Saviola

[edit] Serbia & Montenegro vs Netherlands

Sunday, June 11, 2006
15:00 - Zentralstadion, Leipzig - Attendance: 37,216

Serbia & Montenegro	0 – 1 (0–1)	Netherlands
	(Report)	Robben 18'


SERBIA & MONTENEGRO:
GK	1	Dragoslav Jevrić
DF	3	Ivica Dragutinović	81'
DF	6	Goran Gavrančić	90'
DF	14	Nenad Đorđević		(- 43')
DF	20	Mladen Krstajić
MD	4	Igor Duljaj
MD	10	Dejan Stanković	34'
MD	11	Predrag Đorđević
MD	17	Albert Nađ
FW	8	Mateja Kežman		(- 67')
FW	9	Savo Milošević (C)		(- 46')
Substitutions:
MD	7	Ognjen Koroman	64'	(+ 43')
FW	19	Nikola Žigić		(+ 46')
MD	21	Danijel Ljuboja		(+ 67')
Coach:
Ilija Petković


NETHERLANDS:
GK	1	Edwin van der Sar (C)
DF	4	Joris Mathijsen		(- 86')
DF	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst	56'
DF	13	André Ooijer
DF	14	John Heitinga	85'
MD	8	Phillip Cocu
MD	18	Mark van Bommel		(- 60')
MD	20	Wesley Sneijder
FW	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy		(- 69')
FW	11	Arjen Robben
FW	17	Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
MD	6	Denny Landzaat		(+ 60')
FW	7	Dirk Kuyt		(+ 69')
DF	3	Khalid Boulahrouz		(+ 86')
Coach:
Marco van Basten

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Netherlands ease to 1-0 win in Group C

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Assistant referees:
- Christian Schraer (Germany)
- Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official: Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)
Man of the match: Arjen Robben

[edit] Argentina vs Serbia & Montenegro

Friday, June 16, 2006
15:00 - FIFA World Cup Stadium Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen - Attendance: 52,000

Argentina	6 – 0 (3–0)	Serbia & Montenegro
Rodríguez 6', 41'	(Report)
Cambiasso 31'
Crespo 78'
Tévez 84'
Messi 88'


ARGENTINA:
GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF	2	Roberto Ayala
DF	3	Juan Pablo Sorín (C)
DF	6	Gabriel Heinze
DF	21	Nicolás Burdisso
MD	8	Javier Mascherano
MD	10	Juan Román Riquelme
MD	18	Maximiliano Rodríguez		(- 75')
MD	22	Luis González		(- 17')
FW	7	Javier Saviola		(- 59')
FW	9	Hernán Crespo	36'
Substitutions:
MD	5	Esteban Cambiasso		(+ 17')
FW	11	Carlos Tévez		(+ 59')
FW	19	Lionel Messi		(+ 75')
Coach:
José Pekerman


SERBIA & MONTENEGRO:
GK	1	Dragoslav Jevrić
DF	6	Goran Gavrančić
DF	15	Milan Dudić
DF	20	Mladen Krstajić	42'
MD	4	Igor Duljaj
MD	7	Ognjen Koroman	7'	(- 50')
MD	10	Dejan Stanković
MD	11	Predrag Đorđević
MD	17	Albert Nađ	27'	(- 46')
FW	8	Mateja Kežman	65'
FW	9	Savo Milošević (C)		(- 70')
Substitutions:
MD	2	Ivan Ergić		(+ 46')
MD	21	Danijel Ljuboja		(+ 50')
MD	18	Zvonimir Vukić		(+ 70')
Coach:
Ilija Petković

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Argentina thrash Serbia and Montenegro in Group C

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Assistant referees:
- Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
- Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official: Dramane Dante (Mali)
Man of the match: Juan Román Riquelme

[edit] Netherlands vs Côte d'Ivoire

Friday, June 16, 2006
18:00 - Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart - Attendance: 52,000

Netherlands	2 – 1 (2–1)	Côte d'Ivoire
van Persie 23'	(Report)	Koné 38'
van Nistelrooy 27'


NETHERLANDS:
GK	1	Edwin van der Sar (C)
DF	4	Joris Mathijsen	35'
DF	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst
DF	13	Andre Ooijer
DF	14	John Heitinga		(- 60')
MD	8	Phillip Cocu
MD	18	Mark van Bommel	58'
MD	20	Wesley Sneijder		(- 50')
FW	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy		(- 73')
FW	11	Arjen Robben	34'
FW	17	Robin van Persie
Substitutions:
DF	3	Khalid Boulahrouz		(+ 50')
MD	10	Rafael van der Vaart		(+ 60')
FW	6	Denny Landzaat	94+'	(+ 73')
Coach:
Marco van Basten


CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
GK	1	Jean-Jacques Tizié
DF	3	Arthur Boka
DF	4	Kolo Touré
DF	12	Abdoulaye Méïté
DF	21	Emmanuel Eboué
MD	5	Didier Zokora	25'
MD	19	Yaya Touré
MD	22	Romaric		(- 62')
FW	9	Arouna Koné		(- 73')
FW	11	Didier Drogba (C)	41'
FW	14	Bakary Kone		(- 62')
Substitutions:
MD	10	Gilles Yapi Yapo		(+ 62')
FW	15	Aruna Dindane		(+ 62')
MD	2	Kanga Akale		(+ 73')
Coach:
Henri Michel (France)

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Netherlands defeat Ivory Coast in Group C

Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Assistant referees:
- Marco Rodriguez (Mexico)
- Jose Luis Camargo (Mexico)
Fourth official: Fernando Tamayo (Ecuador)
Fifth official: José Navia (Colombia)
Man of the match: Arjen Robben

[edit] Netherlands vs Argentina

Wednesday, June 21, 2006
21:00 - FIFA World Cup Stadium Frankfurt, Frankfurt - Attendance: 48,000

Netherlands	0–0 (0–0)	Argentina
	(Report)


NETHERLANDS:
GK	1	Edwin van der Sar (C)
DF	2	Kew Jaliens
DF	3	Khalid Boulahrouz
DF	13	André Ooijer	42'
DF	15	Tim de Cler	48'
MD	8	Phillip Cocu
MD	10	Rafael van der Vaart
MD	20	Wesley Sneijder		(- 86')
FW	7	Dirk Kuyt	28'
FW	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy		(- 56')
FW	17	Robin van Persie		(- 67')
Substitutions:
FW	21	Ryan Babel		(+ 56')
MD	6	Denny Landzaat		(+ 67')
MD	16	Hedwiges Maduro		(+ 86')
Coach:
Marco van Basten


ARGENTINA:
GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri
DF	2	Roberto Ayala (C)
DF	15	Gabriel Milito
DF	17	Leandro Damián Cufré
DF	21	Nicolás Burdisso		(- 24')
MD	5	Esteban Cambiasso	57'
MD	8	Javier Mascherano	90'
MD	10	Juan Román Riquelme		(- 80')
MD	18	Maximiliano Rodríguez
FW	11	Carlos Tévez
FW	19	Lionel Messi		(- 70')
Substitutions:
DF	4	Fabricio Coloccini		(+ 24')
FW	20	Julio Ricardo Cruz		(+ 70')
MD	16	Pablo Aimar		(+ 80')
Coach:
José Pekerman

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Argentina and Netherlands play 0-0 stalemate in Group C

Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
Assistant referees:
- Victoriano Giraldez Carrasco (Spain)
- Pedro Medina Hernandez (Spain)
Fourth official: Carlos Chandia (Chile)
Fifth official: Rodrigo Gonzalez (Chile)
Man of the match: Carlos Tévez

[edit] Côte d'Ivoire vs Serbia & Montenegro

Wednesday, June 21, 2006
21:00 - FIFA World Cup Stadium Munich, Munich - Attendance: 66,000

Côte d'Ivoire	3–2 (1–2)	Serbia & Montenegro
Dindane 37' (pen), 67'	(Report)	Žigić 10'
Kalou 86' (pen)		Ilić 20'


CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
GK	23	Barry Boubacar Copa
DF	2	Arthur Boka
DF	6	Blaise Kouassi
DF	17	Cyril Domoraud (C)	41', 92+'
DF	21	Emmanuel Eboué
MD	3	Kanga Akale		(- 60')
MD	5	Didier Zokora
MD	18	Abdul Kader Keïta	33'	(- 73')
MD	19	Yaya Touré
FW	9	Arouna Koné
FW	15	Aruna Dindane	43'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Bakary Koné		(+ 60')
MD	8	Bonaventure Kalou		(+ 73')
Coach:
Henri Michel (France)


SERBIA & MONTENEGRO:
GK	1	Dragoslav Jevrić
DF	6	Goran Gavrančić	57'
DF	14	Nenad Đorđević
DF	15	Milan Dudić	35'
DF	20	Mladen Krstajić		(- 16')
MD	2	Ivan Ergić
MD	4	Igor Duljaj	37'
MD	10	Dejan Stanković (C)
MD	11	Predrag Đorđević
FW	19	Nikola Žigić		(- 67')
FW	22	Saša Ilić
Substitutions:
MD	17	Albert Nađ	17', 46'	(+ 16')
FW	9	Savo Milošević		(+ 67')
Coach:
Ilija Petković