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  • Soccer Fairy 1:00 pm on June 23, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    Big Question: What has been the Best and the Worst Groups to Watch? 

    This is it. After today all of the group play matches are finished and we start getting really serious with knockout games. Some of the groups brought us exciting matches and tense moments. Other groups delivered some less than spectacular play.
    From a fan’s perspective, what do you think was the best [...]

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  • Soccer Fairy 4:44 am on June 23, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    Video: Brazil 4, Japan 1 

    Ronaldo finally makes a few moves! Hats off for his record – can he beat Gerd Muller’s 14 goals?
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    Original post by cruzeiro and Elliott Back

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  • Soccer Fairy 4:30 am on June 23, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    At Stake on Friday 

    We have one more day with four games and what a day it could turn out to be. Only one of the four spots in the next round is secured with Spain the only team that is through for certain. Togo is eliminated but the other six teams all are still mathematically still [...]

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  • Soccer Fairy 1:02 am on June 23, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    Living with Elimination: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Brazil 

    Chances are, sometime soon or maybe even today, your team will have played its last game of the 2006 World Cup. I hate to bring you this news. I wish the anticipation of seeing your team play and the three-and-four-games-a-day magic could last throughout the entire tournament. But, like Maradona’s sobriety, inevitably it comes to [...]

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  • Soccer Fairy 9:04 pm on June 22, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    LiveBlog: Croatia-Australia 

    We’re LiveBlogging for the full 90 of the Croatia-Australia match. Come in and join us by leaving your thoughts and comments while the match happens.
    Final: Croatia 2-2 Australia

    Final: Australia wins 2-2 in a game that they needed to tie to advance. A physical, frantic game was kept mostly under control until the final few minutes […]
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  • Soccer Fairy 9:03 pm on June 22, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    LiveBlog: Japan-Brazil 

    Brazil trailed for a bit but roared back as Ronaldo recorded a historic brace. You can read the play-by-play below and leave your comments on the match and on both teams.
    Final: Japan 1-4 Brazil

    Full time History was made as Ronaldo scored a pair of goals to tie for the all time World Cup […]
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  • Soccer Fairy 5:53 pm on June 22, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    The Socceroos pull it off! They are in 

    Zeljko Kalac (L), Oz’s goalie, a goat, Harry Kewell (R) Oz goalscorer the hero

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  • Soccer Fairy 4:55 pm on June 22, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    Halftime: Socceroos 1 Croatia 1 (Brazil 1, Japan 1) 

    The Socceroos were stunned by a Srna free kick that left 6′8″ goalkeeper, Zeljko Kalac flying into the air and coming up empty handed. But then it was the Soceroos all the way, keeping the Croatian defence on their heels. The equalizer came after great pressure with Stejpan Tomas handling the ball in the box and Craig Moore converting the PK.

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  • Soccer Fairy 3:05 pm on June 22, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    Let the Rumors Begin: Klinsmann Replacing Arena! 

    Fox’s Nick Webster is saying it’s a done deal.

    Apparently Boris Inanici at WDR told Webster that Jurgen Klinsmann, the German national team coach will quit after the World Cup regardless of whether the ‘Mannschaft’ wins the whole thing or not:

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  • Soccer Fairy 2:38 pm on June 22, 2006 Permalink | Comments  

    The Socceroos vs Croatia: It’s a night out at the pokies for these lads 

    Mark Viduka, Socceroo captain meets his former country in the World Cup

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    Original post by Ian McKean and Elliott Back

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