http://worldcupsoccertick.blogdrive.com/ World Cup Soccer Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:45:02 PST http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2006. Sports General http://worldcupsoccertick.blogdrive.com/archive/4.html Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:42:51 GMT BERLIN, Jan 1 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she opposed banning Iran from the World Cup because of controversial remarks by Iran's president, saying it would be wrong to punish the players for his words. Responding to demands to ban Iran because its President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had said Israel should be moved to Europe and suggested the Holocaust might never have happened, Merkel told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper she doubted the value of a ban. 'I'm sceptical about demands for a ban. One would have to reconsider if the World Cup were held in Iran.... (more) http://worldcupsoccertick.blogdrive.com/comments?id=4 http://worldcupsoccertick.blogdrive.com/archive/3.html Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:40:50 GMT HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec 20 (Reuters) - U.S. coach Bruce Arena named a predominantly home-based 30-man squad on Tuesday for a pre-World Cup January training camp. As European-based players are all in mid-season, all but one player named comes from Major League Soccer clubs which do not begin their season until April. 'We eagerly look forward to seeing our domestic players,' said Arena. 'We want to do the best job we can of making the roster as competitive as possible over the next six months so we can position our team to be successful in the World Cup.' 'We view this camp and... (more) http://worldcupsoccertick.blogdrive.com/comments?id=3 http://worldcupsoccertick.blogdrive.com/archive/2.html Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:37:41 GMT Hungary have been confirmed as England's first opponents at the new Wembley stadium as part of Sven-Goran Eriksson's preparations for the World Cup finals. Hungary were the first team to beat England on home soil, winning 6-3 at the old Wembley stadium in November 1953. Now they have been lined up to face England on May 30 at the new Wembley, with Eriksson looking to prepare his side to face Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay in their World Cup group. Although the Football Association have booked Cardiff's Millennium Stadium as a back-up plan for the FA Cup... (more) http://worldcupsoccertick.blogdrive.com/comments?id=2 http://worldcupsoccertick.blogdrive.com/archive/1.html Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:29:58 GMT Group A TIME HOME AWAY MATCH VENUE Jun 9 17:00 UK Germany v Costa Rica Match 1 Allianz Arena Jun 9 20:00 UK Poland v Ecuador Match 2 Arena AufSchalke Jun 14 20:00 UK Germany v Poland Match 17 Westfalenstadion Jun 15 14:00 UK Ecuador v Costa Rica Match 18 AOL-Arena Jun 20 15:00 UK Costa Rica v Poland Match 34 AWD-Arena Jun 20 15:00 UK Ecuador v Germany Match 33 Olympiastadion Group B TIME HOME AWAY MATCH VENUE Jun 10 14:00 UK England v Paraguay Match 3 Waldstadion Jun 10 17:00 UK Trinidad... (more) http://worldcupsoccertick.blogdrive.com/comments?id=1