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The 2010 Football World Cup
Philipp Lahm
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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.
Source:
Wikipedia
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
Either Manchester United or Chelsea will become 2007/08 Premier
League champions on Sunday, while Inter Milan and Lyon could also
be crowned. America and San Lorenzo produced heroic performances to join
Boca Juniors, Fluminense, Sao Paulo, Santos, Atlas and LDU in the
last eight. 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. Wayne Rooney is set to hand Manchester United a massive boost by
returning for the dramatic finale to the Premier League title
race. Arsenal and Belarus midfielder Alexander Hleb is set to follow
Mathieu Flamini out of the Emirates Stadium, according to his
agent. Sun Jihai is remaining upbeat about his future, revealing
interest from other English clubs after doubt was cast on his
Manchester City future. 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 Madrid won 2-0 victory over Espanyol on Thursday to
move within one win of a UEFA Champions League place next
season. 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. 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 have slapped a huge price tag on unsettled England
striker Peter Crouch as Spurs look resigned to losing Dimitar
Berbatov. Barcelona president Joan Laporta announced Thursday that Pep
Guardiola will take over from Frank Rijkaard at the end of the
season. Sixteen African ambassadors convened at the headquarters of FIFA
to hear a progress update on the organisation of South Africa
2010.Crowns and survival at stake 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 Rosicky out of EURO 2008 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 Hleb set to quit Arsenal, says agent Sun reveals English interest Heerenveen close in on UEFA Cup place Atletico one win away Roma join Inter in Cup final Viduka facing six months out Liverpool want big money for Crouch Laporta: Pep to replace Rijkaard African ambassadors behind South Africa

England World Cup Qualifiers
| Date | Game |
| 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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