tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214459732011-12-14T18:58:48.988-08:00Results, News, Standings, Events, StoriesNewsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21445973.post-1154283007088057762006-07-30T11:09:00.000-07:002006-07-30T11:10:08.123-07:00

URAWA, Japan, July 30 (Reuters) - German champions Bayern Munich arrived in Japan on Sunday to begin their pre-season with a lucrative friendly against Urawa Reds.Around 300 fans turned up to greet the Bayern players upon their arrival following a 13-hour flight before Monday's match with J-League side Urawa in Saitama.Many of the Bayern side played at the World Cup, including new signing Lukas

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Various reports have been surfacing claiming Klinsmann will replace Arena as the next head coach of the U.S. national soccer team.You have to admit, he has shown he can play, now he has shown he can coach, and to top it off he has spent more then the past decade living in the U.S. so he also has some understanding of american soccer and the English language.This article reminds us of the doubt by

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Diving has entered the game worse than before and the greatest offenders at this World Cup are the Italians. First they got away with a win against the Americans, then the Australian's, then the Germans. Using their cheating tactics puts fear into their opponents and causes hesitation to make the tackles. Fear of even breathing on the Italians might cause a yellow card or penalty kick.When

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How did we know this was going to be the Italians diving? How can they not be ashamed? Maybe too much Soprono's?

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Does FIFA actually think nobody notices what they're up to? Just because Italy lost to Korea in World Cup 2002 did they owe Italy or something? First the calls all went Italy's way most of this tournament (remember Austrial vs Italy in the dying minutes?), now in the Germany vs Italy game either the ref was completely fooled by all of Italy's continous diving and whining or it was premeditated

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The Pope is German, but his office is in Rome (Italy). If Germany wins, the Pope stands to win big against his fellow colleagues, but if Italy wins the Pope may have to take on an additional mortgage on the Vatican.Sorry, I just couldn't resist :-)

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Some of the comments here are predicting Italy to win the game.However I believe the following will be the deciding factors in the Germany vs Italy game:1) Italy will face difficulties with Germany's ability to get the ball into the corner and create cross passes finished with headers2) Fitness level, as the Italians will inevitably play defense-first strategy and the game goes longer the

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This image clearly shows Torsten Frings needed to defend himself. Certainly the punch did not come before this otherwise the Argentine player would have a much different look. So this further raises the question of why Torsten Frings will not be allowed to play in tomorrow's Germany vs Italy game?Other reports have indicated that it was the Italians who submitted tapes to FIFA complaining about

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Most recent Odds of Winning the World Cup TeamOddsGermany13/8France9/4Italy3Portugal5

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Converting an imprenetable slow moving panzer to a thrilling speedy roadster is by no means easy. In this case the mechanic is none other than Juergen Klinsmann and his vehicle is close to 100 years old. Throw in factors such as incredible pressure, intense scrutiny, filling in the shoes of a highly successful predecessor, with very limited time and you have the makings of a highly interesting

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There are several factors that should play an important rule in deciding who will win today's game between Germany and Argentina, most importantly:Germany will be well prepared and understand Argentina's weaknesses and strengths, more so then the other way. Add to this the fact there has been plenty of time to prepare.The positive point of Germany not getting much respect before each World Cup

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Reports are out that claim Paris Hilton has been taken by World Cup fever - the Lukas Podolski kind.Paris says she finds the blond wunderkind “magical.” and "glamorous". Paris continues to say she wants to get to know Cologne.

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Like Oliver Kahn has pointed out - we've never actually heard Juergen Klinsmann's reasons for dropping the winner of the last Golden Ball Award in 2002 for his understudy Jens Lehmann.I submit the following alternative possibility:If Lehmann goes down then what better backup to bring in then Kahn? You know Kahn will be ready no matter what. In fact, German supporters might even cheer when Kahn

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Klinsmann continues to prove his ability of converting the impenetrable panzer to a speedy BMW roadster with his team winning 2-0 over Sweden.Podolski scored 2 goals, however he was not man of the match. That should go to Klose or even more so Ballack. Klose did a lot of digging to create the chances for Podolski. Ballack had about half a dozen pretty good chances himself.Next Germany faces

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In group play today Sweden tied up the game at 2-2 in the 90th minute after dominating much of the 2nd half.

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War and SoccerAlternet has an interesting article that backs up the points made in the "World Cup According To Character" - by Henry Kissinger.The last World Cup final pitted Brazil against Germany, teams that represent global North-South polar opposites in the way the game is played. As Muhammad Ali was celebrated not just for his unique skills in the ring but for his iconic resistance to the

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Australia Scores Their First Ever Goal, and Second, and Third!Drama, action, goals, yellow-cards, change of leads, kangeroos, samurais - the Australia vs Japan game had it all! 6 Yellow cards, 4 goals, Japan gets the first goal, Australia ties it up and then goes on to score another 2.Talk about an action packed game, folks if you missed it then look for the replays or TIVO.

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Australia Scores Their First Ever Goal, and Second, and Third!Drama, action, goals, yellow-cards, change of leads, kangeroos, samurais - the Australia vs Japan game had it all! 6 Yellow cards, 4 goals, Japan gets the first goal, Australia ties it up and then goes on to score another 2.Talk about an action packed game, folks if you missed it then look for the replays or TIVO.

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Next Matches: 12-Jun-069:00am - Group F - Match #12Australia vs. Japan12:00pm - Group E - Match #10United States vs. Czech Republic3:00pm - Group E - Match #9Italy vs. GhanaHere is a full list of matches.

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English Lack Attacking FocusWith all the stars England have, they did not look strong at all. None of the English forwards looked like they had a killer instinct or wanted to take charge of the game. The English defence and goalkeeper looked like they were stronger components of their team. If the English want to beat Sweden they will need to play with more drive up front like they are capable

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World Cup Fashion - German StyleLet's take a break from all the seriousness and take a look at fashion. For those not in the know, the following dresses are called a "Dirndl".

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Polish Hooligans?Hooligans have always been a problem at football. Alcohol is often involved, leading to violence. The British hooligans were the first to travel abroad to matches throughout Eurpoe. For this World Cup more than 15 countries have worked together with German forces to prevent hooliganism.In fact the problem of this World Cup may not be terrorism or racism but rather Hooliganism.

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Pele + Claudia Schiffer = SuperstarModelWhat could be better than seeing all-time soccer greatest Pele and Claudia Schiffer together?Together as in carrying in the golden World Cup trophy to open up the World Cup.

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Hosts Fight Through PressureMissing Ballack but still coming out with a decisive win, hosts Germany have shown the depth of players they have. Phil Lahm and Bastien Schweinsteiger are 2 notables, Podolski came close. Both of the Costa Rica goals were questionable, the 2nd clearly offside.FIFA World Cup Group AGermanyLahm - 6Klose - 17Klose - 61Frings - 87 4 - 2 Costa RicaWanchope - 12Wanchope

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Rooney is In, Ballack is OutIt appears everyone was focused on the wrong star to miss the first game. Rooney is fit and will play, Ballack is out. Yesterday it was announced a nagging calf injury has caused Ballack to not play in today's game. Today Ballack has announced he is ready to play. This is fast turning into the Ballack Saga.''It seems Michael Ballack cannot play against Costa Rica,'

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All of the world is waiting to hear Rooney's test resultsNo not drug test - the test results from the broken bone in his foot.England's Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has been adament saying Rooney will play in the World Cup. But today he like everyone else is waiting for the results.Rooney has flown back to England to take the test.

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Recently Franz Beckenbauer has suggested if Ivory Coast can make it out of the Group stages then they stand a good chance of making it to the Finals. First of all I completely agree, but for reasons of a mathematical nature and instead I will raise the question of whether this is really as bold of a statement as it first sounds.Ivory Coast are in a group with Holland and Argentina. If they

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Rooney Rushing It?Sven-Goan Erikson is risking Rooney's future if he allows Rooney to come back this soon. Rooney suffered a broken metatarsal very recently on April 29th, about 6 or 7 weeks ago. Rooney wants to play in the opening game this week. With the quality of players England have can they not make it out of the group stages?If England isn't able to make it out of the group stages

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Germanys Lack of Defense May CostThis article describes some of the points in the challenges Germany faces in this years World Cup.

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Do Not Underestimate European SoilHere is an interesting item, the World Cup winner is most often from the same continent as where the host country. In fact, 15 of the previous 17 World Cup winners have come from the same continent as the host.European Soil:European team: 8American team: 1Asian team: 0African team: 0American Soil:European team: 7American team: 0Asian team: 0African team: 0Asian

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Ballack Had More to Gain from Chelsea than Vice VersaWhen Ballack said this really wasn't about the money he may not be lying. Ballack's decision of Chelsea was a move to:1) Gain more experience, since he had been playing in the German Bundesliga his entire professional career, arguably the English Premiership is easily as good as the Bundesliga but no one can argue a much different experience (

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Top Goal Scorer of The World Cup Germany 2006 OddsThe odds for the winner of the top goal scorer are interesting to look at. Possibly some good picks are:Michael Owen (ENG) at 15/1 and Frank Lampard (ENG) at 41/1 both could be good bets since England looks like having a strong team and playing on European soil.Hedging both Miroslav Klose (GER) at 24/1 and Lukas Podolski (GER) at 29/1 also look

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World Cup African TeamsWhich African team stands the best chance at the World Cup 2006?Ivory Coast (Cote D'Ivoire) have a proven winner in the coach of Henri Michel and superstar Didier Drogba, however face a challenging group of Argentina, Serbia and Montenegro and The Netherlands (Holland). Fortune may be with Ivory Coast since Serbia and Montenegro are in the midst of a vote splitting the

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Whatever Happened to the Cameroon Indomitable Lions?The Cameroon team was a powerful team at the 2002 World Cup and was able to win the African Cup several times including 2000 and 2002, this World Cup they weren't able to qualify.A lot of things have happened in the Cameroon national team since then but arguably the biggest was the scandal where players were not getting paid. Now Artur Jorge

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Germany leaves Luxembourg in TattersFREIBURG, Germany (AP) - Germany strikers Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski each scored twice on Saturday to lead the World Cup host to a 7-0 win over lowly Luxembourg.Torsten Frings scored from a penalty in the first half before substitute Oliver Neuville also notched two in injury time.The match was the first in a series of three in a week completing

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World Cup According to CharacterIn anticipation of each World Cup I spend a few minutes to reread the following article written by Henry Kissinger in 1986. This article is truly classic and timeless, sure add a couple of wins to Brazil, another to Germany Italy and France, but for the most part this article could have been written today not 20 years ago.World Cup According to CharacterThe Los

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World Cup 06 Winner Predicted by SimulationThe analysts at UBS Wealth Management Research have caught World Cup fever, and have made some interesting prognoses about how this year’s soccer World Cup will pan out.Based on a simulation, the analysts have determined that Italy will win. The simulation was carried out using scientific methods comparable to those used by the experts to make

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World Cup Ticket Scandal?FIFA always has to have their hands in everything don't they.Sponsors such as Coca-Cola, Budweiser and McDonald's will have one in six of all the tickets - 490,000 in total. The 15 World Cup sponsors receive up to 25,000 tickets each.The percentage is not calculated from the stadium's capacity for a Bundesliga match but Fifa's 'saleable capacity' - about 20 per cent less.

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Slogans of the World Cup Country'sAngola - “Angola lead the way – our team is our people”Argentina - “Get up, Argentina are on the move”Australia - “Australia Socceroos – Bound for glory”Brazil - “Vehicle monitored by 180 million Brazilian hearts”Costa Rica- “Our army is the team, our weapon is the ball. Let’s go to Germany and give it our all”Côte d’Ivoire - “Come on the Elephants! Win the cup

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Illegal 1966 World Cup Extra Time Goal ReviewedWill Germany ever be able to forgive England over the 1966 World Cup Finals extra time goal that should not have been allowed?In 1995 after reviewing the video footage Oxford University concluded that the goal should not have counted. Since the 1966 World Cup Final, a controversial goal resulting from a shot bouncing off the crossbar is called a

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Injured Vieri to miss World CupChristian Vieri Vieri has scored three goals in seven games since joining Monaco. Italy striker Christian Vieri has been ruled out of the World Cup. The Monaco forward injured his left knee when he collided with Bernard Mendy during his side's 1-1 draw with Paris St Germain on 26 March. Italy coach Marcello Lippi said: "I now have a clear idea of my 23 players for

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Kahn to RetireHamburg - Oliver Kahn will retire as goalkeeper from the German national football team after the World Cup, the chairman of his club Bayern Munich, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, said in an interview published on Wednesday. The announcement means that the 84-times capped Kahn may play no more international matches for Germany. He is the reserve goalkeeper behind Arsenal's Jens Lehmann at

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One underrated strength that Germany has always had is great management at their disposal. The following table shows the winning percentages of their managers:TOTAL Manager Start EndMatchesWins Draws Losses GF:GA Pct Success Otto Nerz 1923 1936 70 42 10 18 67.1% Sepp Herberger 1936 07.06.1964 162 92 26 44 64.8% World Champion 1954 Helmut Schön04.11.196421.06.1978 139 87 30 22 73.4%World

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BallackThe Ballack sage continues. Rumours continue to get stronger of Ballack going to Chelsea. Is this just posturing by both sides (Bayern and Ballack)? It doesn't make sense whether Ballack would want to leave for Chelsea, it doesn't fit his personality or resolve.

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World Cup Stadiums: The 2006 World Cup Finals will run from 9th June to 9th July, with the opening match in München and the final in Berlin. München and Dortmund will host the semi-finals. Host Cities: The twelve host cities are Berlin, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Hannover, Kaiserslautern, Köln, Leipzig, München, Nürnberg, and Stuttgart. Eight of the cities will host

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German and English police are co-operating their forces.This is no ho-hum news, German police in England and English police in Germany, all in the name of fighting hooligans. ...more...

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Ronaldo InjuredRonaldo from Brazil is still out due to a calf injury. He has already had 5 previous injuries this season. I question how effective he will be at this years World Cup in Germany.

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The groups for the first stage of the World Cup finals are:GROUP AGermany Costa RicaPoland Ecuador GROUP BEngland ParaguayTrinidad & Tobago Sweden GROUP CArgentina Ivory CoastSerbia & MontenegroHolland GROUP DMexico IranAngola Portugal GROUP EItaly GhanaUSA Czech Republic GROUP FBrazil CroatiaAustralia Japan GROUP GFrance SwitzerlandSouth Korea Togo GROUP HSpain UkraineTunisia Saudi Arabia

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Quite surprisingly is that there have only been 7 countries that have won World Cup of Soccer/Football.Country# World Cup TitlesWinning years (* as hosts)Runners-up (* as hosts)# Finals AppearanceBrazil51958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 20021950*, 19987Germany31954, 1974*, 19901966, 1982, 1986, 20027Italy31934*, 1938, 19821970, 19945Argentina21978*,19861930, 19904Uruguay21930*, 1950-2England11966*-

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