http://www.worldcup2006news.net World Cup 2006 News Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Could you imagine or even remember a guy who scored 14 times within just 2 World Cups? At the end of his unique career, Gerd Muller scored 68 goals with a total of 62 international matches for Germany. What´s that compared to today´s best strikers I hear you ask? Let´s ... http://www.worldcup2006news.net/2006/04/10/the-goal-machine/ 15th of May is set to be the deadline for naming each countries 23-man-squad for the World Cup 2006 in Germany. Stay tuned. http://www.worldcup2006news.net/2006/04/10/world-cup-deadline/ France midfielder and former World and European Player of the year Zinedine Zidane said he wants to end his international career in July with a second World Cup triumph in Germany. It would be good if I could finish my international career in the French team with a big and ... http://www.worldcup2006news.net/2006/04/19/zidane-to-do-list/ One of my favorite players overall is Luis Figo. The smart playmaker gave his comeback to eventually lead the Portuguese to the first World Cup Trophy. Fifaworldcup.com asked him a few questions concerning the mistakes Portugal made 2002 in Korea / Japan, his coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and the chances ... http://www.worldcup2006news.net/2006/04/11/luis-figo-interviewed/ Brazil may be one of the favorites this summer but the World Cup´s History seems to be against the defending champion. Since the 1930´s only two teams have successfully defended their title (Italy 1938, Brazil 1962). Nevertheless, I don´t really think those Brazilians have to worry that much about history. ... http://www.worldcup2006news.net/2006/04/11/worldcup%c2%b4s-history-is-against-brazil/ The former best keeper on the planet, Oliver Kahn, is now fine with being #2 after opponent Jens Lehmann for the upcoming World Cup. "I've come to the conclusion that it's important for the national team for me to be there, despite my disappointment," German Coach Juergen Klinsmann settled the long ... http://www.worldcup2006news.net/2006/04/11/kahn-is-fine-with-being-the-backup/ Those who actually bought tickets were told that those pamphlets would ship at least 6 weeks before the World Cup starts. So I guess within the next week or two I should find something quiet nice in the mailbox as I am one of those lucky guys. I´m going to ... http://www.worldcup2006news.net/2006/04/12/waiting-for-worldcup-tickets/ Having made its way around the globe, the World Cup Trophy finally arrived in the hosting country with Freiburg as its first stop on Tuesday. Take a look at all the cities the trophy´s gonna visit here. It´s exciting you can literally feel the spirit of the World Cup more ... http://www.worldcup2006news.net/2006/04/13/worldcup-trophy-coming-home/