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Play in Group B of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] began on 10 June and completed on 20 June 2006. [[England national football team|England]] won the group, and advanced to the round of 16, along with [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]. [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] were eliminated.

==Background==
Group B was the second of eight groups to start play at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in Germany. The competition consisted of 32 competitors, split into eight groups of four teams. The sides would play each other on a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin basis]] with the top two teams in each group advancing to the round of 16.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19085.pdf |title=Regulations 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany|format=PDF | publisher=FIFA |accessdate=11 January 2023}}</ref>

==Standings==
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|update=complete
|source=[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/groups/index.html FIFA]
|teamwidth=200

|team1=ENG
|team2=SWE
|team3=PAR
|team4=TRI

|result1=KO
|result2=KO

|class_rules=[[2006 FIFA World Cup#Ranking criteria|Tie-breaking criteria]]

|win_ENG=2 |draw_ENG=1 |loss_ENG=0 |gf_ENG=5 |ga_ENG=2
|win_SWE=1 |draw_SWE=2 |loss_SWE=0 |gf_SWE=3 |ga_SWE=2
|win_PAR=1 |draw_PAR=0 |loss_PAR=2 |gf_PAR=2 |ga_PAR=2
|win_TRI=0 |draw_TRI=1 |loss_TRI=2 |gf_TRI=0 |ga_TRI=4

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|name_SWE={{fb|SWE}}
|name_PAR={{fb|PAR|1990}}
|name_TRI={{fb|TRI}}
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|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[2006 FIFA World Cup#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]
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*England advanced to play Ecuador (runner-up of [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]]) in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#England vs Ecuador|round of 16]].
*Sweden advanced to play Germany (winner of [[2006 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]]) in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Germany vs Sweden|round of 16]].

==Matches==
''All times local ([[Central European Summer Time|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/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410003?date=2006-06-10 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1990}}
| goals1 =
*[[Carlos Gamarra|Gamarra]] {{goal|4|o.g.}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|FIFA WM Stadion Frankfurt]], Frankfurt
| attendance = 48,000
| referee = [[Marco Antonio Rodríguez|Marco Rodríguez]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]]) }}

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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1979)|Paul Robinson]]
|-
|RB ||'''2''' ||[[Gary Neville]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Rio Ferdinand]]
|-
|CB ||'''6''' ||[[John Terry]]
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Ashley Cole]]
|-
|RM ||'''7''' ||[[David Beckham]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CM ||'''4''' ||[[Steven Gerrard]] || {{yel|19}}
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Frank Lampard]]
|-
|LM ||'''11'''||[[Joe Cole]] || || {{suboff|83}}
|-
|CF ||'''10'''||[[Michael Owen]] || || {{suboff|56}}
|-
|CF ||'''21'''||[[Peter Crouch]] || {{yel|63}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''20'''||[[Stewart Downing]] || || {{subon|56}}
|-
|MF ||'''16'''||[[Owen Hargreaves]] || || {{subon|83}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:ENG-PAR 2006-06-10.svg|300px]]
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|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Justo Villar]] || || {{suboff|8}}
|-
|RB ||'''21'''||[[Denis Caniza]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Julio César Cáceres]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Carlos Gamarra]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Delio Toledo]] || || {{suboff|82}}
|-
|RM ||'''6''' ||[[Carlos Bonet]] || || {{suboff|68}}
|-
|CM ||'''10'''||[[Roberto Acuña]]
|-
|CM ||'''13'''||[[Carlos Humberto Paredes|Carlos Paredes]]
|-
|LM ||'''16'''||[[Cristian Riveros]]
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Roque Santa Cruz]]
|-
|CF ||'''18'''||[[Nelson Valdez]] || {{yel|22}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|GK ||'''22'''||[[Aldo Bobadilla]] || || {{subon|8}}
|-
|FW ||'''23'''||[[Nelson Cuevas]] || || {{subon|68}}
|-
|DF ||'''2''' ||[[Jorge Martín Núñez|Jorge Núñez]] || || {{subon|82}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Aníbal Ruiz]]
|}
|}
{{wikinewsart|England wins first match with 1-0 victory in Group B}}[[File:2006-06-10 - United Kingdom - England- London - Trafalgar Square - World Cup 4888950534.jpg|thumb|238px|English supporters celebrate their victory over Paraguay]]
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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Frank Lampard]] (England)

'''Assistant referees:'''
<br />José Luis Camargo ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
<br />Leonel Leal ([[Costa Rican Football Federation|Costa Rica]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Coffi Codjia]] ([[Benin Football Federation|Benin]])
<br />'''Fifth official:'''
<br />Celestin Ntagungira ([[Rwandese Association Football Federation|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/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410004?date=2006-06-10 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|SWE}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Westfalenstadion|FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund]], Dortmund<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->
| attendance = 62,959
| referee = [[Shamsul Maidin]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) }}

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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Shaka Hislop]]
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|RB ||'''8''' ||[[Cyd Gray]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Brent Sancho]]
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|CB ||'''6''' ||[[Dennis Lawrence]]
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|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Avery John]] || {{sent off|2|15|46}}
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|RM ||'''11'''||[[Carlos Edwards]]
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|CM ||'''7''' ||[[Chris Birchall]]
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|CM ||'''19'''||[[Dwight Yorke]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || {{yel|74}}
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|LM ||'''18'''||[[Densill Theobald]] || || {{suboff|66}}
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|CF ||'''14'''||[[Stern John]]
|-
|CF ||'''12'''||[[Collin Samuel]] || || {{suboff|52}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''13'''||[[Cornell Glen]] || || {{subon|52}}
|-
|MF ||'''9''' ||[[Aurtis Whitley]] || || {{subon|66}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Leo Beenhakker]]
|}
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|valign="top" width="50%"|
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|-
|GK ||'''23'''||[[Rami Shaaban]]
|-
|RB ||'''7''' ||[[Niclas Alexandersson]]
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||[[Olof Mellberg]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Teddy Lučić]]
|-
|LB ||'''5''' ||[[Erik Edman]]
|-
|RM ||'''21'''||[[Christian Wilhelmsson]] || || {{suboff|78}}
|-
|CM ||'''6''' ||[[Tobias Linderoth]] || || {{suboff|78}}
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Anders Svensson (footballer, born 1976)|Anders Svensson]] || || {{suboff|62}}
|-
|LM ||'''9''' ||[[Freddie Ljungberg]]
|-
|CF ||'''10'''||[[Zlatan Ibrahimović]]
|-
|CF ||'''11'''||[[Henrik Larsson]] || {{yel|90}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''20'''||[[Marcus Allbäck]] || ||{{subon|62}}
|-
|FW ||'''18'''||[[Mattias Jonson]] || || {{subon|78}}
|-
|MF ||'''16'''||[[Kim Källström]] || || {{subon|78}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|[[Lars Lagerbäck]]
|}
|}
{{wikinewsart|Trinidad and Tobago hold Sweden in second Group B match}}
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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Dwight Yorke]] (Trinidad and Tobago)

'''Assistant referees:'''
<br />Prachya Permpanich ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
<br />Eisa Gholoum ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Óscar Ruiz (referee)|Óscar Ruiz]] ([[Colombian Football Federation|Colombia]])
<br />'''Fifth official:'''
<br />Fernando Tamayo ([[Ecuadorian Football Federation|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/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410019?date=2006-06-15 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
| goals1 =
*[[Peter Crouch|Crouch]] {{goal|83}}
*[[Steven Gerrard|Gerrard]] {{goal|90+1}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Max-Morlock-Stadion|Frankenstadion]], Nuremberg<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->
| attendance = 41,000
| referee = [[Toru Kamikawa]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]]) }}

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|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1979)|Paul Robinson]]
|-
|RB ||'''15'''||[[Jamie Carragher]] || || {{suboff|58}}
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Rio Ferdinand]]
|-
|CB ||'''6''' ||[[John Terry]]
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Ashley Cole]]
|-
|RM ||'''7''' ||[[David Beckham]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CM ||'''4''' ||[[Steven Gerrard]]
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Frank Lampard]] || {{yel|64}}
|-
|LM ||'''11'''||[[Joe Cole]] || || {{suboff|74}}
|-
|CF ||'''10'''||[[Michael Owen]] || || {{suboff|58}}
|-
|CF ||'''21'''||[[Peter Crouch]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||[[Wayne Rooney]] || || {{subon|58}}
|-
|MF ||'''19'''||[[Aaron Lennon]] || || {{subon|58}}
|-
|MF ||'''20'''||[[Stewart Downing]] || || {{subon|74}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:ENG-TRI 2006-06-15.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Shaka Hislop]] || {{yel|47}}
|-
|RB ||'''11'''||[[Carlos Edwards]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Brent Sancho]]
|-
|CB ||'''6''' ||[[Dennis Lawrence]]
|-
|LB ||'''8''' ||[[Cyd Gray]] || {{yel|55}}
|-
|RM ||'''7''' ||[[Chris Birchall]]
|-
|CM ||'''9''' ||[[Aurtis Whitley]] || {{yel|19}}
|-
|CM ||'''19'''||[[Dwight Yorke]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LM ||'''18'''||[[Densill Theobald]] || {{yel|18}} || {{suboff|85}}
|-
|CF ||'''15'''||[[Kenwyne Jones]] || {{yel|45+1}} || {{suboff|70}}
|-
|CF ||'''14'''||[[Stern John]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''13'''||[[Cornell Glen]] || || {{subon|70}}
|-
|FW ||'''16'''||[[Evans Wise]] || || {{subon|85}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Leo Beenhakker]]
|}
|}
{{wikinewsart|England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B}}
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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[David Beckham]] (England)

'''Assistant referees:'''
<br />Yoshikazu Hiroshima ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
<br />Kim Dae-young ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Kevin Stott]] ([[United States Soccer Federation|United States]])
<br />'''Fifth official:'''
<br />Chris Strickland ([[United States Soccer Federation|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/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410020?date=2006-06-15 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|PAR|1990}}
| goals1 =
*[[Freddie Ljungberg|Ljungberg]] {{goal|89}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]], Berlin
| attendance = 72,000
| referee = [[Ľuboš Micheľ]] ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]]) }}

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!width="25"| !!width="25"|
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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Andreas Isaksson]]
|-
|RB ||'''7''' ||[[Niclas Alexandersson]]
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||[[Olof Mellberg]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Teddy Lučić]] || {{yel|48}}
|-
|LB ||'''5''' ||[[Erik Edman]]
|-
|RM ||'''21'''||[[Christian Wilhelmsson]] || || {{suboff|68}}
|-
|CM ||'''16'''||[[Kim Källström]] || || {{suboff|86}}
|-
|CM ||'''6''' ||[[Tobias Linderoth]] || {{yel|14}}
|-
|LM ||'''9''' ||[[Freddie Ljungberg]]
|-
|CF ||'''10'''||[[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] || || {{suboff|46}}
|-
|CF ||'''11'''||[[Henrik Larsson]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''20'''||[[Marcus Allbäck]] || {{yel|60}} || {{subon|46}}
|-
|FW ||'''18'''||[[Mattias Jonson]] || || {{subon|68}}
|-
|FW ||'''17'''||[[Johan Elmander]] || || {{subon|86}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|[[Lars Lagerbäck]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:SWE-PAR 2006-06-15.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
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|-
|GK ||'''22'''||[[Aldo Bobadilla]]
|-
|RB ||'''21'''||[[Denis Caniza]] || {{yel|3}}
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Julio César Cáceres]]
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Carlos Gamarra]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LB ||'''2''' ||[[Jorge Martín Núñez|Jorge Núñez]] || {{yel|54}}
|-
|RM ||'''6''' ||[[Carlos Bonet]] || || {{suboff|81}}
|-
|CM ||'''10'''||[[Roberto Acuña]] || {{yel|51}}
|-
|CM ||'''13'''||[[Carlos Humberto Paredes|Carlos Paredes]] || {{yel|74}}
|-
|LM ||'''16'''||[[Cristian Riveros]] || || {{suboff|62}}
|-
|CF ||'''18'''||[[Nelson Valdez]]
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Roque Santa Cruz]] || || {{suboff|63}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''19'''||[[Julio dos Santos]] || || {{subon|62}}
|-
|FW ||'''20'''||[[Dante López]] || || {{subon|63}}
|-
|MF ||'''8''' ||[[Edgar Barreto]] || {{yel|85}} || {{subon|81}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Aníbal Ruiz]]
|}
|}
{{wikinewsart|Sweden stun Paraguay two minutes from time in Group B}}
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|
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Freddie Ljungberg]] (Sweden)

'''Assistant referees:'''
<br />Roman Slyško ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]])
<br />Martin Balko ([[Slovak Football Association|Slovakia]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Jerome Damon]] ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
<br />'''Fifth official:'''
<br />Enock Molefe ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
|}

===Sweden vs England===
The fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening [[2002 FIFA World Cup Group F#England vs Sweden|match at the 2002 tournament]], also ending in a draw.
{{football box
| date = 20 June 2006
| time = 21:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SWE}}
| score = 2–2
| report = [https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410035?date=2006-06-20 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|ENG}}
| goals1 =
*[[Marcus Allbäck|Allbäck]] {{goal|51}}
*[[Henrik Larsson|Larsson]] {{goal|90}}
| goals2 =
*[[Joe Cole|J. Cole]] {{goal|34}}
*[[Steven Gerrard|Gerrard]] {{goal|85}}
| stadium = [[RheinEnergieStadion|FIFA WM Stadion Köln]], Cologne<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = [[Massimo Busacca]] ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]]) }}

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|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Andreas Isaksson]]
|-
|RB ||'''7''' ||[[Niclas Alexandersson]] || {{yel|83}}
|-
|CB ||'''3''' ||[[Olof Mellberg]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Teddy Lučić]]
|-
|LB ||'''5''' ||[[Erik Edman]]
|-
|RM ||'''18'''||[[Mattias Jonson]] || || {{suboff|54}}
|-
|CM ||'''16'''||[[Kim Källström]]
|-
|CM ||'''6''' ||[[Tobias Linderoth]] || || {{suboff|90+1}}
|-
|LM ||'''9''' ||[[Freddie Ljungberg]] || {{yel|87}}
|-
|CF ||'''20'''||[[Marcus Allbäck]] || || {{suboff|75}}
|-
|CF ||'''11'''||[[Henrik Larsson]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|MF ||'''21'''||[[Christian Wilhelmsson]] || || {{subon|54}}
|-
|FW ||'''17'''||[[Johan Elmander]] || || {{subon|75}}
|-
|MF ||'''19'''||[[Daniel Andersson (footballer, born 1977)|Daniel Andersson]] || || {{subon|90+1}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|[[Lars Lagerbäck]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:SWE-ENG 2006-06-20.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||[[Paul Robinson (footballer, born 1979)|Paul Robinson]]
|-
|RB ||'''15'''||[[Jamie Carragher]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Rio Ferdinand]] || || {{suboff|56}}
|-
|CB ||'''6''' ||[[John Terry]]
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Ashley Cole]]
|-
|RM ||'''7''' ||[[David Beckham]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|CM ||'''16'''||[[Owen Hargreaves]] || {{yel|76}}
|-
|CM ||'''8''' ||[[Frank Lampard]]
|-
|LM ||'''11'''||[[Joe Cole]]
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Wayne Rooney]] || || {{suboff|69}}
|-
|CF ||'''10'''||[[Michael Owen]] || || {{suboff|4}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''21'''||[[Peter Crouch]] || || {{subon|4}}
|-
|DF ||'''12'''||[[Sol Campbell]] || || {{subon|56}}
|-
|MF ||'''4''' ||[[Steven Gerrard]] || || {{subon|69}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]]
|}
|}
{{wikinewsart|Sweden score late against England for 2-2 draw in Group B}}
{| width=50% style="font-size: 90%"
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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Joe Cole]] (England)

'''Assistant referees:'''
<br />Francesco Buragina ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]])
<br />Matthias Arnet ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Khalil Al Ghamdi]] ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
<br />'''Fifth official:'''
<br />Fathi Arabati ([[Jordan Football Association|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/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410036?date=2006-06-20 Report]
| team2 = {{fb|TRI}}
| goals1 =
*[[Brent Sancho|Sancho]] {{goal|25|o.g.}}
*[[Nelson Cuevas|Cuevas]] {{goal|86}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Fritz-Walter-Stadion]], Kaiserslautern<!-- DO NOT LINK, see [[MOS:GEOLINK]] for further guidance -->
| attendance = 46,000
| referee = [[Roberto Rosetti]] ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]]) }}

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{| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="40%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''22'''||[[Aldo Bobadilla]]
|-
|RB ||'''21'''||[[Denis Caniza]] || || {{suboff|89}}
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Julio César Cáceres]] || || {{suboff|77}}
|-
|CB ||'''4''' ||[[Carlos Gamarra]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LB ||'''2''' ||[[Jorge Martín Núñez|Jorge Núñez]]
|-
|RM ||'''8''' ||[[Edgar Barreto]]
|-
|CM ||'''10'''||[[Roberto Acuña]]
|-
|CM ||'''13'''||[[Carlos Humberto Paredes|Carlos Paredes]] || {{yel|30}}
|-
|LM ||'''19'''||[[Julio dos Santos]] || {{yel|54}}
|-
|CF ||'''18'''||[[Nelson Valdez]] || || {{suboff|66}}
|-
|CF ||'''9''' ||[[Roque Santa Cruz]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''23'''||[[Nelson Cuevas]] || || {{subon|66}}
|-
|DF ||'''15'''||[[Julio Manzur]] || || {{subon|77}}
|-
|DF ||'''14'''||[[Paulo da Silva]] || || {{subon|89}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|URU}} [[Aníbal Ruiz]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:PAR-TRI 2006-06-20.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''21'''||[[Kelvin Jack]]
|-
|RB ||'''11'''||[[Carlos Edwards]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||[[Brent Sancho]] || {{yel|45}}
|-
|CB ||'''6''' ||[[Dennis Lawrence]]
|-
|LB ||'''3''' ||[[Avery John]] || || {{suboff|31}}
|-
|RM ||'''7''' ||[[Chris Birchall]]
|-
|CM ||'''9''' ||[[Aurtis Whitley]] || {{yel|48}} || {{suboff|67}}
|-
|CM ||'''19'''||[[Dwight Yorke]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|LM ||'''18'''||[[Densill Theobald]]
|-
|CF ||'''13'''||[[Cornell Glen]] || || {{suboff|41}}
|-
|CF ||'''14'''||[[Stern John]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''15'''||[[Kenwyne Jones]] || || {{subon|31}}
|-
|MF ||'''16'''||[[Evans Wise]] || || {{subon|41}}
|-
|MF ||'''10'''||[[Russell Latapy]] || || {{subon|67}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Leo Beenhakker]]
|}
|}
{{wikinewsart|Paraguay beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in Group B}}
{| width=50% style="font-size: 90%"
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'''Man of the Match:'''
<br />[[Julio dos Santos]] (Paraguay)

'''Assistant referees:'''
<br />Cristiano Copelli ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
<br />Alessandro Stagnelli ([[Italian Football Federation|Italy]])
<br />'''Fourth official:'''
<br />[[Frank De Bleeckere]] ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
<br />'''Fifth official:'''
<br />Peter Hermans ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
|}

==See also==
*[[England at the FIFA World Cup]]
*[[Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup]]
*[[Sweden at the FIFA World Cup]]
*[[Trinidad and Tobago at the FIFA World Cup]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

'''Bibliography'''
* {{Cite book |title=World Cup soccer: Germany 2006 |last=Lewis |first=Michael |year=2006 |publisher=Moyer Bell |location=Rhode Island |edition=4th |ISBN=9781559213585}}

{{2006 FIFA World Cup}}

[[Category:2006 FIFA World Cup|B group]]
[[Category:Sweden at the 2006 FIFA World Cup|Group]]
[[Category:Paraguay at the 2006 FIFA World Cup|Group]]
[[Category:England at the 2006 FIFA World Cup|Group]]
[[Category:Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 FIFA World Cup|Group]]