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Day 19 recap
[TUE 27 JUN 2006 – 21:02:19 UTC]
A rematch of a recent Men's World Cup final was arranged on T
UE 27 J
UN 2006.
more...Day 15 recap
[FRI 23 JUN 2006 – 21:14:45 UTC]
Sepp BLATTER's nightmares came true on F
RI 23 J
UN 2006, as the referees became the stars of the show.
more...Day 10 recap
[SUN 18 JUN 2006 – 21:07:11 UTC]
Few teams saw their second round uncertainty resolved on S
UN 18 J
UN 2006.
more...Day 5 recap
[WED 14 JUN 2006 – 04:52:34 UTC]
There were two surprising comebacks in one match, a repeat of recent history, and a cracking goal on T
UE 13 J
UN 2006.
more...736 men in as rosters announced
[FRI 19 MAY 2006 – 05:12:31 UTC]
FIFA have unveiled the rosters for the 32 teams at the 2006 Men's World Cup. The squad lists, submitted by the coaches M
ON 15 M
AY 2006, include World Cup stalwarts like Kasey KELLER of the
United States and CAFÚ of
Brazil, plus newcomers like
England's Theo WALCOTT and
Argentina's Lionel MESSI. Nearly half of the players are professionals for clubs in England,
Italy,
Spain,
France, or
Germany, including 103 from the English league system. Each team may make changes to its official roster until 24 hours before its first match.
Déjà vu rules at Germany 2006 draw
[FRI 09 DEC 2005 – 21:29:04 UTC]
The final draw for the 2006 Men's World Cup paired up several well known opponents, starting in Group B, where for the second straight World Cup,
England will face
Sweden in the first round. In Group G, qualifying rivals
France and
Switzerland, who battled in
UEFA Group 4, meet again.
Brazil,
Australia, and
Japan, who regularly meet at Confederations Cup tournaments, are together again in Group F. But the consensus Group of Death is likely to be Group C, made up of
Argentina,
Côte d’Ivoire,
Serbia-Montenegro, and the
Netherlands. The tournament's opening match will be
Germany-
Costa Rica, F
RI 09 J
UN 2006 in München.
more...France, Italy in; US, Netherlands out as seeds revealed
[WED 07 DEC 2005 – 03:23:31 UTC]
The 2006 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee has settled on the pots to be used in the final draw. The top eight seeds were decided using a formula that includes performance at France 1998 and Korea/Japan 2002, as well as the FIFA World Rankings over the past three years. Hence,
Brazil,
England,
Spain,
Germany,
Mexico,
France,
Argentina, and
Italy have made the cut; the
United States fell 1.4 points short. Germany are atop Group A, Brazil lead Group F, and the other seeded teams are in Pot 1. Pot 2 contains CAF, OFC, and the other CONMEBOL teams, Pot 3 features eight of the remaining UEFA teams, and Pot 4 includes AFC and the other CONCACAF teams. Finally,
Serbia-Montenegro, as the lowest ranked UEFA side, are in a special pot and must be in either Argentina's, Brazil's, or Mexico's group.
UEFA matchday 16 recap
[THU 13 OCT 2005 – 03:58:31 UTC]
UEFA matchday 15 recap
[TUE 11 OCT 2005 – 02:46:14 UTC]
Six more slots on the Germany 2006 guest list were taken after the
UEFA group phase matches on S
AT 08 O
CT 2005.
more...UEFA matchday 14 recap
[THU 08 SEP 2005 – 06:57:58 UTC]
UEFA matchday 13 recap
[SAT 03 SEP 2005 – 23:36:10 UTC]
UEFA matchday 9 recap
[THU 31 MAR 2005 – 06:59:45 UTC]
UEFA matchday 8 recap
[SUN 27 MAR 2005 – 00:46:09 UTC]
FIFA tabs Ronaldinho as world's best
[WED 22 DEC 2004 – 05:50:40 UTC]
Brazil's RONALDINHO tallied 620 points, including 89 out of 302 first place votes, to earn FIFA's World Player of the Year award for 2004. The Barcelona midfielder/forward is the fourth Brazilian to win the title, following ROMÁRIO [1994], RONALDO [1996-7, 2002], and RIVALDO [1999].
France's Thierry HENRY finished second, followed by the
Ukraine's Andriy SHEVCHENKO. On the women's side, Birgit PRINZ of
Germany won for the second straight year, edging Mia HAMM of the
United States and MARTA of Brazil.
UEFA matchday 3 recap
[THU 09 SEP 2004 – 05:35:05 UTC]
UEFA matchday 2 recap
[MON 06 SEP 2004 – 07:57:51 UTC]
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