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/ 7256 days agoGROUP C PREVIEW
Group C is without question the group of death at Germany 2006. In fact, this group may be one of the all time toughest with four squads that in my estimation could win the group and could win just about any other group in the competition. However, Argentina and Ivory Coast appear to be slightly […]

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/ 7258 days agoGROUP B PREVIEW
Group B originally looked like one of the toughest in the World Cup Draw. However in the past few weeks, arguably the most important player for each of the three serious contenders from this group has fallen with a serious injury. This makes prognostication of this group particularly risky, but certain variables will remain the […]

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/ 7259 days agoRonaldo offered $120 million to play in MLS
According to Fox Sports Net – Fox Soccer Report, Brazilian striker Ranaldo was offered $120 million over ten years to come play for the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. Ronaldo has expressed interest in playing in the U.S. later in his career but further stated that he is very happy where he […]

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/ 7260 days agoGROUP A PREVIEW
This article can also be found at www.kartiksworld.blogspot.com 22 months ago Former German great Jurgen Klinsmann was called back home from exile in Los Angeles to coach the national team. With Germany hosting the 2006 World Cup and the poor results between 2002 and 2004 incurred by former coach Rudy Voller the choice was obvious […]

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/ 7261 days agoUpcoming Group Capsule Previews on the site
Monday 5/29: Group A Wednesday 5/31: Group B Friday 6/2: Group C Saturday 6/3: Group D Sunday 6/4: Group E Monday 6/5: Group F Tuesday 6/6: Group G Wednesday 6/7 : Group H

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/ 7261 days agoThoughts on the US Performances Versus Morocco and Venezuela
The performance of the US National Team on Tuesday night in Nashville against Morocco was nothing short of embarrassing. Morocco is without a doubt the best side the US will face in the run up to Germany 2006, but Morocco had brought basically a B team to the match and it was painfully obvious that […]

