Germany to kick off 2006 World Cup
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Host Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup, FIFA said Wednesday that Germany will play the opening match June 9, 2006, in Munich.
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FIFA plans to boost training for the referees who will handle matches at the 2006 World Cup. FIFA said Wednesday it had decided to launch an 18-month program at the start of 2005, when it will
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France coach Raymond Domenech named his 20-man squad Thursday for upcoming 2006 World Cup qualifying matches against Israel and the Faroe Islands.
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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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FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Thursday world soccer&#39;s governing body will break tradition by hosting a 90-minute show to kick off the 2006 World Cup a day before the opening match.
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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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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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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.
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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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Latest from Wednesday's 2006 World Cup qualifier.
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Germany opened the 2007 Womenâs World Cup with an 11-0 throttling of Argentina on Monday and sent an early warning to the United States that it has no intention of ceding its title.
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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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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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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes his axed goalkeeper Jens Lehmann could still be the man for Germany at the 2006 World Cup and has ruled out any moves in the transfer market.
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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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Some of Europe's top scorers Wednesday pushed their teams closer to places in the 2006 World Cup. Jan Koller and Dimitar Berbatov scored two goals each while Andriy Shevchenko and Michael Owen also produced goals.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Jens Lehmann can replace Oliver Khan and become Germany&#39;s first-choice goalkeeper in the 2006 World Cup.