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July 17, 2006
COVER: Cup Winners

Table of Contents
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Photos
Fields Of Dreams
A look back at the tournament
 
Seeing Red
Red card after red card
 
Win Or Lose
You can see it in their faces
 
Crowd Pleasers
Brazil has fans like no other team
 
Launch Party
Glamor, spectacle in Munich
 
Great Moments
Scenes from World Cup history
 
Fever Pitch
Fans soak up the atmosphere
Web Links
Germany 2006
The official FIFA World Cup website
RoboCup
Aiming to develop a team of fully autonomous robots that can beat a champion human side
World Cup Blog
Commentary and blogs about all 32 teams
The Homeless World Cup
48 countries and 500 homeless players are on their way to Cape Town to kick off global poverty
Deutschland 2006
The German government's World Cup website
Wikipedia
The people's encyclopedia entry on the World Cup finals
World Cup Worm
News alert about a German-language e-mail which claims to offer World Cup tickets, but instead carries a Trojan horse.
offside4girls.com
The Offside Rule explained and much more of interest for girls ... and boys!
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Reports
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There are other signs destiny may again holding sway over Zidane’s final days as a player, and fully closing the major circles in his life. An obvious one will be Saturday’s quarter final: a rematch of the France-Brazil 1998 Cup final that saw Zizou pound in a pair of goals — and reach a peak that left many calling him the world’s best player at that time.

The Matches
Sun, July 9 – 20:00*
FINAL: Berlin
Italy v France
1 (5) 1 (3)

*local time (CEST)
Past Issues
Euro 2004
[06/21/2004]
World Cup 2002
[02/06/2006]
Japan/Korea 2002
Stories
Forza Azzurri!
Italy wins a fourth World Cup title
Out But Not Down
The team lost, but Germany emerges from the tournament as a winner
A Final Flourish
Germany deserves its runners-up place with a fine win against the Portuguese
Luring The Locals
Germany's out of the running. Who will pick up support for the final
Eliminating Scolari's Survivors
Can les Bleus learn the lessons of Portugal's progression to the semis?
Assessing Zizou's Legacy
France's greatest footballer lives to fight another day
The Crying Game
A cruel reminder for Asian teams: forging a soccer superpower takes time
Smiles and Sourpusses
Soccer bosses could learn a thing or two
Scores To Settle
A second round match comes complete with baggage
The Joy Of Kicks
U.S. out, Australia in, Ghana leading African pack and Central Europe losing fizz
Officially Wrong
Referee errors have marred an otherwise high-quality series
Full Time
Feedback
You have your say
Reports
France v Portugal
Germany v Italy
Germany v Argentina
Portugal v Netherlands
Argentina v Mexico
Saudi Arabia v Ukraine
France v South Korea
Italy v USA
Netherlands v Côte d'Ivoire
France v Switzerland
USA v Czech Republic
Blogs
Bruce Crumley
The Secret Of Winning World Cups
Jeff Israely
The Conflict Behind Itay's Win
Bill Saporito
The Best And Worst Of England
Andrew Purvis
Victory In Berlin
Simon Robinson
Australia Takes The Game Seriously
Matt Smith
The Thick Of It
Max Brockbank
Flagging Up Your Allegiances

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