Australia's World Cup success Friday sparked calls from politicians for an Australian bid to host the 2018 tournament.
The World Cup careers of Arsenal youngster Jose Antonio Reyes and Real Madrid veteran Michel Salgado will begin on Friday when they face Saudi Arabia in their final Group G match
The World Cup organisers have admitted that they were disappointed by worn-looking pitches, but blamed unseasonably cold weather in Germany in May for the problems.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard congratulated on Australia's qualification for the second round of the World Cup, saying that the national team will continue to spring surprises at the tournament.
After ending its journey in the 2006 FIFA World Cup Wednesday with a 1-1 draw with Iran, the Angolan national media were still highlighting the country's good performance in the tournament.
Tom Porter and Doug Gardner intensely watch the green numbers scrolling quickly down a 42-inch plasma monitor, making sure information flowing over the World Cup's computer networks moves as smoothly as Brazil's offense.
Malaysian police have arrested seven people who ran illegal soccer betting rings set up especially for the World Cup, the official Bernama news agency reported.
The head of Iran's Football Federation has been fired over the national team's humiliating exit from the World Cup, press reports said.
A young cancer sufferer has said he had been forced into selling his World Cup semi-final tickets to raise cash for his treatment.
Turkish store owner Sahin Yalcin couldn't be happier these days. His favorite German soccer team has won all three games during the World Cup so far, and he has nearly sold out of the red, black and gold flags he has been offering for euro2 (US$2.50).
Italy's football prosecutor on Thursday ordered Serie A clubs Juventus, AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina to stand trial in the nation's biggest sports scandal in a quarter of a century.
Television coverage of the World Cup in Germany initially sparked complaints from viewers who felt there were too many panorama shots in which players were too small to identify, broadcasters said.
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