World Cup Update - Shevchenko faces old friends

 

Shevchenko faces old friends
Italy take on Ukraine on Friday in a quarter-final encounter in Hamburg that will pit Andriy Shevchenko against several of his former AC Milan team-mates...
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30 June 2006: No quarter as last eight commence
The quarter-finals are here and what better way to get things started than a classic fixture Germany v Argentina. We ll see if the stylish South Americans can stop the impressive hosts and earn the right to face the winners of Italy v Ukraine, in which Andriy Shevchenko will go up against several of his former team-mates...
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World Cup Update - Unsung Frings in the thick of things

 

Unsung Frings in the thick of things
Torsten Frings may keep a low profile but his form for Germany has made him a key figure in the hosts' journey to the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals...
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Lehmann and Riquelme face to face again
Jens Lehmann and Juan Riquelme will renew a personal rivalry held over from the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League when Germany meet Argentina...
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Bring on the heroes
FIFAworldcup.com takes a look at players like Australia's Tim Cahill and Italy's Francesco Totti who have come off the substitutes' bench to make winning contributions at Germany 2006...
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Veteran Milutinovic gives his verdict
Bora Milutinovic, who has coached five different countries at five different FIFA World Cups , gave FIFAworldcup.com his impressions of Germany 2006...
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World Cup Update - Shevchenko faces old friends

 

Shevchenko faces old friends
Italy take on Ukraine on Friday in a quarter-final encounter in Hamburg that will pit Andriy Shevchenko against several of his former AC Milan team-mates...
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Past masters helping today's hopefuls
Experience is a vital asset at the FIFA World Cup and hosts Germany are just one of the teams whose coaching staff includes former international stars ready and willing to pass on their know-how to the players under their charge...
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Veteran Milutinovic gives his verdict
Bora Milutinovic, who has coached five different countries at five different FIFA World Cups , gave FIFAworldcup.com his impressions of Germany 2006...
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Ukraine aim to teach masters a lesson
Ukraine's pragmatic style of football has echoes of Italy's old catenaccio and Oleg Blokhin's side are now hoping it will help them get the better of the Azzurri in Hamburg...
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Ronaldo: Brazil are ready for anything
After becoming the all-time leading scorer in FIFA World Cup history, Ronaldo told FIFAworldcup.com that "winning the Trophy" was his No.1 priority...
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Six former winners in last eight
Eight teams remain in the FIFA World Cup and six of them are former world champions. At previous FIFA World Cups the highest number of former title-holders making it to the last eight was four...
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Lehmann and Riquelme face to face again
Jens Lehmann and Juan Riquelme will renew a personal rivalry held over from the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League when Germany meet Argentina...
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World Cup Update - Ronaldo: Brazil are ready for anything

 

Ronaldo: Brazil are ready for anything
After becoming the all-time leading scorer in FIFA World Cup history, Ronaldo told FIFAworldcup.com that "winning the Trophy" was his No.1 priority...
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Six former winners in last eight
Eight teams remain in the FIFA World Cup and six of them are former world champions. At previous FIFA World Cups the highest number of former title-holders making it to the last eight was four...
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Case for German defence is compelling
They may have had a shaky start to the tournament but the defensive duo of Christoph Metzelder and Per Mertesacker are now living up to the long tradition of world-class German defenders...
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Ukraine show passion for Italian fashion
It may not be very spectacular, but it is fiendishly efficient. The pragmatic brand of football that was for a long time the preserve of the Italians has spread beyond the confines of the boot-shaped peninsula to find emulators as far away as Ukraine...
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Veteran Milutinovic gives his verdict
Bora Milutinovic, who has coached five different countries at five different FIFA World Cups , gave FIFAworldcup.com his impressions of Germany 2006...
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Shevchenko faces old friends
Italy take on Ukraine on Friday in a quarter-final encounter in Hamburg that will pit Andriy Shevchenko against several of his former AC Milan team-mates...
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World Cup Update - Case for German defence is compelling

 

Case for German defence is compelling
They may have had a shaky start to the tournament but the defensive duo of Christoph Metzelder and Per Mertesacker are now living up to the long tradition of world-class German defenders...
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Helmsman Frings sets course for his captain
A tidal wave of optimism has broken over the host nation ahead of Friday's quarter-final against Argentina, in part sparked by Torsten Frings' outstanding form...
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Bring on the heroes
FIFAworldcup.com takes a look at players like Australia's Tim Cahill and Italy's Francesco Totti who have come off the substitutes' bench to make winning contributions at Germany 2006...
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Ronaldo: Brazil are ready for anything
After becoming the all-time leading scorer in FIFA World Cup history, Ronaldo told FIFAworldcup.com that "winning the Trophy" was his No.1 priority...
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Past masters helping today's hopefuls
Experience is a vital asset at the FIFA World Cup and hosts Germany are just one of the teams whose coaching staff includes former international stars ready and willing to pass on their know-how to the players under their charge...
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Six former winners in last eight
Eight teams remain in the FIFA World Cup and six of them are former world champions. At previous FIFA World Cups the highest number of former title-holders making it to the last eight was four...
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Lehmann and Riquelme face to face again
Jens Lehmann and Juan Riquelme will renew a personal rivalry held over from the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League when Germany meet Argentina...
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World Cup Update - Case for German defence is compelling

 

Case for German defence is compelling
They may have had a shaky start to the tournament but the defensive duo of Christoph Metzelder and Per Mertesacker are now living up to the long tradition of world-class German defenders...
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Young Players field narrows
As the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany heads into the quarter-fianls, FIFAworldcup.com looks back at the Gellette Best Young Player candidates that will have to watch the rest of the tournament from home...
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Ready, set, goal!
Now that just eight teams remain on world football s biggest stage, FIFAworldcup.com takes a closer look at the race for the adidas Golden Shoe: the facts, the contenders, and those who have fallen by the wayside. Who will lift the prestigious award come 9 July...
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Free-flowing hosts face clinical Argentina
FIFAworldcup.com turns the microscope on Germany and Argentina's tournament statistics in search of clues to the outcome of their showdown in Berlin...
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Bring on the heroes
FIFAworldcup.com takes a look at players like Australia's Tim Cahill and Italy's Francesco Totti who have come off the substitutes' bench to make winning contributions at Germany 2006...
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Franz Beckenbauer: My +10 team
Franz Beckenbauer, 'Der Kaiser', shows the stars of today how it is done by picking his perfect +10 team and packing it full of the game's all-time greats...
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World Cup Update - Lehmann and Riquelme face to face again

 

Lehmann and Riquelme face to face again
Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and Argentine playmaker Juan Riquelme will renew a personal rivalry held over from the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League...
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Australia hope to inspire next generation
They came with a desire to prove people wrong and they did. FIFAworldcup.com takes a look at how Australia defied the odds to reach the Round of 16...
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We must play better, says Gilberto Silva
Brazil midfielder Gilberto Silva tells FIFAworldcup.com why the world champions must play "much, much better" if they want to reach a fourth consecutive FIFA World Cup Final...
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