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The 2006 Tunisia LG Cup It is the 18th edition of the international friendly football tournament, the LG Cup, which was played in Tunisia between May 30 and June 2, 2006 at the 7 November Stadium,[1] with the participation of four teams: Tunisia, Uruguay, Libya and Belarus.[2] The Uruguay national team won it after defeating Tunisia in the final match.[3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Radès |
| Dates | 30 May – 2 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uruguay (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Libya |
| Fourth place |  Belarus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 8 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 8 players (1 goal) |
Participants edit
The participants were:
Venue edit
| Radès |
|---|
| 7 November Stadium |
| Capacity: 60,000 |
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  Radès 2006 LG Cup (Tunisia) (Tunisia) |
Results edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 May – Radès | ||||||
| Tunisia | 3 | |||||
| 2 June – Radès | ||||||
| Belarus | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia | 1 (1) | |||||
| 30 May – Radès | ||||||
| Uruguay (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Libya | 1 | |||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 June – Radès | ||||||
| Libya (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||
| Belarus | 0 (1) | |||||
Semifinals edit
| Libya | 1–2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
El Taib  61' |
Report | Vigneri 15' Abreu 34' |
7 November Stadium, Radès
Attendance: 5,000
| Tunisia | 3–0 | Belarus |
|---|---|---|
| Namouchi 34', pen' Dos Santos 46'Jomaa 90+3'Haggui  88' |
Report |
7 November Stadium, Radès
Attendance: 20,000
Third place match edit
Final edit
| Tunisia | 0–0 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Mnari  Ghodhbane  Bouazizi Meriah |
1–3 | Scotti Olivera Estoyanoff Giacomazzi |
| 2006 LG Cup winner |
|---|
 Uruguay Second title |
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 8 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
1 goal
Tournament team rankings edit
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Champions |
| 2 | Tunisia (H)
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | Runner-up |
| 3 | Libya
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Third place |
| 4 | Belarus
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | Fourth place |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "LG Cup 2 2006 - Footballdatabase". www.footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Goalzz.com: live sports scores and news". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Tunisia) 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 2021-05-29.