2006 FIFA World Cup Group C

Football tournament June 2018 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.Saaid Hamdan https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006full.html World Cup 2006 – Match Details RSSSF 7 February 2007 30 April 2026 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 main WDL standings complete FIFA 200 ARG NED CIV SCG KO KO Tie-breaking criteria 2 1 0 8 1 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 5 6 0 0 3 2 10 ARG 1861 NED CIV SCG Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 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 main C1 2006 6 10 y 21:00 ARG 1861 2006 FIFA World Cup Group C#Argentina vs Ivory Coast 2–1 CIV Crespo 24 Saviola 38 Drogba 82 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg 49,480 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410005 Argentina vs Côte d'Ivoire First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410005/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Argentina v Côte d'Ivoire FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228001255/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410005/index.html 28 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/05_0610_hag_arg-civ_fulltime__1149973572.pdf Match Report – Group C – Argentina v Côte d'Ivoire FIFA 10 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413053743/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/05_0610_hag_arg-civ_fulltime__1149973572.pdf 13 April 2026 _arg06h1 _arg06h1 _arg06h1 _arg06h _arg06hl 75AADB 75AADB 75AADB 000000 FFFFFF Argentina _thingreenborder _civ06h _thingreenborder _puma0607green _puma_2006_green FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 Ivory Coast GK 1 Roberto AbbondanzieriRB 21Nicolás BurdissoCB 2 Roberto AyalaCB 6 Gabriel Heinze 48LB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)RM 18Maxi RodríguezCM 8 Javier MascheranoLM 5 Esteban CambiassoAM 10Juan Román Riquelme 90+3CF 7 Javier Saviola 41 75CF 9 Hernán Crespo 64Substitutions:FW 14Rodrigo Palacio 64MF 22Lucho González 81 75MF 16Pablo Aimar 90+3Manager:José Pékerman300px GK 1 Jean-Jacques TiziéRB 21Emmanuel Eboué 62CB 4 Kolo TouréCB 12Abdoulaye MéïtéLB 3 Arthur BokaCM 19Yaya TouréCM 5 Didier ZokoraRW 18Abdul Kader Keïta 77AM 8 Bonaventure Kalou 55LW 2 Kanga Akalé 62CF 11Didier Drogba (c) 90+1Substitutions:FW 15Aruna Dindane 55FW 14Bakari Koné 62FW 9 Arouna Koné 77Manager:FRA 1974 Henri Michel Argentina start with 2-1 win in Group C 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 main C2 2006 6 11 y 15:00 SCG 2006 FIFA World Cup Group C#Serbia and Montenegro vs Netherlands 0–1 NED Robben 18 Zentralstadion, Leipzig 43,000 Markus Merk (Germany) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410006 Serbia and Montenegro vs Netherlands First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410006/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Serbia and Montenegro v Netherlands FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228220004/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410006/index.html 28 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/06_0611_lei_scg-ned_fulltime__1150106154.pdf Match Report – Group C – Serbia & Montenegro v Netherlands FIFA 11 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413053751/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/06_0611_lei_scg-ned_fulltime__1150106154.pdf 13 April 2026 _scg06a _scg06a _scg06a _scg06h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Serbia and Montenegro _collar _2_stripes_white F1771D F1771D F1771D F1771D F1771D Netherlands GK 1 Dragoslav JevrićRB 14Nenad Đorđević 43CB 6 Goran Gavrančić 90CB 20Mladen KrstajićLB 3 Ivica Dragutinović 81RM 10Dejan Stanković 34CM 4 Igor DuljajCM 17Albert NađLM 11Predrag ĐorđevićCF 9 Savo Milošević (c) 46CF 8 Mateja Kežman 67Substitutions:MF 7 Ognjen Koroman 64 43FW 19Nikola Žigić 46FW 21Danijel Ljuboja 67Manager:Ilija Petković300px GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)RB 14John Heitinga 85CB 13André OoijerCB 4 Joris Mathijsen 86LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst 56RM 18Mark van Bommel 60CM 20Wesley SneijderLM 8 Phillip CocuRF 17Robin van PersieCF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy 69LF 11Arjen RobbenSubstitutions:MF 6 Denny Landzaat 60FW 7 Dirk Kuyt 69DF 3 Khalid Boulahrouz 86Manager:Marco van Basten Netherlands ease to 1-0 win in Group C 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 main C3 2006 6 16 y 15:00 ARG 1861 2006 FIFA World Cup Group C#Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro 6–0 SCG Rodríguez 6 41 Cambiasso 31 Crespo 78 Tevez 84 Messi 88 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen 52,000 Roberto Rosetti (Italy) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410021 Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410021/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Argentina v Serbia and Montenegro FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171213013738/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410021/index.html 13 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/21_0616_gel_arg-scg_fulltime__1150469597.pdf Match Report – Group C – Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro FIFA 16 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413054156/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/21_0616_gel_arg-scg_fulltime__1150469597.pdf 13 April 2026 _arg06a1 _arg06a1 _arg06a1 _arg06h1 _adidasonnavyl 000040 000040 000040 000000 80bfff Argentina _scg06a _scg06a _scg06a _scg06h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Serbia and Montenegro GK 1 Roberto AbbondanzieriRB 21Nicolás BurdissoCB 2 Roberto AyalaCB 6 Gabriel HeinzeLB 3 Juan Pablo Sorín (c)DM 8 Javier MascheranoRW 22Lucho González 17AM 10Juan Román RiquelmeLW 18Maxi Rodríguez 75CF 7 Javier Saviola 59CF 9 Hernán Crespo 36Substitutions:MF 5 Esteban Cambiasso 17FW 11Carlos Tevez 59FW 19Lionel Messi 75Manager:José Pékerman300px GK 1 Dragoslav JevrićRB 4 Igor DuljajCB 6 Goran GavrančićCB 15Milan DudićLB 20Mladen Krstajić 42RM 7 Ognjen Koroman 7 50CM 17Albert Nađ 27 46CM 11Predrag ĐorđevićLM 10Dejan StankovićCF 9 Savo Milošević (c) 70CF 8 Mateja Kežman 0 65Substitutions:MF 2 Ivan Ergić 46FW 21Danijel Ljuboja 50MF 18Zvonimir Vukić 70Manager:Ilija Petković Argentina thrash Serbia and Montenegro in Group C 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 main C4 2006 6 16 y 18:00 NED 2006 FIFA World Cup Group C#Netherlands vs Ivory Coast 2–1 CIV Van Persie 23 Van Nistelrooy 27 B. Koné 38 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart 52,000 Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410022 Netherlands vs Côte d'Ivoire First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410022/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Netherlands v Côte d'Ivoire FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171229062546/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410022/index.html 29 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/22_0616_stu_ned-civ_fulltime__1150536190.pdf Match Report – Group C – Netherlands v Côte d'Ivoire FIFA 16 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413054213/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/22_0616_stu_ned-civ_fulltime__1150536190.pdf 13 April 2026 _collar _2_stripes_white F1771D F1771D F1771D F1771D F1771D Netherlands _thingreenborder _civ06a _thingreenborder _puma0607green _puma_2006_green FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Ivory Coast GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)RB 14John Heitinga 46CB 13André OoijerCB 4 Joris Mathijsen 35LB 5 Giovanni van BronckhorstRM 18Mark van Bommel 58CM 20Wesley Sneijder 50LM 8 Phillip CocuRF 11Arjen Robben 34CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy 73LF 17Robin van PersieSubstitutions:DF 3 Khalid Boulahrouz 46MF 10Rafael van der Vaart 50MF 6 Denny Landzaat 90+4 73Manager:Marco van Basten300px GK 1 Jean-Jacques TiziéRB 21Emmanuel EbouéCB 4 Kolo TouréCB 12Abdoulaye MéïtéLB 3 Arthur Boka 66CM 19Yaya TouréCM 5 Didier Zokora 25CM 22Romaric 62RF 14Bakari Koné 62CF 11Didier Drogba (c) 41LF 9 Arouna Koné 73Substitutions:MF 10Gilles Yapi Yapo 62FW 15Aruna Dindane 62MF 2 Kanga Akalé 73Manager:FRA 1974 Henri Michel Netherlands defeat Ivory Coast in Group C 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 Argentina–Netherlands football rivalry main C5 2006 6 21 y 21:00 NED 2006 FIFA World Cup Group C#Netherlands vs Argentina 0–0 ARG 1861 Waldstadion, Frankfurt 48,000 Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410037 Netherlands vs Argentina First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410037/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Netherlands v Argentina FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170909043117/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410037/index.html 9 September 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/37_0621_frf_ned-arg_fulltime__1150923481.pdf Match Report – Group C – Netherlands v Argentina FIFA 21 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413054604/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/37_0621_frf_ned-arg_fulltime__1150923481.pdf 13 April 2026 _collar _2_stripes_white F1771D F1771D F1771D F1771D F1771D Netherlands _arg06h1 _arg06h1 _arg06h1 _arg06h _arg06hl 75AADB 75AADB 75AADB 000000 FFFFFF Argentina GK 1 Edwin van der Sar (c)RB 2 Kew JaliensCB 3 Khalid BoulahrouzCB 13André Ooijer 42LB 15Tim de Cler 48RM 10Rafael van der VaartCM 20Wesley Sneijder 86LM 8 Phillip CocuRF 17Robin van Persie 67CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy 56LF 7 Dirk Kuyt 28Substitutions:FW 21Ryan Babel 56MF 6 Denny Landzaat 67MF 16Hedwiges Maduro 86Manager:Marco van Basten300px GK 1 Roberto AbbondanzieriRB 21Nicolás Burdisso 24CB 2 Roberto Ayala (c)CB 15Gabriel MilitoLB 17Leandro CufréRM 18Maxi RodríguezCM 8 Javier Mascherano 90LM 5 Esteban Cambiasso 57AM 10Juan Román Riquelme 80CF 19Lionel Messi 70CF 11Carlos TevezSubstitutions:DF 4 Fabricio Coloccini 24FW 20Julio Cruz 70MF 16Pablo Aimar 80Manager:José Pékerman Argentina and Netherlands play 0-0 stalemate in Group C 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 thumb|right|Bonaventure Kalou scored the winning goal for the Ivory Coast with a penalty kick in the 86th minute. main C6 2006 6 21 y 21:00 CIV 2006 FIFA World Cup Group C#Ivory Coast vs Serbia and Montenegro 3–2 SCG Dindane 37 pen. 67 Kalou 86 pen. Žigić 10 Ilić 20 Allianz Arena, Munich 66,000 Marco Rodríguez (Mexico) https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/17/9741/10172/97410038 Côte d'Ivoire vs Serbia and Montenegro First stage 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany FIFA 1 May 2026 http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410038/index.html 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany – Matches – Côte d'Ivoire v Serbia and Montenegro FIFA 1 May 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20171228214859/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=97410100/match=97410038/index.html 28 December 2017 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/38_0621_muc_civ-scg_fulltime__1150923481.pdf Match Report – Group C – Côte d'Ivoire v Serbia & Montenegro FIFA 21 June 2006 1 May 2026 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260413054556/http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/fifa/06/w/pdf/38_0621_muc_civ-scg_fulltime__1150923481.pdf 13 April 2026 _thingreenborder _civ06h _thingreenborder _puma0607green _puma_2006_green FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 FF8000 Ivory Coast _scg06h _scg06h _scg06h _scg06h 2354A7 2354A7 2354A7 FFFFFF FF0000 Serbia and Montenegro GK 23Boubacar BarryRB 21Emmanuel EbouéCB 6 Blaise KouassiCB 17Cyril Domoraud (c) 2 41 90+2LB 3 Arthur BokaRM 18Abdul Kader Keïta 33 73CM 5 Didier ZokoraCM 19Yaya TouréLM 2 Kanga Akalé 60CF 15Aruna Dindane 43CF 9 Arouna KonéSubstitutions:FW 14Bakari Koné 60FW 8 Bonaventure Kalou 73Manager:FRA 1974 Henri Michel300px GK 1 Dragoslav JevrićRB 14Nenad ĐorđevićCB 6 Goran Gavrančić 57CB 15Milan Dudić 35LB 20Mladen Krstajić 16RM 10Dejan Stanković (c)CM 4 Igor Duljaj 37CM 22Saša IlićCM 11Predrag ĐorđevićLM 2 Ivan ErgićCF 19Nikola Žigić 67Substitutions:MF 17Albert Nađ 2 17 45+1 16FW 9 Savo Milošević 67Manager:Ilija Petković Ivory Coast beats Serbia and Montenegro 3-2 in Group C 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 Argentina at the FIFA World Cup Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup Serbia and Montenegro at the FIFA World Cup References Match reports Report C Group Group Category:Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Category:Ivory Coast at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Category:Football competitions in Hamburg Category:2000s in Hamburg Category:Sports competitions in Leipzig Category:Football in Saxony Category:21st century in Leipzig Category:2000s in Saxony Category:Sports competitions in Gelsenkirchen Category:21st century in Gelsenkirchen Category:Football in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:2000s in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:Football in Stuttgart Category:Sports competitions in Stuttgart Category:2000s in Baden-Württemberg Category:21st century in Stuttgart Category:Football competitions in Frankfurt Category:2000s in Frankfurt Category:Football competitions in Munich Category:2000s in Munich Category:2006 in Bavaria