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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)
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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)

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