Netherlands vs Ivory Coast 2006

group stage · 2006 FIFA World Cup

Netherlands

2–1

Ivory Coast

📅 16 June 2006 🟨 Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)

⚽ Goals

Robin van Persie

23'

Ruud van Nistelrooy

27'

38'

Bakari Koné

🎽 Lineups

Netherlands

Mgr: van Basten

1 Edwin van der Sar GK

Joris Mathijsen CB

Giovanni van Bronckhorst LB

8 Phillip Cocu LM

9 Ruud van Nistelrooy CF

Arjen Robben RF

André Ooijer CB

14 John Heitinga RB

Robin van Persie LF

Mark van Bommel RM

Wesley Sneijder CM

Substitutes

Khalid Boulahrouz

6 Denny Landzaat

Rafael van der Vaart

Ivory Coast

Mgr: Michel

1 Jean-Jacques Tizié GK

Arthur Boka LB

Kolo Touré CB

Didier Zokora CM

9 Arouna Koné LF

Didier Drogba CF

12 Abdoulaye Méïté CB

14 Bakari Koné RF

Yaya Touré CM

Emmanuel Eboué RB

Romaric CM

Substitutes

Kanga Akalé

10 Gilles Yapi Yapo

Aruna Dindane

🟨 Bookings

Didier Zokora 25'

Arjen Robben 34'

Joris Mathijsen 35'

Didier Drogba 41'

Mark van Bommel 58'

Arthur Boka 66'

Denny Landzaat 90+4'

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Netherlands vs Ivory Coast 2006

⚽ Goals

🎽 Lineups

Netherlands

Ivory Coast

🟨 Bookings

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