2006 FIFA World Cup Group B

England won the group, and advanced to the round of 16, along with Sweden.

The competition consisted of 32 competitors, split into eight groups of four teams.

The sides would play each other on a round-robin basis with the top two teams in each group advancing to the round of 16.

All times local (CEST/UTC+2) Man of the Match: Frank Lampard (England) Assistant referees: José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Coffi Codjia (Benin) Fifth official: Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda) Man of the Match: Dwight Yorke (Trinidad and Tobago) Assistant referees: Prachya Permpanich (Thailand) Eisa Gholoum (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) Fifth official: Fernando Tamayo (Ecuador) Man of the Match: David Beckham (England) Assistant referees: Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan) Kim Dae-young (South Korea) Fourth official: Kevin Stott (United States) Fifth official: Chris Strickland (United States) Man of the Match: Freddie Ljungberg (Sweden) Assistant referees: Roman Slyško (Slovakia) Martin Balko (Slovakia) Fourth official: Jerome Damon (South Africa) Fifth official: Enock Molefe (South Africa) The fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 2002 tournament, also ending in a draw.

Man of the Match: Joe Cole (England) Assistant referees: Francesco Buragina (Switzerland) Matthias Arnet (Switzerland) Fourth official: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) Fifth official: Fathi Arabati (Jordan) Man of the Match: Julio dos Santos (Paraguay) Assistant referees: Cristiano Copelli (Italy) Alessandro Stagnelli (Italy) Fourth official: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) Fifth official: Peter Hermans (Belgium) Bibliography