World Cup Germany 2006 - match description
- Thu 15 Jun 2006, 20:00 BST
- Berlin Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- 1st Round
| Sweden | 1 - 0 | Paraguay |
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| Referees |
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| Referee - Lubos Michel, Slovakia |
| Referee's assistant - Martin Balko, Slovakia |
| Referee's assistant - Roman Slysko, Slovakia |
Match events
| Match period | Time | Event | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 3 | Yellow card | Paraguay | Denis Caniza |
| 1st Half | 14 | Yellow card | Sweden | Tobias Linderoth |
| 2nd Half | 46 | Substitution | Sweden | Leaving player - Zlatan Ibrahimovic Entering player - Marcus Allback |
| 2nd Half | 48 | Yellow card | Sweden | Teddy Lucic |
| 2nd Half | 51 | Yellow card | Paraguay | Roberto Acuna |
| 2nd Half | 60 | Yellow card | Sweden | Marcus Allback |
| 2nd Half | 62 | Substitution | Paraguay | Leaving player - Cristian Riveros Entering player - Julio dos Santos |
| 2nd Half | 63 | Substitution | Paraguay | Leaving player - Roque Santa Cruz Entering player - Dante Lopez |
| 2nd Half | 68 | Substitution | Sweden | Leaving player - Christian Wilhelmsson Entering player - Mattias Jonson |
| 2nd Half | 73 | Yellow card | Paraguay | Carlos Paredes |
| 2nd Half | 81 | Substitution | Paraguay | Leaving player - Carlos Bonet Entering player - Edgar Barreto |
| 2nd Half | 85 | Yellow card | Paraguay | Edgar Barreto |
| 2nd Half | 86 | Substitution | Sweden | Leaving player - Kim Kallstrom Entering player - Johan Elmander |
| 2nd Half | 89 | Goal | Sweden | Fredrik Ljungberg |
Sweden - line-up
| Coach - Lars Lagerback | Captain - Olof Mellberg |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Isaksson | Goalkeeper | 1 | 90 |
| Olof Mellberg | Defender | 3 | 90 |
| Teddy Lucic | Defender | 4 | 90 |
| Erik Edman | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Tobias Linderoth | Midfielder | 6 | 90 |
| Niclas Alexandersson | Midfielder | 7 | 90 |
| Fredrik Ljungberg | Midfielder | 9 | 90 |
| Henrik Larsson | Forward | 11 | 90 |
| Kim Kallstrom | Midfielder | 16 | 85 |
| Christian Wilhelmsson | Midfielder | 21 | 67 |
| Marcus Allback | Forward | 20 | 45 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Forward | 10 | 45 |
| Mattias Jonson | Forward | 18 | 23 |
| Johan Elmander | Forward | 17 | 5 |
| Mikael Nilsson | Defender | 2 | 0 |
| Markus Rosenberg | Forward | 22 | 0 |
| Fredrik Stenman | Defender | 14 | 0 |
| Petter Hansson | Defender | 13 | 0 |
| Karl Svensson | Defender | 15 | 0 |
| Anders Svensson | Midfielder | 8 | 0 |
| Daniel Andersson | Midfielder | 19 | 0 |
| John Alvbage | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 |
| Rami Shaaban | Goalkeeper | 23 | 0 |
Paraguay - line-up
| Coach - Anibal Mano Ruiz | Captain - Carlos Gamarra |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Cesar Caceres | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Carlos Paredes | Midfielder | 13 | 90 |
| Jorge Nunez | Defender | 2 | 90 |
| Nelson Valdez | Forward | 18 | 90 |
| Aldo Bobadilla | Goalkeeper | 22 | 90 |
| Denis Caniza | Defender | 21 | 90 |
| Carlos Gamarra | Defender | 4 | 90 |
| Roberto Acuna | Midfielder | 10 | 90 |
| Carlos Bonet | Midfielder | 6 | 80 |
| Roque Santa Cruz | Forward | 9 | 62 |
| Cristian Riveros | Midfielder | 16 | 61 |
| Julio dos Santos | Midfielder | 19 | 29 |
| Dante Lopez | Forward | 20 | 28 |
| Edgar Barreto | Midfielder | 8 | 10 |
| Nelson Cuevas | Forward | 23 | 0 |
| Derlis Gomez | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 |
| Delio Toledo | Defender | 3 | 0 |
| Paulo Da Silva | Defender | 14 | 0 |
| Julio Manzur | Defender | 15 | 0 |
| Salvador Cabanas | Midfielder | 7 | 0 |
| Diego Gavilan | Midfielder | 11 | 0 |
| Jose Montiel | Midfielder | 17 | 0 |
| Justo Villar | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 |