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The 2006 Tunisia LG Cup was the 18th edition of the international friendly football tournament, the LG Cup, which was played in Tunisia between 30 May and 2 June 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) |
← 2006 (Saudi Arabia) (Jordan) 2006 → | |
Participants
editThe participants were:
Venue
edit| Radès |   Radès |
|---|---|
| 7 November Stadium | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | |
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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' |
Report |
7 November Stadium, Radès
Attendance: 20,000
Third place match
editFinal
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
editGoalscorers
editThere were 8 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
1 goal
Tournament team rankings
editAs 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
editReferences
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.