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City Mayors: Football World Cup 2006 - Stadiums Known nationwide as the Bundesliga’s opera-house, the Westfalenstadion was originally built for the 1974 FIFA Football World Cup. Since 1985, the German Cup Final has been played in the stadium, which received a facelift prior to hosting three games in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion was improved to FIFA World Cup standard as early as 1999-2001, with an investment of around 54 million euro on the main stand. www.citymayors.com /sport/worldcup_stadiums.html   (1708 words)

1974 World Cup The 10th FIFA World Cup tournament in Germany in 1974 was marked by the arrival of color television! Another host triumph as the West Germans took the new FIFA World Cup for the first time with a quite exceptional display of the hard-running, interchanging style in a tournament remembered for the arrival of "total football". The second change was the replacing of the Jules Rimet trophy- won outright by Brazil four years earlier after winning the FIFA World Cup three times (1958, 1962, 1970)- by a new solid gold statuette known as the "FIFA World Cup". www.soccerhall.org /history/WorldCup_1974.htm   (552 words)

City Mayors: Football World Cup 2006 - Stadiums Since 1985, the German Cup Final has been played in the stadium, which received a facelift prior to hosting three games in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. The Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion was improved to FIFA World Cup standard as early as 1999-2001, with an investment of around 54 million euro on the main stand. After the 2006 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Germany, FC Kaiserslautern increased their efforts to improve the Fritz-Walter-Stadion to World Cup standards. www.citymayors.com /sport/worldcup_stadiums.html   (1741 words)

http://www.KenAston.org - World Cup 1974 Names for the new trophy like Stanley Rous Cup and Churchill Cup were put forward, but FIFA called it, the FIFA World Cup, thus reverting it to its original name. Yet another host triumph as the Germans took the new FIFA World Cup after the previous one- the Jules Rimet Trophy- had been stolen in Brazil. Consequently the security for the 1974 World Cup was tighter than ever before soccer's greatest event. www.kenaston.org /World_Cup/WorldCup1974.htm   (1281 words)

World Cup Football News England lost to Argentina at the last 16 stage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup, to Brazil in the quarter-finals in 2002 and to Portugal in the UEFA EURO 2004 last eight. We can win world crown, says Beckham: "England captain David Beckham is convinced Sven-Goran Eriksson's team can lift the FIFA World Cup™ next summer if luck goes their way. THE WORLD GAME - WC fever grips African finalists: "Every month Arnaud Cire puts aside a fraction of his measly 70,000 CFA franc ($A175) salary in the hope of accompanying his beloved national football side, The Elephants, to the World Cup finals in Germany. www.neurotribe.net /footballblog   (2689 words)

Football World Cup Trophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Originally called simply the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, it was renamed in 1946 to honour the FIFA President Jules Rimet who in 1929 passed a vote to initiate the competition. During a public exhibition just before the 1966 World Cup Final in England the trophy was stolen, but it was later found in a dustbin by a dog named "Pickles". Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, there have been two trophies awarded to the winners. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jules_Rimet_trophy   (377 words)

REMEMBERING THE 1974 FIFA WORLD CUP™ The security at the 1974 FIFA World Cup™ was very tight after terrorists murdered eleven Jewish athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in München. Instead of the Jules Rimet Cup, which had been handed to Brazil for good after their triumph in Mexico four years earlier, the winners of this tournament would receive the new FIFA World Cup™ trophy. The Preliminary Draw for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ will also be held in Frankfurt, although in the ‘slightly’ larger surroundings of Frankfurt’s Festhalle. www.germany-tourism.de /fifa_wm_2006/historie74_wm2006.html   (866 words)

Encyclopedia: Football World Cup 1974 The 1974 Football World Cup was held in West Germany. The FIFA World Player of the Year is a football award given annually to the male and female player who is thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches of international teams. The Westfalenstadion is a German football stadium in Dortmund that is host to the Borussia Dortmund football team and will host several matches of the 2006 World Cup, including a semi-final. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Football-World-Cup-1974   (6959 words)

1990 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 1990 Football World Cup was designated by FIFA in 1984 to be held in Italy, making it the second country to host the event twice. West German team manager Franz Beckenbauer became the second footballer, after Mario Zagallo of Brazil, to become World Champion as a player (in 1974) and as team manager. The World Cup 1990 is widely regarded as one of the least spectacular and most cynical World Cups ever. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup_1990   (592 words)

2002 FIFA World Cup - Teams - Germany Gerd Müller: Gerd Müller netted 14 goals for West Germany in the 1970 and 1974 World Cup, and is the all-time leading scorer in the competition. World Cup Champions: 1954 in Switzerland, 1974 in West Germany, 1990 in Italy Outlook: Germany's qualifying route to the World Cup was rather bumpy and a recent 1-0 loss to Wales in an exhibition match suggests German soccer is on the decline. www.cbc.ca /sports/soccer/teams/germany.html   (1579 words)

H2G2 A new trophy, known simply as The FIFA World Cup, was created by Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga to replace the Jules Rimet Cup, now the property of Brazil following their third World Cup triumph in 1970. The 1974 World Cup finals saw a change in the format of the tournament. The first round remained the same: four groups of four teams, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the second round. www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/pda/A561971   (193 words)

ESPNsoccernet.com World Cup 2002: World Cup 1974 (West Germany) While Cruyff was soon to sneak into World Cup exile, Beckenbauer, who had previously lost a final and come third in 1970, lifted the new FIFA World Cup. Though its defining moment, Mexico '70 was the end of the era of Brazilian World Cup dominance. Jan Tomaszewski leads out an excellent Poland team which enjoyed its best-ever World Cup. worldcup.espnsoccernet.com /story?id=203636   (800 words)

CNNSI.com - CNNSI.com's complete coverage of the FIFA World Cup - World Cup History: West Germany 1974 - Wednesday June 26, 2002 03:47 PM Germany was awarded the 1974 World Cup at the FIFA Congress in 1964. The 1974 World Cup saw FIFA elect its new president, Brazilian-born Joao Havelange, the first non-European leader for soccer's world governing body. The 10th FIFA World Cup tournament was marked by the arrival of color television and a new trophy, with the Jules Rimet trophy-- kept by Brazil four years earlier after winning its third title -- replaced by a new solid gold statuette known simply as the "FIFA World Cup." sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup/history/westgermany_1974   (744 words)

ABC Sports - ABC Sports presents World Cup soccer Joining him in the studio will be Giorgio Chinaglia, the all-time leading goal scorer in NASL history and a member of the 1974 Italian World Cup team, and Eric Wynalda, a member of the 1990, 1994 and 1998 U.S. World Cup teams and the most prolific goal scorer in U.S. National team history. In order to provide uninterrupted coverage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, ABC Sports, along with ESPN and ESPN2, will refrain from running commercials during the two 45-minute halves of each game. Sweden is back in the World Cup after failing to qualify in 1998. espn.go.com /abcsports/pressreleases/s/2002/0529/1388416.html   (597 words)

A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever. Only seven countries have ever won the World Cup: Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994), the former West Germany (1954, 1974, 1990), Italy (1934, 1938, 1982), Uruguay (1930, 1950), Argentina (1978, 1986), England (1966) and the latest addition to the list of Honour France (1998) Discussions for the competition began at the turn of the century, when FIFA was established, and in the late 1920s preparations for the first World Cup were underway as Uruguay became the inaugural hosts by offering to provide the stadium and paying the visiting teams' expenses. The amount of teams submited to take part in the 2002 Qualifying rounds is up to 195. www.fifaworldcup.co.uk   (190 words)

World Cup Football - FIFA World Cup History & Results The Football World Cup (officially FIFA World Cup) is the most important international football (soccer) competition. Vava of Brazil scored in 1958 and 1962 finals, Pele also of Brazil scored in the 1958 and 1970 finals and Paul Breitner of West Germany matched this in the 1974 and 1982 finals Over 160 national teams compete in regional qualifying rounds for a place in the finals. www.world-cup-football.org.uk   (435 words)

World Cup 1990 World Cup 1990 football- Look at England's World Cup history including the World Cup 1990 and follow England's progress in the World Cup 2002... 1974 World Cup Golden Boot winner Gregorz Lato played for us 1985 to 1990. The World Cup 1990 is widely regarded as the least spectacular and most cynical World Cup ever, with a... www.comeonmom.com /world-cup-1990.html   (234 words)

Amazon.com: Soccer - FIFA World Cup Vol 2 - 1966 -1974: DVD 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. 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. Volume 2 in a 4 part series chronicling the history of the most popular sporting tournament in the world. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000DG970?v=glance   (650 words)

BBC - h2g2 - Football World Cup, 1974, West Germany - A561971 A new trophy, known simply as The FIFA World Cup, was created by Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga to replace the Jules Rimet Cup, now the property of Brazil following their third World Cup triumph in 1970. West Germany were world champions for the second time, 20 years after their success in Switzerland, and Franz Beckenbauer became the first team captain to lift the new World Cup trophy. Haiti didn't do particularly well in their first World Cup finals, losing all three of their games. www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/classic/A561971   (1278 words)

Football World Cup Germany, 2006 FIFA World Cup Trophy, Football World Cup 2006 Germany With the Jules Rimet Cup being awarded permanently to 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. The current FIFA World Cup Trophy cannot be won outright, as the regulations state that it shall remain FIFA's own possession. The World Cup winners retain it until the next tournament and are awarded a gold-plated replica. www.mapsofworld.com /2006-fifa-world-cup/trophy.html   (1278 words)

2006 Fifa world cup - World Cup 2006 Mascot From World Cup 2006 Mascot [63.173.96.70] - 2005-02-03 9:47 AM With Goleo VI FIFA is offering an official mascot that is multi-layered and almost a living character, very different from the Tip and Tap mascot from the 1974 World Cup," read a statement from football's governing body FIFA. FIFA have unveiled the official mascot of the FIFA 2006 World Cup TM at a press conference in Leipzig. The name GOLEO VI comes from the character’s ‘father’ who would call: "Go Leo, Go!" from the sidelines as he watched his son play football, FIFA added the number VI as GOLEO was the sixth applicant for the position of Official Mascot. 2006fifaworldcup.editme.com /mascot   (1278 words)

A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever. Discussions for the competition began at the turn of the century, when FIFA was established, and in the late 1920s preparations for the first World Cup were underway as Uruguay became the inaugural hosts by offering to provide the stadium and paying the visiting teams' expenses. Only seven countries have ever won the World Cup: Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994), the former West Germany (1954, 1974, 1990), Italy (1934, 1938, 1982), Uruguay (1930, 1950), Argentina (1978, 1986), England (1966) and the latest addition to the list of Honour France (1998) A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever. www.fifaworldcup.co.uk   (190 words)

Germany 2006 - Home The World Cup news ticker provides the latest news agency reports on FIFA World Cup 2006: on the German team, on the teams of nations participating in the World Cup, on the Federal Government’s artistic and cultural programme, and on many other things that whet the appetite for the World Cup. The Artistic and Cultural Programme to the FIFA World Cup 2006 Passionate about football and open to the world – Germany is eagerly anticipating the FIFA World Cup 2006 wm2006.deutschland.de /EN/Navigation/Home/home.html   (413 words)

Trinidad News, Trinidad Newspaper, Trinidad Sports, Trinidad politics, Trinidad and Tobago, Tobago News, Trinidad classifieds, Trinidad TV, Sports, Business Trinidad and Tobago are embarking on their 11th FIFA World Cup campaign since 1966 and have yet to qualify for a World Cup Finals despite going close in both 1990 and 1974. Trinidad and Tobago have three victories in seven meetings with Guatemala in World Cup qualifying-the last time being in 1989 with the Strike Squad. Guatemala 2 Trinidad and Tobago 1 (1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Los Angelos) www.trinidadexpress.com /index.pl/article_sports_mag?id=68617369   (820 words)

Sports : Information of all the classical player of football He redefined the role of 'libero', lifted the FIFA World Cup™ as captain in 1974, before repeating the feat as a manager in 1990. The facts speak for themselves: he played in the FIFA World Cup™ three times, winning in 1982, won 112 caps and holds the record of 1,142 minutes without conceding a goal. At the 1978 FIFA World Cup ArgentinaTM and even more so at Spain 1982, the Italian allied economy of movement, perfect positioning and innate opportunism to become one of the finest strikers on planet football. www.sheetudeep.com /footballclassicplayer.html   (665 words)

A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever. Discussions for the competition began at the turn of the century, when FIFA was established, and in the late 1920s preparations for the first World Cup were underway as Uruguay became the inaugural hosts by offering to provide the stadium and paying the visiting teams' expenses. Only seven countries have ever won the World Cup: Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994), the former West Germany (1954, 1974, 1990), Italy (1934, 1938, 1982), Uruguay (1930, 1950), Argentina (1978, 1986), England (1966) and the latest addition to the list of Honour France (1998) A comprehensive listing of every FIFA World Cup game ever. www.fifaworldcup.co.uk   (190 words)

uefa.com On the pitch, we had a run when we went to five World Cups in a row, starting in 1974, and although we suffered our share of bad luck in those tournaments it was still a fantastic achievement. After coaching Scotland to the UEFA European Under-18 title in 1982, Andy Roxburgh was Scotland's national coach from 1986-1993, leading them to the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals and to their first UEFA European Championship finals in 1992. Andy Roxburgh: Scottish football's position in world football is significant because, along with England, it was at the foundations of the world game. www.uefa.com /uefa/history/AssociationWeeks/Association=117/newsid=243248.html   (653 words)

1974 African Nations Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia FIFA- World Cup - Women's World Cup - World Rankings - Player of the Year The 1974 African Nations Cup was the ninth edition of the African Nations Cup, the soccer championship of Africa ( CAF). Just like in 1972, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1974_African_Nations_Cup   (653 words)

CONCACAF Haiti hasn’t qualified for a FIFA World Cup since Germany 1974. The Uruguayan native became a USA citizen and played 61 international matches for the USA including the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The 47-year-old Clavijo is expected to be at the helm with Haiti through to 2006 and as the squad looks ahead to CONCACAF World Cup 2006 qualifying in this coming January 2004. www.concacaf.com /view_article.asp?lang=en&id=2201   (101 words)

Planet World Cup - 1974 - Results Info on how the World Cup was founded and about the trophy as well. Interesting columns about the past, present and future of the World Cup. Every nation with appearances in the World Cup. www.planetworldcup.com /CUPS/1974/wc74index.html   (157 words)

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