Germany to kick off 2006 World Cup
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- Hosts Germany will play in the opening match of the 2006 World Cup, the organizing committee of the governing body FIFA announced on Wednesday.
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Some of Europe's top scorers Wednesday pushed their teams closer to places in the 2006 World Cup. Jan Koller and Dimitar Berbatov scored two goals each while Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Owen also produced goals.
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Looking to rebound after poor showings in Euro 2004, England and Germany won tuneup games Wednesday in preparation for qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup.
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Football&#39;s world governing body FIFA announced Wednesday that host Germany will play in the opening match of the 2006 World Cup finals.
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Manager-less Scotland will begin their bid to qualify for the 2010 World Cup against Macedonia on September 6, 2008, according to official fixtures released Friday.
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Host Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup, even though its coach didn't want the honor.
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Germany and Argentina, old World Cup  rivals and the two favorites for the 2006 edition, fought out a  2-2 draw in Duesseldorf Wednesday in the pick of the night's  friendlies.
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Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann is &quot;thrilled&quot; by the news that his team will kick-off the 2006 World Cup at Munich&#39;s new Allianz Arena.
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The World Cup soccer semifinals begin tomorrow with Germany against Italy. Portugal and France go against each other on Wednesday.
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Germany will host the 2006 World Cup under two football association (DFB) presidents after the job was formally split at a weekend congress.
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Trade and climate issues will top the agenda as German Chancellor Angela Merkel begins a visit to China.
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Hosts West Indies, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka will fire the opening shots in their World Cup campaigns on Monday at the start of series of warm-up matches.
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They will will play the opening match on June 9, 2006, in Munich, although Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann had wanted to leave that honour to another team, preferably defending champions Brazil, provided they qualify.
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The 2006 World Cup will break with tradition and begin with a separate show a day before the opening game.
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Defending champions Germany begin the Women's World Cup by crushing Argentina and setting a new record score for the tournament.
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FIFA, determined that the refereeing at the 2006 World Cup finals will be the best ever, are launching an 18-month campaign to ensure the world&#39;s top referees are fully prepared for the finals in Germany.
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SHAUN Wright-Phillips is on standby to make his World Cup debut for England in Saturday&#39;s qualifier against Austria. Manchester City&#39;s pocket dynamo is set to play in the biggest game of his career in Vienna