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Play in Group B of the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

completed on 20 June 2006. England

England national football team

The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...

won the group, and advanced to the second round, along with Sweden

Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...

. Paraguay

Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...

and Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago national football team

The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...

failed to advance.

Detailed results of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

Group B. (Key)

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	2	1	0	5	2
7
	3	1	2	0	3	2
5
	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1

All times local (CEST/UTC+2

Central European Summer Time

Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...

)

England vs Paraguay


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ENGLAND:
GK	1	Paul Robinson Paul Robinson (goalkeeper) Paul William Robinson is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a goalkeeper in the Premier League. He had also been an England international and he earned 41 caps between 2003 and 2007 before his retirement from international football in August 2010.He joined Leeds United at 16...
RB	2	Gary Neville Gary Neville Gary Alexander Neville is a former English footballer. He is England's most capped right-back and was Manchester United's club captain for five years....
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand Rio Ferdinand Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
CB	6	John Terry John Terry John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...
LB	3	Ashley Cole Ashley Cole Ashley Cole is an Barbadian-English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He plays as a left-back and has been named one of the best in the world....
DM	4	Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...
RM	7	David Beckham David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C... (c)
LM	11	Joe Cole Joe Cole Joseph John "Joe" Cole is an English footballer who plays for Lille, on loan from Liverpool, and the England national football team as midfielder. He started his career with where he played more than 100 games during five years, until he left for Chelsea in 2003...
AM	8	Frank Lampard Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
CF	10	Michael Owen Michael Owen Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
CF	21	Peter Crouch Peter Crouch Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
Substitutions:
MF	20	Stewart Downing Stewart Downing Stewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:...
MF	16	Owen Hargreaves Owen Hargreaves Owen Lee Hargreaves is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City and the English national football team....
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....

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PARAGUAY: | GK 1 Justo Villar RB 21 Denis Caniza CB 5 Julio César Cáceres

Julio César Cáceres

Julio César Cáceres López is a Paraguayan football defender who currently plays for his native country side Olimpia...

CB 4 Carlos Gamarra

Carlos Gamarra

Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón is a former football player. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level, playing at Centre back, and is the most capped player in Paraguayan football history, having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals.Gamarra is known for his...

Carlos Bonet

Carlos Bonet Cáceres is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a right winger for Libertad in the Paraguayan Primera División. He has been chosen to represent his country in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.-Honours:...

CM 13 Carlos Humberto Paredes

Carlos Humberto Paredes

Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Olimpia Asunción. His style of play has led the Paraguayan media to call him the "Master of the Midfield". Paredes plays defensive midfield, though he can also play as centre-forward, being...

CM 10 Roberto Miguel Acuña LM 16 Cristian Riveros

Cristian Riveros

Cristian Miguel Riveros Núñez is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Turkish side Kayserispor on loan from Sunderland.-Career:Riveros started his career in his hometown club Colón de J.A...

CF 9 Roque Santa Cruz

Roque Santa Cruz

Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team....

CF 18 Nelson Valdez Substitutions: GK 22 Aldo Bobadilla FW 23 Nelson Cuevas DF 2 Jorge Núñez

Jorge Martín Núñez

Jorge Martín Núñez Mendoza is a football defender from Paraguay who plays for Club Rubio Ñu.He has scored 1 goal in 18 caps for Paraguay, as of July 2007. He started his career in Club Guaraní and then moved to Cerro Porteño. Afterwards he played for several Argentine teams such as Banfield,...

Manager:

Aníbal Ruiz

Aníbal "Maño" Ruiz, born 30 December 1942 in Salto, Uruguay, is a football coach. His best coaching efforts include winning the Supercopa Sudamericana with Olimpia Asunción in 1991 and leading the Paraguayan national football team to the 2006 World Cup...

Man of the Match:

Frank Lampard

Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...

Assistant referees:

José Luis Camargo

Leonel Leal

Fourth official:

Coffi Codjia

Coffi Codjia is a Beninese football referee.An international referee since 1994, Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1999 and 2003 and the African Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, in which he was the referee for the final, and...

Fifth official:

Celestin Ntagungira

Trinidad and Tobago vs Sweden


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO:
GK	1	Shaka Hislop Shaka Hislop Neil Shaka Hislop, CM is a former professional football goalkeeper. The majority of his career was spent in the top division in England where he was a part of the Newcastle United team which finished second in the Premier League for two successive seasons under Kevin Keegan's first tenure...
RB	5	Brent Sancho Brent Sancho Brent Sancho is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.-College:Sancho spent his college years playing for St...
CB	8	Cyd Gray Cyd Gray Cyd Gray is a footballer from Trinidad and Tobago. He plays as a defender for San Juan Jabloteh, as well as the islands' national team. He made his debut for the Soca Warriors against Costa Rica in 2001, and has 35 caps and 1 goal. He was in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-External links:*...
CB	6	Dennis Lawrence Dennis Lawrence Dennis Lawrence is a former Trinidad and Tobago football player who is currently part of the coaching staff for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League.- Club career :...
LB	3	Avery John Avery John Avery John is a Trinidadian soccer player.-Youth and College:John attended Vessigny [Antilles] Government Secondary School and then Presentation College, and played college soccer for Yavapai College in Arizona and American University in Washington, DC...
DM	19	Dwight Yorke Dwight Yorke Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland... (c)
CM	7	Chris Birchall Chris Birchall Christopher "Chris" Birchall CM is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy....
CM	18	Densill Theobald Densill Theobald Densill Theobald is a football player who plays for Dempo S.C. in the I-League.-Career:Theobald joined Scottish club Falkirk in the summer transfer window of 2005, after the recommendation of international team-mate Russell Latapy. He is a comfortable midfielder, who can play in any role across...
RW	11	Carlos Edwards Carlos Edwards Akenhaton Carlos Edwards , more commonly known as Carlos Edwards, is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a midfielder.-Club career:...
LW	12	Collin Samuel Collin Samuel Collin Samuel is a Trinidad and Tobago football player. He last played for Luton Town in the Conference National.-Club:...
CF	14	Stern John Stern John Stern John is a Trinidadian football player currently playing for North East Stars in Trinidad. He played for a number of high profile English football clubs that included Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Coventry City.-Early Career in US:John moved to the United States to attend Mercer...
Substitutions:
FW	13	Cornell Glen Cornell Glen Cornelius "Cornell" Glen is a Trinidadian footballer currently with Caledonia AIA.-Club:Glen began his professional career in 1999 with Trinidadian club Futgof. After two years with Futgof, Glen moved to Portugal, where he played for Sanjoanense...
MF	9	Aurtis Whitley Aurtis Whitley Aurtis Whitley is a Trinidad and Tobago footballer who plays as a midfielder for W Connection F.C. in the TT Pro League and current captain of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.-Club career:...
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker Leo Beenhakker Leo Beenhakker is an international Dutch football coach, who is the current Sports Director of Újpest FC.- Coaching career :...

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SWEDEN: | GK 23 Rami Shaaban

Rami Shaaban

Rami Shaaban is a Swedish professional football player. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF. He is the son of an Egyptian father and a Finnish mother. He has played for a number of teams in England, including Arsenal, and in Sweden...

RB 7 Niclas Alexandersson CB 4 Teddy Lučić

Teddy Lucic

Teddy Mark Šime Lučić is a Swedish former football defender. His last club was IF Elfsborg.-Early years:Lučić was born on 15 April 1973 in Biskopsgården, Gothenburg to Croatian father, Krešimir, and Finnish mother, Annis. His father Krešimir was also a football player. In 1966, Krešimir moved to...

CB 3 Olof Mellberg

Olof Mellberg

Erik Olof Mellberg is a Swedish international footballer currently playing for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague. He generally plays as a central defender or right-back.-Early years:...

Erik Edman

Erik Edman, is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF. He is a left back, but has also established himself as a centre back.-Early career:...

DM 6 Tobias Linderoth

Tobias Linderoth

Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth is a former Swedish football player.-Club career:Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup, before he joined Copenhagen in summer 2004...

RM 21 Christian Wilhelmsson LM 8 Anders Svensson AM 9 Fredrik Ljungberg

Fredrik Ljungberg

Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. Ljungberg was captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2008.Ljungberg was a model for Calvin Klein underwear...

CF 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....

CF 11 Henrik Larsson

Henrik Larsson

Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before...

Substitutions: FW 20 Marcus Allbäck

Marcus Allbäck

Marcus Christian Allbäck , is a Swedish legend and coach, who currently is assistant coach for the Sweden national football team and plays as striker for the Division 1 Södra club Örgryte IS. He is a well-travelled striker known for his sharp finishing ability...

FW 18 Mattias Jonson

Mattias Jonson

Mattias Jonson is a Swedish former professional football player, who played as a midfielder for Swedish club Djurgårdens IF in the Allsvenskan championship...

MF 16 Kim Källström

Kim Källström

Kim Källström is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais.-Early career:Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the...

Manager:

Lars Lagerbäck

Lars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck is a Swedish football manager and former player, currently managing Iceland....

Man of the Match:

Dwight Yorke

Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...

Assistant referees:

Prachya Permpanich

Eisa Gholoum

Fourth official:

Óscar Ruiz

Oscar Ruiz

Óscar Julián Ruiz Acosta is a Colombian football referee. He is also a lawyer.He has been a referee since 1 January 1995, and his international debut was on 12 July 1995 . He officiated in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.His decision was criticized in the Netherlands vs...

Fifth official:

Fernando Tamayo

England vs Trinidad and Tobago


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ENGLAND:
GK	1	Paul Robinson Paul Robinson (goalkeeper) Paul William Robinson is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a goalkeeper in the Premier League. He had also been an England international and he earned 41 caps between 2003 and 2007 before his retirement from international football in August 2010.He joined Leeds United at 16...
RB	15	Jamie Carragher Jamie Carragher James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool...
CB	5	Rio Ferdinand Rio Ferdinand Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...
CB	6	John Terry John Terry John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...
LB	3	Ashley Cole Ashley Cole Ashley Cole is an Barbadian-English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He plays as a left-back and has been named one of the best in the world....
DM	4	Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...
RM	7	David Beckham David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C... (c)
LM	11	Joe Cole Joe Cole Joseph John "Joe" Cole is an English footballer who plays for Lille, on loan from Liverpool, and the England national football team as midfielder. He started his career with where he played more than 100 games during five years, until he left for Chelsea in 2003...
AM	8	Frank Lampard Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for his club side...
CF	10	Michael Owen Michael Owen Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
CF	21	Peter Crouch Peter Crouch Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...
Substitutions:
FW	9	Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
MF	19	Aaron Lennon Aaron Lennon Aaron Justin Lennon is an English footballer who plays as a right winger for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and the England national team.-Early life:...
MF	20	Stewart Downing Stewart Downing Stewart Downing is an English footballer who plays for Liverpool and the England national team. Primarily a winger, Downing has previously played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and Sunderland.-Middlesbrough:...
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....

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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: | GK 1 Shaka Hislop

Shaka Hislop

Neil Shaka Hislop, CM is a former professional football goalkeeper. The majority of his career was spent in the top division in England where he was a part of the Newcastle United team which finished second in the Premier League for two successive seasons under Kevin Keegan's first tenure...

RB 11 Carlos Edwards

Carlos Edwards

Akenhaton Carlos Edwards , more commonly known as Carlos Edwards, is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a midfielder.-Club career:...

CB 5 Brent Sancho

Brent Sancho

Brent Sancho is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.-College:Sancho spent his college years playing for St...

CB 6 Dennis Lawrence

Dennis Lawrence

Dennis Lawrence is a former Trinidad and Tobago football player who is currently part of the coaching staff for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League.- Club career :...

LB 8 Cyd Gray

Cyd Gray

Cyd Gray is a footballer from Trinidad and Tobago. He plays as a defender for San Juan Jabloteh, as well as the islands' national team. He made his debut for the Soca Warriors against Costa Rica in 2001, and has 35 caps and 1 goal. He was in the squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.-External links:*...

RM 7 Chris Birchall

Chris Birchall

Christopher "Chris" Birchall CM is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy....

CM 19 Dwight Yorke

Dwight Yorke

Aurtis Whitley

Aurtis Whitley is a Trinidad and Tobago footballer who plays as a midfielder for W Connection F.C. in the TT Pro League and current captain of the Trinidad and Tobago national football team.-Club career:...

LM 18 Densill Theobald

Densill Theobald

Densill Theobald is a football player who plays for Dempo S.C. in the I-League.-Career:Theobald joined Scottish club Falkirk in the summer transfer window of 2005, after the recommendation of international team-mate Russell Latapy. He is a comfortable midfielder, who can play in any role across...

CF 15 Kenwyne Jones

Kenwyne Jones

Kenwyne Joel Jones is a Trinidadian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the Trinidad and Tobago national team. He previously played for Sunderland, Southampton, Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday, W Connection and Joe Public.He began his football...

CF 14 Stern John

Stern John

Stern John is a Trinidadian football player currently playing for North East Stars in Trinidad. He played for a number of high profile English football clubs that included Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Coventry City.-Early Career in US:John moved to the United States to attend Mercer...

Substitutions: FW 13 Cornell Glen

Cornell Glen

Cornelius "Cornell" Glen is a Trinidadian footballer currently with Caledonia AIA.-Club:Glen began his professional career in 1999 with Trinidadian club Futgof. After two years with Futgof, Glen moved to Portugal, where he played for Sanjoanense...

FW 16 Evans Wise

Evans Wise

Evans Wise is a former Trinidadian football player who played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny in MLS and German football club SV Waldhof Mannheim....

Manager:

Leo Beenhakker

Leo Beenhakker is an international Dutch football coach, who is the current Sports Director of Újpest FC.- Coaching career :...

Man of the Match:

David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...

Assistant referees:

Yoshikazu Hiroshima

Kim Dae Young

Fourth official:

Kevin Stott

Kevin Stott is a soccer referee from the United States of America. He has been a FIFA referee since 1995. Stott was selected as a referee for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany....

Fifth official:

Chris Strickland

Sweden vs Paraguay


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	SWEDEN:
GK	1	Andreas Isaksson Andreas Isaksson Andreas Isaksson is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and for the Swedish national team.-Club career:...
RB	7	Niclas Alexandersson
CB	3	Olof Mellberg Olof Mellberg Erik Olof Mellberg is a Swedish international footballer currently playing for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague. He generally plays as a central defender or right-back.-Early years:... (c)
CB	4	Teddy Lučić Teddy Lucic Teddy Mark Šime Lučić is a Swedish former football defender. His last club was IF Elfsborg.-Early years:Lučić was born on 15 April 1973 in Biskopsgården, Gothenburg to Croatian father, Krešimir, and Finnish mother, Annis. His father Krešimir was also a football player. In 1966, Krešimir moved to...
LB	5	Erik Edman Erik Edman Erik Edman, is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF. He is a left back, but has also established himself as a centre back.-Early career:...
DM	6	Tobias Linderoth Tobias Linderoth Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth is a former Swedish football player.-Club career:Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup, before he joined Copenhagen in summer 2004...
RM	21	Christian Wilhelmsson
LM	9	Fredrik Ljungberg Fredrik Ljungberg Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. Ljungberg was captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2008.Ljungberg was a model for Calvin Klein underwear...
AM	16	Kim Källström Kim Källström Kim Källström is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais.-Early career:Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the...
CF	10	Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimovic Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain....
CF	11	Henrik Larsson Henrik Larsson Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before...
Substitutions:
FW	20	Marcus Allbäck Marcus Allbäck Marcus Christian Allbäck , is a Swedish legend and coach, who currently is assistant coach for the Sweden national football team and plays as striker for the Division 1 Södra club Örgryte IS. He is a well-travelled striker known for his sharp finishing ability...
FW	18	Mattias Jonson Mattias Jonson Mattias Jonson is a Swedish former professional football player, who played as a midfielder for Swedish club Djurgårdens IF in the Allsvenskan championship...
FW	17	Johan Elmander Johan Elmander Johan Erik Calvin Elmander is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Sweden national football team. He joined in a free transfer after his contract with English club Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League expired...
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck Lars Lagerbäck Lars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck is a Swedish football manager and former player, currently managing Iceland....

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PARAGUAY: | GK 22 Aldo Bobadilla RB 2 Jorge Núñez

Jorge Martín Núñez

CB 5 Julio César Cáceres

Julio César Cáceres

Julio César Cáceres López is a Paraguayan football defender who currently plays for his native country side Olimpia...

CB 4 Carlos Gamarra

Carlos Gamarra

Carlos Bonet

CM 10 Roberto Miguel Acuña CM 13 Carlos Humberto Paredes

Carlos Humberto Paredes

LM 16 Cristian Riveros

Cristian Riveros

Cristian Miguel Riveros Núñez is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Turkish side Kayserispor on loan from Sunderland.-Career:Riveros started his career in his hometown club Colón de J.A...

SS 9 Roque Santa Cruz

Roque Santa Cruz

Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team....

CF 18 Nelson Valdez Substitutions: MF 19 Julio dos Santos

Julio Dos Santos

Julio Daniel dos Santos Rodríguez is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense.He plays usually in the hole-position, and sometimes as striker.-Club career:...

FW 20 Dante López

Dante López

Dante Rafael López Fariña is a football player from Paraguay. He currently plays as a striker in Paraguay for Club Guaraní....

MF 8 Edgar Barreto

Edgar Barreto

Édgar Osvaldo Barreto Cáceres is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Palermo and the Paraguay national football team. Édgar is the brother of fellow Paraguayan goalkeeper, Diego Barreto....

Manager:

Aníbal Ruiz

Man of the Match:

Fredrik Ljungberg

Assistant referees:

Roman Slysko

Martin Balko

Fourth official:

Jerome Damon

Jerome Damon is a South African football referee.An international referee since 2000, Damon was on stand-by for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was a referee at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.He was preselected as a...

Fifth official:

Enock Molefe

Sweden vs England


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	SWEDEN:
GK	1	Andreas Isaksson Andreas Isaksson Andreas Isaksson is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven and for the Swedish national team.-Club career:...
RB	7	Niclas Alexandersson
CB	3	Olof Mellberg Olof Mellberg Erik Olof Mellberg is a Swedish international footballer currently playing for Olympiacos in the Greek Superleague. He generally plays as a central defender or right-back.-Early years:... (c)
CB	4	Teddy Lučić Teddy Lucic Teddy Mark Šime Lučić is a Swedish former football defender. His last club was IF Elfsborg.-Early years:Lučić was born on 15 April 1973 in Biskopsgården, Gothenburg to Croatian father, Krešimir, and Finnish mother, Annis. His father Krešimir was also a football player. In 1966, Krešimir moved to...
LB	5	Erik Edman Erik Edman Erik Edman, is a Swedish footballer, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF. He is a left back, but has also established himself as a centre back.-Early career:...
DM	6	Tobias Linderoth Tobias Linderoth Tobias Jan Håkan Linderoth is a former Swedish football player.-Club career:Linderoth played for Stabæk and then an unremarkable spell at Everton marred by injury, where he scored once against Charlton Athletic in the League Cup, before he joined Copenhagen in summer 2004...
RM	18	Mattias Jonson Mattias Jonson Mattias Jonson is a Swedish former professional football player, who played as a midfielder for Swedish club Djurgårdens IF in the Allsvenskan championship...
LM	9	Fredrik Ljungberg Fredrik Ljungberg Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. Ljungberg was captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2008.Ljungberg was a model for Calvin Klein underwear...
AM	16	Kim Källström Kim Källström Kim Källström is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais.-Early career:Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the...
CF	11	Henrik Larsson Henrik Larsson Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a retired Swedish footballer and current manager of Landskrona BoIS.Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK. He moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before...
CF	20	Marcus Allbäck Marcus Allbäck Marcus Christian Allbäck , is a Swedish legend and coach, who currently is assistant coach for the Sweden national football team and plays as striker for the Division 1 Södra club Örgryte IS. He is a well-travelled striker known for his sharp finishing ability...
Substitutions:
MF	21	Christian Wilhelmsson
FW	17	Johan Elmander Johan Elmander Johan Erik Calvin Elmander is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Sweden national football team. He joined in a free transfer after his contract with English club Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League expired...
MF	19	Daniel Andersson
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck Lars Lagerbäck Lars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck is a Swedish football manager and former player, currently managing Iceland....

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ENGLAND: | GK 1 Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson (goalkeeper)

Paul William Robinson is an English footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers as a goalkeeper in the Premier League. He had also been an England international and he earned 41 caps between 2003 and 2007 before his retirement from international football in August 2010.He joined Leeds United at 16...

RB 15 Jamie Carragher

Jamie Carragher

James Lee Duncan "Jamie" Carragher is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League side Liverpool...

CB 5 Rio Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand

Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and for the England national football team...

CB 6 John Terry

John Terry

John George Terry is an English professional footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League...

LB 3 Ashley Cole

Ashley Cole

Ashley Cole is an Barbadian-English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He plays as a left-back and has been named one of the best in the world....

DM 16 Owen Hargreaves

Owen Hargreaves

Owen Lee Hargreaves is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English Premier League club Manchester City and the English national football team....

RM 7 David Beckham

David Beckham

Joe Cole

Joseph John "Joe" Cole is an English footballer who plays for Lille, on loan from Liverpool, and the England national football team as midfielder. He started his career with where he played more than 100 games during five years, until he left for Chelsea in 2003...

AM 8 Frank Lampard

Frank Lampard

CF 9 Wayne Rooney

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...

CF 10 Michael Owen

Michael Owen

Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...

Substitutions: FW 21 Peter Crouch

Peter Crouch

Peter James Crouch is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Stoke City and the England national team.Crouch started his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur...

DF 12 Sol Campbell

Sol Campbell

Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...

MF 4 Steven Gerrard

Steven Gerrard

Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Liverpool. He also has 89 caps for the England national team. He has played much of his career in a centre midfielder role, but he has also been used as a second striker and right winger...

Manager:

Sven-Göran Eriksson

Sven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....

Man of the Match:

Joe Cole

Assistant referees:

Francesco Buragina

Matthias Arnet

Fourth official:

Khalil Al Ghamdi

Fifth official:

Fathi Arabati

Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	PARAGUAY:
GK	22	Aldo Bobadilla
RB	21	Denis Caniza
CB	5	Julio César Cáceres Julio César Cáceres Julio César Cáceres López is a Paraguayan football defender who currently plays for his native country side Olimpia...
CB	4	Carlos Gamarra Carlos Gamarra Carlos Alberto Gamarra Pavón is a former football player. He captained the Paraguay national team at international level, playing at Centre back, and is the most capped player in Paraguayan football history, having made 110 international appearances and scoring 12 goals.Gamarra is known for his... (c)
LB	2	Jorge Núñez Jorge Martín Núñez Jorge Martín Núñez Mendoza is a football defender from Paraguay who plays for Club Rubio Ñu.He has scored 1 goal in 18 caps for Paraguay, as of July 2007. He started his career in Club Guaraní and then moved to Cerro Porteño. Afterwards he played for several Argentine teams such as Banfield,...
DM	10	Roberto Miguel Acuña
RM	19	Julio dos Santos Julio Dos Santos Julio Daniel dos Santos Rodríguez is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Brazilian club Atlético Paranaense.He plays usually in the hole-position, and sometimes as striker.-Club career:...
LM	8	Edgar Barreto Edgar Barreto Édgar Osvaldo Barreto Cáceres is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Palermo and the Paraguay national football team. Édgar is the brother of fellow Paraguayan goalkeeper, Diego Barreto....
AM	13	Carlos Humberto Paredes Carlos Humberto Paredes Carlos Humberto Paredes Monges is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Olimpia Asunción. His style of play has led the Paraguayan media to call him the "Master of the Midfield". Paredes plays defensive midfield, though he can also play as centre-forward, being...
CF	9	Roque Santa Cruz Roque Santa Cruz Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Betis on loan from Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team....
CF	18	Nelson Valdez
Substitutions:
FW	23	Nelson Cuevas
DF	15	Julio Manzur Julio Manzur Julio César Manzur Caffarena is a Paraguayan football player who plays for Club León of the Liga de Ascenso.-Club career:...
DF	14	Paulo da Silva
Manager:
Aníbal Ruiz Aníbal Ruiz Aníbal "Maño" Ruiz, born 30 December 1942 in Salto, Uruguay, is a football coach. His best coaching efforts include winning the Supercopa Sudamericana with Olimpia Asunción in 1991 and leading the Paraguayan national football team to the 2006 World Cup...

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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: | GK 21 Kelvin Jack

Kelvin Jack

Kelvin Kyron Jack is a Trinidadian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Maidstone United. He has earned 33 caps for Trinidad and Tobago since his international debut in 1997 and played for his country in the 2006 FIFA World Cup....

RB 11 Carlos Edwards

Carlos Edwards

Akenhaton Carlos Edwards , more commonly known as Carlos Edwards, is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for Ipswich Town as a midfielder.-Club career:...

CB 5 Brent Sancho

Brent Sancho

Brent Sancho is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.-College:Sancho spent his college years playing for St...

CB 6 Dennis Lawrence

Dennis Lawrence

Dennis Lawrence is a former Trinidad and Tobago football player who is currently part of the coaching staff for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League.- Club career :...

LB 3 Avery John

Avery John

Avery John is a Trinidadian soccer player.-Youth and College:John attended Vessigny [Antilles] Government Secondary School and then Presentation College, and played college soccer for Yavapai College in Arizona and American University in Washington, DC...

RM 7 Chris Birchall

Chris Birchall

Christopher "Chris" Birchall CM is an English-born Trinidadian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy....

CM 19 Dwight Yorke

Dwight Yorke

Aurtis Whitley

LM 18 Densill Theobald

Densill Theobald

CF 14 Stern John

Stern John

CF 13 Cornell Glen

Cornell Glen

Substitutions: DF 15 Kenwyne Jones

Kenwyne Jones

MF 16 Evans Wise

Evans Wise

Evans Wise is a former Trinidadian football player who played for the Tampa Bay Mutiny in MLS and German football club SV Waldhof Mannheim....

MF 10 Russell Latapy

Russell Latapy

Russell Nigel Latapy is a Trinidad and Tobago footballer who plays for Edinburgh City as an attacking midfielder.In a senior career which spanned more than 20 years at both club and international level, he played in Portugal and Scotland .Latapy...

Manager:

Leo Beenhakker

Leo Beenhakker is an international Dutch football coach, who is the current Sports Director of Újpest FC.- Coaching career :...

Man of the Match:

Julio dos Santos

Julio Dos Santos

Assistant referees:

Cristiano Copelli

Alessandro Stagnelli

Fourth official:

Frank De Bleeckere

Frank De Bleeckere is a Belgian football referee. He has been a referee since 1984, and an international official since 1998...

Fifth official:

Peter Hermans

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