The curtain draws over Germany

These World Cup finals may have in fact been as close to a fairytale as one dares to imagine. And the core of the story has been superb efficiency from the organising committee and a warm welcoming hand from Germany for the world to enter its walls. The manor in which the German fans changed [...]

World Cup 2006: Goals Of The Tournament

Less than twenty-four hours after the BBC launched its Goal Of The Tournament competition in Euro 2004, Maniche curled one in from the corner of the penalty area against Holland. Despite this, Mike Martin hopes he is tempting fate in picking his Top 15 three days early.

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The battle of the defences

Emmett Williams previews Italy’s semi-final game with hosts Germany, with the defences on each side likely to be the best form of attack.
The most intriguing aspect to today’s semi-final between Italy and Germany is the fact that there is no way to predict what will happen, as we have no idea which Germany or Italy [...]

Quarter-final Preview: The Case For Upsets

Though each match has a solid favorite, upsets are sure to occur, says Emmett Williams.

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A case of 16

Footballing World scours for the likely qualifiers into the quarter-finals, the matches of the round and one for the underdogs.

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Group Stage Final Match Previews

Who’s in the next round, which nations are on hold and who is heading home?
The first two rounds of the World Cup have contained few surprises, some disappointments, and only two nations (Argentina and Spain) truly putting their hat in the winners ring. Going into the final round for each group, there are still qualification [...]

Goals of the World Cup

I don’t think anyone can remember a World Cup with so many great goals in such a short period. The group stages are still to be concluded but already there are many candidates for the goal of the World Cup accolade. Footballing World runs through some of the best so far, with 15 on the [...]

World Cup Memories - 1974

In West Germany in 1974, the hosts won the trophy, the Dutch won everybody’s hearts and Africa’s reputation was set back decades. With England, along with many other big nations failing to negotiate the qualifying stages, there was little doubt that the Germans had a strong chance of pleasing their home crowd.

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