World Cup 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup
 
 
 
 
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ELIMINATED
Podolski lifts Germany over Sweden, 2-0
Lukas Podolski scored twice in the opening 12 minutes to send Germany into the quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Sweden at Allianz-Arena Saturday.
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ELIMINATED
Podolski lifts Germany over Sweden, 2-0
Lukas Podolski scored twice in the opening 12 minutes to send Germany into the quarterfinals with a 2-0 win over Sweden at Allianz-Arena Saturday.
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LJUNGBERG STRIKES LATE
Sweden eliminates Paraguay with 1-0 win
Freddie Ljungberg scored in the dying minutes as Sweden beat Paraguay 1-0 in a Group B match on Thursday. Ljungberg knocked in a header from six yards out off a pass from Marcus Allback in the 89th minute to give Sweden its first goal and first victory of the World Cup.
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A WORLD CUP SHAKA
Hislop leads Trinidad to tie vs. Sweden
They are the biggest long shot at this World Cup, but Trinidad & Tobago earned a giant measure of respect Saturday, playing mighty Sweden to a scoreless draw at Westfalendstadion in their Group B opener.
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LAGERBACK NAMES SWEDEN ROSTER
Emphasis on Offense
Sweden has one of the most potent offensive tandems in this year's World Cup, in Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Juventus) and Henrik Larsson, who played the super-sub in Barcelona's Champions League win over Arsenal and is taking the field in his last World Cup.
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06/10 Trinidad & Tobago 0- 0 T
06/15 Paraguay 1-0 W
06/20 England 2-2 T
06/24 Germany 0-2 L
09/11 Nigeria - 8:00 am
09/14 Cuba - 5:00 am
09/18 North Korea - 8:00 am
Population: 9,00,000
World Cup Group: B
Colors: Yellow and blue shirts, blue shorts, yellow socks.
Head Coach: Lars Lagerback
World Cup Appearances: 11th. 16-17-9, 71 goals for, 65 against. 1934 (second round), 1938 (fourth place), 1950 (second round-robin round, third place), 1958 (second place), 1970 (first round), 1974 (second round-robin round), 1978 (first round), 1990 (first round), 1994 (third place), 2002 (second round).