2006 FIFA World Cup Group H

Play in Group H of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 14 June and completed on 23 June 2006. Spain won the group and advanced to the round of 16, along with Ukraine. Tunisia and Saudi Arabia failed to advance.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Tunisia 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Matches

All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

Spain vs Ukraine

Spain 4–0 Ukraine
  • Alonso 13'
  • Villa 17', 48' (pen.)
  • Torres 81'
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Attendance: 43,000
Spain
Ukraine
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 22 Pablo Ibáñez
CB 5 Carles Puyol
LB 3 Mariano Pernía
RM 16 Marcos Senna
CM 14 Xabi Alonso  55'
LM 8 Xavi
RF 21 David Villa  55'
CF 11 Luis García  77'
LF 9 Fernando Torres
Substitutions:
MF 6 David Albelda  55'
FW 7 Raúl  55'
MF 18 Cesc Fàbregas  77'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés
GK 1 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
RB 5 Volodymyr Yezerskiy  52'
CB 17 Vladyslav Vashchuk  47'
CB 6 Andriy Rusol  17'
LB 2 Andriy Nesmachnyi
RM 9 Oleh Husyev  46'
CM 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
CM 14 Andriy Husin  46'
LM 21 Ruslan Rotan  63'
SS 10 Andriy Voronin
CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8 Oleh Shelayev  46'
FW 16 Andriy Vorobey  46'
FW 11 Serhii Rebrov  63'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Xavi (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Francesco Buragina (Switzerland)
Matthias Arnet (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Fifth official:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)

Tunisia vs Saudi Arabia

Tunisia 2–2 Saudi Arabia
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Tunisia
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Ali Boumnijel
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi
CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi
CB 3 Karim Haggui  35'
LB 18 David Jemmali
RM 13 Riadh Bouazizi (c)  36'  55'
CM 12 Jawhar Mnari
LM 14 Adel Chedli  65'  69'
AM 20 Hamed Namouchi
CF 5 Ziad Jaziri
CF 9 Yassine Chikhaoui  79'  82'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Mehdi Nafti  55'
MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane  69'
DF 2 Karim Essediri  82'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre
GK 21 Mabrouk Zaid
RB 2 Ahmed Dokhi
CB 3 Redha Tukar
CB 4 Hamad Al-Montashari
LB 13 Hussein Sulaimani (c)
RM 6 Omar Al-Ghamdi
CM 16 Khaled Aziz
LM 14 Saud Kariri
AM 8 Mohammed Noor  74'
AM 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat  67'
CF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani  82'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Malek Mouath  67'
MF 7 Mohammed Ameen  74'
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber  82'
Manager:
Marcos Paquetá

Man of the Match:
Ziad Jaziri (Tunisia)

Assistant referees:
Nathan Gibson (Australia)
Ben Wilson (Australia)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Julio (Chile)

Saudi Arabia vs Ukraine

Saudi Arabia 0–4 Ukraine
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Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Saudi Arabia
Ukraine
GK 21 Mabrouk Zaid
RB 2 Ahmed Dokhi  41'  55'
CB 3 Redha Tukar
CB 4 Hamad Al-Montashari
LB 13 Hussein Sulaimani (c)
RM 6 Omar Al-Ghamdi  57'
CM 7 Mohammed Ameen  55'
CM 16 Khaled Aziz
CM 8 Mohammed Noor  77'
LM 14 Saud Kariri  73'
CF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani
Substitutions:
FW 23 Malek Mouath  55'
DF 12 Abdulaziz Khathran  55'
FW 9 Sami Al-Jaber  77'
Manager:
Marcos Paquetá
GK 1 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
CB 22 Vyacheslav Sviderskyi  89'
CB 6 Andriy Rusol
CB 2 Andriy Nesmachnyi  22'
RM 9 Oleh Husyev
CM 11 Serhii Rebrov  71'
CM 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
CM 8 Oleh Shelayev
LM 19 Maksym Kalynychenko  77'
SS 10 Andriy Voronin  79'
CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)  86'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Ruslan Rotan  71'
MF 14 Andriy Husin  79'
FW 15 Artem Milevskyi  86'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin

Man of the Match:
Maksym Kalynychenko (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
Philip Sharp (England)
Glenn Turner (England)
Fourth official:
Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Fifth official:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)

Spain vs Tunisia

Spain 3–1 Tunisia
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Spain
Tunisia
GK 1 Iker Casillas (c)
RB 15 Sergio Ramos
CB 22 Pablo Ibáñez
CB 5 Carles Puyol  30'
LB 3 Mariano Pernía
RM 16 Marcos Senna  46'
CM 14 Xabi Alonso
LM 8 Xavi
RF 21 David Villa  57'
CF 11 Luis García  46'
LF 9 Fernando Torres
Substitutions:
FW 7 Raúl  46'
MF 18 Cesc Fàbregas  89'  46'
MF 17 Joaquín  57'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés
GK 1 Ali Boumnijel
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi  40'
CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi  70'
CB 3 Karim Haggui
LB 19 Anis Ayari  32'  57'
RM 13 Riadh Bouazizi (c)  57'
CM 20 Hamed Namouchi
CM 8 Mehdi Nafti
CM 12 Jawhar Mnari  90+3'
LM 14 Adel Chedli  80'
CF 5 Ziad Jaziri  85'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Alaeddine Yahia  57'
MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane  57'
FW 7 Haykel Guemamdia  81'  80'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Xabi Alonso (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Aristeu Tavares (Brazil)
Edmílson Corona (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Carlos Chandía (Chile)
Fifth official:
Christian Julio (Chile)

Saudi Arabia vs Spain

Saudi Arabia 0–1 Spain
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Saudi Arabia
Spain
GK 21 Mabrouk Zaid
RB 2 Ahmed Dokhi
CB 3 Redha Tukar
CB 4 Hamad Al-Montashari
LB 12 Abdulaziz Khathran
RM 8 Mohammed Noor
CM 14 Saud Kariri
CM 16 Khaled Aziz  13'
LM 13 Hussein Sulaimani  81'
CF 11 Saad Al-Harthi
CF 9 Sami Al-Jaber (c)  27'  68'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Nawaf Al-Temyat  77'  13'
FW 23 Malek Mouath  68'
DF 19 Mohammad Massad  81'
Manager:
Marcos Paquetá
GK 19 Santiago Cañizares
RB 2 Míchel Salgado
CB 20 Juanito
CB 4 Carlos Marchena  75'
LB 12 Antonio López
CM 18 Cesc Fàbregas  66'
CM 6 David Albelda  30'
CM 13 Andrés Iniesta
RF 17 Joaquín
CF 7 Raúl (c)  46'
LF 10 José Antonio Reyes  35'  70'
Substitutions:
FW 21 David Villa  46'
MF 8 Xavi  66'
FW 9 Fernando Torres  70'
Manager:
Luis Aragonés

Man of the Match:
Juanito (Spain)

Assistant referees:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Aboudou Aderodjou (Benin)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Fifth official:
Brahim Djezzar (Algeria)

Ukraine vs Tunisia

Ukraine 1–0 Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 72,000
Ukraine
Tunisia
GK 1 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi
CB 22 Vyacheslav Sviderskyi  18'
CB 6 Andriy Rusol  65'
CB 2 Andriy Nesmachnyi
RM 9 Oleh Husyev
CM 11 Serhii Rebrov  55'
CM 4 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk  61'
CM 8 Oleh Shelayev  47'
LM 19 Maksym Kalynychenko  75'
SS 10 Andriy Voronin
CF 7 Andriy Shevchenko (c)  88'
Substitutions:
FW 16 Andriy Vorobey  55'
MF 14 Andriy Husin  75'
FW 15 Artem Milevskyi  88'
Manager:
Oleg Blokhin
GK 1 Ali Boumnijel
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi
CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi  90'
CB 3 Karim Haggui
LB 19 Anis Ayari
RM 13 Riadh Bouazizi (c)  43'  79'
CM 8 Mehdi Nafti  90+1'
CM 20 Hamed Namouchi
CM 12 Jawhar Mnari
LM 14 Adel Chedli  79'
CF 5 Ziad Jaziri  9'  45+1'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Francileudo Santos  79'
FW 17 Chaouki Ben Saada  79'
MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane  90+1'
Manager:
Roger Lemerre

Man of the Match:
Anatoliy Tymoshchuk (Ukraine)

Assistant referees:
Amelio Andino (Paraguay)
Manuel Bernal (Paraguay)
Fourth official:
Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
Fifth official:
Hamdi Al Kadri (Syria)

See also