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The 2010 Football World Cup
June 11 to July 11, South Africa:

Philipp Lahm scored the FIRST goal in the 2006 World Cup for Germany.
 
 

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World soccer's supreme title
The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the men's national football teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times. The current World Champions, Italy, follows with four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each.

The most recent World Cup Finals were held in Germany, where Italy was crowned champions after beating France in the final. The next World Cup Finals will be held in South Africa, from June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010, and the 2014 Finals will be held in Brazil.
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FIFA World Cup groups Europe:

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Portugal Greece Czech Republic Germany Spain
Sweden Israel Poland Russia Turkey
Denmark Switzerland Northern Ireland Finland Belgium
Hungary Moldova Slovakia Wales Bosnia Herzegovina
Albania Latvia Slovenia Azerbaijan Armenia
Malta Luxembourg San Marino Liechtenstein Estonia
Group 6 Group 7 Group 8  Group 9   
Croatia France Italy Holland  
ENGLAND Romania Bulgaria Scotland  
Ukraine Serbia Republic of Ireland Iceland  
Belarus Lithuania Cyprus Norway  
Kazahkstan Austria Georgia Macedonia  
Andorra Faroe Islands Montenegro    

World Cup Tournament News

Crowns and survival at stake

Either Manchester United or Chelsea will become 2007/08 Premier League champions on Sunday, while Inter Milan and Lyon could also be crowned.

Sao Paulo eye historic treble
The Brasileiro is one of the most unpredictable leagues in the world, but Sao Paulo will begin this season chasing a record third straight title.
Wide open across the world
Narrow margins split the leaders in Argentina, South Africa, Uruguay, USA and Vietnam, as Brazil's wide open title race begins this weekend.
Victory essential for former finalists
Etoile Sahel and Al Ahly must overcome first leg deficits if they are to advance to the league phase of this season's Champions League.
Pair work miracles away

America and San Lorenzo produced heroic performances to join Boca Juniors, Fluminense, Sao Paulo, Santos, Atlas and LDU in the last eight.

Rosicky out of EURO 2008

Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky announced on Friday that he will not be taking part in UEFA EURO 2008 due to a recurring knee injury.

Beenhakker: Every day a pleasure
Leo Beenhakker, the man who guided Poland through to EURO 2008 as Group A winners, spoke to FIFA.com about this year's continental finals.
Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport by Blatter
The Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, met today with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter.
Futsal fever reaches Asia
Eight-times champions Iran will be the team to beat when the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship is staged in Thailand from 11 to 18 May.
Four tickets available in Benidorm
Twenty-four teams will compete for four tickets to this summer's FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup when the European showpiece begins in Benidorm.
Rooney return boosts United

Wayne Rooney is set to hand Manchester United a massive boost by returning for the dramatic finale to the Premier League title race.

Hleb set to quit Arsenal, says agent

Arsenal and Belarus midfielder Alexander Hleb is set to follow Mathieu Flamini out of the Emirates Stadium, according to his agent.

Sun reveals English interest

Sun Jihai is remaining upbeat about his future, revealing interest from other English clubs after doubt was cast on his Manchester City future.

Heerenveen close in on UEFA Cup place

Paolo Henrique struck twice to give Heerenveen a 2-0 home win over NAC Breda in the first leg of their play-off for a UEFA Cup place.

Atletico one win away

Atletico Madrid won 2-0 victory over Espanyol on Thursday to move within one win of a UEFA Champions League place next season.

Roma join Inter in Cup final

AS Roma and Inter Milan will battle each other for silverware on two fronts after the capital club reached the Coppa Italia final on Thursday.

Viduka facing six months out

Mark Viduka's Achilles injury is more serious than had been thought and Newcastle's Australian forward is facing a lay-off of up to six months.

Liverpool want big money for Crouch

Liverpool have slapped a huge price tag on unsettled England striker Peter Crouch as Spurs look resigned to losing Dimitar Berbatov.

Laporta: Pep to replace Rijkaard

Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced Thursday that Pep Guardiola will take over from Frank Rijkaard at the end of the season.

African ambassadors behind South Africa

Sixteen African ambassadors convened at the headquarters of FIFA to hear a progress update on the organisation of South Africa 2010.

 

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20 Aug 08 Kazakhstan v Andorra
6 Sep 08 Andorra v ENGLAND
6 Sep 08 Croatia v Kazakhstan
6 Sep 08 Ukraine v Belarus
10 Sep 08 Croatia v ENGLAND
10 Sep 08 Andorra v Belarus
10 Sep 08 Kazakhstan v Ukraine
11 Oct 08 ENGLAND v Kazakhstan
11 Oct 08 Ukraine v Croatia
15 Oct 08 Belarus v ENGLAND
15 Oct 08 Croatia v Andorra
1 Apr 09 ENGLAND v Ukraine
1 Apr 09 Andorra v Croatia
1 Apr 09 Kazakhstan v Belarus
6 Jun 09 Kazakhstan v ENGLAND
6 Jun 09 Croatia v Ukraine
6 Jun 09 Belarus v Andorra
10 Jun 09 ENGLAND v Andorra
10 Jun 09 Ukraine v Kazakhstan
19 Aug 09 Belarus v Croatia
5 Sep 09 Ukraine v Andorra
5 Sep 09 Croatia v Belarus
9 Sep 09 ENGLAND v Croatia
9 Sep 09 Belarus v Ukraine
9 Sep 09 Andorra v Kazakhstan
10 Oct 09 Ukraine v ENGLAND
10 Oct 09 Belarus v Kazakhstan
14 Oct 09 ENGLAND v Belarus
14 Oct 09 Kazakhstan v Croatia
14 Oct 09 Andorra v Ukraine

 

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