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Play in Group C 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 21 June 2006. Argentina

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

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

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the 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

Côte d'Ivoire national football team

The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...

and Serbia & 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

Group of death

A group of death in a multi-stage tournament is a group which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament...

, despite the fact that only one side - Argentina

Argentina national football team

- had qualified for the previous World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

.

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 C. (Key)

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	3	2	1	0	8	1
7
	3	2	1	0	3	1
7
	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

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...

)

Argentina vs Côte d'Ivoire


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ARGENTINA:
GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri Roberto Abbondanzieri Roberto Carlos "Pato" Abbondanzieri is an Argentine former football goalkeeper who had a successful career at Boca Juniors.- Club career :...
CB	21	Nicolás Burdisso Nicolás Burdisso Nicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for A.S. Roma. He also holds European Union nationality.-Boca Juniors:...
CB	2	Roberto Ayala Roberto Ayala Roberto Fabián Ayala , nicknamed el Ratón , is a former Argentine football centre back.Regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Ayala captained the Argentine national team for more matches than anyone else...
CB	6	Gabriel Heinze Gabriel Heinze Gabriel Iván Heinze is an Argentine footballer who plays for A.S. Roma in Italy. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a central defender....
CM	8	Javier Mascherano
CM	5	Esteban Cambiasso Esteban Cambiasso Esteban Matías Cambiasso Deleau , nicknamed "Cuchu" , is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club Internazionale....
RM	18	Maxi Rodríguez
LM	3	Juan Pablo Sorín Juan Pablo Sorín Juan Pablo Sorín is a former Argentine footballer. He was born in Buenos Aires. He is a much-travelled player, having spent time in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, France and Germany. He was captain of the Argentine team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.He is a versatile left wing-back who can play... (c)
AM	10	Juan Román Riquelme Juan Román Riquelme Juan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme is best known for his spells with Boca Juniors and Villarreal...
SS	7	Javier Saviola Javier Saviola Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....
CF	9	Hernán Crespo Hernán Crespo Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Parma in the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 18 years. His honors include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa Libertadores, an English Premier League title and three Scudettos. He was topscorer in...
Substitutions:
FW	14	Rodrigo Palacio Rodrigo Palacio Rodrigo Sebastián Palacio is an Argentine footballer of Spanish descent currently playing for Serie A club Genoa. He plays as a second striker and winger. One of his greatest skills is his speed, which he utilizes very effectively down the flanks. He is son of José Ramón Palacio, a historic player...
MF	22	Luis González
MF	16	Pablo Aimar Pablo Aimar Pablo César Aimar Giordano is a Argentine professional footballer who plays for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division. An attacking midfielder with a vast array of skills, he also holds a Spanish passport....
Manager:
José Pekerman José Pekerman José Néstor Pékerman is an Argentine football coach and an ex-football player. He become famous as a youth level coach for Argentina, winning the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, and the U-20 South American Youth Championship twice...

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CÔTE D'IVOIRE: | GK 1 Jean-Jacques Tizié RB 21 Emmanuel Eboué

Emmanuel Eboué

Emmanuel Eboué is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and Ivory Coast. His natural position is at right back, but he is also used in various other positions. Eboué also holds a Belgian passport.-Early career:...

CB 4 Kolo Touré

Kolo Touré

Kolo Habib Touré is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast. Touré is a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City team-mate Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.-Arsenal:...

CB 12 Abdoulaye Méïté

Abdoulaye Méïté

Abdoulaye Méïté is a French born Ivorian footballer who plays for Dijon FCO. He represents Côte d'Ivoire internationally and has been awarded 48 caps.-Career:...

LB 3 Arthur Boka

Arthur Boka

Etienne Arthur Boka is an Ivorian football defender who plays for VfB Stuttgart.-Career:Like many successful players from Côte d'Ivoire, he started his career at homeland club ASEC Abidjan, after coming through their much famed youth system, that has also produced players such as Kolo Touré,...

RM 18 Abdul Kader Keïta

Abdul Kader Keïta

Abdel-Kader Keïta is an Ivorian professional football player. Keïta plays as a winger for Al-Sadd in the Qatar Stars League and the Cote d'Ivoire national football team....

CM 5 Didier Zokora

Didier Zokora

Déguy Alain Didier Zokora is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Turkish club Trabzonspor and the Ivorian national team. Zokora plays in a defensive role and is a strong tactical player in the middle of the park.-Early career:Zokora started his career in Côte d'Ivoire at the famed youth academy of...

CM 19 Yaya Touré

Yaya Touré

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...

LM 2 Kanga Akale

Kanga Akalé

Kanga Gauthier Akalé is an Ivorian football midfielder who plays for Lekhwiya.-Career:In June 2007, Akalé signed a 4 year contract with Lens for an undisclosed transfer fee, and he was loaned to Marseille in January 2008, then Recreativo Huelva...

SS 8 Bonaventure Kalou CF 11 Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba

Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the centre forward position. He currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, where he is deputy vice-captain, and is the captain and all-time top scorer of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team...

Bakari Koné

Bakari Koné is an Ivorian football striker who plays for Qatar League side Lekhwiya.-Early career:Like many other Ivorian stars, he began his career at the famed youth academy at ASEC Mimosas, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou in his home country. Guillou recalls: "One day, when I was passing...

FW 9 Arouna Koné

Arouna Koné

Arouna Koné is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Levante UD on loan from Sevilla FC in Spain, as a striker.-Early years:Born in Anyama, Koné started his football career with Rio Sport d'Anyama, a club based in his hometown...

Manager:

Henri Michel

-External links:...

Man of the Match:

Javier Saviola

Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....

Assistant referees:

Peter Hermans

Walter Vromans

Fourth official:

Éric Poulat

Eric Poulat

Éric Poulat is a French retired football referee and computer scientist, who has been a referee since 1 January 1999. He made his international debut on 28 March 2001 , and was called to officiate matches at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.He retired internationally in 2006.-External links:**...

Fifth official:

Vincent Texier

Serbia and Montenegro vs Netherlands


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO:
GK	1	Dragoslav Jevrić Dragoslav Jevric Dragoslav Jevrić is a Montenegrin football goalkeeper who currently plays for AC Omonia.-International career:...
RB	14	Nenad Đorđević
CB	6	Goran Gavrančić Goran Gavrancic Goran Gavrančić is a former Serbian football defender.-Club career:His career began at Čukarički Stankom, having played for Crvena zvezda as a youth. His performances at Čukarički caught the eye of Dynamo Kyiv manager Valeriy Lobanovskyi and the Ukrainian club purchased him in January 2001...
CB	20	Mladen Krstajić Mladen Krstajic Mladen Krstajić is a former Serbian footballer who currently works as a director of football for FK Partizan.-Early life:...
LB	3	Ivica Dragutinović Ivica Dragutinovic Ivica Dragutinović , sometimes just Drago, is a Serbian footballer.Mainly a central defender, he can also operate as a defensive left back...
RM	17	Albert Nađ
CM	10	Dejan Stanković Dejan Stankovic Dejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football...
CM	4	Igor Duljaj Igor Duljaj Igor Duljaj is a Serbian professional footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for PFC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Club career:...
LM	11	Predrag Đorđević
CF	8	Mateja Kežman Mateja Kežman Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....
CF	9	Savo Milošević Savo Miloševic Savo Milošević is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a striker.After making a name for himself at Partizan, he signed for Aston Villa, and went on to spend the vast majority of the following decade playing in Spain, where he represented four clubs, amassing La Liga totals of 241 games and... (c)
Substitutions:
MF	7	Ognjen Koroman Ognjen Koroman Ognjen Koroman is a Serbian international footballer. He plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara-Career:...
FW	19	Nikola Žigić Nikola Žigic Nikola Žigić is a Serbian footballer who plays for English club Birmingham City as a centre forward.At , Žigić is among the tallest professional players in the world...
MF	21	Danijel Ljuboja Danijel Ljuboja Danijel Ljuboja, is a Serbian football forward currently playing for Legia Warsaw.-Club:...
Manager:
Ilija Petković Ilija Petkovic Ilija Petković is a retired Serbian footballer. Since the early 1990s he's been a football manager, his most notable appointment being with the Serbia and Montenegro national football team.-Playing career:He started playing football for Dinara Knin...

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NETHERLANDS: | GK 1 Edwin van der Sar

Edwin van der Sar

Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history...

John Heitinga

John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Everton and the Dutch national team. A product of Jong Ajax, he previously played for AFC Ajax and Atlético Madrid, before signing for Everton in 2009. Heitinga previously represented...

CB 4 Joris Mathijsen CB 13 André Ooijer

André Ooijer

André Antonius Maria Ooijer is a Dutch football player who currently playing for AFC Ajax as of August 2010.-Early career:Ooijer was talented even as a child, joining his first amateur football team when he was just five years old and started playing for other amateur clubs SDW and SDZ when he was...

LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON , known as Gio in Spain, is a retired Dutch footballer of Moluccan descent who served as the captain of the Dutch national team from August 2008 until his retirement....

RM 18 Mark van Bommel

Mark van Bommel

Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Milan and captains the Netherlands national team as a midfielder....

CM 20 Wesley Sneijder

Wesley Sneijder

Wesley Sneijder is a Dutch footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Internazionale. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season as well as one of the three best midfielders in the world for 2010 by FIFA....

LM 8 Phillip Cocu

Phillip Cocu

Phillip John William Cocu is a former Dutch football midfielder who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team and Dutch club PSV...

RW 17 Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Arsenal and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord. Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011...

CF 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...

LW 11 Arjen Robben

Arjen Robben

Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...

Substitutions: MF 6 Denny Landzaat

Denny Landzaat

Denny Domingoes Landzaat is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente.-Early life:Landzaat is born and raised in Amsterdam, Netherlands...

FW 7 Dirk Kuyt

Dirk Kuyt

Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team....

DF 3 Khalid Boulahrouz

Khalid Boulahrouz

Khalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition....

Manager:

Marco van Basten

Man of the Match:

Arjen Robben

Assistant referees:

Christian Schraer

Jan-Hendrik Salver

Fourth official:

Mohamed Guezzaz

Mohamed Guezzaz is a retired football referee from Morocco, best known for supervising match Spain–Slovenia during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-References:*...

Fifth official:

Brahim Djezzar

Argentina vs Serbia and Montenegro


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ARGENTINA:
GK	1	Roberto Abbondanzieri Roberto Abbondanzieri Roberto Carlos "Pato" Abbondanzieri is an Argentine former football goalkeeper who had a successful career at Boca Juniors.- Club career :...
RB	21	Nicolás Burdisso Nicolás Burdisso Nicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for A.S. Roma. He also holds European Union nationality.-Boca Juniors:...
CB	2	Roberto Ayala Roberto Ayala Roberto Fabián Ayala , nicknamed el Ratón , is a former Argentine football centre back.Regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Ayala captained the Argentine national team for more matches than anyone else...
CB	6	Gabriel Heinze Gabriel Heinze Gabriel Iván Heinze is an Argentine footballer who plays for A.S. Roma in Italy. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a central defender....
LB	3	Juan Pablo Sorín Juan Pablo Sorín Juan Pablo Sorín is a former Argentine footballer. He was born in Buenos Aires. He is a much-travelled player, having spent time in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, France and Germany. He was captain of the Argentine team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.He is a versatile left wing-back who can play... (c)
DM	8	Javier Mascherano
RM	18	Maxi Rodríguez
LM	22	Lucho González
AM	10	Juan Román Riquelme Juan Román Riquelme Juan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme is best known for his spells with Boca Juniors and Villarreal...
CF	7	Javier Saviola Javier Saviola Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker....
CF	9	Hernán Crespo Hernán Crespo Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine footballer who plays for Parma in the Italian Serie A. Crespo has scored over 300 goals in a career spanning 18 years. His honors include an Olympic Games silver medal, a Copa Libertadores, an English Premier League title and three Scudettos. He was topscorer in...
Substitutions:
MF	5	Esteban Cambiasso Esteban Cambiasso Esteban Matías Cambiasso Deleau , nicknamed "Cuchu" , is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club Internazionale....
FW	11	Carlos Tévez Carlos Tévez Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...
FW	19	Lionel Messi Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a striker. Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010...
Manager:
José Pekerman José Pekerman José Néstor Pékerman is an Argentine football coach and an ex-football player. He become famous as a youth level coach for Argentina, winning the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, and the U-20 South American Youth Championship twice...

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SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: | GK 1 Dragoslav Jevrić

Dragoslav Jevric

Dragoslav Jevrić is a Montenegrin football goalkeeper who currently plays for AC Omonia.-International career:...

RB 4 Igor Duljaj

Igor Duljaj

Igor Duljaj is a Serbian professional footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for PFC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Club career:...

CB 6 Goran Gavrančić

Goran Gavrancic

Goran Gavrančić is a former Serbian football defender.-Club career:His career began at Čukarički Stankom, having played for Crvena zvezda as a youth. His performances at Čukarički caught the eye of Dynamo Kyiv manager Valeriy Lobanovskyi and the Ukrainian club purchased him in January 2001...

CB 15 Milan Dudić

Milan Dudic

Milan Dudić is a Serbian football defender who currently plays for SK Sturm Graz in Austria.-International career:...

LB 20 Mladen Krstajić

Mladen Krstajic

Mladen Krstajić is a former Serbian footballer who currently works as a director of football for FK Partizan.-Early life:...

DM 17 Albert Nađ RM 7 Ognjen Koroman

Ognjen Koroman

Ognjen Koroman is a Serbian international footballer. He plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara-Career:...

LM 10 Dejan Stanković

Dejan Stankovic

Dejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football...

AM 11 Predrag Đorđević CF 8 Mateja Kežman

Mateja Kežman

Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....

CF 9 Savo Milošević

Savo Miloševic

Savo Milošević is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a striker.After making a name for himself at Partizan, he signed for Aston Villa, and went on to spend the vast majority of the following decade playing in Spain, where he represented four clubs, amassing La Liga totals of 241 games and...

Ivan Ergic

Ivan Ergić is an international footballer from Serbia. He is a free agent, last playing for Bursaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig, he played as midfielder. He holds Serbian and Australian citizenship.-Club:...

MF 21 Danijel Ljuboja

Danijel Ljuboja

Danijel Ljuboja, is a Serbian football forward currently playing for Legia Warsaw.-Club:...

MF 18 Zvonimir Vukić

Zvonimir Vukic

Zvonimir Vukić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for FK Partizan.-Club career:...

Manager:

Ilija Petković

Ilija Petkovic

Ilija Petković is a retired Serbian footballer. Since the early 1990s he's been a football manager, his most notable appointment being with the Serbia and Montenegro national football team.-Playing career:He started playing football for Dinara Knin...

Man of the Match:

Juan Román Riquelme

Juan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme is best known for his spells with Boca Juniors and Villarreal...

Assistant referees:

Cristiano Copelli

Alessandro Stagnoli

Fourth official:

Essam Abd El Fatah

Essam Abd El Fatah is an Egyptian football referee. Abd El Fatah has been a referee since 2001; his first international game was between Morocco and Sierra Leone in 2003. He was the referee for the match between Australia and Japan in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...

Fifth official:

Dramane Danté

Netherlands vs Côte d'Ivoire


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	NETHERLANDS:
GK	1	Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history... (c)
RB	14	John Heitinga John Heitinga John Gijsbert Alan "Johnny" Heitinga is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defender for English Premier League club Everton and the Dutch national team. A product of Jong Ajax, he previously played for AFC Ajax and Atlético Madrid, before signing for Everton in 2009. Heitinga previously represented...
CB	4	Joris Mathijsen
CB	13	Andre Ooijer André Ooijer André Antonius Maria Ooijer is a Dutch football player who currently playing for AFC Ajax as of August 2010.-Early career:Ooijer was talented even as a child, joining his first amateur football team when he was just five years old and started playing for other amateur clubs SDW and SDZ when he was...
LB	5	Giovanni van Bronckhorst Giovanni van Bronckhorst Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON , known as Gio in Spain, is a retired Dutch footballer of Moluccan descent who served as the captain of the Dutch national team from August 2008 until his retirement....
RM	18	Mark van Bommel Mark van Bommel Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas van Bommel is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Milan and captains the Netherlands national team as a midfielder....
CM	20	Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder is a Dutch footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Internazionale. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season as well as one of the three best midfielders in the world for 2010 by FIFA....
LM	8	Phillip Cocu Phillip Cocu Phillip John William Cocu is a former Dutch football midfielder who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team and Dutch club PSV...
RW	17	Robin van Persie Robin van Persie Robin van Persie is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Arsenal and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord. Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011...
CF	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
LW	11	Arjen Robben Arjen Robben Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...
Substitutions:
MF	10	Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as second striker...
DF	3	Khalid Boulahrouz Khalid Boulahrouz Khalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition....
MF	6	Denny Landzaat Denny Landzaat Denny Domingoes Landzaat is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente.-Early life:Landzaat is born and raised in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
Manager:
Marco van Basten

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CÔTE D'IVOIRE: | GK 1 Jean-Jacques Tizié RB 21 Emmanuel Eboué

Emmanuel Eboué

CB 4 Kolo Touré

Kolo Touré

CB 12 Abdoulaye Méïté

Abdoulaye Méïté

Abdoulaye Méïté is a French born Ivorian footballer who plays for Dijon FCO. He represents Côte d'Ivoire internationally and has been awarded 48 caps.-Career:...

LB 3 Arthur Boka

Arthur Boka

RM 14 Bakari Kone

Bakari Koné

CM 19 Yaya Touré

Yaya Touré

Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...

CM 5 Didier Zokora

Didier Zokora

LM 22 Romaric

Koffi Ndri Romaric

Christian Koffi Ndri , commonly known as Romaric, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for RCD Espanyol, on loan from Sevilla FC, and the Côte d'Ivoire national team...

CF 9 Arouna Koné

Arouna Koné

CF 11 Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba

Gilles Yapi Yapo

Gilles Donald Yapi Yapo is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays in midfield for Swiss Super League club FC Basel and the Ivorian national team.-Club career:...

FW 15 Aruna Dindane MF 2 Kanga Akale

Kanga Akalé

Manager:

Henri Michel

-External links:...

Man of the Match:

Arjen Robben

Assistant referees:

Marco Rodríguez

Marco Antonio Rodríguez

Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno is a Mexican football referee. In his homeland, he is commonly nicknamed "Chiquidrácula" due to his resemblance to a Mexican TV character of child Count Dracula, portrayed by Carlos Espejel...

José Luis Camargo

Fourth official:

Fernando Tamayo

Fifth official:

José Navia

Netherlands vs Argentina


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	NETHERLANDS:
GK	1	Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history... (c)
RB	2	Kew Jaliens Kew Jaliens Kew Raffique Jaliens is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a defender for Wisła Kraków.-Sparta:Kew Jaliens started his career at Sparta and made his league debut against FC Groningen at age of 18. Jaliens became a regular in the starting 11...
CB	3	Khalid Boulahrouz Khalid Boulahrouz Khalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition....
CB	13	André Ooijer André Ooijer André Antonius Maria Ooijer is a Dutch football player who currently playing for AFC Ajax as of August 2010.-Early career:Ooijer was talented even as a child, joining his first amateur football team when he was just five years old and started playing for other amateur clubs SDW and SDZ when he was...
LB	15	Tim de Cler Tim de Cler Tim de Cler is Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defender for AEK Larnaca in Cyprus.-Early life:De Cler is born and raised in Leiden, South Holland, The Netherlands. In Leiden he grew up in a neighbourhood with 15–20 boys around the same age...
RM	10	Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as second striker...
CM	20	Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder is a Dutch footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Internazionale. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season as well as one of the three best midfielders in the world for 2010 by FIFA....
LM	8	Phillip Cocu Phillip Cocu Phillip John William Cocu is a former Dutch football midfielder who is currently an assistant manager of the Dutch national team and Dutch club PSV...
RW	17	Robin van Persie Robin van Persie Robin van Persie is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Arsenal and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord. Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011...
CF	9	Ruud van Nistelrooy Ruud van Nistelrooy Rutgerus Johannes Martinus "Ruud" van Nistelrooy, , is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Málaga CF in Spain's La Liga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals...
LW	7	Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt Dirk Kuyt is a Dutch footballer who plays for English club Liverpool. He started his career as a striker, but he has been converted into a winger and plays the position for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team....
Substitutions:
FW	21	Ryan Babel Ryan Babel Ryan Guno Babel is a Dutch football player who currently plays for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. He can play as a left winger and as a striker. Babel began his career at AFC Ajax in 1998, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad...
MF	6	Denny Landzaat Denny Landzaat Denny Domingoes Landzaat is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente.-Early life:Landzaat is born and raised in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
MF	16	Hedwiges Maduro Hedwiges Maduro Hedwiges Martinez-Maduro is a Dutch footballer who plays for Valencia CF in Spain.Mainly a central defender, he can also operate as a defensive midfielder, where he started his career at Ajax Amsterdam.-Ajax:...
Manager:
Marco van Basten

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ARGENTINA: | GK 1 Roberto Abbondanzieri

Roberto Abbondanzieri

Roberto Carlos "Pato" Abbondanzieri is an Argentine former football goalkeeper who had a successful career at Boca Juniors.- Club career :...

RB 21 Nicolás Burdisso

Nicolás Burdisso

Nicolás Andrés Burdisso is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a central or right defender for A.S. Roma. He also holds European Union nationality.-Boca Juniors:...

CB 15 Gabriel Milito

Gabriel Milito

Gabriel Alejandro Milito is an Argentine footballer who plays for Club Atlético Independiente as a central defender.He spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing two different teams – Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona – also appearing with the Argentine national team in three major...

CB 2 Roberto Ayala

Roberto Ayala

Roberto Fabián Ayala , nicknamed el Ratón , is a former Argentine football centre back.Regarded as one of the best central defenders of his generation, Ayala captained the Argentine national team for more matches than anyone else...

Esteban Cambiasso

Esteban Matías Cambiasso Deleau , nicknamed "Cuchu" , is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club Internazionale....

AM 10 Juan Román Riquelme

Juan Román Riquelme

Juan Román Riquelme is an Argentine footballer who plays for Boca Juniors. A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme is best known for his spells with Boca Juniors and Villarreal...

CF 11 Carlos Tévez

Carlos Tévez

Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...

CF 19 Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and captains the Argentina national team, mainly as a striker. Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009 and 2010...

Substitutions: DF 4 Fabricio Coloccini

Fabricio Coloccini

Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentine football defender who currently captains Premier League club Newcastle United, and plays for the Argentine national team. At the age of 29, Coloccini has already represented numerous football clubs, however it was his successful spell at Deportivo La Coruña where...

FW 20 Julio Ricardo Cruz

Julio Ricardo Cruz

Julio Ricardo Cruz is a former Argentine footballer.-Early career:A tall, physical striker at , Cruz started his career with Banfield in 1993. He moved to River Plate in 1996.-Feyenoord:...

MF 16 Pablo Aimar

Pablo Aimar

Pablo César Aimar Giordano is a Argentine professional footballer who plays for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division. An attacking midfielder with a vast array of skills, he also holds a Spanish passport....

Manager:

José Pekerman

José Néstor Pékerman is an Argentine football coach and an ex-football player. He become famous as a youth level coach for Argentina, winning the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, and the U-20 South American Youth Championship twice...

Man of the Match:

Carlos Tévez

Carlos Alberto Tévez is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City...

Assistant referees:

Víctoriano Giráldez Carrasco

Pedro Medina Hernández

Fourth official:

Carlos Chandia

Carlos Chandía

Carlos Chandía Alarcón is an international FIFA referee since 2001. His career as a ref started in 1985 within the confines of amateur football in Chile...

Fifth official:

Rodrigo González

Côte d'Ivoire vs Serbia and Montenegro


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	CÔTE D'IVOIRE:
GK	23	Boubacar Barry
RB	21	Emmanuel Eboué Emmanuel Eboué Emmanuel Eboué is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and Ivory Coast. His natural position is at right back, but he is also used in various other positions. Eboué also holds a Belgian passport.-Early career:...
CB	17	Cyril Domoraud Cyril Domoraud Depri Cyrille Leandre Domoraud is a former Ivorian international footballer. He also holds French nationality and spent most of his career at Western Europe. He played at 3 of the 5 top league in UEFA: Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1.... (c)
CB	6	Blaise Kouassi Blaise Kouassi Blaise Koffi Kouassi is a former Côte d'Ivoire football defender who currently works as Team chef of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team.-Career:...
LB	3	Arthur Boka Arthur Boka Etienne Arthur Boka is an Ivorian football defender who plays for VfB Stuttgart.-Career:Like many successful players from Côte d'Ivoire, he started his career at homeland club ASEC Abidjan, after coming through their much famed youth system, that has also produced players such as Kolo Touré,...
RM	18	Abdul Kader Keïta Abdul Kader Keïta Abdel-Kader Keïta is an Ivorian professional football player. Keïta plays as a winger for Al-Sadd in the Qatar Stars League and the Cote d'Ivoire national football team....
CM	5	Didier Zokora Didier Zokora Déguy Alain Didier Zokora is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Turkish club Trabzonspor and the Ivorian national team. Zokora plays in a defensive role and is a strong tactical player in the middle of the park.-Early career:Zokora started his career in Côte d'Ivoire at the famed youth academy of...
CM	19	Yaya Touré Yaya Touré Gnégnéri Yaya Touré , commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national side...
LM	2	Kanga Akale Kanga Akalé Kanga Gauthier Akalé is an Ivorian football midfielder who plays for Lekhwiya.-Career:In June 2007, Akalé signed a 4 year contract with Lens for an undisclosed transfer fee, and he was loaned to Marseille in January 2008, then Recreativo Huelva...
CF	9	Arouna Koné Arouna Koné Arouna Koné is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Levante UD on loan from Sevilla FC in Spain, as a striker.-Early years:Born in Anyama, Koné started his football career with Rio Sport d'Anyama, a club based in his hometown...
CF	15	Aruna Dindane
Substitutions:
FW	14	Bakari Koné Bakari Koné Bakari Koné is an Ivorian football striker who plays for Qatar League side Lekhwiya.-Early career:Like many other Ivorian stars, he began his career at the famed youth academy at ASEC Mimosas, run by Frenchman Jean-Marc Guillou in his home country. Guillou recalls: "One day, when I was passing...
FW	8	Bonaventure Kalou
Manager:
Henri Michel Henri Michel -External links:...

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SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO: | GK 1 Dragoslav Jevrić

Dragoslav Jevric

Dragoslav Jevrić is a Montenegrin football goalkeeper who currently plays for AC Omonia.-International career:...

RB 15 Milan Dudić

Milan Dudic

Milan Dudić is a Serbian football defender who currently plays for SK Sturm Graz in Austria.-International career:...

CB 6 Goran Gavrančić

Goran Gavrancic

CB 20 Mladen Krstajić

Mladen Krstajic

Mladen Krstajić is a former Serbian footballer who currently works as a director of football for FK Partizan.-Early life:...

LB 14 Nenad Đorđević DM 2 Ivan Ergić

Ivan Ergic

RM 4 Igor Duljaj

Igor Duljaj

Igor Duljaj is a Serbian professional footballer. He currently plays as a defensive midfielder for PFC Sevastopol in the Ukrainian Premier League.-Club career:...

LM 11 Predrag Đorđević AM 10 Dejan Stanković

Dejan Stankovic

Nikola Žigic

Nikola Žigić is a Serbian footballer who plays for English club Birmingham City as a centre forward.At , Žigić is among the tallest professional players in the world...

CF 22 Saša Ilić Substitutions: MF 17 Albert Nađ FW 9 Savo Milošević

Savo Miloševic

Manager:

Ilija Petković

Ilija Petkovic

Man of the Match:

Aruna Dindane

Assistant referees:

José Luis Camargo

Leonel Leal

Fourth official:

Mohamed Guezzaz

Mohamed Guezzaz is a retired football referee from Morocco, best known for supervising match Spain–Slovenia during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.-References:*...

Fifth official:

Brahim Djezzar

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