Are all the pitches for the world cup the same size?
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No... FIFA regulations state that fields must be of required size, but not the same.  There is no standard for how big/small a soccer field must be.  The minimum width is 64m (70 yds) and the maximum width is 75m (80 yds).  The minimum length is 100m (110 yds) and the maximum is 110m (120 yds).  These measurements are for international matches, so every pitch that you see this summer will be somewhere in this range.
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http://www.worldcup.isn.pl/en/cups/2002.htm
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As stated in the FIFA handbook:\n\nField surface \n  Matches may be played on natural or artificial surfaces, according to the rules of the competition. \n \n\nDimensions \n  The field of play must be rectangular. The length of the touch line must be greater than the length of the goal line. \n \n             minimum           maximum  \nLength: 90 m (100 yds) 120 m (130 yds) \nWidth:   45 m (50 yds)   90 m (100 yds)  \n \n\nInternational Matches \n              minimum            maximum  \nLength: 100 m (110 yds) 110 m (120 yds) \nWidth:   64 m (70 yds)     75 m (80 yds)\n\nSo anywhere between the specified dimensions are acceptable dimensions.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Football_pitch_metric.svg
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My source AKA my wife who's a FIFA coach, says yes!\n"Quote" work with smaller and smaller balls down to  Tennis ball sized learn to control that and there's nothing you cant do
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football? many cups. go to the fifa website and check
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Each country has a manager for their team and they pick the players they think will play best for their country. Doesn't matter where in the world they play - as long as they can fit together and play the sort of game the manager wants them to.\n\nMost teams had some warmup games before the World Cup started to sort out combinations and style of play.
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Yes, they do!  The last couple of times they played, they always tie with 2 goals each.  If you take a look at the FIFA statistics, the two teams are as evenly matched up as anyone is gonna get in this world cup.  It's gonna be the best game of the quarterfinals!
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http://www.mapsofworld.com/2006-fifa-world-cup/2006-football-worldcup-venues-and-match-schedule.html
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they are organised by different ppl ... so they don't care if it's on the same date as anything else.\n\nMy Advice - Watch the World Cup since it happens once in four yrs, wheras Wimbeldon happens every year!
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the  world cup is nothing like the world series, 32 teams from all over the globe have been through tough qualifying groups (5-10 teams in each) and have been playing these games for nearly 2 years to qualify for the tournament...these teams are now in 8 groups of 4 teams and will play each team in its group and the top 2 teams in each group go through to the next round ( knock-out stages) then the quarter finals, semi finals, and final this competition is only every 4 years, it all begins on the 9th of june and the smart money is on Brazil to win again, but Germany, Italy,England, argentina, Spain ,Holland or one of the African teams could do it...I hope you enjoy the tournament, it is the best competition in the world !!!
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The length of pitch for international matches should be in the range 100 m - 110 m (110-120 yards) and the width should be in the range 65 m - 75 m (70-80 yards). For other matches the constraints are looser: 90 m - 120 m (100-130 yards) length by 45 m - 90 m (50-100 yards) width. The pitch must be longer than it is wide.\n\nThe longer boundary lines are touch lines, while the shorter boundaries (on which the goals are placed) are goal lines.\n\nThe halfway line divides the pitch in half lengthways. Halfway across the halfway line is the centre spot, from which kick-offs are taken at the start of each playing period and after a goal is scored. The centre circle (radius 9.15 m (10 yards)) surrounds this spot, and serves to indicate the distance opposing players must stay from the ball at a kick-off.\n\nIn each corner of the pitch is a corner arc (quarter-circle radius 1 m (1 yard) which marks the area from which a corner-kick may be taken. Corner flags (minimum height 1.5 m (5 feet)) are required to be placed at each corner; similar flagposts may be optionally placed 1 m (1 yard) from each end of the halfway line.\n\nGoals are placed at the centre of each goal-line. These consist of two upright posts placed equidistant from the corner flagposts, joined at the top by a horizontal crossbar. The inner edges of the posts must be 7.32 m (8 yards) apart, and the lower edge of the crossbar must be 2.44 m (8 feet) above the ground. Nets are usually placed behind the goal, though are not required by the Laws.\n\nFA standard goalposts and crossbars must be white, and made of either wood or metal. Rules regarding the shape of goalposts and crossbars are somewhat more lenient, but they must conform to a shape that does not pose a threat to players.\n\nTwo rectangular boxes are marked out on the pitch in front of each goal.\n\nThe goal area (colloquially "The 6 yard box"), consists of the area formed by the goal-line, two lines starting on the goal-line 5.5 m (6 yards) from the goalposts and extending 5.5 m (6 yards) into the pitch from the goal-line, and a line joining these. Goal kicks and any free kick by the defending team may be taken from anywhere in this area. Indirect free kicks awarded to the attacking team within the goal area must be taken from the point on the line parallel to the goal line nearest where an incident occurred; they can not be taken further within the goal-area. Similarly drop-balls that would otherwise occur in the goal area are taken on this line.\n\nThe penalty area (colloquially "The 18 yard box") is similarly formed by the goal-line and lines extending from it, however its lines commence 16.5 m (18 yards) from the goalposts and extend 16.5 m (18 yards) into the field. This area has a number of functions, the most prominent being to denote where the goalkeeper may handle the ball and where a foul by a defender, usually punished by a direct free kick, becomes punishable by a penalty kick.\n\nThe penalty mark (or "penalty spot") is immediately in the middle of, and 11 m (12 yards)in front of, the goal; this is where penalty kicks are taken from. The penalty arc (colloquially "the D") is marked from the outside edge of the penalty area, 9.15 m (10 yards) from the penalty mark; this marks an exclusion zone for all players other than the kicker and the opposing goalkeeper during a penalty kick.\n\nAside from the field of play, the Laws and by-laws can be used to regulate related areas off the field. The most prominent of these is the technical area, which defines the bench areas and nearby areas to which coaching and managing staff are generally restricted. Note that the referee's authority extends not only to the field of play, but also its immediate surrounds, including the technical area.
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if you mean the world cup, it's 4.
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PITCH--22 YARDS.\n\nGROUND HAS 160 METERS DIA. APPROXIMAYELY.
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There were only 8 seeded teams - the top 8 in a ranking that FIFA created on the basis of historical World Cup results and World Ranking positions. Coincidentally, the host country (Germany) and the title holder (Brazil) are among the top 8 - but even if they weren't, they would be seeded anyway. You can check the criteria and the calculations of this ranking in this document: http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eu.download.yahoo.com/fifa/fu/finaldrawpot1.pdf.\n\nThese 8 teams were in pot 1. They are, in order:\n\nGermany (host)\nBrazil (title holder)\nEngland\nSpain\nMexico\nFrance\nArgentina\nItalia\n\nThe other 3 pots weren't organized in terms of ranking, but in terms of geographical position, in such a way that guarantees the best possible geographical distribution in the groups.\n\nThere are 32 teams, 4 in each of the 8 groups. The round of 16 will be played by the top 2 of each group.
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http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/schedule.html
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There will be 12 stadia used in the World Cup.  Here are the capacities of each.  The World Cup Final will be held in Berlin:\n\nBerlin\n Olympic Stadium\n 76,000 seats\n\nCologne \n Muengersdorfer Stadium\n 45,000 seats\n\nDortmund\n Westfalen Stadion \n 60,000 seats\n\nFrankfurt\n Wald Stadium\n 48,000 seats\n\nGelsenkirchen\n Arena AufSchalke\n 52,000 seats\n\nHamburg\n AOL Arena\n 50,000 seats \n\nHannover\n Niedersachsen Stadium\n 45,000 seats  \n\nKaiserslautern\n Fritz-Walter Stadium\n 48,500 seats \n\nLeipzig\n Zentral Stadium\n 44,000 seats \n\nMunich\n Allianz Arena\n 66,000 seats\n\nNuremberg\n Franken Stadium\n 45,500 seats  \n\nStuttgart\n Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium\n 54,500 seats