Play in Group B of the 2006 FIFA World Cup began on 10 June and completed on 20 June 2006. England won the group, and advanced to the round of 16, along with Sweden. Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago were eliminated.
Group B was the second of eight groups to start play at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. 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.[1]
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| 1 |  England
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Sweden
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Paraguay
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
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| England | 1–0 | Paraguay |
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Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Marco Rodríguez (Mexico)
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| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 | Sweden |
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Attendance: 62,959
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)
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| England | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
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| Sweden | 1–0 | Paraguay |
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Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
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The fixture was a repeat of the two teams' opening match at the 2002 tournament, also ending in a draw.
| Sweden | 2–2 | England |
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Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
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| Paraguay | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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86' |
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Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
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2006 FIFA World Cup finalists
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