World Cup Legends

Here is a list of legendary players who all made great contributions to their teams and became heroes for millions of fans world wide due to their achievements in the World Cup. Current stars like Ronaldo and Zidane are not added as they will most likely feature in future World Cups. Only retired World Cup stars or players who will not feature in future tournaments will be here. There are links to many of these players other places on this World Cup site as well, but here they are all gathered.Gabriel Batistuta, Paolo Maldini and Romario will...

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Theo Walcott - Why the World Cup won't faze me

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England World Cup Profile 2006 Video

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England World Cup Profile 2006 Video

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Italy Vs France - Ceremony

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Italy Vs France highlits video

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Fifa world cup 2006 Brazil out to redress balance

Fifa world cup 2006 : Brazil out to redress balanceFor many Brazilians, Saturday's eagerly-anticipated quarter-final against France carries an extra edge. The Seleção's 3-0 defeat in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final against Aime Jacquet's French side still lingers in the collective memory, meaning media and fans alike have a score to settle.Judging by the rhetoric coming from the Brazil camp this week, however, nothing could be further from the minds of the players. Revenge does not enter into it. Instead in a game that will pit club colleagues against...

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Fifa world cup 2006 England VS Portugal

The extent of the history between England and Portugal is such that the most difficult question is over knowing where to start.Does one, for example, go back 40 years to the fateful meeting between Eusebio and Co and Sir Alf Ramsey’s side in the 1966 semi-final? Or perhaps just two years, to when the teams’ last meeting was settled by the most dramatic of penalty shoot-outs at UEFA EURO 2004?That, of course, is without even mentioning the fact that Portugal’s coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari, has masterminded England’s demise at their last two major...

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Defensive errors won't happen again Sven

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON has admitted ensuring there is no repeat of England's woeful second half defending against Sweden will be his number one priority as he prepares for the second round clash with Ecuador. England gifted the Swedes both goals from set-pieces in the 2-2 draw in Cologne.And Eriksson is aware England can ill-afford a repeat performance if they come up against top quality sides later in the tournament should they win Sunday's last 16...

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Ronaldo Scores Goals and Proves a Point

Ronaldo Scores Goals and Proves a Point Brazil's Ronaldo, top, celebrates his goal with bench teammates during the World Cup Group F soccer match at the World Cup stadium in Dortmund, Germany, Thursday June 22, 2006. The other teams in Group F are Australia, and Croatia. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) (Martin Meissner - AP) BERGISCH GLADBACH, Germany -- Ronaldo proved an old adage in the World Cup. Form is temporary, class is permanent. The striker had been criticized for being overweight and performing poorly in Brazil's first two matches before he...

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Highlights Germany vs. Costa Rica Opening Match World Cup 2006

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Italy vs USA Germany 2006 World Cup Highlights

Highlights of the nasty match between the Azzurri and USA. italy usa world cup germany 2006 calcio ita...

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Trinidad & Tobago v Sweden Highlights Video

Highlights from the Trinidad & Tobago v Sweden world cup match Trinidad Tobago Sweden Football World Cup 06 Soc...

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Argentina v Holland Highlights World Cup Final 1978 Video

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Australia vs Japan World Cup 2006 action Highlights Video

more highlights from the historic game with anthem and extended goal footage! What a Game! Australia Japan football World Cup Socceroos Cahill Kewell Viduka Aloisi Hidd...

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Highlights Serbia and Montenegro vs Netherlands Video

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Beckham bends it to send England through in to Quarter Final

BERLIN (Reuters) - Captain David Beckham delivered one of his trademark bending free kicks to beat Ecuador 1-0 on Sunday and send an otherwise toothless England team through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.Among the pre-tournament favourites, England struggled to create chances for the fourth straight game and were saved early on when defender Ashley Cole rushed back to get a foot on Ecuador striker Carlos Tenorio's close-range shot, deflecting it on to the bar and over.Beckham came to the rescue one hour into the match, curling a perfect...

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Argentina Vs Serbia And Montenegro

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England World Cup Goals by peater Croach Video

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Steaven Gerard World cup Best Goal Video

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England Team

Coach: Sven-Goran Eriksson Star Players: Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard, John Terry Tournament Best: Winners 1966 Last Time: Lost to Brazil in Quarter-finals Qualifying: Top of European Group 6 Top Scorer In Qualifying: Frank Lampard 5 England go into this World Cup with a huge weight of expectation behind them, and it is easy to see why. Sven Goran Eriksson has perhaps the best squad of players England has seen since Italia 90 and they will be expected to go at least as far as Bobby Robson's semi-finalists. With Wayne Rooney in the side, anything...

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David beckham

7 David BeckhamPosition: MidfielderBorn: 02.05.75Club: Real MadridDavid Beckham will mark a decade in international football by leading out his country at Germany 2006. He is one of the most recognisable sportsmen in the world and will be the figurehead for England's quest for a first world crown in 40 years.The Real Madrid midfielder fulfils many roles - icon, trademark, ambassador, celebrity - which matter little on the pitch. Beckham's critics...

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England Vs Pagaruai

England 1 : 0 ParaguaiThese two teams have met just twice previously with England coming out on top both times.· England are yet to concede a goal to Paraguay and have scored seven against the South American's.· Captain and Centre back of Paraguay Carlos Gamarra went through all four of his country's games in the 1998 World Cup in France without committing a single foul.· The 2006 World Cup will be Paraguay's seventh and the first time they have qualified for three in a row.· Paraguay have made the second round in their last three World Cups, but...

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2006 FIFA World Cup™ and Congress at centre of discussions

2006 FIFA World Cup™ and Congress at centre of discussionsMunich, 03 June 2006 - A number of FIFA committees will be meeting in Munich between 3 and 5 June 2006, with the spotlight falling on the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ and the 56th FIFA Congress.On 3 June, the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™ will concentrate on last-minute preparations for the year’s main football event, dealing in particular with information on the opening of the tournament...

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FIFA Organisation

The 56th FIFA Congress opens tomorrow at the ICM (International Congress Messe) in Munich and will be shown LIVE here on FIFA.com.Proceedings will begin at 1pm CET on 7 June 2006 and resume at 9.30am the following morning, with a media conference to follow its conclusion at around 3pm.Wednesday 07.06.0613.00-15.30 Opening of the 56th FIFA Congress ICMThursday, 08.06.0609.30-16.00 56th FIFA Congress ICM15.00 (to be confirmed) Media conference ...

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FIFA World Youth Championship 2005

The hosts Netherlands set the tournament alight again with a 3-0 win over Australia to clinch Group A. Drama in Group F where Brazil go top but Nigeria taste late, bitter defeat against Korea Republic. Colombia march on in Group E and Syria spring a surprise by beating Italy. Relive the fifth match day from the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 in pho...

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David and Victoria Beckham hosted pre-World Cup party

David and Victoria Beckham hosted pre-World Cup partyOn Sunday night the celebrity couple England soccer captain David Beckham and Victoria welcome celebrities to a pre-World Cup party. Among 350 celebrities guests list were included England striker Wayne Rooney, former England captain Alan Shearer, golfer Nick Faldo, models Kate Moss and Ellen McPherson and rock star Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon, all gathered in a huge garden of the Beckhams' mansion in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire for the event.Beckham's "Full Length and Fabulous" lavish...

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2006 FIFA World Cup - Germany

2006 FIFA World Cup - GermanyFIFA Fussball-Weltmeisterschaft Deutschland 2006Official logoTeams 197(final tournament: 32)Host GermanyChampions - (- title)Matches played 64Goals scored -(- per match)Attendance -(- per match)Top scorer(s) -The 2006 FIFA World Cup (officially titled 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany, sometimes referred to as the Football World Cup) finals are scheduled to take place in Germany between 9 June and 9 July 2006. Qualification...

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Iran have best team ever Football World Cup

Hannover striker Vahid Hashemian believes Iran have their best side ever leading into the World Cup in Germany this summer. "We definitely have the best team in our history. This team is very intelligent and mature," he said at Iran's training camp.Bayern Munich's 2004 Asian player of the year Ali Karimi agrees: "In my opinion, we currently possess an extremely strong team, which with just a couple of exceptions, is also extremely young. That makes...

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FIFA to adopt new world rankings

FIFA is adopting a new world soccer ranking system to rate the world's top teams.This will be released on July 12, three days after the World Cup ends."We don't think it's that bad at all, but there is always room for improvement," FIFA spokesman Andreas Herren said.Under the ranking system, FIFA will take into account games played over the last four years.Under the old system, it counted results over the last eight, which distorted current form.FIFA's old system awarded team ranking points based on the importance of the games, relative strength...

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Walcott's girlfriend asks media for privacy

Walcott's girlfriend asks media for privacyThe teenage girlfriend of England World Cup squad member Theo Walcott today asked the media to respect her privacy while she revises for forthcoming AS-level exams.Melanie Slade, 17, issued a joint statement with the Walcott family asking that they be left alone, just hours after she appeared at a charity publicity event.The statement said that she would not be considering any of the "very kind requests for interviews or commercial offers" until after the World Cup.[Read more]--------------------------Teddy's...

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Argentina : Pekerman selects 16 for Madrid meeting

Argentina : Pekerman selects 16 for Madrid meetingArgentina coach Jose Pekerman has revealed the names of 16 players he will be meeting next Monday and Tuesday in Madrid. The list, containing some notable omissions, offers the first concrete sign of what Pekerman's final squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup will look like.Of the 16 players called up on Friday, all but one are European-based. The exception is Boca Juniors goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri, who will fly to Spain on Sunday night after a key game in his country's Clausura championship.According...

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England squad included Rooney and Walcott

England squad included Rooney and WalcottThe injured Manchester United FC forward Wayne Rooney has been named in Sven-Göran Eriksson's provisional 23-man squad for the FIFA World Cup in Germany.Striking problemsThe 20-year-old broke a metatarsal bone in United's 3-0 defeat by Chelsea FC on Saturday 29 April. He is not expected to be fit again until the second week of June at the earliest, with England due to open their campaign against Paraguay on 10 June. Fellow striker Michael Owen is also in the selection after just recovering from a similar...

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Theo Walcott will get his World Cup chance.

Sven-Goran Eriksson today has made it clear Walcott, along with the other England youngsters Lennon and Downing, stand a good chance of getting some action at the World Cup in Germany,“I played Wayne Rooney when he was 17 in a qualification game against Turkey. In Portugal or Italy or Sweden no-one would say I’m not adventurous. I’ve always been ready to take out players and put in younger players if necessary. I hope to start with the best X1 and...

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Brasil World Cup PLayers

Goalkeepers1 DIDA Date of Birth:7 October 197312 ROGERIO CENI Date of Birth:22 January 197322 JULIO CESAR Date of Birth:3 September 1979Defenders2 CAFU Date of Birth:7 June 19703 LUCIO Date of Birth:8 May 19784 JUAN Date of Birth:1 February 19796 ROBERTO CARLOS Date of Birth:10 April 197313 CICINHO Date of Birth:24 June 198014 LUISAO Date of Birth:13 February 198115 CRIS Date of Birth:3 June 197716 GILBERTO Date of Birth:25 April 1976Midfielders5 EMERSON Date of Birth:4 April 19768 KAKA Date of Birth:22 April 198210 RONALDINHO Date of Birth:21...

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England World Cup Players

Goalkeepers1 ROBINSON Paul Date of Birth:15 October 197913 JAMES David Date of Birth:1 August 197022 GREEN Robert Date of Birth:18 January 1980Defenders2 NEVILLE Gary Date of Birth:18 February 19753 COLE Ashley Date of Birth:20 December 19805 FERDINAND Rio Date of Birth:7 November 19786 TERRY John Date of Birth:7 December 198012 CAMPBELL Sol Date of Birth:18 September 197414 BRIDGE Wayne Date of Birth:5 August 198015 CARRAGHER Jamie Date of Birth:28 January 1978Midfielders4 GERRARD Steven Date of Birth:30 May 19807 BECKHAM David Date of Birth:2...

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World cup Players German

GOALKEEPERS1 LEHMANN Jens Date of Birth:10 November 196912 KAHN Oliver Date of Birth:15 June 196923 HILDEBRAND Timo Date of Birth:5 April 1979DEFENERS2 JANSEN Marcell Date of Birth:4 November 19853 FRIEDRICH Arne Date of Birth:29 May 19794 HUTH Robert Date of Birth:18 August 19846 NOWOTNY Jens Date of Birth:11 January 197416 LAHM Philipp Date of Birth:11 November 198317 MERTESACKER Per Date of Birth:29 September 198421 METZELDER Christoph Date of Birth:5 November 1980MIDFIELDERS5 KEHL Sebastian Date of Birth:13 February 19807 SCHWEINSTEIGER Bastian...

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World Cup 2006: Germany: Tickets Hotels Flights World Cup 2006

World Cup 2006: Germany: Tickets Hotels FlightsWorld Cup 2006- Advertise Here -Berlin Cologne Dortmund Frankfurt Gelsenkirchen Hamburg Hannover Kaiserslautern Leipzig Munich Nuremberg StuttgartBook your World CupHotel now!www.octopustravel.comThe 2006 World Cup in Germany takes place from June 9 to July 9, 2006.The opening game will be held in Munich's new AllianzArena with the final taking place in Berlin's Olympic stadium.World Cup Ticket SwapsThe draw for the final stages takes place on December 9, 2005 in Leipzig when all fixtures in the opening...

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Is Rooney Playing World Cup. faces injury D-day

Wayne Rooney's hopes of playing in the World Cup finals could be decided by May 25 when he undergoes another scan on his broken metatarsal.England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will then have a better idea of whether the 20-year-old is likely to have recovered sufficiently to be part of his 23-man squad for Germany.Eriksson will have until June 9 - the day before England's opening group game with Paraguay - to make any final decision on the Manchester...

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Gerrard may play in forward role

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he has not ruled out the possibility of using Steven Gerrard as a striker at the World Cup finals.With Wayne Rooney a doubt with a broken foot and Michael Owen only just back from a similar injury, Gerrard has been touted for a forward role.Eriksson said: "Steven Gerrard can play in a lot of positions and one is as a second striker."I'm sure he could play as first striker but a lot depends on Rooney."Manchester...

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Sven Ericson boosted by trio

England have enjoyed a day of fantastic good news - with Michael Owen, Jermaine Jenas and Wayne Rooney all on the comeback trailOwen gave the Three Lions the biggest boost of all when he declared himself fit to play in the World Cup after hitting the net in a practice match at England’s pre-tournament training camp in Portugal this morning.But Tottenham star Jenas was also given permission to train again on Thursday after a shin injury while Rooney’s progress in recovering from a broken foot was praised by Sven-Goran Eriksson.Owen, who has played...

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Match Schedule World Cup 2006

Group AMatch Date Venue Teams Time/Score1 09-Jun-06 Munich GER:CRC 18:002 09-Jun-06 Gelsenkirchen POL:ECU 21:0017 14-Jun-06 Dortmund GER:POL 21:0018 15-Jun-06 Hamburg ECU:CRC 15:0033 20-Jun-06 Berlin ECU:GER 16:0034 20-Jun-06 Hanover CRC:POL 16:00Group BMatch Date Venue Teams Time/Score3 10-Jun-06 Frankfurt ENG:PAR 15:004 10-Jun-06 Dortmund TRI:SWE 18:0019 15-Jun-06 Nuremberg ENG:TRI 18:0020 15-Jun-06 Berlin SWE:PAR 21:0035 20-Jun-06 Cologne SWE:ENG 21:0036 20-Jun-06 Kaiserslautern PAR:TRI 21:00Group CMatch Date Venue Teams Time/Score5 10-Jun-06...

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David Beckham's Best Goal Ever

Whoever wrote that beckhams scored in World Cup '92 couldnt be more wrong. Frist of all there was no world cup that year, it was Italia '90 and then USA '94. And even if there was, beckham wasnt even around at that time!! He scored that free kick in qualifying for World Cup 2002. Please know something about soccer before you post these dumbass comments....

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Ronaldo Best goal & Raul

a gorgeous piece of teamwork, but you all should watch Arsenal if you want more of this stuff. Ronaldo is a beast, but his hairstyle was terrib...

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Fifa Wprld Cup Soccer Fifa Best 10 Goals Ever

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Zidane vs. Ronaldinho (Soccer's Best) Video

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Ronaldinho the best 50 goals Ever Video

An early goal from Ronaldinho was enough to give Barca the points against Cadiz that mean they need just two more to take the title. The game also saw the reappearance of Xavi after a five month injury lay off.Lenovo Group Limited today announced a cooperation with FC Barcelona, and its super star Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, otherwise known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho. Ronaldinho will be a Lenovo Worldwide Brand Ambassador. Ronaldinho, the FIFA World Player of the Year for two years running, currently plays for Barcelona and the Brazilian national team,...

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Another Ronaldinho Best Goal

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Former Goalkeeper Schumacher thinks Lehmann will be Germany first option

Former Goalkeeper Schumacher thinks Lehmann will be Germany first optionToni Schumacher, the West German goalkeeper from the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, believes that Jens Lehmann's body language suggests he will be wearing Germany's number one jersey at the 2006 World Cup.There is a competition between Bayern Munich custodian Oliver Kahn and Lehmann, but the issue has turned into a tedious soap opera in the German press and Schumacher believes Germany manager Jürgen Klinsmann will conclude it by picking Lehmann."I cannot see any reason not to choose...

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Trinidad & Tobago announces World Cup Team

Most coaches are defining the final squad they will take to the World Cup. Just like Leo Beenhakker, Trinidad and Tobago's coach. He has announced a provisional 24-man squad he will take to Germany.One of the most important players is former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke, now with Sydney. But the team also has British-based players in the squad include Coventry's Stern John, Port Vale's Chris Birchall, West Ham's Shaka Hislop and Gillingham's...

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Munich: Allianz Arena Stadium

Munich: Allianz Arena StadiumThis architecture masterpiece has a 66,000 capacity. The futuristic design features a smooth transparent shell - made up of hundreds of inflatable cushions - acting as a projection surface to cover the stadium in waves of different colors.All 66,000 seats will be covered and the estimated cost of 280 million Euros makes the stadium the most expensive of the 2006 World C...

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Nuremberg: Frankenstadion Stadium

Nuremberg: Frankenstadion StadiumWith a capacity of 41,926 people,the arena operates a groundbraking "Eco Management and Audio Scheme", an environmental optimisation system designed to make the most efficient use of scarce resourc...

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Stuttgart: Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium

Stuttgart: Gottlieb-Daimler StadiumGottlieb-Daimler Stadium has a capacity for 54,500 persons. The ground is home of VfB Stuttgart club. Total costs for the redevelopment and renovation of the stadium are estimated at 41-56 million Euros. Along with Berlin and Nürnburg, Stuttgart is one of the three stadiums for World Cup 2006 to incorporate a running tra...

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Cologne: Cologne Stadium

Cologne: Cologne StadiumWith a 40,590 capacity, the World Cup Stadium Cologne was opened in a friendly with the German national team playi...

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Best soccer goals FIFA Best goals ever

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World Cup Fifa Fotball World Cup - Germany 2006

The FIFA World Cup or "Football World Cup", "The World Cup", or simply "World Cup" is the most important competition in international football, and the world's most representative team sport event. Organised by Federation Internationale de Football Association the World Cup is contested by the men's national football teams of FIFA member nations. Since the second World Cup in 1934, qualifying tournaments have been held to thin the field for the final tournament. The 2006 Football World Cup will be in Germany. Here the Gemany Stadium where all matches...

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