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	World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 - FIFA World Cup Soccer Blog
		World Cup Round Up: The Nation State Lives, Bora in Jamaica
		With a couple of weeks to go before the decisive Euro 2008 matches are played and before World cup qualifying resumes in South America, these are the days when we are left to ponder stories of coaching confusion in Africa, doom and gloom in England,...
		The regional rotation system that has helped to bring the World Cup to continents not named Europe is...
	www.worldcupblog.org (1273 words)

	World Cup - MSN Encarta
		The men’s World Cup is considered the most popular sporting event in the world and is followed with passionate interest around the globe—the final game of the 2002 tournament was played to a television audience of more than 1 billion viewers.
		World War II (1939-1945) brought a halt to most international sporting activities, and the World Cup was not played again until 1950, in Brazil.
		The second women’s World Cup was held in 1995 in Sweden, and Norway won, defeating Germany in the finals, 2-0.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761579398/World_Cup_(soccer).html (1646 words)

	FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The decision to hold the second of these, the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France was controversial, as the American countries had been led to understand that the World Cup would rotate between the two continents.
		World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot.
		The success of the host in the Cup is a major reason why nations actively lobby to be selected as hosts, as they seek to gain the advantage of a supportive crowd; however, there are also frequent accusations that FIFA arranges favourable refereeing and draws for the hosts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_World_Cup (2897 words)

	1950 World Cup
		The FIFA World Cup returned and Uruguay won it for a second time in the "final which was not a final".
		The FIFA World Cup trophy was henceforth to be known as the "Jules Rimet Cup".
		Twelve years after the FIFA World Cup in France, the new competition emerged into a new era when the tournament was staged in the famous Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro and other cities in Brazil.
	www.soccerhall.org /history/WorldCup_1950.htm (762 words)

	World cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A world cup is a global competition, contested in many sports, in which the participant entities (individuals, organised clubs or national teams) compete for the title of World Champion.
		A contrasting concept of World Cup is used in individual sports, representing a year-long event at the highest level of competition at which a participant can reach in their sport.
		While many sports organise a World Cup, when used without qualification the phrase usually refers to the FIFA World Cup in football (soccer) in areas where it is the dominant sport.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Cup (314 words)

	world-cup-info \| world cup history - history of world cup soccer
		The definitive source for everything world cup, we bring you the most up-to-date statistics, developments, results, multimedia and world cup news from one convenient place.
		As his words were spoken the plans for a world tournament involving all of the federations was being planned for the coming 3 to 4 years.
		The first world cup was the only event to not involve the modern qualifying rounds.
	www.world-cup-info.com /history.htm (456 words)

	World Cup - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about World Cup
		Most world cup events are held every four years but the skiing world cup, the Alpine World Cup, is an annual event.
		The 2002 soccer World Cup was won by Brazil.
		The 1999 Rugby World Cup and the 1999 Cricket World Cup were won by Australia.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /World+Cup (141 words)

	Football World Cup 1962 Story @ LaunchBase.net (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The World Cup venue at Arica was renamed in his honor and bears his name to this day.
		USSR goalkeeper Lev Yashin, arguably the world's best at the time, was in poor form and cost his team an elimination to Chile (1-2) in the quarter-finals.
		This World Cup was the last one which could not be televised live in Europe, because it just predated the arrival of the Telstar satellite and the start of live transmissions from the Americas to Europe.
	www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/Football_World_Cup_1962 (1124 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.
		Aussies to lobby FIFA for Oceania Cup berth
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/2002/world_cup (235 words)

	History of the World Cup
		When it resumed, the FIFA World Cup rapidly advanced to its undisputed status as the greatest single sporting event of the modern world.
		However, the FIFA World Cup has also been punctuated by dramatic upsets that have helped create footballing history - the United States defeating England in 1950, North Korea's defeat of Italy in 1966, Cameroon's emergence in the 1980s and their opening match defeat of the Argentinean cup-holders in 1990....
		The 1994 World Cup held in the United States had the highest average attendance with over 68,990 for each match.
	www.soccerhall.org /history/World_Cup_History.htm (725 words)

	2002 World Cup Soccer Facts \| FIFA World Cup Korea & Japan \| World Cup History & Records
		The largest crowd to watch a World Cup soccer game live are the 199,850 people who crammed into a stadium in Brazil for a game between Brazil and Uruguay during the 1950 World Cup.
		The smallest crowd to watch a World Cup soccer game was the 300 who showed up to the game between Romania and Peru during the 1930 World Cup of soccer in Uruguay.
		India refused to play in the 1950 World Cup because FIFA told the players they would have to play in soccer cleats, rather than barefoot.
	www.kidzworld.com /article/2145-wacky-world-cup-facts (316 words)

	2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, FIFA World Cup 06, FIFA World Cup Soccer, 2006 Football World Cup, ...
		Be a part of the thrill and excitement of this year’s World Cup to be held in Germany.
		The decision was taken by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup at a meeting on 3 December 2003 in Frankfurt, concurring with the recommendations of the Organising Committee Germany.
		World cup would be played in 12 German cities and teams of 32 countries will be participating in the tournament.
	www.mapsofworld.com /2006-fifa-world-cup (387 words)

	World Cup Latest Football News \| International Football News and Features \| International Friendlies and other Soccer ...
		Argentina have beaten Venezuela 2-0 in their World Cup 2010 qualifying match at the Stadio Jose Pachecho Romero in Maracaibo, Venezuela, with first-half goals from Barcelona’s Gabriel Milito and Lionel Messi enough to seal the win against a hard working Venezuelan side...
		World Cup Latest can not be held liable for content published on external websites.
		Additionally, World Cup Latest is NOT in any way associated with FIFA, the governing body of world football, it's affiliated partners or the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany Organiser.
	www.worldcuplatest.com (1228 words)

	World Cup 2006 - Private Sector Development - The World Bank Group
		It is estimated that 1.3 billion people watched the final of the 2002 World Cup in Japan, a number which is sure to rise this year in Berlin.
		In this report Goldman Sachs analysts discuss their thoughts on what the World Cup means to their countries and the current state of their economies.
		The theme was the possible economic impacts of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
	rru.worldbank.org /features/WorldCup2006.aspx (2256 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 (1549 words)

	Technorati Tag: World Cup (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tickets for World Cup 2006 in Germany Available tickets for all World Cup 2006 soccer matches in Germany including final.
		World Cup 2006 News World Cup 2006 Germany Soccer Blo...
		As the capital of england team world cup 2′’6 gambling, Berlin is...
	technorati.com /tag/World+Cup (599 words)

	World Cups: Soccer History Page
		For the first time in World Cup history, qualifying rounds were played to decide which of the 32 applying teams would eventually be part of the 16 teams participating in the tournament, played in a knockout format all the way through.
		The Brazilian team was the undisputed superstar of the 1958 World Cup, with their 17-year-old wonder boy Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as "Pele", being the center of everyone's attention.
		Although it was Brazil to celebrate their third World Cup championship - which earned them the right to keep the much coveted World Cup Trophy, designed by Jules Rimet, for good, it was a different match that was discussed most after conclusion of the tournament: Italy's semi-final win over Germany.
	www.angelfire.com /on/worldwidesoccer/history.html (1745 words)

	ESPN.com: WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY
		After years of playing the bridesmaids, the pesky Finns could be the brides of the World Cup of Hockey.
		The old red, white and blue is headed for the World Cup of Hockey's final four.
		Twelve members from the 1996 World Cup champs are back to give lessons and defend their title.
	sports.espn.go.com /nhl/feature/featureStory?page=2004worldcup (786 words)

	USA Field Hockey International Games: Olympic Games, Pan American Games, World Cup (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The crowning achievement in international field hockey, the World Cup is held every four years to determine the men's and women's field hockey world champions.
		The World Cup began with a men's tournament in 1971 before adding a women's tournament in 1974.
		The 1998 World Cup in Utrecht, The Netherlands was the first to include both the men's and women's tournament at the same host city.
	www.usfieldhockey.com /games/worldcup.htm (91 words)

	World Cup 2010 from South Africa - Home
		Brazil staged the World Cup once before, in 1950, when they lost 2-1 to Uruguay in the final and it will be the first time the event has happened in South America since Argentina hosted, and won, the 1978 tournament.
		FIFA have announced tonight that they'll no longer be rotating the World Cup from continent to continent which opens the door for anyone to bid for the event in 2018 and we're backing England.
		South Africa are the 83rd best team in the World as of September 2007 according to the FIFA World Ranking System.
	www.worldcup2010southafrica.com (521 words)

	Planet World Cup
		Before the Asian Cup finals began, many pundits would have told you that the four best teams in the competition would be Australia, Iran, Japan and South Korea.
		In August (yes, August!), qualification for the 2010 World Cup finals will be underway and, to its credit, FIFA’s Executive Committee resolved the allocation of slots to those finals quickly.
		When they were one-nil behind to Japan in their opening match it did look as if perhaps the stage could be too big for them, but in true never-say-die style they blindsided Japan with a three goal blitz in the last eight minutes to resurrect their....
	www.planetworldcup.com (1241 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)

	FIFA World Cup
		In markets around the world, McDonald's restaurants are engaging customers through special promotions, contests, advertisements, in-store activations and special menu items to bring the excitement of FIFA World Cup to local communities.
		Germany: The 2006 FIFA World Cup host country is recruiting the largest amount of Player Escorts ever brought to the FIFA World Cup.
		We have served as sponsor and Official Partner of the FIFA World Cup since 1994 in the United States, continuing through 1998 in France, 2002 in Korea and Japan and 2006 in Germany.
	www.mcdonalds.com /usa/sports/cup.html (709 words)

	Scotsman.com Sport - Football - World Cup
		RUDI Skacel looks likely to miss out on the World Cup in Germany this summer after being placed only on stand-by for the Czech Republic.
		AT THE beginning of the 1978 World Cup campaign, I didn't have any confidence, mainly because I...
		A BOTTLE of 1966 champagne signed by all ten surviving members of the England World Cup-winning...
	sport.scotsman.com /football_worldcup.cfm (394 words)

	The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading ...
		After being eliminated in the World Cup by a dubious penalty kick, the Socceroos have been snubbed in the latest world rankings.
		Zinedine Zidane's World Cup final conduct is the subject of a FIFA probe, but whether Marco Materazzi is also being investigated is unclear.
		For French fans, the hardest part of France's World Cup final loss was the moment Zinedine Zidane ended his career in disgrace.
	www.smh.com.au /sport/football-world-cup (756 words)

	World Cup USA '94 Team Page - Bulgaria (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bulgaria qualified for each of two World Cup finals in the 1960s and the first two finals of the 1970s.
		Its effort in the World Cup finals in 1986 advanced it to the second round for the first time in history.
		Qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup came when Bulgaria beat France, 2-1, on November 17, 1993, in Paris.
	sunsite.sut.ac.jp /wc94/teams/bulgaria.html (185 words)

	World Cup 2006 \| Deutsche Welle
		For nearly 40 foreign players plying their trade in Germany, the World Cup is coming to their doorstep.
		German and Polish police met in a border town to practice pacifying hooligans ahead of the World Cup.
		The World Cup group round matches you need to watch if the boss is only giving you a few days off.
	www.dw-world.de /dw/0,2142,8053,00.html (624 words)

	World Cup
		Nearly 200 countries from all over the World will be competing in the six Confederations tournaments all hoping to be in the last 32 teams in the 2010Finals.
		World Cup Latest - news, including for all world cup finalists, extensive coverage of international friendly games, player news....
		Preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2006, cities and stadiums, reporting daily on every detail of the world's greatest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006.
	sportsvl.com /soccer/general/worldcup.html (380 words)

	AskMen.com - World Cup 2002
		The world's most important tournament is an event that captures the interest of nearly every country in the world (with the possible exception of the United States and Canada), reaching a total audience of 1 billion people, over a month filled with ups, downs, and all-arounds.
		Korea and Japan play host to the World Cup Soccer series, and we guarantee it'll be one hell of a drama - so will the game.
		The next best thing to watching the World Cup live, is visiting the cities in the backdrop of the series.
	www.askmen.com /specials/world_cup_2002/index.html (369 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)

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