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.
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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 will no longer rotate among continents, a decision that throws open a sudden race to host the 2018 tournament, which the U.S. has expressed interest in.
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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.
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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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The Confederations Cup will kick off with Olympic champion Argentina taking on African champion Tunisia on June 15, China Radio International reported Tuesday.
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Host Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup finals, even though its coach didn't want the honor.
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Fifa president Sepp Blatter expects to have goal-line technology in place by next year's World Club Championship.
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Final four action begins at the World Cup today with Germany taking on Italy at 3 p.m. EDT. Portugal faces France tomorrow in the other semi-final game.
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Sabina Park is given the all-clear to host the opening match of the World Cup in Kingston on Tuesday.
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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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A round-up of Saturday's World Cup qualifying matches in Europe.
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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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Fifa announces that the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will take place between 11 June and 11 July.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  -- Brazil will declare its bid to host the 2014 World Cup on Wednesday, hoping to return soccer's showcase event to the country for the first time since 1950.
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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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U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil GulatiÃÂ says Monday the federation will formulate a bid to host the 2018 World Cup, its first since 1994.