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Old rivals kept apart, Allback makes history
THE DAY REPLAYED: The world already knows the rampaging goal machine that is Miroslav Klose when the FIFA World Cup comes around.
SWEDEN 1-0 PARAGUAY
Freddie Ljungberg’s 88th-minute header earned Sweden a 1-0 victory over Paraguay in Berlin on Thursday, 15 June 2006.
ENGLAND 2-0 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
England secured their place in the Round of 16 of the FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago but they left it late before striking…
Giant screen packs My Dinh stadium
My Dinh National Stadium’s Sports Complex has been hosting hundreds of football fans in the last few days since the World Cup kicked off last Friday…
GERMANY 1-0 POLAND
A last-gasp goal from substitute Oliver Neuville gave Germany their second successive Group A victory against Poland in Dortmund on Wednesday, 14 June…
TUNISIA 2-2 SAUDI ARABIA
An injury-time header from Radhi Jaidi rescued a point for Tunisia as they drew 2-2 with Group H rivals Saudi Arabia in Munich on Wednesday, 14 June 2006.
SPAIN 4-0 UKRAINE
Spain made a dream start to their 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 4-0 victory over Group H rivals Ukraine in Leipzig on Wednesday, 14 June 2006.
Kone: We must stop Robben
Talented, young and exciting, Marco van Basten"s Netherlands could well turn out to be the revelation of the tournament, but there is one at least Côte…
Schneider stresses home advantage
A bout of football fever is rapidly becoming an epidemic in Germany as passion for the 2006 FIFA World Cup reaches every nook and cranny of the host…
Managing to lose their jobs
The unusual circumstances surrounding Togo coach Otto Pfister this week first he resigns, then he returns highlights a situation that it is not…
Saudi vs Tunisia: Arab brotherhood on the shelf
www.the-afc.com Football Writer Ali Al Hamdani meets a bunch of enthusiastic Saudi-Tunisia fans at Frankfurt airport on their way to Munich to watch the…
