Argentina v Serbia and Montenegro, 16 June 2006
| Score | 6-0 to Argentina |
| Referee | Roberto Rossetti |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals Group C |
| Venue | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen |
| Attendance | 52,000 |
View Argentina v Serbia and Montenegro head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm local
Assistant referees:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Alessandro Stagnoli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Fifth official:
Dramane Danté (Mali)
Man of the Match:
Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)
The only previous World Cup finals meeting between Argentina and Serbia & Montenegro (then the former Yugoslavia) came in the 1990 quarter-finals. Argentina won 3-2 on penalties after the match in Florence had ended in a goalless draw.
Esteban Matias Cambiasso's goal on 31 minutes was a top contender for the AFS World Cup Wonder Goal amid a brilliant Argentina performance.
6
Argentina
Manager: Jose Pekerman
Goals:
| Maxi Rodriguez | 6 |
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| Esteban Cambiasso | 31 |
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| Maxi Rodriguez | 41 |
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| Hernan Crespo | 78 |
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| Carlos Tevez | 84 |
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| Lionel Messi | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Roberto Abbondanzieri
Defender
Nicolás Burdisso
Defender/Centre back
Roberto Ayala
Defender/Midfielder
Javier Mascherano
Defender/Left back
Gabriel Heinze
Midfielder
Lucho Gonzalez
Midfielder
Román Riquelme
Midfielder
Maxi Rodriguez
Midfielder
Juan Pablo Sorin
(captain)
Forward
Hernan Crespo
Forward
Javier Saviola
Substitutions:
| Esteban Cambiasso for Lucho Gonzalez | 17 |
| Carlos Tevez for Javier Saviola | 58 |
| Lionel Messi for Maxi Rodriguez | 75 |
Cards:
| Hernan Crespo | 36 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Leo Franco
Goalkeeper
Oscar Ustari
Defender
Leonardo Cufre
Defender
Gabriel Milito
Defender/Midfielder
Fabricio Coloccini
Midfielder
Pablo Aimar
Midfielder
Esteban Cambiasso
Midfielder
Lionel Scaloni
Midfielder/Forward
Lionel Messi
Forward
Julio Cruz
Forward
Rodrigo Palacio
Forward
Carlos Tevez
Comments:
This result confirmed Argentina's progress to the knockout stages of the 2006 finals. This 6-0 scoreline is the biggest win of the tournament so far, and the equal 10th highest in the history of World Cup finals. At 18 years and 357 days, Lionel Messi becomes Argentina's youngest-ever player at the World Cup finals. Roberto Ayala equalled Javier Zanetti's career record of 102 caps for Argentina.
0
Serbia and Montenegro
Manager: Ilija Petkovic
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Dragoslav Jevrić
Goalkeeper
Milan Dudić
Defender
Goran Gavrančić
Defender
Mladen Krstajić
Defender
Predrag Dorđević
Midfielder
Igor Duljaj
Midfielder
Ognjen Koroman
Midfielder
Albert Nadj
Midfielder
Dejan Stanković
Midfielder
Mateja Kežman
Forward
Savo Milošević
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Ivan Ergić for Albert Nadj | 46 |
| Danijel Ljuboja for Ognjen Koroman | 49 |
| Zvonimir Vukić for Savo Milošević | 70 |
Cards:
| Ognjen Koroman | 7 | Y |
| Albert Nadj | 27 | Y |
| Mladen Krstajić | 42 | Y |
| Mateja Kežman | 65 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Sasa Ilic
Goalkeeper
Oliver Kovacevic
Goalkeeper
Vladimir Stojković
Defender
Nenad Djordjević
Defender
Ivica Dragutinović
Defender
Nemanja Vidić
Defender/Midfielder
Dusan Basta
Defender/Midfielder
Dusan Petkovic
Midfielder
Ivan Ergić
Midfielder
Zvonimir Vukić
Forward
Danijel Ljuboja
Forward
Nikola Zigić