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	Fifa World Cup
		German dreams of reaching the FIFA World Cup Final on home soil died in Dortmund as two goals in the final moments of extra time carried Italy into the Final as 2-0 semi-final winners....
		It is four wins and counting for holders Brazil at the 2006 FIFA World Cup after they beat Ghana 3-0 in Dortmund to book their place in the quarter-finals...
		Fifa president Sepp Blatter has criticised the ticketing arrangements for this summer's World Cup in Germany....
	fifa-world-cup-soccer-2006.deepthi.com (2635 words)

	Football World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 2014 World Cup, which FIFA has earmarked for South America, is expected to be held in Brazil as CONMEBOL, the South American Football Confederation, has already backed it as their choice.
		At their 1939 Congress, FIFA did not arrive at a decision on whether the 1942 World Cup should be held in Brazil or Germany, and decided to adjourn until their next meeting.
		At the end of each World Cup final tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FIFA_World_Cup (1665 words)

	World Cup History Page - All about the World Cup history
		The host of the World Cup 1966 was England (mainly because of a centennial of The Football Association falling in 1963).
		FIFA made a controversial decision to grant only one place in the finals to three confederations, which caused the withdrawal of all African teams and the Syrian eleven from the qualifiers (the wronged confederations from Africa, Asia and Australia called this decision "political discrimination").
		FIFA made the English coach Alfred Ramsey apologize to the team from Argentina in public for calling them animals.
	www.worldcup.isn.pl /en/cups/1966.htm (445 words)

	Football World Cup 1966 - free-definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		1966 was the year that the Football World Cup went back to the country that first conceived football: England.
		Despite achieving record attendances at the time, it was a World Cup with few goals as the teams began to play much more tactically and defensively.
		England received the recovered Jules Rimet trophy from Her Majesty the Queen and were crowned World Cup winners.
	www.free-definition.com /Football-World-Cup-1966.html (765 words)

	Trophy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		When the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Congress met in 1929 and decided to form an international football championship, FIFA president Jules Rimet and members soon realized the need for a prize that would nobly and artistically reflect both the great athletic achievement of the champions and the prestige of the tournament itself.
		In honor of the FIFA president, the cup was later dubbed the Jules Rimet Trophy.
		The new FIFA World Cup trophy, cast in solid 18k gold, depicts two organically rendered football players rising from a green malachite stone base in a dramatic spiral, their arms outstretched victoriously to cradle a globe of the world.
	www.mcdonalds.com /usa/sports/cup/tournament/tropy.html (576 words)

	World Cup Web 100% Unofficial
		During the course of three FIFA World Cup(tm) events (1930, 1934 and 1938) which were held before the Second World War, the name changed to simply the 'World Cup'.
		The FIFA World Cup(tm) winners retain it until the next tournament and are awarded a replica, gold-plated rather than solid gold.
		With the Jules Rimet Cup now in the permanent possession of Brazil after their third FIFA World Cup triumph in Mexico City in 1970, FIFA commissioned a new trophy for the tenth FIFA World Cup in 1974.
	worldcupweb.com /WCfootball/footorigin.asp (691 words)

	FIFA World Cup Football Championship 2010 South Africa
		The Football World Cup Championship which takes place every 4 years and is open to nations from around the world is, for the first time, scheduled for the African Continent - namely South Africa.
		There is obviously a great deal of work to be done, not least of which is the building of stadiums to accommodate the matches.
		Nations from around the world, in the lead up to 2010, will go through a series of elimination and qualifying rounds to arrive at the nations going through to the finals from the finals came from the 6 Zones:
	www.worldcupfootball.org /southafrica2010.html (134 words)

	United Kingdom - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The officer in command of the armed forces is known as the Chief of the Defence Staff, while the political control lies with the Secretary of State for Defence.
		The first occasion on which men were drafted by Act of Parliament into the British armed forces was during World War I. Conscription was reintroduced on September 3 1939, the day on which World War II was declared.
		The Blair government has put off the question of participation in the Euro system, citing five economic tests that would need to be met before they recommend that the UK adopts the Euro, and hold a referendum.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /united_kingdom.htm (3560 words)

	World Cup History 1966 - 1974
		The eighth football World Cup took place in England, in order to celebrate the 100-year-jubilee of the English Football Association (FA) and the 70 volunteering teams set a new record.
		The surprises of the qualification of the World Cup of 1966 were: Portugal won against the CSSR, who were second in the World Cup of 1962, North-Korea as the first Asian team taking part came to the quarter-final.
		In the meantime the tenth World Cup, after several unsuccessful attempts of the Germans to take the World Cup to Germany they finally were successful and the World Cup was carried out in Germany.
	germany2006.fussballportal.de /history_1966_1974.php (317 words)

	Portugal History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The first match was played in Portugal in 1888, almost a century before the great Eusébio dazzled supporters at the finals of the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, finishing top scorer with nine goals including four in the remarkable quarter-final win against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
		It was a tournament that put Portuguese football on the map, but they were not to show the same level of performance again until 1984, when a team constructed around homegrown talents like Nené, Fernando Chalana and Rui Jordão reached the semi-finals in their first appearance at the UEFA European Championship.
		Although Portugal - boasting the brilliant Eusébio in their ranks - finished third at the 1966 FIFA World Cup finals, it was only recently that the national team began to share the reputation of the nation's most successful clubs, SL Benfica and FC Porto.
	www.freewebs.com /euromatchtips/portugal_history.htm (901 words)

	1966 world cup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Bobby Moore with Jules Rimet trophyThe 1966 Football World Cup Final was the final match in the Football World Cup 1966, contested by England and West...
		England's victory in the 1966 football World Cup is one of the most celebrated events in 20th century...
		The 1966 World Cup was held in England - there were 4 groups with the...
	www.football-supersite.com /articles/12/1966-world-cup.html (587 words)

	Teams of FIFA World Cup 2002 - Portugal - by La Cancha-News On World Cup 2002
		After twice before making it to the FIFA World Cup finals, Portugal have managed to go through to their third, the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, with realistic hopes of achieving new heights in the world competition.
		Many of the players that compose the national side were part of the teams that won two FIFA World Youth Championships (Saudi Arabia 1989 and Portugal 1991).
		With Figo, whom many consider to be the best player in the world, leading the way, the Portuguese may be on their way to overcoming their tag of purveyors of beautiful football without ever getting results.
	www.lacancha.com /Teams_Portugal.html (264 words)

	England in World Cup 1966 - Final Tournament
		FIFA used a seeding system designed to place the four South American teams in separate groups and to keep holders Brazil and hosts England apart.
		The teams were put into four pots for the draw: a South American pot with Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay, a European pot with England, Hungary, the U.S.S.R. and West Germany, a Latin European pot with France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, and, finally, a pot of "others" with Bulgaria, Mexico, North Korea and Switzerland.
		The results, match summaries and tables for the entire World Cup 1966 final tournament are available both on the FIFA website and in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistical Foundation Archive.
	www.englandfootballonline.com /CmpWC/CmpWC1966Finals.html (210 words)

	Albanian.com - Albania in the preliminaris of World Cup 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The slogan for the 2006 FIFA World Cup is ‘A time to make friends’, and we hope that will apply to the preliminary competition.
		Having finished in third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japanä, Turkey also seem a solid bet to qualify for the finals in Germany, despite having to swallow the bitter pill of elimination in the EURO 2004 qualifiers, when Latvia beat them in the play-offs.
		At the last FIFA World Cup, they beat world champions France and Uruguay, and with Jon Dahl Tomasson (AC Milan) up front, they are strong in attack.
	www.albanian.com /community/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=141 (1208 words)

	The World Cup 1966 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This world cup had everything, passion, controversy, some fine football and one of the greatest footballing upsets of all time, when North Korea knocked out Italy at Ayresome Park.
		Bobby Moore is carried aloft by the team, Nobby Stiles dances a jig with the world cup in his hand.
		For the first time since the world cup in Uruguay, thirty two years previously, the home nation had won the world cup, and in the process inspired an enduring national mythology.
	www.the-english-football-archive.com /england/world_cup/1966.htm (1379 words)

	North American Soccer League - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that the timing of this was related to the huge amount of attention given throughout the English-speaking world given to the victory by England in the 1966 FIFA World Cup and the resulting documentary film, Goal.
		The National Professional Soccer League had a national television contract in the U.S. with the CBS television network, but the ratings for matches were unacceptable even by weekend daytime standards and the arrangement was terminated.
		The Americanization of the rules has ended; MLS games are now exactly the same as the rest of the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/North_American_Soccer_League (568 words)

	CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup
		Ronaldo was on the roster for his third Cup final at age 25.
		As his two goals led Brazil to a 2-0 win over Germany and a record fifth World Cup title, Ronaldo rediscovered his enchanting mix of regal majesty and youthful wonder, Grant Wahl writes in Sports Illustrated.
		CNNSI.com's Pedro Pinto says the 2002 World Cup brought joy to nations around the world, even those in conflict.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup (235 words)

	Soccer - FIFA World Cup Vol 2 - 1966 -1974 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		An American DVD, licensed by the world soccer organization FIFA, commented upon by an Englishman, and for sale in the USA -- a country where soccer hardly has any tradition.
		1966 was full of surprises, controversy and passion culminating in a legendary extra time period in the Final.
		The creative Dutch, led by Johan Cruyff, brought `Total Soccer` to the world in 1974 and the West Germans were tactically superb under the leadership of Franz Beckenbauer.
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	World Cup Soccer Betting Odds - Bet World Cup 2006 Soccer - world Cup Germany Odds
		The 2006 Football World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany?) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006.
		The XVIII FIFA World Cup will be held from 9th June to 9th July 2006 across 12 venues in Germany, with 32 nations competing in the month-long festival of sporting excellence.
		There are many different World Cup Soccer Odds and different World Cup betting options so if you are interested in betting the World Cup it is a good idea to Bookmark This Page and check back often.
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	World Cup Betting Odds - UEFA Cup odds - Bet Soccer Online
		World Cup odds will fluctuate so getting the best in your favor can make a big difference over the course of the entire 2006 World Cup soccer tournament.
		For people wanting to bet, an interesting statistic about the FIFA World Cup is the fact that over its long history, there have only been seven different winners.
		The World Cup or simply World Cup, is the most important competition in international football (soccer), and the world's most representative team sport event.
	www.soccercappers.com (559 words)

	Persian Football (PFDC) : Your Source for Iranian football news.
		And for the most part their rare international appearances are still overshadowed by their stunning performances at the 1966 FIFA World Cup England™, where they shocked the world by reaching the quarter-finals.
		It was an achievement that left them as the best ever Asian finisher at a FIFA World Cup finals for 36 years until Korea Republic’s milestone performance in 2002.
		Their last appearance in FIFA World Cup qualifying was in 1993, when they were mercilessly knocked out with four straight defeats and one win in the final qualifying round for Asia.
	www.persianfootball.com /readstory.php?storyid=EEEkpEZFAuzyZTZMRd (498 words)

	FIFA World Cup Football Championships
		The Football World Cup Championship takes place every 4 years and is open to nations from around the world.
		The championship is organised by FIFA (the International Football Federation, football's governing body) and countries bid to host the event.
		The final of the 2006 World Cup Championship between France and Italy was held in Berlin on 9 July.
	www.worldcupfootball.org (320 words)

	World Cup
		Detailed information is provided on the events in each and every world cup including the overviews, greatest players, fixtures, results, top scorers, classic matches, greatest managers and so much more.
		The fifa world cup was a great tournament this year in Germany and all nations participated well as world cup soccer reached new heights.
		We look back on every world cup score at world cup germany 2006 and we will also look at what is going on in prepeartion for world cup 2010.
	www.worldcupyears.com (283 words)

	2006 fifa world cup germany information resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fifa World Cup 2006 in Germany you are planning an event in Berlin and didn't found the best location for it?
		FIFA World Cup 2006 - Germany The greatest sporting event in the world, the FIFA World Cup 2006 will be held in Germany from June 9 to July 9, 2006.
		Offical-Ball 01 Offical-Ball 02 Offical-Ball 03 ©The Official Emblem, the Official Mascots of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germanyô and the FIFA World Cup Trophy are copyrights and trademarks of FIFA.
	www.topofgermany.com /2006fifaworldcupgermany (1434 words)

	CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup - World Cup History: England 1966 - Wednesday June 26, ...
		Alf Ramsey had vowed that England would win the World Cup in 1966 on home soil when he became national manager, and -- with a little luck and some outstanding performances from players such as Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Gordon Banks and Geoff Hurst -- he was able to keep his promise.
		For the first and only time so far, the World Cup was staged in the country that had given soccer to the world.
		Eusebio was the hottest striker of the tournament, scoring nine times as Portugal surged to the semifinals, while an elegant young libero called Franz Beckenbauer made a name himself as West Germany reached the final.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/history/england_1966 (726 words)

	1966 World Cup
		Since its launch in 1930, the FIFA World Cup had grown in stature to become clearly the world's senior international football tournament.
		An enormous popular success in England and elsewhere, the FIFA World Cup took on another dimension in 1966.
		The Africans' protest was the result of a new FIFA rule stipulating that the winners of the Africa zone must then beat the winners of either the Asia or Oceania zone in order to reach the 1966 finals.
	www.soccerhall.org /history/WorldCup_1966.htm (565 words)

	uefa.com
		The British sports commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme, famous for his commentary on England's 1966 FIFA World Cup final win over West Germany, has died aged 81.
		I was in England as a supporter in 1966 and I remember his famous words.
		He will always be associated with those immortal words in the 1966 World Cup final, but I will always remember him from when he first took charge of Match of the Day and from FA Cup finals and European finals."
	www.uefa.com /news/newsId=20331,printer.htmx (347 words)

	noticias - WORLD CUP 2006: Head-2-Head: Italy present toughest of starts for Smith (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Another three decades passed before Italy and Scotland met again, this time on 9 November 1965 in Glasgow for the first of two qualifying matches which would determine which of the pair progressed to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England.
		After Italy's 1-0 friendly victory in December 1988, the sides' next competitive meeting came in qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
		A 0-0 draw with Slovenia was followed by a 1-0 loss against Norway — incredibly their first defeat at Hampden in World Cup qualifying since 1985.
	www.noticias.info /Asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=53960 (1077 words)

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