Why did Russia not make it to the world cup 2006?
472101
all the good russian player dont play in russia
1021068
Well Antartica but no one lives there, my next guess would be Oceania, because yes Australia did qualify but it is now considered to be part of Asia's Confederation (as of the beginning of 2006). It was to late to get another representitive country from Oceania. So for Oceania to really have a represtitive in the World Cup they must wait another 4 years.
389025
You have to qualify.  Many more countries attempt to participate, but are eliminated before the Cup starts.  Only 32 countries can qualify for the Cup proper.\n\nOther countries don't even try, usually because they have little tradition of the sport, have no chance, or have no money to allocate for the expense of a national team.
1184758
Last year was a world cup of upsets, most of the teams went out early so some of the smaller nations capitalized, Turkey was one such. They overachieved last time around. They didnt even make it to Euro 2004 , then also they were in the toughest qulifying group with Greece, Denmark & Ukraine. Also some of the instrumental players like Hakan Sukur have retired.
890374
dear friend,\n\nthere was no fifa world cup 2005...\n\nthere was a fifa world cup 2006, n italy won against france in the finals through penalties after 1-1 draw!
608963
0.It was the upset of the tournament.They went out of the tournament in the 1st round itself without scoring a single goal.It was a debacle to say the least.
1011860
Some teams have disappointed people at the WC, but I think all teams had to prove themselves to a degree. Many more than the 32 who qualified tried and didn't get there. I know some had easier qualifying rounds than others, but these 32 are the ones that overcame their opponents to get here. They all deserve some credit. But leave the Olympics out of it, this is the WC of football, a completely different arena.
1087914
Did not qualify.  Lost out to Angola even though they have the same record Angola had a better head to head record winning at home and tying on the road.  Better luck to the boys in 2010.
225824
www.uefa world cup 2006
578690
I don't think they can qualify now - they didn't win anything domestically, and they didn't win today.  So I think they are out for 2007. Pity!
1075188
There is officially no tenth place in the World Cup, only 1 thru 4. But if you make a ranking it is equal between Paraguay and Japan, they both lost 1-0 in the round of 16.
1120544
I dont think Isreal really wanted to qualify for this world cup as most of the team were scared at the thought of being in Germany and having to take showers at the end of the game!
810576
Russia and Turkey both qualify.
340907
world cup was not played last year
475423
world cups are held just once every four years. with that being said here are a list counting down with the winners.\n\nGermany 2006        ?\nJapan/Korea 2002    Brazil\nFrance 1998         France\nUS 1994             Brazil\nItaly 1990          W. Germany\n\nAs you can see with this year falling on a world cup year there was no competition in 1996, therefore no winner.\n\nFederation Internationale de Footballe Association
465411
Germany has hosted the World Cup only once, in 1974 and they actually won the tournement. 2006 will be the second time that Germany has hosted the World Cup. For information about countries that have hosted the World Cup previously, visit: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/p/pwc/index_p1.html
1002557
They are not likely to win the World Cup, but they have a strong team. They did very well in the Africa Cup and have a lot of strong players from European leagues. On the other hand they are in a tough group with Argentina, The Netherlands and Serbia/Montenegro. To get through they probably have to beat at least one of those three and draw with another one.