Germany to contest World Cup opener
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Germany will play the opening match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, FIFA has confirmed.
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Host Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup, even though its coach didn&#39;t want the honor. FIFA said Wednesday that Germany will play the opening match June 9, 2006, in Munich.
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Togo takes on Switzerland as World Cup soccer action resumes today, with Saudi Arabia facing Ukraine and Spain playing Tunisia in later games.
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New Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann said he was encouraged by his team&#39;s brave 1-1 draw with world champions Brazil in a friendly international on Wednesday.
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With the Bundesliga tightening at the top of the table, a resurgent Schalke 04 will take on a flagging VfB Stuttgart on Saturday. VfL Wolfsburg will try to fend off both teams as the league leader hosts Mainz 05.
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Miroslav Klose celebrated his 70th cap and debut as captain with two clinical goals as Germany took a step closer to Euro 2008 qualification with a convincing 2-0 win over Wales on Saturday.
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Frankfurt - Tournament hosts Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup finals, Fifa said on Wednesday. Germany will play the opening match on 9 June 2006, in Munich, although Germany coach JÃ¼rgen Klinsmann
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The Brazilian Football Confederation officially launches a bid to host the 2014 World Cup.
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Argentina, England, the Czech Republic and Tunisia got ready for the World Cup with victories in warmup games Tuesday.
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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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Host Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup, even though its coach didn't want the honor.
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Germany and Brazil fought out a 1-1 friendly international draw in their first meeting since the 2002 World Cup final. The visitors opened the scoring on nine minutes thanks to a Ronaldinho free kick, but
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Juergen Klinsmann believes the open competition for spots on Germany's team at the 2006 World Cup finals will keep the players on their toes and prevent them from missing matches in the run-up due to "dubious" ...
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Upstarts Guatemala and Panama  face crunch matches against more experienced CONCACAF opponents  Saturday as they continue their quest to qualify for a first  World Cup.
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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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With 17 days to go before their World Cup qualifying campaign begins, England are back in action with plenty to prove after the disappointment of Euro 2004 elimination.
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LEIPZIG, Germany -- Injuries to key players have opened the way for Fulham defender Moritz Volz to claim a place in the German side, with the 2006 World Cup finals on the horizon.