The world cup of soccer
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Every 4 years [early June - early July]
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please check the following web site. you will find your answer:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_World_Cup_2006#Final
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Here you go.  This is a great site for information on the other cups as well.\n\nWORLD CUP 2002 STANDINGS\n                       P   W  D  L   Goals  Pts\n 1.Brazil          C   7   7  0  0   18- 4   21\n 2.Germany         F   7   5  1  1   14- 3   16\n 3.Turkey          SF  7   4  1  2   10- 6   13\n 4.South Korea     SF  7   3  2  2    8- 6   11\n 5.Spain           QF  5   3  2  0   10- 5   11\n 6.England         QF  5   2  2  1    6- 3    8\n 7.Senegal         QF  5   2  2  1    7- 6    8\n 8.United States   QF  5   2  1  2    7- 7    7\n 9.Japan           2R  4   2  1  1    5- 3    7\n10.Denmark         2R  4   2  1  1    5- 5    7\n11.Mexico          2R  4   2  1  1    4- 4    7\n12.Rep. of Ireland 2R  4   1  3  0    6- 3    6\n13.Sweden          2R  4   1  2  1    5- 5    5\n14.Belgium         2R  4   1  2  1    6- 7    5\n15.Italy           2R  4   1  1  2    5- 5    4\n16.Paraguay        2R  4   1  1  2    6- 7    4\n17.South Africa    1R  3   1  1  1    5- 5    4\n18.Argentina       1R  3   1  1  1    2- 2    4\n19.Costa Rica      1R  3   1  1  1    5- 6    4\n20.Cameroon        1R  3   1  1  1    2- 3    4\n21.Portugal        1R  3   1  0  2    6- 4    3\n22.Russia          1R  3   1  0  2    4- 4    3\n23.Croatia         1R  3   1  0  2    2- 3    3\n24.Ecuador         1R  3   1  0  2    2- 4    3\n25.Poland          1R  3   1  0  2    3- 7    3\n26.Uruguay         1R  3   0  2  1    4- 5    2\n27.Nigeria         1R  3   0  1  2    1- 3    1\n28.France          1R  3   0  1  2    0- 3    1\n29.Tunisia         1R  3   0  1  2    1- 5    1\n30.Slovenia        1R  3   0  0  3    2- 7    0\n31.China           1R  3   0  0  3    0- 9    0\n32.Saudi Arabia    1R  3   0  0  3    0-12    0
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Qualifying tournaments in each of the six FIFA continental zones (Africa, Asia, North and Central America and Caribbean, South America, Oceania, and Europe) determine which teams will play in the World Cup games. Competing teams are divided into 8 groups. This year the groups are divided thus:\n\n    * Group A: Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador\n    * Group B: England, Paraguay, Trinidad & Tobago, Sweden\n    * Group C: Argentina, Ivory Coast, Serbia & Montenegro, The Netherlands\n    * Group D: Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal\n    * Group E: Italy, Ghana, USA, Czech Republic\n    * Group F: Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan\n    * Group G: France, Switzerland, S. Korea, Togo\n    * Group H: Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia\n\nThese groups play a round-robin tournament, with the top two teams from each group advancing to a second stage, known as the knockout stage. At this point, teams play against each other in one-off competitions, with teams being eliminated until the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals. The losing semifinalists also play to determine third place.
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No!  I have been watching the World Cup since 1990.  I went to the World Cup when the finals were at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.  Sat in the second row, 50 yard line.  It's been an up and down of emotions these past years.  The thing that impresses me the most is the competition of teams when they play.  Each country does not want to let their country down by losing so they play hard.  I hope Ronaldo gets to play the next game for Brazil.  What do you think of the USA's opening game this past Monday?  Yes, I will keep watching the World Cup.  I have been playing soccer since 5 yrs. old.
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BRAZIL has won the World Cup 5 times since they first participate back in 1930. they are the only team to have appeared in all 18 World Cup finals including the current tournament. here are all the world cup final results since it's started back in 1930:\n\n1930 - URUGUAY\nURUGUAY 4-2 ARGENTINA\n\n1934 - ITALY \nITALY 2-1 CZECHOSLOVAKIA\n\n1938 - FRANCE\nITALY 4-2 HUNGARY\n\n1950 - BRAZIL\nURUGUAY 2-1 BRAZIL\n\n1954 - SWITZERLAND\nWEST GERMANY 3-2 HUNGARY\n\n1958 - SWEDEN\nBRAZIL 5-2 SWEDEN\n\n1962 - CHILE\nBRAZIL 2-1 CZECHOSLOVAKIA\n\n1966 - ENGLAND\nENGLAND 4-2 WEST GERMANY\n\n1970 - MEXICO\nBRAZIL 4-1 ITALY\n\n1974 - WEST GERMANY\nWEST GERMANY 2-1 NETHERLANDS\n\n1978 - ARGENTINA\nARGENTINA 3-1 NETHERLANDS\n\n1982 - SPAIN\nITALY 3-1 WEST GERMANY\n\n1986 - MEXICO\nARGENTINA 3-2 WEST GERMANY\n\n1990 - ITALY\nWEST GERMANY 1-0 ARGENTINA\n\n1994 - UNITED STATES\nBRAZIL 0-0 ITALY (Brazil won 3-2 on penalties)\n\n1998 - FRANCE\nFRANCE 3-0 BRAZIL\n\n2002 - KOREA REPUBLIC & JAPAN\nBRAZIL 2-0 GERMANY\n\n\nbreakdown of the world cup winners: \n\n5 - BRAZIL\n3 - ITALY \n3 - WEST GERMANY \n2 - ARGENTINA\n2 - URUGUAY\n1 - ENGLAND\n1 - FRANCE
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Visit the site...www.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com...u will get all info here
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4510476.stm
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There are 32 teams in the World Cup: \n\nAngola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Iran, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Ukraine, United states of America.\n\nEach team can have a maximum of 23 teams. Usually 3 of those go for goalkeepers, and then 20 to divide among defenders, midfielders, and strikers.
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www.fifaworldcup.com \n  (~~)
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i would say NO, i believe the best World cups are the ones From Mexico, 70 and 86, those both world cups made history like the hand of god of maradonna in 86 and the great pele on 70 when he shine most ... hope its a good world cup but i dont think its going to be the best ever. :)
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It could be Brazil and Germany in the finals again. This world cup is held in Germany, and for sure Germany must win this time.
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32 countries have played in the cup since France 98.  Stadiums vary, but in this one the average is between 40-50 thousand I would say.  Brazil was the pre-tournament favorite, but France knocked them out in the quarterfinals.  No, it is not the 80th world cup, the FIFA World Cup began in 1930, and is held every 4 years, and was not held between 38 and 50 due to WWII.  So there was a tournament in 30, 34, 38, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 70, 74, 78, 82, 86, 90, 94, 98, 02, and now in 06.  So this cup is the 18th.  Regardless of who wins this tournament (because both are previous winners), only seven countries have won the world cup.  Uruguay in 30, Italy in 34, Italy in 38, Uruguay in 50, West Germany in 54, Brazil in 58, Brazil in 62, England in 66, Brazil in 70, West Germany in 74, Argentina in 78, Italy in 82, Argentina in 86, Germany in 90, Brazil in 94, France in 98, Brazil in 02, and either Italy/France in 06.  For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup.
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1.A lot of time is needed for the host country to prepare for the world cup\n2.It takes about a year for qualification procedures (to decide who will be in the world cup)\n3.F.I.F.A. does not want the world cup to clash with continental championschips (European championship,Copa Aemrica etc.)\n4.F.I.F.A. does not want the world cup to clash with the olympics\n5.If the world cup was played too often the excitement and novelty would be taken out of the tournament\n6.There many more reasons but I could be typing all night!!!
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ya the rules of fifa have changed now\nas the hosting nation opens the world cup \nand first the rule was that the previous cup winner also gets a place in the world cup without playing qualifiers , now only the hosting nation gets the place without playing the qualifiers.
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c) 1950.\nNone of the other years had the world cup football organised then!
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The world cup is most likely to go to Brazil or Germany. I think it could well be Germany because the always seem to perform at the world cup despite peoples missgivings and they are on home soil, with FIFA always giving the host nation an easy route through the competition, they may be able to avenge last time.