Germany vs Italy Semifinal Review

It has to be a titanic match and it lived up to the expectations. Italy started with pace in park and creating early openings. With both teams willingness to attack early the match seems to be an open match rather than a tactical stalemate.

How to Pick the Winner of the World Cup

A bit of advice for those that are trying to decide who will win the World Cup and how to make those decisions and wagers pay off.

How We Can Avoid Circus like Portugal vs Netherlands Match

To avoid offenses in a match fouls should be categorized into various classifications and level, for example a time killing penalty is equivalent to harsh tackle - a yellow card. But does this solve the problem. Absolutely not, we have to understand the intention of the player. A time killing infringement should be dealt with a time based penalty and a tackling infringement should be dealt with an injury based penalty.

Should France Drop Zidane

This French team dearly needs some infusion of pace in the system and Zidane so far has unable to provide it but the question is, will the one who replaces him be able to provide it.

Sport as War - The Racial Politics of Football

The 2006 Football World Cup offers a timely opportunity to consider the wider social and political implications of sport in general and football in particular. This essay makes particular reference to the racial dimension to sporting competition analysing the psychological significance of sporting competition in terms of individual and team sports with reference to reinforcing national and racial morale.

World Cup Goalkeepers - Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Japan

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi is a Japanese goalkeeper known as a big game performer.

World Cup 2006 Group Stage Review - Phase One - Part One

All 32 teams have played one match but are things going according to plan? This is a short round-up of Groups A to D, of the results as they stand after one match.

FIFA World Cup 2006 -- Poland vs Ecuador

The second match in 2006 soccer world cup is an upset by a South American newbie Ecuador over European Poland. The match was a fine display of latin and European football.

World Cup Goalkeepers - Gianluggi Buffon

Gianluggi Buffon, goalkeeper for Italy, profile.

Football World Cup 2006 - Day One

Football World Cup has started in all its glory when Germany defeated Costa Rica by 4 goals to 2.

World Cup Goalkeepers - Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson, goalkeeper for England.

The Soccer World Cup Opening Game - Germany v Costa Rica Match Report

The long awaited World Cup 2006 got under way on a balmy Munich evening with an enthusiastic but subdued home nation crowd in attendance. They would be in for a real treat.

England Can Afford To Do Without Lampard

The English national team would be much better off by dropping one of their stars, Frank Lampard. For a more balanced and effective team, either Lampard or Steven Gerrard would have to make way for a holding midfielder, and since Gerrard brings so much more to the team than Lampard, the latter should be dropped.

World Cup 2006: Trinidad and Tobago's Giant Killing Dreams

Trinidad and Tobago's Soca Warriors come from the tiniest soccer playing team in the finals. The odds of their winning the World Cup are 1000/1.An impossible dream beats in the hearts of this Carnival fun loving nation.