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World Cup 2006 match schedule

First Round :-
Date
Local time
Gr.
Match between
Fri. 9 June
18:00
A
Germany
vs.
Costa Rica
Fri. 9 June
21:00
A
Poland
vs.
Ecuador
Sat. 10 June
15:00
B
England
vs.
Paraguay
Sat. 10 June
18:00
B
Trinidad & Tobago
vs.
Sweden
Sat. 10 June
21:00
C
Argentina
vs.
Cote de Ivore
Sun . 11 June
15:00
C
Serbia & Montenegro
vs.
Netherlands
Sun . 11 June
18:00
D
Mexico
vs.
Iran
Sun . 11 June
21:00
D
Angola
vs.
Portugal
Mon. 12 June
21:00
E
Italy
vs.
Ghana
Mon. 12 June
18:00
E
USA
vs.
Czech Rep.
Mon. 12 June
15:00
F
Australia
vs.
Japan
Tue. 13 June
21:00
F
Brazil
vs.
Croatia
Tue. 13 June
18:00
G
France
vs.
Switzerland
Tue. 13 June
15:00
G
Korea Rep.
vs.
Togo
Wed. 14 June
15:00
H
Spain
vs.
Ukraine
Wed. 14 June
18:00
H
Tunisia
vs.
Saudi Arabia
Wed. 14 June
21:00
A
Germany
vs.
Poland
Thu. 15 June
15:00
A
Ecuador
vs.
Costa Rica
Thu. 15 June
18:00
B
England
vs.
Trinidad & Tobago
Thu. 15 June
21:00
B
Sweden
vs.
Paraguay
Fri. 16 June
15:00
C
Argentina
vs.
Serbia & Montenegro
Fri. 16 June
18:00
C
Netherlands
vs.
Cote de Ivore
Fri. 16 June
21:00
D
Mexico
vs.
Angola
Sat. 17 June
15:00
D
Portugal
vs.
Iran
Sat. 17 June
21:00
E
Italy
vs.
USA
Sat. 17 June
18:00
E
Czech. Rep.
vs.
Ghana
Sun. 18 June
18:00
F
Brazil
vs.
Australia
Sun. 18 June
15:00
F
Japan
vs.
Croatia
Sun. 18 June
21:00
G
France
vs.
Korea Rep.
Mon. 19 June
15:00
G
Togo
vs.
Switzerland
Mon. 19 June
21:00
H
Spain
vs.
Tunisia
Mon. 19 June
18:00
H
Saudi Arabia
vs.
Ukraine
Tue. 20 June
16:00
A
Ecuador
vs.
Germany
Tue. 20 June
16:00
A
Costa Rica
vs.
Poland
Tue. 20 June
21:00
B
Paraguay
vs.
Trinidad & Tobago
Tue. 20 June
21:00
B
Sweden
vs.
England
Wed. 21 June
21:00
C
Netherlands
vs.
Argentina
Wed. 21 June
21:00
C
Cote de Ivore
vs.
Serbia & Montenegro
Wed. 21 June
16:00
D
Potugal
vs.
Mexico
Wed. 21 June
16:00
D
Iran
vs.
Angola
Thu. 22 June
16:00
E
Czech Rep.
vs.
Italy
Thu. 22 June
16:00
E
Ghana
vs.
USA
Thu. 22 June
21:00
F
Japan
vs.
Brazil
Thu. 22 June
21:00
F
Croatia
vs.
Australia
Fri. 23 June
21:00
G
Switzerland
vs.
Korea Rep.
Fri. 23 June
21:00
G
Togo
vs.
France
Fri. 23 June
16:00
H
Ukraine
vs.
Tunisia
Fri. 23 June
16:00
H
Saudi Arabia
vs.
Spain

2nd Round :-
Date
Local time
Match Between
Sat 24 June
17:00
G1 Group. A Winner vs. Group. B 2nd Place
Sat 24 June
21:00
G2 Group. C Winner vs. Group. D 2nd Place
Sun 25 June
17:00
G3 Group. B Winner vs. Group. A 2nd Place
Sun 25 June
21:00
G4 Group. D Winner vs. Group. C 2nd Place
Mon 26 June
17:00
G5 Group. E Winner vs. Group. F 2nd Place
Mon 26 June
21:00
G6 Group. G Winner vs. Group. H 2nd Place
Tue 27 June
17:00
G7 Group. F Winner vs. Group. E 2nd Place
Tue 27 June
21:00
G8 Group. H Winner vs. Group. G 2nd Place

Quarter Finals :-
Date
Local time
Match Between
Sat 30 June
17:00
G9 G1 Winner vs. G3 Winner
Sat 30 June
21:00
G10 G5 Winner vs. G7 Winner
Sat 1 July
21:00
G11 G6 Winner vs. G8 Winner
Sat 1 July
17:00
G12 G2 Winner vs. G4 Winner

Semi Finals :-
Date
Local time
Match Between
Tue 4 July
21:00
G9 Winner vs. G10 Winner
Wed 5 July
21:00
G12 Winner vs. G11 Winner

Fight for third place :-
Date
Local time
Match Between
Tue 8 July
21:00
vs.

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Countdown begin for World Cup’2006

57 days to go.

This time Germany has got chance to conduct this big and much awaited event. 12 German city stadiums with high capacity seating arrangements have been chosen for this event. People from all over the world are eagerly waiting for this big event. Soccer lovers are drastically searching for tickets.

Did you know?
1) Only 13 teams were participated in 1st World Cup’1930 and participants were invited by FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association).
2) Total 18 matches played.
3) Top scorer of 1st World Cup was Guillermo Stabile (8 goals) of Argentina.
4) USA’s Bert Patenaude scored first hat-trick in World Cup History.
5) Francisco Varallo an Argentinian player, who played 1st World Cup’1930 final, is still alive.

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FIFA World Cup Soccer Flashback - II

Year
Hosted Nation
WC Final  between
Won by
1934
Italy
Italy vs. Czechoslovakia
Italy (2-1)
1938
France
Italy vs. Hungary
Italy (4-2)

Due to the World War II (1939-1945), the World Cup championship could not be played.

But in 1950, the World Cup championship was hosted again in Brazil. And It was Uruguay who grabbed the World Cup Title this time by defeating Brazil.

Year
Hosted Nation
WC Final  between
Won by
1954
Switzerland
Germany vs. Hungary
Germany (3-2)
1958
Sweden
Brazil vs. Swesden
Brazil (5-2)
1962
Chile
Brazil vs. Czechoslovakia
Brazil (3-1)
1966
England
England vs. W.Germany
England (4-2)
1970
Mexico
Brazil vs. Italy
Brazil (4-1)
1974
W.Germany
W.Germany vs. Netherlands
W.Germany(2-1)
1978
Argentina
Argentina vs. Netherlands
Argentina(3-1)
1982
Spain
Italy vs. W.Germany
Italy (3-1)
1986
Mexico
Argentina vs. W.Germany
Argentina(3-2)
1990
Italy
Germany vs. Argentina
Germany (1-0)
1994
USA
Brazil vs. Italy
Brazil (3-2)
1998
France
France vs. Brazil
France (3-0)
2002
Japan/South Korea
Brazil vs. Germany
Brazil (2-0)

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1st World Cup Soccer Ball

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FIFA World Cup Soccer Flashback

The 1st World Cup Championship was started in Uruguay in the year 1930. And it was Uruguay, who won the first world cup. Final match was played between Uruguay vs. Argentina (4-2). And this way the fight began for the World Cup title in every four years.

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