It’s been a fantastic roller-coaster ride for many teams and their supporters during the first three weeks of World Cup 2006. We’ve now gone from the original 32 to the surviving final four teams.
Along the way there have been some stunning upsets, bitter disappointment, and plenty of goals. Some games featured more cards than [...]
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World Cup hosts Germany and three-time winners Italy square off on Tuesday in a rematch of the 1982 World Cup final, with a berth in this year’s FIFA Word Cup final at stake.
The Germans will be without midfielder Torsten Frings, who was suspended by FIFA on Monday for throwing a punch at Argentina striker Julio [...]
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The final four teams of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Germany, Italy, Portugal and France collide in what will be the Semi-Finals of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
Germany vs. Italy Preview.
Germany and Italy are two of the biggest football nations in the history of the sport.
Germany comes in to the game winners [...]
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And then there were four. Three former champions while another one looking for their first World Cup title. The World Cup semifinals slate is now complete – France, Germany, Italy and Portugal are all into the World Cup’s Final Four!
Germany vs Italy
Germany has been one of the best teams in the tournament, inspired [...]
France advance to the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup, beating reigning champions Brazil 1-0 with a goal from Thierry Henry in the second half.
In general, the first half had little to offer as a lot of mistakes were made on both sides while no one managed to take advantage either. France continued to dominate [...]
Once again, the penalty spot proved the downfall of England as they were eliminated 3-1 by Portugal after playing a 0-0 draw with just 10 men after the dismissal of Wayne Rooney.
The win put Portugal into the WorldCup semifinals for the first time since 1966, and set up a tie with either Brazil or France.
Portugal [...]
Brazil have major injury doubts over midfield pair Kaka and Emerson ahead of Saturday night’s World Cup quarter-final with France in Frankfurt. Both players, key members of the starting line-up for the world champions, picked up knee injuries against Ghana in the last 16 match won 3-0 by Carlos Alberto Parreira’s side.
Kaka, along with Ronaldo, [...]
Can Sven-Goran Eriksson finally get the better of ‘Big Phil’ Luis Felipe Scolari in England’s World Cup quarterfinal clash with Portugal on Saturday?
"I said a long time ago that England will do a good World Cup.
"We are in the quarters – I think we can do better, play better and I think we will stay [...]
What a FIFA World Cup quarterfinal clash is in prospect when host nation Germany and South American powerhouse Argentina stake their claims for a place amongst the last four of the World Cup. There will be fireworks.
The stats based on past meetings between the two nations gives rise to how closely matched they have been [...]
Ukraine have reason to be proud, reaching the quarterfinal round of the World Cup in their first foray into the competition. However, the end of their run is nigh because Italy lie in weight in Hamburg on Friday.
Oleg Blokhin has done extremely well in guiding the eastern European side this far. Their defence looked disastrous [...]
