World Cup Update - Koreans held 1-1 by Senegal

 

Koreans held 1-1 by Senegal
Korea Republic were held to a 1-1 draw by Senegal on Tuesday, in the first of four warm-up matches for the side before next month's FIFA World Cup finals...
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Arena expects much of Donovan at finals
Though he is only 24, Landon Donovan is considered a revered and valuable veteran by the United States football team...
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Koreans limber up with Scottish sojourn
Korea Republic coach Dick Advocaat has taken his squad to Glasgow as the Taeguk Warriors step up their preparations for the FIFA World Cup finals...
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Italy held by Swiss in Geneva
FIFA World Cup finalists Switzerland and Italy shared a 1-1 draw in a warm-up match on Wednesday as home midfielder Daniel Gygax cancelled out an early Alberto Gilardino goal...
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US relish calm before the storm
USA coach Bruce Arena was happy with his side's 1-0 friendly win over Latvia on Sunday, but said his focus was now on the start of his side's FIFA World Cup campaign in two weeks' time...
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World Cup Update - The lowdown on the world's best

 

The lowdown on the world's best
From Adriano to Zitouni, from Angola to Ukraine, FIFAworldcup.com brings you comprehensive profiles of all 736 players heading to the FIFA World Cup finals in Germany...
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Lippi's choice leaves no one suprised
When it finally came, the announcement of coach Marcello Lippi's Italy squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup offered no real surprises...
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Pauleta extends PSG contract
Portugal striker Pauleta has clarified his future before the start of the FIFA World Cup finals by extending his contract with Paris St Germain...
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World Cup Update - Nakata tells Japan to get serious

 

Nakata tells Japan to get serious
Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata is telling his team-mates to get serious ahead of a pre-FIFA World Cup friendly with hosts Germany on Tuesday...
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Japan jet off to Germany
Japan's FIFA World Cup team left for Germany on Friday amid flashing cameras and seen off by around 300 fans at Narita airport...
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World Cup Update - Valente takes optimistic view

 

Valente takes optimistic view
Nuno Valente tells FIFAworldcup.com that he is going into his first FIFA World Cup full of confidence thanks to Portugal's impressive progress under coach Luiz Felipe Scolari...
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Bruno Vale blow for Portugal
Portugal keeper Bruno Vale will not be taking part at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany(tm), having been hit by injury while on U-21 duty...
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Hard work will pay off - Viduka
Australia captain Mark Viduka believes the intense work-outs that Guus Hiddink is subjecting the Socceroos squad to will pay dividends in their first 2006 FIFA World Cup game against Japan on 12 June...
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Lokvenc helps depleted Czechs beat Costa Rica
Substitute Vratislav Lokvenc struck eight minutes from time to earn depleted Czech Republic a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in their FIFA World Cup warm-up on Tuesday...
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Strikers looking sharp
The weekend's friendlies offered promising signs from the strikers in the Portugal and Germany teams while the Stade de France bade farewell to Zinedine Zidane...
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Time to tinker is now
Zinedine Zidane's farewell to the Stade de France is one of the highlights of a weekend friendly programme that offers coaches one of their final opportunities to experiment before Germany 2006...
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World Cup Update - Korean Park set to miss Senegal game

 

Korean Park set to miss Senegal game
Park Ji-sung is likely to miss South Korea's FIFA World Cup warm-up match against Senegal on 23 May due to injury, coach Dick Advocaat said...
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Cultures clash in friendly battle
FIFAworldcup.com runs an analytical eye over what the nine FIFA World Cup participants in action today hope to gain from the warm-up matches they have organised...
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Pride with their boots on
The shirt and badge are football's traditional symbols of identity but, as FIFAworldcup.com discovered, adidas' new boots could change all that this summer...
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Huth suffers injury in Luxembourg win
Germany centre-back Robert Huth twisted his ankle in Saturday's 7-0 win over Luxembourg...
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Favourites enjoy mixed fortunes
Tuesday saw seven friendly matches featuring ten of the teams taking part in Germany 2006, with most coaches opting to field their first-choice starting line-ups...
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Koreans show strength with Bosnia win
Korea Republic, strengthened by the return of their Europe-based players, beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in Seoul on Friday through goals from Seol Ki-Hyeon and Cho Jae-Jin...
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Fan power key for Germany, says Beckenbauer
Germany's FIFA World Cup Organising Committee President Franz Beckenbauer has said that he now believes the hosts are among the favourites to win the tournament because of the enthusiastic home crowds...
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