Germany not certain to play opening game of 2006 finals
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Hosts Germany could opt not to play the opening game of the 2006 World Cup finals, organising committee chairman Franz Beckenbauer said on Monday.
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It&#39;s make or break for Bayer Leverkusen in Champions&#39; League Group B on Wednesday as they host group leaders Dynamo Kiev with qualification on the line.
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Germany&#39;s new coach Juergen Klinsmann will seek to extend his unbeaten run to three in a friendly against Iran on Saturday but a smouldering dispute between his goalkeepers has put a damper on his spirits.
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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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FIFA has ordered 2006 World Cup hosts Germany to play in the tournament&#39;s opening match, dashing the hopes of their coach Juergen Klinsmann who wanted to delay his team&#39;s first game to keep the pressure off his players.
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IN THE ordinary course of events, the final fixture in a Champions League group that a team have won might have little meaning for staff or players.
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German soccer fans will get to drink German beer at the 2006 World Cup, after all.
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Germany's soccer team is likely to cancel next December's tour of the that would have included games at the United States and Mexico.
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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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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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KINGSTON, JAMAICA - It was certainly not how the United States wanted to open the next stage of qualification play for a spot in the 2006 World Cup, but all things considered, things could have gone much worse at &quot;The Office.&quot; ...
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A lightning storm has delayed the start of the Davis Cup World Group qualifying playoff between Austria and Great Britain in Portschach, Austria on clay.
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MUNICH, Sep 10 (SW) - Bayern Munich playmaker Michael Ballack is likely to miss Saturdayâs home game against Arminia Bielefeld after returning from international duties with an angina.
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ZURICH, Switzerland -- The World Cup will no longer be rotated among continents, a decision Monday that will open the race for the 2018 tournament.
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THE World Cup Finals are more than a year away, but disappointment is already taking hold.
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Germany equalised though Brazilian-born marksman Kevin Kuranyi, who cancelled out Ronaldinho&#39;s sensational early free-kick. It was Klinsmann&#39;s first home match in charge and his team turned in a determined
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KLAGENFURT, Austria  - As the fight to qualify for next year's European Championship resumes this weekend, the only two countries to have already made sure of their starting places face their own battles.