Several British newspapers paid homage to Germany, hosts of the World Cup, praising its exemplary organisation but also its hospitality and its national team.
Marcello Lippi plans to step down as Italy coach after leading his team to World Cup victory on Sunday, Italian newspapers reported on Monday.
Adeus, Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos and maybe Ronaldo. Goodbye, Claudio Reyna. Auf wiedersehen, Oliver Kahn, and ciao, Alessandro Del Piero.
In the age of instant celebrity, the 2006 World Cup finals failed to deliver an individual star who outshone the rest.
Former France defender Marcel Desailly questioned coach Raymond Domenech's decision to take Thierry Henry off the field in overtime of Sunday's World Cup final loss to Italy.
Italy's penalty shootout victory over France in a dramatic finish to the World Cup in Germany ended a great tournament, marred only by the action on the pitch.
There's no need to buy the World Cup highlight DVD after this wacky final. The one game mirrored the entire month: Ugly play, despicable behavior, penalty kicks, shootouts, a head-shaking call by a referee, and fans who, while rowdy, were surprisingly well-behaved.
The beautiful game turned vicious Sunday. It was all still beautiful to Italy. And ugly for France, which lost captain Zinedine Zidane with a red card after his head butt in extra time, and then went down 5-3 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw.
The world's most-watched sporting event reaches its climax on Sunday when Italy take on France in the World Cup final in Berlin.
Bastian Schweinsteiger missed the tournament's first hat-trick but made a double to help Germany beat Portugal 3-1 in their World Cup third place match on Saturday.
The winners of Sunday's World Cup final between Italy and France will receive the world's most coveted sporting prize. Following are five facts about the trophy.
Joerg Kachelmann, ARD television's weather forecaster, told Reuters that temperatures at kickoff at 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) on Sunday for the match at Olympiastadion between Italy and France would be 24 degrees.
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