Football: Women's World Cup
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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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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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FIFA has announced that the next World Cup will take place between June 11 and July 11 2010, and granted South Africa an automatic berth as host nation.
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Germany won the FIFA Under-19 Women&#39;s World Championship on Saturday with a 2-0 victory over China. The United States finished third, beating Brazil 3-0 in the earlier game.
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Kristine Lilly remembers little about the selection of the first U.S. Women's World Cup team in 1991, probably because the announcement didn't make much of a splash. She marveled at the increase in interest in the event as she participated in a conference call Wednesday, after coach Greg Ryan picked the first 18 players for this year's squad.
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Jessica Rostedt, right, of the US fights for the ball with Zurine Gil Garacia of Spain during the first half of their U-19 Women&#39;s World Cup Championship match at Surakul Stadium in Phuket, southern Thailand, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004.
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A round-up of Saturday's World Cup qualifying matches in Europe.
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The game certainly is a must-win affair if the Scots are to have any chance of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup finals. With just one point from home games with Slovenia and Norway, they are already trailing in Group Five.
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England go out of the Women's World Cup in China after a 3-0 quarter-final defeat to the USA.
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Forward Kristine Lilly and goalie Brianna Scurry are among 18 players chosen to play for the U.S. in this year's Women's world Cup.
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England finally got a result against Sweden it can live with. No, not a win &amp;#151; that has been too much to ask for. A 2-2 tie Tuesday, however, was enough for the English to win Group B at the World Cup.
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Brazil coast to victory over New Zealand in their first match of the Women's World Cup.
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Qualifying for the World Cup isn&#39;t all that complicated. Get three points from every home game and one from every road match and you&#39;ll make it every time.
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The winning streak is hardly foremost in their minds &#151; getting to the World Cup is another matter. Riding a 30-game unbeaten run, the U.S. women try to qualify for the 2007 World Cup when they face Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Wednesday night.
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SUN CITY, South Africa  - The Philippines overhauled South Korea with a four-birdie closing streak to win the Women's World Cup at the Gary Player Country Club on Sunday.
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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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The World Cup is soccer&#039;s greatest spectacle. It&#039;s also a monthlong grind, and the fatigue is starting to show.