The weather in Germany could be as full of surprises as the soccer during the World Cup, with cold fronts, heatwaves, heavy rain, bright blue skies or severe thunderstorms among the myriad of possibilities.
FIFA is adopting a new world soccer ranking system. It's easy to see why.Under the old scheme, the United States rose to No. 4 in April's rankings - its highest ever position. The eye-popping rise occurred a few weeks after the Americans were routed 4-1 by World Cup host Germany.
Frode Johnsen scored his second goal of the match in the 61st minute Wednesday, helping Norway salvage a 2-2 draw against World Cup-bound Paraguay in a friendly.
Online bids for individual tickets to the July 9 final in Berlin ran into thousands of dollars.
When the Chinese premier, a keen soccer fan, met the chancellor of Germany, which is to host the World Cup in less than three weeks, it was no surprise that football kept popping up.
Germany's top security official wants to prevent the World Cup from being used as a platform by extremists intent on spreading their "abhorrent thoughts."
The former head of the German company producing the official World Cup mascot confessed to defrauding banks and other financial firms of at least $51.7 million, a week after the company filed for bankruptcy.
Players going to the World Cup know that, if they make a big blunder in their first game, they probably won't play another.
A Bangladesh university has postponed exams until after the World Cup finals after hundreds of students lay siege to the vice-chancellor's office.
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter took questions on topics relating to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany? and general FIFA business as part of an information meeting with more than 40 journalists from around the world.
The guessing has came to an end as coaches of all the 32 teams have confirmed their squad lists for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
FIFA released the official squad lists for the 32 teams that will play in next month's World Cup.
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