Even though Indian football has not made much progress in the world stage, India has some of the most ardent fans of this game. The FIFA world cup is just round the corner, we dedicate this page to those die hard fans of football and the world cup. We carry links to the History of the World Cup write ups for you. Initial matches have already been played across the world and the 18th FIFA World Cup finals will be played between 9 June and 9 July 2006 in 12 German cities. Munich will host the opening game of the FIFA world cup. The match schedule for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany has been finalised and the 2006 Football World Cup will be played in eight stadiums across Germany. There is already a mad rush to get the world cup football tickets.
Football World Cup News
| Fans riot ahead of Bulgaria-Italy matchInternational Herald Tribune, France - 2 hours agoAP SOFIA, Bulgaria: Football fans rioted ahead of Italy's 0-0 draw at Bulgaria on Saturday in a World Cup qualifying match. Visiting fans shouted fascist ... |
Red day for Italian footballDispatch Online, South Africa - 6 Oct 2008ITALY’S Serie A saw a flurry of red cards on Sunday as nine players received their marching orders across the seven matches. Three teams lost two players, ... |
Goal.com | Player Ratings: Bulgaria 0-0 ItalyGoal.com, Switzerland - 3 hours agoDe Rossi -7.5: His passing clearly comes from the Francesco Totti school of football. He moved the ball as if he was using laser guidance. ... |
Press influence seems to be a matter of opinionBangkok Post, Thailand - 2 hours agoWere they working in Spain or Italy, things would be very different. Last season, as Internazionale were romping to the 2007/08 Scudetto with just one ... |
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Football World Cup Team Groups
World Cup Football Teams Group wise: Follow the links for profile of the world cup football teams and their star players.
Football World Cup Winning Teams
| Team |
Titles |
Winning Years |
| Brazil |
5 |
1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 |
| Germany |
3 |
1954, 1974, 1990
(all as West Germany) |
| Italy |
3 |
1934, 1938, 1982 |
| Argentina |
2 |
1978, 1986 |
| Uruguay |
2 |
1930, 1950 |
| England |
1 |
1966 |
| France |
1 |
1998 |
World Cup Football Schedule
| Day & Date (Germany) |
Groups |
Teams, Winner in red (goals) |
Time & Place |
Indian Time & Date |
| Friday 9 June |
Group A |
Germany v Costa Rica (4:2) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Munich |
21:30, 9 June |
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Poland v Ecuador(0:2) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Gelsenkirchen |
00:30, 10 June |
| Saturday 10 June |
Group B |
England v Paraguay(1:0) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Frankfurt |
18:30, 10 June |
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Trinidad & Tobago v Sweden (0:0) |
1800(1600 GMT), Dortmund |
21:30, 10 June |
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Group C |
Argentina v Ivory Coast(2:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Hamburg |
00:30, 11 June |
| Sunday 11 June |
Group C |
Serbia & Montenegro v Netherlands(0:1) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Leipzig |
18:30, 11 June |
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Group D |
Mexico v Iran(3:1) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Nuremberg |
21:30, 11 June |
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Angola v Portugal(0:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Cologne |
00:30, 12 June |
| Monday 12 June |
Group F |
Australia v Japan(3:1) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Kaiserslautern |
18:30, 12 June |
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Group E |
USA v Czech Republic(0:3) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Gelsenkirchen |
21:30, 12 June |
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Italy v Ghana(2:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Hanover |
00:30, 13 June |
| Tuesday 13 June |
Group G |
South Korea v Togo(2:1) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Frankfurt |
18:30, 13 June |
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France v Switzerland(0:0) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Stuttgart |
21:30, 13 June |
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Group F |
Brazil v Croatia(1:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Berlin |
00:30, 14 June |
| Wednesday 14 June |
Group H |
Spain v Ukraine(4:0) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Leipzig |
18:30, 14 June |
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Tunisia v Saudi Arabia(2:2) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Munich |
21:30, 14 June |
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Group A |
Germany v Poland(1:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Dortmund |
00:30, 15 June |
| Thursday 15 June |
Group A |
Ecuador v Costa Rica(3:0) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Hamburg |
18:30, 15 June |
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Group B |
England v Trinidad & Tobago(2:1) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Nuremberg |
21:30, 15 June |
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Sweden v Paraguay(1:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Berlin |
00:30, 16 June |
| Friday 16 June |
Group C |
Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro(6:0) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Gelsenkirchen |
18:30, 16 June |
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Netherlands v Ivory Coast(2:1) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Stuttgart |
21:30, 16 June |
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Group D |
Mexico v Angola(0:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Hanover |
00:30, 17 June |
| Saturday 17 June |
Group D |
Portugal v Iran(2:0) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Frankfurt |
18:30, 17 June |
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Group E |
Italy v USA(1:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Kaiserslautern |
00:30, 18 June |
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Czech Republic v Ghana(0:2) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Cologne |
21:30, 17 June |
| Sunday 18 June |
Group F |
Japan v Croatia(0:0) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Nuremberg |
18:30, 18 June |
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Brazil v Australia(2:0) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Munich |
21:30, 18 June |
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Group G |
France v South Korea(1:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Leipzig |
00:30, 19 June |
| Monday 19 June |
Group G |
Togo v Switzerland(0:2) |
1500 (1300 GMT), Dortmund |
18:30, 19 June |
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Group H |
Saudi Arabia v Ukraine(0:4) |
1800 (1600 GMT), Hamburg |
21:30, 19 June |
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Spain v Tunisia(3:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Stuttgart |
00:30, 20 June |
| Tuesday 20 June |
Group A |
Ecuador v Germany(0:3) |
1600 (1400 GMT), Berlin |
19:30, 20 June |
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Costa Rica v Poland(1:2) |
1600 (1400 GMT), Hanover |
19:30, 20 June |
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Group B |
Sweden v England(2:2) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Cologne |
00:30, 21 June |
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Paraguay v Trinidad & Tobago(2:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Kaiserslautern |
00:30, 21 June |
| Wednesday 21 June |
Group D |
Portugal v Mexico(2:1) |
1600 (1400 GMT), Gelsenkirchen |
19:30, 21 June |
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Iran v Angola (1:1) |
1600 (1400 GMT), Leipzig |
19:30, 21 June |
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Group C |
Netherlands v Argentina(0:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Frankfurt |
00:30, 22 June |
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Ivory Coast v Serbia & Montenegro(3:2) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Munich |
00:30, 22 June |
| Thursday 22 June |
Group E |
Czech Republic v Italy(0:2) |
1600 (1400 GMT), Hamburg |
19:30, 22 June |
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Ghana v USA (2:1) |
1600 (1400 GMT), Nuremberg |
19:30, 22 June |
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Group F |
Japan v Brazil(1:4) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Dortmund |
00:30, 23 June |
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Croatia v Australia (2:2) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Stuttgart |
00:30, 23 June |
| Friday 23 June |
Group H |
Saudi Arabia v Spain(0:1) |
1600 (1400 GMT), Kaiserslautern |
19:30, 23 June |
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Ukraine v Tunisia (1:0) |
1600 (1400 GMT), Berlin |
19:30, 23 June |
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Group G |
Togo v France(0:2) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Cologne |
00:30, 24 June |
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Switzerland v South Korea (2:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Hanover |
00:30, 24 June |
| Saturday 24 June |
Game One Winner |
Germany v Sweden (2:0) |
1700 (1500 GMT), Munich |
20:30, 24 June |
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Game Two Winner |
Argentina v Mexico(2:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Leipzig |
00:30, 25 June |
| Sunday 25 June |
Game Three Winner |
England v Equador(1:0) |
1700 (1500 GMT), Stuttgart |
20:30, 25 June |
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Game Four Winner |
Portugal v Netherland(1:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Nuremberg |
00:30, 26 June |
| Monday 26 June |
Game Five Winner |
Italy v Australia(1:0) |
1700 (1500 GMT), Kaiserslautern |
20:30, 26 June |
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Game Six Winner |
Switzerland v Ukraine(0:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Cologne |
00:30, 27 June |
| Tuesday 27 June |
Game Seven Winner |
Brazil v Ghana(3:0) |
1700 (1500 GMT), Dortmund |
20:30, 27 June |
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Game Eight Winner |
Spain v France(1:3) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Hanover |
00:30, 28 June |
| Friday 30 June |
Quarter-Final One |
Germany v Argentina(1:1; 4:2) |
1700 (1500 GMT), Berlin |
20:30, 30 June |
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Quarter-Final Two |
Italy v Ukraine(3:0) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Hamburg |
00:30, 01 July |
| Saturday 1 July |
Quarter-Final Three |
England v Portugal(0:0; 1:3) |
1700 (1500 GMT),Gelsenkirchen |
20:30,01 July |
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Quarter-Final Four |
Brazil v France(0:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Frankfurt |
00:30, 02 Julyt |
| Tuesday 4 July |
Semi-Final One |
Germany v Italy(0:2) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Dortmund |
00:30, 05 July |
| Wednesday 5 July |
Semi-Final Two |
Portugal v France(0:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Munich |
00:30, 06 July |
| Saturday 8 July |
Third/Fourth place play-off |
Germany v Portugal(3:1) |
2100 (1900 GMT), Stuttgart |
00:30, 09 July |
| Sunday 9 July |
Final Winner |
Italy v France(1:1; 5:3) |
2000 (1800 GMT), Berlin |
23:30, 09 July |
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