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  World Cup 2006 News
The 2006 World Cup saw a host of great goals, including a couple on the second last day of the tournament as Schweinsteiger and Germany provided two more crackers to go with the Lahm and Frings efforts from their first game against Costa Rica.
Last night, Zidane and the World Cup final epitomised that feeling, with the master dazzling but ultimately unsuccessful and the match, which had threatened to be played fast and furious, ending into yet another cagey battle between two excellent teams.
Manchester United hasn’t had a great World Cup - One of our strikers was dropped when he could have helped his team win, another hasn’t been used in the tournament but managed to pick up two bookings in 10 minutes, and the third got a red card for a stomp that condemned Ronaldo to infamy.
soccerlens.com /tags/competitions/world-cup-2006   (1677 words)

  
  2006 FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The FIFA World Cup is the football (soccer) world championship, contested by men's national football teams, and organised by FIFA, the international governing body for football.
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, the eighteenth such championship, began in December 2003 with 198 countries entering the draw for a series of qualification tournaments and play-offs that resulted in 32 national teams qualifying for the finals tournament.
The finals tournament of the 2006 World Cup began on 9 June 2006 and is scheduled to end on 9 July 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup_2006   (1082 words)

  
 World Cup 2006 - World Cup Soccer Odds and Betting Information
Eight teams were seeded by FIFA in the World Cup draw; Brazil because they were reigning champions, Germany as they are hosts, and the rest through a combination of their FIFA world rankings and their performance in the last few World Cups.
The World Cup is only months away now, and for the 32 countries taking part, the excitement and the tension can only build to even greater heights before the start of their first game.
With 12 World Cup appearances under their belt, including three consecutive qualifications in which the team advanced past the group stage, Mexico is a team out to earn respect.
www.docsports.com /world-cup-2006.html   (7043 words)

  
 World Cup Soccer Tickets - World Cup Tickets - 2006 World Cup Tickets
World Cup tickets Like FIFA's use of regional confedera­tions, World Cup Soccer tickets the IOC uses individual governing bodies in the various Olympic sports to determine how the events will be run.
World Cup Soccer tickets FIFA officials charged that IOC officials deliberately restricted promotion of soccer in Barcelona to punish FIFA for its eligibility requirements.
World Cup Soccer tickets The battle of words continued with FIFA saying it felt unwanted and was given the impression the IOC wanted soccer, the first team sport in the Olympics, out of the Games.
www.rhinotickets.com /soccer/worldcupsoccer-tickets.htm   (1028 words)

  
 World Cup Latest Football News | International Football News and Features | International Friendlies and other Soccer ...
Italy have won the final of the World Cup Finals 2006 after beating France in a penalty shoot-out after the game went to penalties after finishing extra-time 1-1 in the Olympiastadion in Berlin, with two first-half goals from France captain Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring and Marco Materazzi levelled for the Azzurri...
Italy face France in the final of the World Cup Finals 2006 in the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Sunday evening, with Italy’s Azzurri hoping to lift their fourth World Cup, and France hoping to win their second, in addition to the one they won on home-soil in 1998...
World Cup 2006 hosts Germany have beaten Portugal 3-1 in Saturday's World Cup third-place play-off at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stüttgart, with two goals from Sebastian Schweinsteiger, an own goal from Petit, with Nuno Gomes On Target For Portugal...
www.worldcuplatest.com /worldcup2006   (1213 words)

  
 World Cup 2006 | Deutsche Welle
German soccer brass hope to carry the country's World Cup excitement into the domestic league's season, but the connection between soccer's biggest event and one of Europe's less exciting leagues remains unclear.
Now that the World Cup has come to an end, the countdown to the European Cup has begun.
They may have won the World Cup but Italy's stars face an uncertain future on their return.
www.dw-world.de /dw/0,2142,8053,00.html   (516 words)

  
 World Cup 2006™ - on XM Satellite Radio
From the very first match to the final, XM captures all of the action of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ as it happens, with live 24/7 coverage, play-by-play on dedicated English and Spanish-language channels, game analysis and daily recaps.
From the opening kick in June until one country is crowned the champion in July follow all of the action for FIFA World Cup 2006 on XM Satellite Radio.
Hosted by Bill McDermott, World Cup This Morning, breaks down the quest for the Cup, giving listeners a daily dose of headlines, match highlights, and expert analysis of all the action in Germany for the FIFA World Cup 2006.
www.xmradio.com /worldcup/index.jsp   (524 words)

  
 2006 World Cup :: Germany :: Soccerphile
Tickets for FIFA World Cup 2006 may still be available from the official FIFA World Cup 2006 Tickets Homepage.
According to World Cup organizing committee president Franz Beckenbauer the logo should be referred to as 'the celebrating faces of football' and aims to convey the message that Germany will be a welcoming and friendly host.
The World Cup 2006 official mascots have been unveiled in a ceremony in Leipzig, November 13, and they are Goleo VI, a human-size lion puppet designed by the US-based Jim Henson Company, the producers of the successful puppet show 'The Muppets", and Pille a talking soccer ball that possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of the game.
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/wc2006/wc2006.html   (1541 words)

  
 World Cup Soccer & Football, FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 - ireland.com
World Cup Final: World Cup finals should be like an elegant word placed at the end of the last line of the last verse of an epic poem.
The word should be just right and when it is read there should be no choice but to pause in wonder as all that has gone before makes sweet sense.
Zinedine Zidane has been awarded the Golden Ball as the best player at the World Cup despite his sending off in the final last night.
www.ireland.com /sports/soccer/worldcup2006   (95 words)

  
 FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 - TV.com
The 2006 FIFA World Cup™ finals showcases the talents of thirty-two teams from across the globe as they compete for the ultimate prize.
Over 1.5 billion people around the world were expected to tune-in to the match, making it a cumulative total of over 30 billion viewers, and breaking the world record for the world’s most-watched sports event.
The world's most watched sports event has arrived and TV.com provided the guide for us members to put together.The FIFA World Cup Germany of 2006 was a result of 140 countries (Out of 192 countries in existance at that period) from various zones competing for a place in the final 32 slots.
www.tv.com /fifa-world-cup-germany-2006/show/58808/summary.html   (574 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 and 2014 in South Africa.
www.worldcupyears.com   (318 words)

  
 World Cup 2006 travel guide - Wikitravel
The FIFA World Cup 2006 [1] was held in Germany between June 9, 2006 and July 9, 2006.
It is only valid in conjuction with a valid World Cup ticket and costs, depending on the length of the journey, €54 (up to 200 km), €74 (from 201 - 350 km), or €90 (above 351 km) -- note that the prices reflect the years that Germany has won the World Cup.
No World Cup ticket is needed, and it is valid for the five weeks of the World Cup (from 7 June to 11 July 2006).
wikitravel.org /en/World_Cup_2006   (1151 words)

  
 World Cup ’06 - Sports - New York Times Blog
The other match-trackers have summed up their World Cup thoughts — Austin is here, Duncan here, Victor here and Rob here — so now it’s Jeff Z. Klein’s turn.
A French lawyer plans to mount a legal challenge to the World Cup final result to establish whether the expulsion of Zinedine Zidane was within the rules.
As we mentioned earlier, we were fortunate enough to get to both blog and moblog this entire World Cup from a city that happens to be home to someone from almost every corner of the planet.
worldcup.blogs.nytimes.com   (2448 words)

  
 WORLD CUP 2006 / Italy wins head game / Zidane loses it, then France does
Italy won its fourth World Cup title 5-3 on a penalty-kick shootout after the score remained 1-1 through overtime.
But the match is certain to be remembered for Zidane's startling head-butting of the Italy defender Marco Materazzi in the chest after the two exchanged words in the 109th minute.
He committed a flagrant abuse of any notion of fair play and perhaps permanently stained a soccer career that many considered to be the world's pre-eminent of the past 20 years.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/07/10/SPGLHJSGHP1.DTL   (1033 words)

  
 rediff.com: Football Fiesta
Zidane is retiring from both club and international football after the 2006 World Cup.
2002 World Cup: Brazil won a record fifth World Cup as Ronaldo erased the memory of his nightmare in the 1998 final by scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory over Germany in the final.
His goals settled the first ever World Cup match between the two most successful teams in the tournament's history...
in.rediff.com /sports/fifa06.html   (177 words)

  
 TheFA.com - World Cup 2006
MATCH GALLERY: With the World Cup now over, we look back at some highlights from a four-week festival of football.
WORLD CUP: We recall a flawless centurion, vintage Argentina, Cambiasso's cracker and the Ivory Coast's first win.
WORLD CUP: Italy have won their fourth World Cup, becoming the best European side in the tournament's history.
www.thefa.com /WorldCup2006   (92 words)

  
 Terra - World Cup 2006
Italy is world champion for fourht time in their history after beating France.
There are many stars in each of the final four team in the World Cup.
The world was in awe because of the spectacular festivities during the opening ceremony of the World Cup.
www.terra.com /worldcup/photos.htm   (121 words)

  
 World Cup Germany 2006 | FIFA World Cup 2006 | World Cup 2006 Information
On the 9th July 2006, Italy won their 4th World Cup, beating France on penalties in Berlin.
Although this report is specifically about England ticket allocations at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, event tickets are always hard to get hold of be it for the Olympics, Concerts or Shows the principle is still the same.
After the World Cup 2006 in Germany, the next FIFA World Cup finals will be hosted in South Africa.
www.2006-worldcup.biz   (415 words)

  
 FIFA World Cup 2006
This year, England is in a good position to take home their second championship victory in the history of the World Cup.
The UN Special Rapporteur on racism, the German government and the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) addressed FIFA, organizer of the World Cup, last year and proposed that “a special day” against racism be organized during the 2006 World Cup.
It is planned for this cooperation to continue after the 2006 World Cup.
www.britainusa.com /sections/articles_show_nt1.asp?d=11&i=41087&L1=41013&L2=41087&a=42021   (646 words)

  
 Active.com | World Cup 2006
FIFA President Sepp Blatter is attempting to resolve the whole World Cup head-butting incident involving Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materazzi by bringing the two world-famous soccer players together on Robben Island in South Africa.
Here is what tips you off—it was the second lowest scoring cup on record, second to 1990; moreover, Germany 2006 now has the record for the most cards ever shown in a World Cup.
A few of the great coaches of the world were hypnotized into thinking that this was the way to go—horrible miscalculations to think that you can walk into a spider’s web and fight the spider.
active.typepad.com /world_cup   (1764 words)

  
 World Cup 2006 - Special Reports from CNN.com International
Italy soccer fans revel in the team's victory in the 2006 World Cup.
World Sport supervising producer Joe McCurdy's behind-the-scenes look at the tournament.
Follow the World Cup with Patrick Snell and Mark McKay on World Sport, daily on CNN International.
edition.cnn.com /SPECIALS/2006/worldcup   (168 words)

  
 2006 World Cup Schedule -- 2006 World Cup Soccer Match Schedule
The following 2006 World Cup Schedule offers times and venues for every match of the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
The 2006 World Cup Soccer Schedule starts off with host country Germany playing Costa Rica on June 9 and concludes with the World Cup final eactly one month later.
Along with this 2006 World Cup Schedule, Doc's plans on providing you with all the World Cup news and betting information in order to make this 2006 World Cup a profitable one.
www.docsports.com /world-cup/2006-world-cup-schedule.html   (289 words)

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