FIFA plans show to kick off 2006 World Cup
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The 2006 World Cup will break with tradition and begin with a separate show a day before the opening game. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Thursday the theme of the 90-minute show will be the cultural impact
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The United States men&#39;s national soccer team will begin the final stage of qualifying matches for the 2006 World Cup with two games on the road - Feb. 9 against Trinidad and Tobago, and March 26 or March 27 against Mexico.
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BRASILIA, Brazil  -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants Brazil to prove it could host the 2014 World Cup.
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Olympic champion Argentina will kick off next year&#39;s Confederations Cup, the dress rehearsal for the 2006 World Cup, against African champion Tunisia, according to Monday&#39;s draw.
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BERNE, Switzerland  - Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup is expected to be confirmed in October after FIFA finalized its selection procedure on Friday.
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BERLIN: Footballâs world governing body FIFA will finance an extravagant, 22-million-euro, pre-World Cup party in Berlin in 2006, it was confirmed on Thursday.
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A change to the system of rotating World Cup finals between continents due to be announced by FIFA on Monday would open the way for England to launch a bid to host the 2018 tournament.
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World football&#39;s governing body, FIFA, will hold an event to mark the opening of the 2006 World Cup in Germany on the eve of the opening game, the organization&#39;s president, Sepp Blatter, announced yesterday.
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Europe&#39;s elite domestic leagues will all be completed by 14 May in 2006 to ensure top players have a break ahead of the World Cup, Fifa ruled on Sunday.
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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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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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FIFA is looking at ways to help players prepare better for major international tournaments starting with the 2006 World Cup. The Football Committee and Technical and Development
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FIFA is set to impose a three-and-a-half-week break for players ahead of the next World Cup finals in 2006 as it attempts to come to terms with the issue of &quot;player burnout.
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World soccer's governing body FIFA officially opened its new $196 million headquarters on Tuesday as delegates arrived for the start of a two-day congress.
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Hosts Germany will meet Australia in the opening match of the FIFA Confederations Cup on 15 June 2005. In a double celebration, the game will also mark the official opening of the new Waldstadion in Frankfurt
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Sport: Fifa confirms that Brazil will host tournament for first time since 1950.
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The United States opens the final round of 2006 World Cup qualifying with games at Trinidad and Tobago in February and at Mexico in March.