2006 LG Cup (Tunisia)

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Host countryTunisia
CityTunis
Dates30 May – 2 June
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
2006 LG Cup
كأس إل جي 2006
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
CityTunis
Dates30 May – 2 June
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Uruguay (2nd title)
Runners-up Tunisia
Third place Libya
Fourth place Belarus
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored8 (2 per match)
Attendance62,000 (15,500 per match)
Top scorer8 players (1 goal each)
2006 (Saudi Arabia)
(Jordan) 2006

The 2006 LG Cup was the 18th edition of the international friendly football tournament, the LG Cup.[1] It was organized by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF) and was held between 30 May and 2 June in Tunis, Tunisia.

This is the second time Tunisia has hosted the competition, after the inaugural edition in 1997. Four teams participated in the tournament: Belarus, Libya, Tunisia and Uruguay. Uruguay won the tournament for their second LG Cuo title, defeating Tunisia 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished goalless following extra time.[2]

The participants were:

Venue

All four matches was played at the 7 November Stadium in Tunis.

Tunis
7 November Stadium
Capacity: 60,000

Results

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 May – Tunis
 
 
 Tunisia 3
 
2 June – Tunis
 
 Belarus 0
 
 Tunisia 1 (1)
 
30 May – Tunis
 
 Uruguay (pen.) 1 (3)
 
 Libya 1
 
 
 Uruguay 2
 
Third place
 
 
2 June – Tunis
 
 
 Libya (pen.) 0 (3)
 
 
 Belarus 0 (1)

Semi-finals

Uruguay 2–1 Libya
Report
Attendance: 5,000[3]
Referee: Atef Yacoubi (Tunisia)

Tunisia 3–0 Belarus
Report
Attendance: 24,000[4]
Referee: Djaballah Touati (Algeria)

Third place match

Libya 1–1 Belarus
Osman 90+3' Report Shtanyuk 12'
Penalties
3–1
Attendance: 8,000[5]
Referee: Aouaz Trabelsi (Tunisia)

Final

Tunisia 0–0 Uruguay
Report
Penalties
Mnari soccer ball with red X
Ghodhbane soccer ball with check mark
Bouazizi soccer ball with red X
Meriah soccer ball with red X
1–3 soccer ball with check mark Scotti
soccer ball with red X Olivera
soccer ball with check mark Estoyanoff
soccer ball with check mark Giacomazzi
Attendance: 25,000[6]
Referee: Nasser Abbas (Egypt)

Statistics

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