South Korea and Togo will play under a closed roof at Frankfurt's Commerzbank Arena on Tuesday, despite temperatures forecast to be well over 30 Celsius.
The streets of South Korea will run red Tuesday, as more than a million fans don their national soccer team's blazing signature color to cheer them on as they launch their World Cup campaign.
Shanghai police yesterday warned local entertainment or catering businesses against any gambling practices related to the World Cup.
FIFA has strongly denied allegations of bribery and corruption made in the BBC television program Panorama on Sunday night.
Australians basked Tuesday in their first World Cup victory in 30 years after staying up late to watch the Socceroos' thrilling victory over Japan, then even later to celebrate
The 2003 "Super Voice Girl" runner up, Zhang Hanyun signed a contract with a electronic magazine on the opening day of the World Cup 2006, being the anchor of a network program named "Daily Multi-media".
Middle East companies are poised to experience a major drop in productivity during the month of June as large numbers of employees take time off to watch the football World Cup, according to the results of a new survey released by GulfTalent.com, the region's leading recruitment website.
In the opening match of soccer's World Cup Friday, German midfielder Torsten Frings scored an amazing goal from 40 yards out. The ball started off straight and then tailed sharply to the right in the last 10 yards or so. It was an unstoppable shot, but with a different ball it might have been a simple save.
Whether you call it football, futbol or soccer, the game that will capture the world's attention for the next month during the FIFA World Cup is governed by forces other than just a player's hard work, timely reflexes or seemingly magical foot skills.
Fans took to the streets of the capital Accra to watch Ghana's World Cup debut on Monday but the party ended early when Italy beat the West African country 2-0.
Pubs stayed open well past their regular closing times Monday and millions of people tuned in at home on a cold winter's night as Australia started its World Cup-induced dose of insomnia with a victory.
Standing near an RV in the infield at a NASCAR race, the subject of soccer and the World Cup came up, quite unexpectedly. "What's the World Cup?" asked race fan Rich Possinger.
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